Apple Product Lineup now is a joke?!

[MevetS]

Considering these are the only macs with these ports then I’m not sure that makes sense at this point.

Hmmm ... I'm not sure your response makes sense.

If the only offering is 2, and someone needs more than 2, it doesn't matter if all that is available is 2. It is a limitation.

The limitation is that there is only 2.

 

[dukebound85]

1. True, 1st gen is always beta testers
2. Apple stated Rosetta helps apps run as if it were Intel performance. No hit
3. 13" Macs always had 2 ports
4. True
4. This is a wild card. Need to evaluate native MacOS M1 performance and RAM usage to determine.

throw in the egpu support. Hope this comes as these setups aren't exactly cheap

 

[jav6454]

throw in the egpu support. Hope this comes as these setups aren't exactly cheap

eGPUs are out for now... not sure how Apple will make this work. There has to be some reason for why eGPUs aren't supported.

 

[kucharsk]

From what I understand, eGPUs require EFI support.

M1 Macs do not have EFI but rather iBoot, like iOS devices do.

 

[dukebound85]

From what I understand, eGPUs require EFI support.

M1 Macs do not have EFI but rather iBoot, like iOS devices do.

Hopefully this is something that can be implemented. Granted I do not know the technicalities but would hope this is something that is coming down the line eventually

 

[Sugadaddy]

The 2-port MBP 13" is kinda pointless IMO. I'd just get the cheaper and fanless MBAir. And Mac Mini with only 2 display support is also meh. If you need more power than the MBAir, wait for the better version of M1.