There are a few big issues. First the Air is throttled after a short period of time so it isn't as powerful as the MBP due to lack of a fan. The MBP has the dreaded and derided Touchbar for which most people find it horrendous. The Mini isn't portable so you can't use it on the go. All of the laptops have chunky bezels from the 1990s.
So each is neutered in some way or another.
I went from a 2018 MacBook Air to the new base model. It's easily twice as fast. The keyboard is WAY better!I feel like that base macbook air really nails it for most users
This is the product that I wish Apple made (a 15" Air). Just because I prefer a big enough screen for my aging eyes to see without changing scaling I have to buy a MBP to get what I consider a proper sized laptop screen (15" or higher).I’d love a 15” MacBook Air if they made one. I’m also sad they got rid of the space grey Mac mini case for the M1. However the M1 is a beast, and that much performance in the MBA is nuts.
Yep, about the heaviest use my 2017 MBP ever sees is the facial recognition process in the Photos app or FLAC file conversion, and either of those still kindle a near-fire in my i5."If you need an affordable Mac for everyday tasks, the M1 Macs are a solid choice."
Every day tasks! These things kick the crap out of the maxed out MacBook Pro 16" Im working on AND the maxed out iMac 2020 in the corner of this room. Both these machines were purchased to offer as much performance as possible. The Air, quite frankly, is a video editing monster as it is right now in its puny 8gb configuration.
can i bring ipad mini to be main monitor .heheBREAKING NEWS: It is being reported Apple's Mac Mini is not a portable computer. According to unnamed administration sources, the Federal Trade Commission has recently launched an investigation, accusing Apple of deceptively marketing its Mac Mini as a portable on the go computer, through product marketing photographs without a visible power cord, thereby confusing consumers thinking it may be a laptop substitute suitable for on the go use.
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Sure...And with a 10 mile long extension power cord for the Mac Mini it might then be good enough for some for portable on the go use!can i bring ipad mini to be main monitor .hehe![]()
Article is incorrect. It is not the 512 GB Air that comes with 8 core GPU, but rather the 16 GB RAM version that comes with 8 Core. It just so happens that 16 GB RAM has a base 512 GB SSD, but you can get a 8GB RAM version and upgrade it to a 512 GB SSD, but still stuck with 7 core GPU.
Great article.There are a few big issues. First the Air is throttled after a short period of time so it isn't as powerful as the MBP due to lack of a fan. The MBP has the dreaded and derided Touchbar for which most people find it horrendous. The Mini isn't portable so you can't use it on the go. All of the laptops have chunky bezels from the 1990s.
So each is neutered in some way or another.
MacBook Air is solely purchased by engineers to simulate dark matter in 5D /sI don’t think you were using computers in the 90’s if you think that’s what the bezels were like, lol. For one, they were like 10x larger and covered in beige plastic.
Also the air throttles after what, 8-10 minutes of 100% load? Big deal. I’m not using it for anything that would generate a load so large and for so long, nor are 99% of laptop users.
Correct.Cinebench is a better way to compare the three. Thermal throttling on the Air will make a big difference, and Geekbench doesn't run long enough for that to come into play very much.
Now that it's in the hands of consumers it's a bit more than just Apple's claims. There has to be at least 20 videos on YouTube being posted every day showing different metrics. You can find stuff on just the M1 breakdown to every day app usage.I will wait for the 15 inch to come out.. but I have my doubts about the validity of Apple's claims that these are really faster than Intel.. Maybe they are, maybe they arent. I am sure the pricing is a lot lower.
Big resolution. the Air only throttles if you consistently partake in power user activities. If you are not a power user, it will not throttle in the sense that performance will be the same.There are a few big issues. First the Air is throttled after a short period of time so it isn't as powerful as the MBP due to lack of a fan. The MBP has the dreaded and derided Touchbar for which most people find it horrendous. The Mini isn't portable so you can't use it on the go. All of the laptops have chunky bezels from the 1990s.
So each is neutered in some way or another.
Yeah there are a couple of extensions and have been around for over a year now. Just search TouchBarI like how you say neutered with a dog avatar, lol. But, you're right about those bezels. The throttling won't matter for most people, I don't think--at least not anytime soon. It's def a 1st gen machine, so I guess they wanted to keep with their tried and tested (if aging) design to minimize other issues. I'll need a new one in a couple years.
Hopefully, they'll have ditched the touchbar at that time. Or maybe someone has made it useful with VSCode. Actually, I just thought of that. Does any one know if that's a thing, the touchbar with VSCode?
Good, disagree all you want, but I am sure these have all been MANIPULATED just like Apple made PowerPC look like it was faster than Intel. I am no fan of Federiqe or any of Cook's minions. They are all manipulative and crooked.I don't trust Apple's benchmarks.. I'd rather see it up front for myself. These can be manuipulated.
Not sure what you're getting at... you can do a 16GB computer with 256GB and a 7-core GPU as well. Basically, Apple's "Choose your configuration" is convoluted and there a number of ways to arrive at any given SKU. Not a new thing.View attachment 1678205