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Macs With Intel Processors Still Coming Amid Transition to Apple Silicon
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They will release also an Apple Silicon counterpart to this Intel Mac.
This is meant for professionals, who need a WIRED platform and can’t afford to have programs which don’t run on it.
Also, they will still need to release Intel macOS software updates for lower-end Intel Macs (which are replaced more slowly), so it’s really a no-brainer for Apple.
This is meant for professionals, who need a WIRED platform and can’t afford to have programs which don’t run on it.
Also, they will still need to release Intel macOS software updates for lower-end Intel Macs (which are replaced more slowly), so it’s really a no-brainer for Apple.
Wild thoughts:
Long time ago I used a Commodore 128 which had two CPU's, one for Commodore software and one for CP/M OS. Dual-boot if you will and kind of unique at the time.
What about a Mac with both Apple-silicon and Intel CPU? Designing a PCB that would house two different CPU architectures is a big challenge, but could it offer a significant advantage over two separate machines?
Or maybe a modular design where the CPU part is some sort of a replaceable card/cartridge?
Long time ago I used a Commodore 128 which had two CPU's, one for Commodore software and one for CP/M OS. Dual-boot if you will and kind of unique at the time.
What about a Mac with both Apple-silicon and Intel CPU? Designing a PCB that would house two different CPU architectures is a big challenge, but could it offer a significant advantage over two separate machines?
Or maybe a modular design where the CPU part is some sort of a replaceable card/cartridge?
This is sad reality in music production no matter which unicorns we wish for.
If you can't hear or think because your machine is screaming with fan noise due to a power insatiable CPU, you're not on a Mac.This might be your last chance to prove yourself to Apple. Otherwise… all the best in the future.
Meanwhile, Intel was throwing shades at Apple.
Intel targets M1 weaknesses in 'You're not on a Mac' ad campaign | AppleInsider
Days after Intel released a series of benchmarks to back up claims that its chips are better performers than Apple's M1, the company on Thursday pressed the issue by launching an ad campaign listing features that are exclusive to Windows PCs.www.google.com
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Huh? You brought up that you were dissatisfied with Alder Lake support in macOS.
So what? You'll be building an expensive frankenstein setup that will never actually work very reliably, because your OS vendor has deprecated support for the entire architecture, and has never supported the microarchitecture. Enjoy!
Sounds to me like Apple are not making as fast progress on the Pro model and/or are supply constrained. The answer to that is probably to do a lightly upgraded Intel model to tide over the Pro model until the new one is ready. It might be that it's not been wheeled out yet because Apple either can't see it making them money or the Pro is closer than we think.
After they admitted screwed up with the mac pro 2013... I loved the form factor but not having upgradable GPUs killed it and The D700s were outdated by 2015... they continued making it for 5 years. Well that and the Limited RAM and storage...
Then the 2019 beast we currently have with GPUs an insane amount of drama and storage... I can't see them making a SMALL mac pro again. We need PCIE slots and the RAM... but can Apple silicon support 200+ GB of RAM and PCIE slots?
Then the 2019 beast we currently have with GPUs an insane amount of drama and storage... I can't see them making a SMALL mac pro again. We need PCIE slots and the RAM... but can Apple silicon support 200+ GB of RAM and PCIE slots?
No chance, it'll be 1 possibly 2 releases of Mac OS, then it'll be just security updates and bug fixes. Apple don't support thier macs for 7 years. Where has this delusion come from.
I suggest you go do your research before claiming delusion on others. And please fix the “don’t”.
LENOVO 82RF (Notebook)
Geekbench 5 Score
1878Single-Core Score
12058
Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK, 10nm
LENOVO 82RF - Geekbench
Benchmark results for a LENOVO 82RF with an Intel Core i9-12900HK processor.
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That is correct and we have to wait and see.
5nm Apple vs. 10nm Intel
5nm Apple vs. 10nm Intel
The prices are so insane that I personally don't care, but I do think it's a smart move on Apple's part, and shows a commitment to professional users/clients that you probably wouldn't have seen just a few years ago.
For my part, I'm most curious about the rumoured smaller pro desktop machine. If the price isn't too insane, and it's still upgradeable, that might actually be a machine that would tempt me back into the desktop+laptop world (I've been laptop-only for many years now... well, other than an Ubuntu box I use for machine learning stuff... heh...).
For my part, I'm most curious about the rumoured smaller pro desktop machine. If the price isn't too insane, and it's still upgradeable, that might actually be a machine that would tempt me back into the desktop+laptop world (I've been laptop-only for many years now... well, other than an Ubuntu box I use for machine learning stuff... heh...).
Yeah, Intel CPUs probably will just be a configuration option during the purchasing process. Makes sense.
It is the writer's opinion - they are making an assumption as to why.It takes courage to admit Apple silicon and Rosetta 2 aren't perfect.
When Rosetta 1 was released there were a lot of issues and problems and when Rosetta 2 was released, Apple let the developers know that there will be problems and that Apple is willing to work with them directly to overcome some of those issues if they transition the software to Mac natively with ARM processors. In fact, Parallels (which was announced at Apple's release) was functioning on stage but not in the wild and it took over a year for Parallels to finally get a public version working.
Rosetta 2 was never supposed to be perfect and was supposed to work for majority of apps out there until they got transition to the Apple processors.
Not sure where you got the memo that it was perfect... but I do understand where you are coming from.
I agree 100% with that statement. If the Mac Mini could have slots for extra RAM and Storage that would be ideal, even if it slows the system down.
They are putting in new Intel processors. Not older ones. These processors have also been on Apple's workbench for them to test and provide Intel with corrections or fixes before Intel actually mass-produces them.