Not in the slightest, the entry level models easily sell more. Also, we’ve had M1 models for six months now.
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Apple Now Selling More M1 Macs Than Intel-Based Models, Says Tim Cook
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If the sales trend of ARM-based Macs continues to grow, I'd imagine other PC manufacturers are going to start looking more into this model. X86 won't be a quick death, but if it can't shrink beyond 10nm then its days are numbered. Most consumers are not going to care what is powering their PC either.
AMD has an ARM license at least, so they'll be able to carry on, but Intel... they're really doomed. This video really summarized the genie out of the box very well.
AMD has an ARM license at least, so they'll be able to carry on, but Intel... they're really doomed. This video really summarized the genie out of the box very well.
As an example, an efficient application like Cinema 4D will require the same amount of memory regardless of processor platform. At the moment, my renderer is using just over 70GB of actual physical RAM. Insufficient memory just means more disk access.
Same for me. Just like the Intel transition, I wasn't going to run out and buy the first gens. Never works out in the long run. I'm a bit impressed at how well these M1 machines have sold thus far. Didn't expect the response they have gotten, nor the sales. I hope we'll see some differences and a staggered line up.
Nothing was forgotten, it's a slow processor.
I want to replace my 2012 Mac mini but I'm hesitant to buy the new M1 model. I'm still not sold on the M1 chip. Then there's the problem of excessive SSD wear as reported by MacRumors, or has that been addressed? I think I will get the latest i7 Mac mini while they are still available... plus they come in space-gray! 
Other processors on sale in the marketplace today.
With the economies of scale for M1 chips spread through so many of the better selling devices, especially now with iPad Pros, it makes the M1 a great investment for Apple. For the higher end models which sell a fraction of even just one category of an M1 device, I would imagine Apple‘s more powerful SOC’s would have to go into many more products than just low volume higher end Macs to cover development and production costs. Perhaps they will go into servers as well?
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This is already the case. You can buy now.
I am curious why you both think so? My M1 mini has been great. I assume you are power users who require more than 16GB ram or discrete graphics? Otherwise it’s a great chip from my experience.
I read somewhere that they are going to continue using Xeon processors in the next Mac Pros.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the MacBook Air alone was up to 40% of all Mac sales. They’ve stated notebook form factor is 80% of Mac sales and it’s long been known the MBA is by far the best selling model. With Apple Silicon it’s got pretty much zero downsides.
first half the base, most sold macs with M1...and later , the other half of transition the other, the pricer ones, like the 14" /16" mbp and the bigger imac , and the transition will end with the mac pro
this is an intended...when you have white backgrond like a wall, its like a floating screen..in the office it will be strange for the white bezel
He has no answer to that. He was just spouting off.
I was surprised at this at this point, since the iMac was still all Intel and you could still get Intel versions of most of the other items.
I figured Apple wouldn't reach this point till the initial iMac switched over. Have to say, the redesign doesn't bother me - but the chin is missing the Apple branding. It needs a frosted Apple logo there and doesn't look right without it.
I figured Apple wouldn't reach this point till the initial iMac switched over. Have to say, the redesign doesn't bother me - but the chin is missing the Apple branding. It needs a frosted Apple logo there and doesn't look right without it.
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No you won't. You'll find another reason to postpone.
That says a lot less about the M1 than it does about the computers they are in. The MacBook Air & MacBook Pro 13” have always been their best sellers (even with Intel processors).
Tim is trying to spin it that people are buying for the M1. In reality, there are more people buying a $600-1300 computer than a $1700-10,000 one - plain & simple
Tim is trying to spin it that people are buying for the M1. In reality, there are more people buying a $600-1300 computer than a $1700-10,000 one - plain & simple
just add one airtag to your mac and you're done. If they bake it for you, they'll charge it to you.
Disagree...Don't have to purchase an expensive Mac Pro to connect an Apple Pro Display XDR so a cheaper m1 Mac Mini was purchased!...Yippee!
It's not weird. They said ~2 years. It's been 6 months since the first M1 was released.
I was surprised any new Macs were announced. People figured the iPad Pro and the Airtags but the rest was icing on the cake.
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I am not knowledgeable about location devices like Air Tags but if it’s visible on the outside of a computer then it’s easy to defeat. I think what Happy wants is something inside of the case that isn’t easy for someone to find/remove/disable. But that’s a guess on my part.