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Macs With Intel Processors Still Coming Amid Transition to Apple Silicon
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I mean, that's nice, but macOS on Alder Lake is not a supported thing and never will be.
Anyone looking to build a new x86 Hackintosh today should reconsider that choice. Build a Windows PC and/or get a Mac.
I’d tend to agree with you here. It also encourages the already lazy developers using Rosetta 2 as a crutch and an excuse to not do their work. It’s time for serious devs to get on with it and get native Apple Silicon support released.
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Wait, I just read the article, this isn’t even a new report - just rehashing of the old rumors? I highly doubt this is still the case. In all likelihood that final Intel Mac Pro has been scrapped by now.
Good grief, leave the damn environment out of this. I just referenced an article from Anandtech - https://www.anandtech.com/show/17123/tsmc-unveils-n4x-node-high-voltages-for-high-clocks - which will allow for higher performance that will still never consume the power that even Intel’s desktop CPUs consume. Apple is still going to use less power, but it’s going to need to be a bit more than any current CPUs they currently have released to give Pros what they want and need. Don’t move the football just yet.
if it really is ice lake and possibly the last intel mac, it would kinda suck because it is already a generation behind with ddr4 memory and pcie4. these things don't really matter now, but it'll hurt it's super long term life. i know some people today still use the old cheese grater mac pro from 2011. had those mac pros been pcie3, it would hold up better today
I know lots a “pros” getting great results out of the new MBP offerings.
and i know lots of pros who can't use apple silicon macs due to incompatibility with hardware
It’s not stupid to the Pro user that simply cannot move to Apple Silicon the way the average consumer can. Longer update cycles and developers dragging their asses (Avid, Universal Audio, et al.) mean that another Intel revision would be a welcome gift to those who invested in a five-figure Mac.
Oh, I am sorry that the internet is not just stuff for you and you alone. Some of us care about this news, others are just interested in it even though it doesn't directly affect them. They will sell way more than 3.
Neither is Rocket Lake and works perfectly fine. Alder Lake is already working too, so your point is moot.
No. Until an Apple Silicon based Mac comes out that bests the highest end Intel Mac or Intel CPU in general (when comparing apples to apples), then you could reconsider. What M1 based Mac performs as fast as a 11900K processor? Or 12900k? Is there an M1 based mac that can beat a 6900 XT? Or 6800 XT? Or even 6800?
Intel’s Enterprise is always behind consumers because Enterprise is more
conservative, has more legacy, longer upgrade cycles and predictable depreciation schedules.
No, Intel was just being helpful. Nothing worse than bare lightbulbs.
We can agree on this. Certain devs are indeed dragging their asses. Avid and UA are two of the worst. Then there’s also iZotope and NI. These companies tend to blame Pace and the lack of native iLok support though. You know, that blame game devs use. Finger pointing.
for the people talking about hackintosh, i have to assume that the 10900k + 6900 XT is your best bet for best compatibility for the years to come.
We had an issue where we had to switch to lower power computers because the electric feed coming into the building could not be upgraded any further to accommodate the thousands of worstations.
So, some professionals really do care.
Yeah, I agree. I’m willing to be proven wrong, but releasing anything more than a spec-bumped Intel Mac at this late date feels like an admission of inferiority…and extremely in-Apple
As I said, I’m willing to be proven wrong. Your point about software is certainly valid.
This news, while it makes sense, is kind of a bummer. I see a bright future with Apple chips and want to move to that as quick as we can. Will they also upgrade the high end Mac Mini with new Intel? My hypothetical Mac Mini Pro with M1Max or M2 and 32GB of RAM might have to stay a dream for now.
Isotope and Native Instruments would call it “maximizing revenues from the legacy platform to help capitalize on opportunities for growth with Apple’s exciting new hardware.” I think most of us call it double-dipping on a captive audience who depend on your software for their livelihood whilst wanting to tell you to f*ck off because the version updates alone are designed to extract maximum revenue per user while giving the absolute least value for their dollar, but I digress.
at this point, i don't think it's worth apple's time and money to bring support to alder lake. it's not THAT much better than comet lake. as for your GPU, you can still use external GPUs i think