That's not true. 8 gb can fill up pretty fast with everyday use. And memory management needs serious rework, because right now the macos caches files from the "super fast ssd" for unnoticeable gains while swapping out memory like no tomorrow, killing the ssd in the process. It just doesn't make sense anymore.
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Apple's $1,299 M1 iMac Available in Blue, Green, Pink and Silver, With Yellow, Orange and Purple Limited to $1,499 Versions
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They don't put a logo on the front of an iPad or iPhone either but you will see it when you launch it.
Well, now its official: we are post Jony Ive.
The design decision must have been like this: Oh look, Jony always liked making things slim, lets do this again .... and forget about the rest of the design philosophy!
The chin without the Apple Logo, the white bezels, the two tone aluminum ...puh
The stand looks like a cheap china rip off .. the old one was that elegant.
AND: the M1 is great for small devices, BUT: its nearly a year old, the next base-core-iteration (A15) ist 5 months away, so this thing will be kind of last-gen in single core speeds in less than half a year. Where is M1X?
Where is FaceID? This whole tunneling to the Secure Enclave is not less work than integrating FaceId in the main thing.
The design decision must have been like this: Oh look, Jony always liked making things slim, lets do this again .... and forget about the rest of the design philosophy!
The chin without the Apple Logo, the white bezels, the two tone aluminum ...puh
The stand looks like a cheap china rip off .. the old one was that elegant.
AND: the M1 is great for small devices, BUT: its nearly a year old, the next base-core-iteration (A15) ist 5 months away, so this thing will be kind of last-gen in single core speeds in less than half a year. Where is M1X?
Where is FaceID? This whole tunneling to the Secure Enclave is not less work than integrating FaceId in the main thing.
Reviews of the basic 8GB Mac Mini show that it's an overperformer and that 8GB will be more then sufficient for basic day to day operations. Some reviewers even state that they were unable to slow it down intentionally with day to day stuff.
As for the SSD, time will tell if memory swapping will actually kill the SSD as you say. All I know is that you have to be really smart to get into the engineering department at Apple.
Where is FaceID? This whole tunneling to the Secure Enclave is not less work than integrating FaceId in the main thing.
Have asked myself the same question but if I remember correctly, FaceID requires a lot more sensors.
On the iPhone or iPad they also did this because they needed to get rid of the button but on a desktop you have a keyboard anyhow so having a button for touchID is not big of a deal. Perhaps there are also security reasons.
Have asked myself the same question but if I remember correctly, FaceID requires a lot more sensors.
On the iPhone or iPad they also did this because they needed to get rid of the button but on a desktop you have a keyboard anyhow so having a button for touchID is not big of a deal. Perhaps there are also security reasons.
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Well I did my review for over 3 months now. Depends how you define enough though. In my definition swapping regularly is not part of it, even if it's unnoticeable. Luckily they have to provide 3 year warranty here by default, so I am not worried that much about it.
Then let me tell you how software development works. Those really smart engineers do what buisness people tell them. They can argue, but technical debt usually is the lowest priority, until the roof starts burning.
You're complaining because they have not released a successor in less then 12 months?
What's your reasoning that it's only good for small devices?
I'm currently running a Windows Desktop as my daily driver, but want to replace it with the 24" iMac. I'm not going to be using the machine primarily for light work. I do a lot of video editing and work in Blender. My current specs are:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz
RAM: 24,0 GB
So naturally, if the iMac only comes with a maximum of 16 GB RAM, it has me concerned, since it's 8 GB less than what I currently have.
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Have a look at some of the reviews on YouTube about the M1 Mini.
Plenty of reviewers are doing video editing on a daily basis and they seem to be pretty impressed.
I imagine wireless TouchID useful if you use a Mac mini or are using a laptop with the clamshell closed. I have a 15" MacBook Pro with TouchID and rarely use it as it's usually clamshell closed. I also rarely use the Touch Bar as well so getting rid of that in a 16" MacBook Pro (and maybe the 13/14" high end SKU too) makes sense.
Would get it for my son in a heartbeat to replace his 2020 13” Intel MacBook Pro for his online school. However, one glaring omission is the lack of the display target mode (again!).
What prevents Apple from allowing another video source to use the display in the new M1 iMac via the USB4 port with a USB3 to DP1.2 or 1.4 adapter?
My son (as most other kids) needs to send a signal from a game console (Xbox One in his case) to a display in his room, so the new iMac is a no go (again!), as his desk can only accommodate one display.
What prevents Apple from allowing another video source to use the display in the new M1 iMac via the USB4 port with a USB3 to DP1.2 or 1.4 adapter?
My son (as most other kids) needs to send a signal from a game console (Xbox One in his case) to a display in his room, so the new iMac is a no go (again!), as his desk can only accommodate one display.
I wish
Up to 16 GB RAM available as an option. Ethernet power brick is available as an option on the 7-core GPU system.
USB3 and TB4 have display port alternate mode. All you need is a cable.
Yes, it does, but you have to buy a VESA version that comes without a stand but with a VESA Mount.
M1 Macs can run Windows and Linux in Parallels. Works great with Windows - fast as hell.
Apple just proved, they could offer a new display/monitor based off this design.
No chin, Black bezels. Should we say, ehhh, less than $999.
Want.
No chin, Black bezels. Should we say, ehhh, less than $999.
Want.
Of course, in your world. In the real world, the M1 in a MBP beats any six core Intel CPU. There's no news out yet, but the M1 in an iMac could be clocked higher. And that's just the low-end iMac.
It outperforms quad core Intel processors for software that is _not_ recompiled for it.
Actually, since 4k = 3,840 pixels, the 4,480 pixels are about 4.67K. 4608 would be 4.8k.
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You can get a 4k monitor for about $400 and a 5k monitor for about $1,000. So $600 for 4.5k is cheap. You save $50 on an MBA with the 7 core GPU, but the value of that core is a lot less than $50 otherwise the 8 GPU cores in the MacMini would be $400 alone.
Assuming the "Mac" inside the iMac is worth $600 like a Mac mini, they should be able to offer a monitor for $600. I think that would sell very well. With a Mac mini or a MBP, but also with the 24" iMac. Just put some small thing on the front so you know which is the iMac and which is the monitor. $1899 for an iMac with two 24" monitors would be great.