Get Real. Intel can pack 100x transistors in their CPU's than Apple can. Its not about the size of the CPU its about density.
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Get Real. Intel can pack 100x transistors in their CPU's than Apple can. Its not about the size of the CPU its about density.
You do realize that Apple design their own processors for the iPhone, iPad and Watch,which all sell in extremely greater volumes than the MacBook Pro, correct?
Other than maybe the first couple weeks, it’s not gonna be that hard to get your hand on a new MacBook Pro.
As for Apple forcing you to upgrade, this would only be true if they weren’t supporting their computers literally longer than they ever have, which they have been.
Buy a Mac today, and you’ll most likely be getting at least seven years worth of updates and hardware support, not to mention two years of additional software support afterwards.
There are still people using 2010-2014 MacBooks and everything still works just fine, even if they haven’t touched the internals
Here is a question ,... I am a Pro Foundry user and their software is not compatible with Silicon (yet) ...Rumors suggest that new line up of Mac Pro would also feature Ice Lake Xeon's...
Is this a way for Intel to say that they are still here? .. anyone has any thoughts as to how/if Apple can continue with intel esp after their announced 2y transition?.. AMD has a 64 core processor ( v expensive ) but seems possible to see 32core and higher across the board v soon?.
Is this a way for Intel to say that they are still here? .. anyone has any thoughts as to how/if Apple can continue with intel esp after their announced 2y transition?.. AMD has a 64 core processor ( v expensive ) but seems possible to see 32core and higher across the board v soon?.
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Just wait till M1X is released it’s a pure powerhouse. All performance and efficiency. Intel is scared 👀
when placed inside a Mac, absolutely, not so much in other devices.
Intel is still upset that SJ would not put the "Intel Inside" sticker on the palm rest.
This is the biggest one, really.
Intel is a B-to-B business, really, and acting like a consumer business is just freaking weird.
It would be like a potato supplier running ads because McDonald’s switched their fries to someone else’s potatoes. Like, that’s between you and them, leave me out of it.
Well, I kind of understand their dilemma.
If they don’t respond, they look like the dead fish they are.
If they respond, they look desperate.
The solution?…Get off their arse and compete. It’s another case of someone asleep at the wheel while the competition passed them by.
If they don’t respond, they look like the dead fish they are.
If they respond, they look desperate.
The solution?…Get off their arse and compete. It’s another case of someone asleep at the wheel while the competition passed them by.
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Sentences like “a lesser ecosystem because its closed” always makes me cringe. So open equals better?
The only brand that makes their products work together as seamless as possible is apple.
The only brand that makes their products work together as seamless as possible is apple.
Intel is happy to use the block button, so be aware. Not that I cared, but YMMV.
Sure, but till a year ago Macs were the same HW (often crippled by thermals) at a higher price.
With the M1s you are getting more bang for your bucks (if you stay in the same device category) and IF Apple brings out something that is more than 2xM1 at 2xM1-wattage+2xM1-price Intel (and AMD) will loose marketshare to quite an extent (and the whole Win11 thing surely does not help).
If it is just more of the same at a higher price Intel will have 1 more year to close that gap.
I’m just waiting for the M replacement of the 27” to be announced, so the price of the 2020 27” drops and I’ll snap one up.
I think that most of us don't even care who made the chip as long as the computer does what we ask it to do.
Apple is less than 10% of the PC market. If Intel is going this hard at a minority share, Apple must really be on to something and Intel is worried.
Parallels Desktop is quite good - on x86 Macs Windows apps run pretty much at native speed. you could give that a try. I've been using it to run TurboTax Business - which, shame on Intuit, after so many years, still doesn't run on macOS - for the past 10 years (well, initially I used a much slower, but free, VM app called VirtualBox from Oracle).
The point: nowadays, having to run old Windows software isn't really a good excuse to stay on Wintel.
Apple has only been rising, its closer to 15% of market share in 2021...and will only continue to go up.
Intel: Confessions of former Mac users. What made you #GoPC?
Former Mac users: “AMD Ryzen!”
Former Mac users: “AMD Ryzen!”
Or they are just hatching their bets. Not that I do see the campaign as very helpful, but the reasoning behind it is clear as Intel needs to react now and not when (if) Apple reaches 25% marketshare.
Cos at that time lots of SW will be ported over (both games and productivity) as it just to much easy money to be left on the table for most developers.
Who approved these temper tantrums?
I work in IT support and deal with windows at work. I hope windows will always be here as it gives me a ton of work.
I come home to Mac OS where I can relax and not worry.
I come home to Mac OS where I can relax and not worry.
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Apple started their 2016 MacBook Pro designing effort back in 2014. At that time Intel promised Apple would get cooler running chips for that series and moving forward based on the 10 um process they had in the lab. It took them over six years to get to a point they needed to be at back in 2016!
Given Intels failure Apple put in the effort to move to their own chips. How is it Apple is offering a more powerful chip that runs cooler than Intel today, and they still have room to grow!
Intel lost the window and Apples business. Sorry Intel only now are you getting better designs out the door and they are still not running cool enough. AMD is still ahead in the high end CPU designs.
Given Intels failure Apple put in the effort to move to their own chips. How is it Apple is offering a more powerful chip that runs cooler than Intel today, and they still have room to grow!
Intel lost the window and Apples business. Sorry Intel only now are you getting better designs out the door and they are still not running cool enough. AMD is still ahead in the high end CPU designs.
They seem to think the average customer cares about the chip … if I want a MacBook I want a MacBook. I am sure those people don’t give two beeps if it has „intel“ or a „M1“ inside. The new Macs just happen to no longer be using Intel 💁🏼 Good luck Intel