Will it though? I thought existing MagSafe 2 chargers topped out at 85W; the included charger on these new models is 140W and I have no idea how much of that these new systems _need_. My 16" won't charge properly if I give it less than 90W.
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14-Inch MacBook Pro Starts With 8-Core CPU and Has 2 Power Adapter Options, 24-Core GPU Option Available for 16-Inch Model
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Can anyone explain the real-life value of bumping from 8-core to 10-core?
Coming from 13" 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
Coming from 13" 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
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Im also primarily looking to use with lightroom classic. I don't do any video. I'm confused about GPU. How important is it for lightroom/photo work? Which one are you getting? I wanted a 14inch one but wondering how important GPU is.
I would also be very interested in learning about this.
This will be my first time totally spec'ing out a MBP (64gb Pro Max, 8GB SSD). Delivery says as late as 12/23, which is fine, as long as it physically shows up in FY 2021. Does anyone know when they charge you? At shipping, or day of order?
Let’s try and see what you should get. Why did you buy that model with those specs?
I'm no export but unless you're rendering 4k or 8k video editing projects and effects, or compiling code, you may not feel much of a difference if any between 8 and 10 cores. Maybe on demanding games? But even then I'm not sure as that would presumably be more of a GPU thing. We'll have to see.
If you are going to use your computer for video rendering or code compiling, you will see a pretty scalar increase in performance (6x core -> 8x core is 33% more, expect around 33% more performance).
For any other task you will likely never notice.
Perfect response and exactly what I was looking for. I do in fact do intense rendering. I ordered the base with 1tb and 3gb ssd, but may reconsider and buck up for the 10 core 16 gpu model instead. Thanks again for the insight.
Ordered the Space Grey 14" base model + 1TB SSD through the Education store and with trade-in, I'm paying $800... No brainer for me. I ordered within 15 minutes of the store re-opening and my ship date is the 1st week of November! I think these are selling quite well... The M1 chips have been a boon to Apple!
Work got me an M1 MBA, and that's able to outperform my late 2018 15" 32 ram, 1 gig SSD, i9...
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Work got me an M1 MBA, and that's able to outperform my late 2018 15" 32 ram, 1 gig SSD, i9...
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Does anybody know for certain , that there are no computing power differences between the 14 and 16 inch if they are kitted out exactly the same ?
keep waiting. These are fantastic. Face ID is barely a reason not to jump in. You can always buy now and sell it when the next version comes along.
You ordered the same set up as me. I’m back and forth about whether I should have got the Max, but can’t think of a use case where I’d need that much GPU.
Didn’t even watch the event but pulled the trigger for a base 14”, trading in my base M1 MBP for $790 back. Comes next week.
Even though I wasn’t doing rendering or heavy work I was getting a LOT of swapping/beach balling with the 8GB base, and I suspect that 256 SSD got a lot of wear. 16/512 is the sweet spot for my use.
Even though I wasn’t doing rendering or heavy work I was getting a LOT of swapping/beach balling with the 8GB base, and I suspect that 256 SSD got a lot of wear. 16/512 is the sweet spot for my use.
I wish I could justify getting one but my workflow doesn’t stress my 8 core Air even when running world of Warcraft.
Identical to M1 7c -> 8c I would say (7-8 (actually 3P-4P) is 33% more, this 8-10 is actually 6P-8P, also 33% more).
Maybe just look up some video comparison for M1 7c vs 8c.