Hairsplitting but still wrong, because it’s not the same thing. That’s why one is called computer and the other one, the one the computer contains, is called logic board.
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iFixit Teardown: M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Internals Nearly Identical to Intel Models
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I'm not sure the word "nearly" has ever before done so much work...
Nearly identical, but nothing alike.
iFixit: But let’s be real: the best repair is the one you never have to make in the first place.
Also iFixit: Increased waterproofing measures complicates repairs
Also iFixit: Increased waterproofing measures complicates repairs
This reiterates the suggestion that this first wave of Apple silicon Macs would be transition Macs built on old outer shells. The real fun is yet to come when brand new designs are released. An all new iMac and 16” MacBookPro and a return to the super compact MacBook and possibly an AppleTV sized Mac Mini are where things will really get interesting.
It’s like saying you are very smart, except your brain.
I have wanted this for so long! I don't understand why they haven't done that. It would be such an awesome little appliance!
If Mac Mini starts at 699, how much should this cost? 499? That’s just a tiny bit more expensive than the Apple TV, you would just get the Apple TV instead.
Yeah, but I want it running MacOS rather than tvOS. A USB-C port or three would be a bonus as well.
I'm pretty excited about these. They seem to have delivered performance for the price. And by price, I mean not even a sticker shock. We still know these will be the lowest-end versions of the Apple Silicon era, they offer something compelling for someone who needs a device now. Better than their previous version. Better than competitors.
But! I can still see plenty of space in there for an M2 drive slot. I see plenty of room, and much less of an excuse, in the Mac mini. For all that is good, it's a kick in the gut how much it costs to move up to a 1 or 2 TB drive. No good reason they couldn't put it in there other than they don't want their customers to have it.
But! I can still see plenty of space in there for an M2 drive slot. I see plenty of room, and much less of an excuse, in the Mac mini. For all that is good, it's a kick in the gut how much it costs to move up to a 1 or 2 TB drive. No good reason they couldn't put it in there other than they don't want their customers to have it.
I caved. Got the mbp 13 with 16gb and 512. My big ass iMac 27 from 2014 is starting to feel clunky after using the latest iPhones etc.
It was a product of Jonny Ive having more power at Apple and he made something that was form over function, do you think it’s a coincidence that as soon as he left Apple trashed it?
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The internals look wildly different to me.
So glad my hood-popping days are over.
MBA and iPad Pro 12.9 FTW.
My hardware needs met for a decade.
The internals look wildly different to me.
So glad my hood-popping days are over.
MBA and iPad Pro 12.9 FTW.
My hardware needs met for a decade.
Or is it the other way round? Apple expected Intel to go to 10nm and less few years ago but they didn’t, so the 2016 onwards design had thermal issues with the Intel CPUs?
They will probably will. A tiny mac you can clip on the back of your monitor with the M1 power would be great.
In a laptop the screen is probably first, depending on how bright you set it. Sorry, number 1 is any USB devices that you plug in to charge, possibly followed by some big old 3.5" hard drive that you plug in. I still have a USB DVD writer that I can plug in, that will use up quite a bit of the battery.
The next M1 chip will be just a bit larger. The metal covered bit would be maybe 70% wider, for 8 performance chips including cache, and 16 CPU cores, maybe 100% larger to increase L2 caches. And the memory on the right hand side would be four instead of two RAM chips.
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For the Mac mini, you can obviously buy an external SSD drive. Or a 5TB hard drive for less than £100, if you need the size, but not the speed. Like for archiving. Or for your huuuuge video library.
The first PowerBook G3 was mostly a processor swap.
The first MacBook Pro was also mostly a processor swap.
The first PowerPC macs were modified Quadra and II models.
The Mac Pro used the same basic design as the last PowerMac
The first Intel iMac was the same design as the iMac G5.
The first Intel Mac mini was nearly the same as the PowerP Mac mini.
The first MacBook Pro was also mostly a processor swap.
The first PowerPC macs were modified Quadra and II models.
The Mac Pro used the same basic design as the last PowerMac
The first Intel iMac was the same design as the iMac G5.
The first Intel Mac mini was nearly the same as the PowerP Mac mini.
You're confused. You could power the logic board without any of the other stuff and you'd have a working computer (accessible over wifi). The "whole" thing is referred to as a "laptop".
