If you’re concerned about acoustics, you’re going to love the M1 Macs. No fans and inaudible fans are the reports so far. When it comes to sound, though, I want to hear it for myself. Or not 🙂Correct.
In a nutshell, this is why the PC guys ignore Geekbench. The Geekbench test duration is laughably short.
Also, there is no measurement of acoustics. The user experience isn't just a bench score from a pitifully short test.
This is simply bad testing methodology.
And me without any tinfoil 🙁Yeah this is cute and all, but is there a reason you’re not talking about Apple’s security chief getting busted for trading freaking iPads for gun permits?
I mean, seems like a bigger story than this here.
I had compressor running on the air for 8 hours. (bw compressor is still intel…). After a few hours I ran geekbench. Numbers were almost as high as when run alone with a cold computer. Throttling isn't a big deal.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.
Hmm, show your working... This RAM issue looks really interesting - a lot of people seem to be latched on to comparison with Intel but it sounds like 8GB of RAM performs startlingly well - just look at the previous post on the MacRumours feed.You can also upgrade the RAM on each M1 Mac from 8GB to 16GB. If you have the extra $200, it's a good idea to do so for futureproofing and because you're never going to go wrong having extra RAM. This year's Macs have unified memory architecture which basically means all of the chip components can draw from the same memory pool, bringing some speed and efficiency improvements.
I decided to jump in with both feet replacing my computer with an iPad Pro in May, for the most part I was able to get by but did miss having a desktop OS. Just being able to have multiple things open and running at once, being able to switch between them easier and not have the app refresh. Being able to manage files and folders much easier.What does the air offer over an iPad (iPad Pro?)
I've got a maxed out 2019 Macbook pro I'm good for a solid 5-6 years...I'll pass.
I 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.
I bought my Mini this summer and I'm loving it. I'm kind of wondering if the M1 is enough of an upgrade that I could buy and try and sell my intel machine.
Agreed. Best case is that both Intel and AMD start dumping tons of money into catching up to Apple on ARM, and that Microsoft goes all-in on Windows 10 for ARM (because it's not great right now). At that point, computing could go places we can't imagine. This definitely feels like the next big step.I think many people haven’t yet fully wrapped their head around the fact that these computers represent an absolute revolution. This will be seen as a major turning point in the history of personal computing, at least within the scope of our lifetimes.
These machines, with remarkably little power consumption and heat generation, at a base consumer price point, can achieve some things that make $5,000 power-hungry heavily fanned computers struggle, and perform just or almost as well in other respects. That is INSANE.
Apple has again turned an industry on its head. How will the world at large change when this kind of power is in everyone’s hands?
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.