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First Macs With Apple Silicon Could Be 13-Inch MacBook Air and 13-Inch MacBook Pro
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Why? Your new MBP will still work well. It won’t suddenly stop working or be any less of an excellent Mac. No need to get mad.
Couldn’t agree more. It had its issues but as an owner of several Mac laptops it is still my favorite.
simply shrink the bezels, keep the light/small form factor but with a 13inch screen. Fix the keyboard. Call it air or whatever u want. This makes the most sense. Fingers crossed
That makes no sense. There is a lot of Apple Silicon out there, runs lots and lots of applications. If you are running Macs for bootcamp to run Windows - poor you, I wouldn't run Windows for anything. It will be interesting to see how the pre-compile layer works in real life. Also, most Mac applications are already created using Xcode, so there is only the difference of the target when compiled by the developer, so not much different there. Besides, don't buy one, if you don't want one
Will they? As far as I know, VMWare and Parallels will be working on Apple Si at launch.
Can you spell Xcode? There is a lot of software written for Macs using Xcode, changing the target device is pretty simple. If you are buying a Mac to run windows under bootcamp, are you really saying that all the windows ohm's make crap computers? Do tell, I hear. lot of folks actually like the Dell XPS (until it breaks)
True though I suspect the numbers needing to run windows are dwindling. I remember when the first transition came that was the exciting part boot camp and running windows, now I hardly ever use windows as everything is pretty much cloud based
If Apple somehow releases the long-awaited 14-inch MBP with Apple Silicon, I will have real tears of joy.
Nope, that doesn't mean new Intel Macs. Why would them put the effort to make support them (new arch, mobos, OS support...) when they are just moving to ARM?
The transition just means they will still be selling existant Intel Macs (like Mac Pro and some iMacs) that don't have an ARM version yet until late 2022, from there every Mac computer should have an ARM option that supersede it.
And again, all x86 software (64 bit of course) will be compatible either by binary translation during installation or by JIT translation. Did you guys really watch the keynote?
How much software is 100% ARM is another whole discussion.
how do you figure? Those that want to hang on to intel Macs because, of all the hater like comments here, will be glad to keep using it. As I see it, best of both worlds. top that want to adopt, can, those that don't have a viable option for years to come
I love the 12” Macbook, I’ve had a few of them over the years. Such a great design, even with its flaws And a far more capable machine than many gave it credit for, especially the last revision.
For a while i thought it was the obvious choice for a first ARM Mac, but as time has gone on, I think Apple see the iPad Air w/Magic Keyboard as filling that part of the market. A 12” Macbook and a 13” Air will just confuse things/dilute sales.
Gurman claims a 16" MBP will drop on the 10th, as well:
Could mean the high-performance Apple GPU is now ready.
Could mean the high-performance Apple GPU is now ready.
I imagine programs like those will have a translator (similar to Rosetta 2) or an x86 emulator. After all there is a rumor that Microsoft is talking with Apple.
Lol. I'm pretty sure everything I need will be compatible by launch, and if not then definitely by the time I wait for people to find the hardware bugs.
But if you're still not happy, just don't buy one.
That’s interesting given the recent reference to a 16” MBP in Boot Camp which we thought pointed to a spec bump on Intel?
Maybe not, now I’ve read the article rather than the tweet.
If that’s the case its not too far a leap to suggest they’ve been able to focus on the internals and just do a logic board “swap”* rather than having to try and get a full re-design of all their laptops done this year.
I did wonder if this would be one option rather than have a fragmented lineup with some on Intel, some on ARM and no consistent design across them.
* Over-simplified to the extreme, but you know what I mean.
With new mini and half-sized mac pro, can we PLEASE get re-release of the Apple Cinema Display. Perhaps a 24 inch model and a 30 inch at 16:10. I know it won't happen but I can dream...
I have a Late 2012 MacBook Pro 13" (first Retina MacBook 13"), and am finally ready to upgrade to a MacBook 13" with Apple Silicon, since my MBP wont run Big Sur.
I want it to be awesome, but I will admit, I'm going to be waiting and interested to see the news and leaks between now and then to see if they start to lower expectations.
We have people here thinking Apple's 1st ARM will smash Intel's highest end CPU into pieces on day one.
So will expectations need to be lowered via leaks so when it turns out to be, "It's ok, but nothing special" there won't be waves of disappointment.
We have people here thinking Apple's 1st ARM will smash Intel's highest end CPU into pieces on day one.
So will expectations need to be lowered via leaks so when it turns out to be, "It's ok, but nothing special" there won't be waves of disappointment.