I want a 16" but having difficulties justifying the price base on these assumptions:
If 14" is priced $1,799 (same as current 4 port intel 13") and 16" at $2,399 (same as current base model 16").
Previously the difference in pricing give the following advantage comparing base old 13" and 16":
1) better cpu (more cores less the intel 9th gen vs 10th gen).
2) better gpu (dedicated gpu 5300m).
3) bigger screen.
4) bigger battery.
5) better speakers.
And the new base 14" vs 16":
1) bigger screen.
2) bigger battery.
3) better speakers.
If rumors are true with pricing same as previous base. Isn't it more expensive now for the new 16" as we do not get better cpu and better gpu in the base model? Of course i know we can pay more to get upgrade gpu). My dream will be the base of the 16" comes with 32core gpu and no need for an upgrade for that then the price will be justifiable even though it is still less better cpu compared to previous. Ram and storage upgrade as usual need to pay more.
As I posted a couple pages back, the 16 core GPU and 32 core GPU are (2) different versions of the M1X. This means a few things:
1. Apple will most likely use chip binning for both M1X versions to increase manufacturing yields… especially with the chip shortage. (just as they did with the 7 core version of the M1 and just like they did with the 4 core version of the A15). This means we should see a 12 or 14 core binned version of the 16 core M1X and we should see a 24 or 28 binned version of the 32 core M1X. Perfect options for a base and mid their 14” and 16”.
2. The base model versions of the 14” and 16” will be the best sellers both online and in retail. If Apple put the 16 core GPU in both the 14” and 16” base models, they would be manufacturing a whole separate M1X version (plus the binned chips) for a much smaller fraction of customers. Doesn’t make much sense considering the silicon shortage and efficiency…
3. The 32 core version is also physically larger and will require more power draw and produce more heat. It would make sense to make this chip exclusive to the 16” since that model will have more internal space for heat management (larger fans and heat pipes) and a larger battery.
Just from those points, it would make a lot more sense to have a base 16” with a binned 24 core GPU and a base 14” with a binned 12 core. Here’s a couple more factors to consider about performance:
1. The 16” has a higher resolution screen. If both the 14” and the 16” use the same 16 core GPU, the 14” will actually have slightly better GPU performance… Doesn’t make sense.
2. A 16 core GPU is estimated to give somewhere near the performance of the current mid-tier ($2799) 2019 16”… which is nearly 2 years old. Meaning a base model M1X 16” won’t perform much better than a base model 2019 16”… Coming from the current $1799 13”, the 16 core would be awesome but for the 16”, it wouldn’t be much of an upgrade. And we all know how much Apple loves their bar graphs showing performance increases.
One last point…
The rumor that the 14” and 16” will have the same performance is coming from 1 source… That one source has been very vague about that comment.
That one source has a 75% accuracy rating… for 16 rumors (compared to 88% accuracy for over 400 rumors for Mark Gurman). Also that one source was recently proved wrong about the Apple Watch and the launch of the Air Pods 3 (where he “confirmed” they would come with the iPhone 13 launch). So… we could be wrong about literally everything with these new macs but definitely don’t put too much faith any rumors or “leaks”.
My bets are the 14” and 16” will have the same performance CPU wise but the 16” will pull ahead in sustained performance and will definitely have an advantage in GPU. Of course I could be wrong.
