Let's chill with the overreaction. I think its quite clear that the M1 doesn't need that much RAM, and that memory usage under Apple Silicon is a very different thing than on Intel.
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What use case could you possibly need more than 16gb on an entry level macbook pro, or the low powered but energy efficientm acbook air?
These are intended for generally light use. If you're going to be needing more than 16gb of ram then i don't know why you'd get the entry level MBP or macbook air
I think I'm going to order one. If Apple's holiday return policy is in effect you can try it out for longer than 14 days.
So true
I really hope they ultimately have a less expensive in-house external display to showcase and just aren't ready yet.
I can't imagine anyone would buy a Mini and then spend 4-5x for the PD-XDR
The air is a good deal. I'm leery about the 16gb cap in the Mini, mainly because a lot of Apple's stuff is memory-hungry. iTunes/music uses 750mb by itself. Then the two AMP processes are another 600MB. Maybe they fixed that on big sur.
Given that it uses a fan, I'm sure it's running the CPUs at a faster speed. Probably also has larger capacity options for RAM and SSD. Plus - more than 2 ports.
Most likely similar performance until the pro gains the advantage by having active cooling.
Macbook Pro is no longer for professionals. Just a machine for people to scroll through social media.
When was the last time you remember getting a new laptop and having it seem noticeably faster than the old one? THat feeling is back!
But it won’t run most your software. Lol.
Interesting that if toy go to the 512 model air you get that extra core to. I first assumed its be a no fan trade off but guess not.
In for a base air. Being a super first gen product, I just don't see the value in higher priced models.
Somehow, I feel like 8gigs of RAM is perfectly fine and I've never used Apple Care on a laptop, so if I love and keep the Air, I'll add within the 60 days.
Not bad for $899
Somehow, I feel like 8gigs of RAM is perfectly fine and I've never used Apple Care on a laptop, so if I love and keep the Air, I'll add within the 60 days.
Not bad for $899
Agreed. But I've ALREADY had this problem since Mojave, so I've given up on Software. I'm considering it a brand new platform. My plan is to keep my old Mac around when I need to run older software.
Will have to wait for benchmarks - if they're near identical in performance, then the MBP 13 seems a bit of a waste
My thoughts exactly - Comparing RAM needs from software on the Intel line is mostly useless data at this point.
Who needs more thasn 16gb on apple's entry level laptops??
Surely if you need more than 16gb of ram, then you wouldn't be getting the entry level specs in all other ways.
You can still buy a brand new macbook with 32gb of ram with the i5, which i assume is more powerful than the M1? It is a bit odd if the m1 is more powerful, given than the i5 MBPs are significantly more expensive
...Which is fine for most of the end users who want an Air & 13" Pro.
Just a way to find a use for slightly worse binned chips instead of recycling them, put them in a base tier air.
Brighter Display: 400 vs 500 nits. K.
Better Mics: Both have three-mic arrays with directional beamforming. The pro is 'Studio-quality'. k...
Sustain loading workflow: because it has a fan? So it swaps performance duration for db?
But it can run every fart app from the App Store what more could you possibly need?
100 NITS of screen brightness, better speakers and probably a little more power thanks to the cooling on the Pro.
Basically, not a lot for most people.
Well obviously the M2 will replace those systems. The M1 replaced the 8th gen Intel systems (which only had 16gb of ram) they're entry level models. The new chip will compete with the top end 10th gen intel chips and obviously have more ram capacity. It's not difficult to understand and work out.