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Apple Now Selling More M1 Macs Than Intel-Based Models, Says Tim Cook

Jeo_cz said:
It would be great if Apple used the AMD chips for Pro machines. M1 (ARM) for lowend and AMD (x86) for highend. But that's not comming so I am probably out too.
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While I don’t agree with the commenters calling it trash, I’m also considering going to a PC. The x86 use I have is gaming. Yes, I know that no one buys Macs for gaming; I don’t either. But I’ve always been able to bootcamp into Windows if my machine’s had enough power to play what I want. That’s not going to be an option on Apple Silicon. So yeah, I’d like an AMD 16” machine too.
qoop said:
Nothing was forgotten, it's a slow processor.
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How so? For most uses it looks like it’s spanking the competition.
Manzanito said:
We’re almost at the halfway mark into the two year transition period. Isn’t it weird that only M1 models have been released? I’m not on the market for a new computer, but on the other hand I’m really curious to see the more powerful chips. Yesterday’s event was a bit of a letdown on that regard.
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I feel the same way! The only possible thing that could fix my problem is an M chip that can brute-force it’s way through (probably multiple) virtualization layers. I doubt anything that crazy’s coming, but I still wanted to see M1X just in case.
 
Rodney Dangerfield said:
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!
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He Means the macbook pro and probably the 13" one at that even. Not the Mac Pro.

You should a free Mac MIni and some velcro with purchase of an Apple Pro Display XDR. ;)
 
Manzanito said:
We’re almost at the halfway mark into the two year transition period. Isn’t it weird that only M1 models have been released? I’m not on the market for a new computer, but on the other hand I’m really curious to see the more powerful chips. Yesterday’s event was a bit of a letdown on that regard.
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Wasn’t the M1 announced in November? We’re not even 6 months, or 1/4 of the way, through the transition.

I fully expect a larger replacement for the 27” iMac, with a more powerful processor, to be released this fall.
 
Manzanito said:
We’re almost at the halfway mark into the two year transition period. Isn’t it weird that only M1 models have been released? I’m not on the market for a new computer, but on the other hand I’m really curious to see the more powerful chips. Yesterday’s event was a bit of a letdown on that regard.
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The M1 wasn't released until November 20th, so I think it's still early for a successor. I'd expect the M2 (or whatever else they will name it) hot hit around that time of the year as well with new models for all product lines.
 
Manzanito said:
We’re almost at the halfway mark into the two year transition period. Isn’t it weird that only M1 models have been released? I’m not on the market for a new computer, but on the other hand I’m really curious to see the more powerful chips. Yesterday’s event was a bit of a letdown on that regard.
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They're saving the pro stuff for last as they maximize the use of M1 through their supply chain. The same chip used in 5 devices now - that's pretty cool. I agree it was disappointing to see M1 again instead of M1X or something, I think the pro-level chips will be the focus of this fall's event.
 
Serban55 said:
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
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The order makes sense, but I’d have guessed by now we’ll have a couple of the more powerful models.
 
ryanmillercg said:
They're saving the pro stuff for last as they maximize the use of M1 through their supply chain. The same chip used in 5 devices now - that's pretty cool. I agree it was disappointing to see M1 again instead of M1X or something, I think the pro-level chips will be the focus of this fall's event.
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The Pro stuff also requires significantly more engineering than the consumer-level products. As lovely as my new Mac mini is, the fact that it doesn’t support more than 16GB of RAM or more than one monitor over Thunderbolt is a limitation for true pro-level users. I suspect we won’t see a machine capable of 64GB (or more) and true hi-res multi-monitor support until (late?) 2022.

Even if a 12-core M1X/M2 were ready for release, it could be damaging to Apple’s brand to release them a mere 5 months after the debut of the M1. That’s not how product cycles work.
 
I'm definitely an intermediate user, in that I sometimes use Adobe Premiere Pro and Media Encoder. Anyway, my 4K render times on this entry level M1 MacBook Pro (8GB) are comparable to my 2019 Intel i7, and the fans no longer kick on when I play certain games, and there is much less noticeable lag in those games (particularly Civilization V, I am not a power gamer, haha). I'm not sure where all of these "slow processor" comments come from, but to have an entry-level notebook compete or beat out render times on a maxed out machine from only a couple of years ago makes me observe a good value for what this notebook is.
 
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himanshumodi said:
It must take some tremendous urgency for the user to buy an Intel mac at this point honestly.
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I have friends that work IT in higher education and the best thing to ever happen for them was when Apple made the switch to intel and released BootCamp. Now, new Mac labs could double as a PC lab and with an old defunct app called boot picker you could choose Window or Mac at login. I think the market will still demand Intel Macs that support dual booting Windows for a while.
 
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Xack said:
Here’s hoping Apple will announce “transition complete” at WWDC.
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Haha, yes, that would be interesting. No more iMac Pro, Mac Pros, bigger Macbooks (Pros) ...

Just the iPad series, Macbook Air and Pro 13.3", Mac mini and the consumer iMacs.
 
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Serban55 said:
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
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It is intended, but your reason doesn't make any sense. Rarely would you ever find someone sitting staring at a blank white wall. Textures and colors tend to populate most spaces in homes and offices. The off-white border just seems to be an intentional design aesthetic for the sake of design. Just like retaining the chin and the ultra thin chassis.
 
Manzanito said:
We’re almost at the halfway mark into the two year transition period. Isn’t it weird that only M1 models have been released? I’m not on the market for a new computer, but on the other hand I’m really curious to see the more powerful chips. Yesterday’s event was a bit of a letdown on that regard.
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I think once we get more apps for M1 (and thus more developers on board), you're going to start seeing the "heavy-duty" Apple silicon chips arrive on the scene. I think WWDC this year will be important for that.

M1, as great as it is, is really best suited for consumer products.
 
rmoliv said:
Those white bezels hurt my eyes.
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This is the first thing I noticed. I wouldn’t buy a white iPhone (pre X) because the white bezels would be too distracting. I am guessing Apple has really good usability experts but somehow I didn’t think white thick borders was a good idea.
 
qoop said:
I'm genuinely eating a casserole. I'll do your research when I've finished.
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No, if you do anything at all, you'll be sourcing your claim. You're the only one asserting unsubstantiated proclamations.

What you're attempting with the faux-magnanimous "I'll do your research" is like like claiming the moon landing was fake and then challenging a doubter to prove you right.

Either you know of more powerful chips or you don't. This is the internet and people claim things all the time. They don't usually ask other people to prove their claims for them.
 
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LarrySW said:
I have moved on, he is clearly a waste of time who didn't expect anyone to call him out on his nonsense.
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Here we are Larry. The M1 is a tenth of the speed of the best AMD processor. Your needs may vary of course.


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