Intel can't hear anything over all of the whirring fans.ARE YOU LISTENING INTEL?
Good to hear this. I assume this was about how these worked.Not really. The M1 chips are power gated -> what is not in use is turned off. The battery life under light load is going to be jaw dropping...
Yes, this is not a great picture. Is it from Apple? The actual airflow will not spin like this but I see no reason to disbelieve Apple's overall claim. The lower end M1 MBP by all accounts very rarely needs fans on.The graphic lines of airflow don't make sense. How does the cool airflow come in, spin clockwise, then exit as hot from a counterclockwise direction?
I don't get the complaints about the notch. It's unused space right now on most PCs, even the new Surface Pro Studio with a 3:2 display. Only the standard Mac menu bar will appear there, which leaves the rest of the screen available for applications. Yes, cameras and sensors can be placed behind displays now, but that has drawbacks too.So much to like about these Macbooks but the notch is a deal breaker for me. Windows is excellent these days and offers me a lot more in terms of software and compatibility, and I have an exceptionally powerful AMD based laptop that covers all my needs, sure it uses significantly more power but that's of no consequence to me. Once Apple gets back on track and loses the notch in their future versions and (hopefully) improves their Macbook aesthetics, I'll jump on board. Until then this is very easy to pass on.
But to all those who do get one, I'm sure you will be very happy with this efficient powerhouse.
Magic™️The graphic lines of airflow don't make sense. How does the cool airflow come in, spin clockwise, then exit as hot from a counterclockwise direction?
Intel getting lazy is what sandbagged the i7/i9 MBPs.Real shame they didn't do this same thing for the Intel chips....starting to feel like they sandbaged the i7/i9 MBP's.
Could be something like that. Surely if they engineered the flow, they got the graphic right. Was just bending my brain looking at it.Maybe it’s moving air above and below the fan. The cool is coming from the bottom and then pushing the hot air out the top of the fan?
One problem with Dark mode is that the menu bar remains light, even though the dock takes on a dark appearance. Even in MacOS Monterey. This needs to be fixed instead of telling people they are using the “wrong” desktop background.I don't get the complaints about the notch. It's unused space right now on most PCs, even the new Surface Pro Studio with a 3:2 display. Only the standard Mac menu bar will appear there, which leaves the rest of the screen available for applications. Yes, cameras and sensors can be placed behind displays now, but that has drawbacks too.
Not much to be honest. Unused part of the chip is powered down so if you have the maxed out 32 cores GPU M1 Max and only use it to browser Mac Rumors, only the Efficiency Cores are turned on and the majority of the GPU is shutdown too.I’m really curious how battery life may vary across the configurations, when doing light activities such as web browsing, word processing, watching videos etc.
For example: Would a higher spec machine (M1 Max with 32-core GPU, 64GB Ram, and 8TB drive) be expected to drain battery faster than a low end M1Pro with fewer GPU cores, less RAM / SSD storage?
So much to like about these Macbooks but the notch is a deal breaker for me. Windows is excellent these days and offers me a lot more in terms of software and compatibility, and I have an exceptionally powerful AMD based laptop that covers all my needs, sure it uses significantly more power but that's of no consequence to me. Once Apple gets back on track and loses the notch in their future versions and (hopefully) improves their Macbook aesthetics, I'll jump on board. Until then this is very easy to pass on.
But to all those who do get one, I'm sure you will be very happy with this efficient powerhouse.
So much to like about these Macbooks but the notch is a deal breaker for me. Windows is excellent these days and offers me a lot more in terms of software and compatibility, and I have an exceptionally powerful AMD based laptop that covers all my needs, sure it uses significantly more power but that's of no consequence to me. Once Apple gets back on track and loses the notch in their future versions and (hopefully) improves their Macbook aesthetics, I'll jump on board. Until then this is very easy to pass on.
But to all those who do get one, I'm sure you will be very happy with this efficient powerhouse.
50% cooler cakes.I don't think I'll ever need a laptop in my life (except back when I was at university), but damn, this product is desirable.
Will sell like hot cakes.
Good to hear this. I assume this was about how these worked.
Now my only concern is we are down 2 efficiency cores on these machines. So, when the 2 cores are tied up doing “light work” and you throw just a little more “light work” it’s way— I presume more power hunger performance cores will be required to step in, even though the work wouldn’t normally necessitate it (understandably so).
It is from Apple. It’s not a great illustration of the physics, but does show the inlets and outlets. The iMac Pro illustrations weren’t that much better, IIRC.Yes, this is not a great picture. Is it from Apple? The actual airflow will not spin like this but I see no reason to disbelieve Apple's overall claim. The lower end M1 MBP by all accounts very rarely needs fans on.
It's not silly at all! I agree. My work Dell XPS fans run even at idle, essentially, and very loudly under load. It's a very good machine for what it is, Windows and all, but I simply can't wait to receive the 14" MBP I ordered.It's silly, but one of my favorite things about Macs is the low fan noise. My work-issued (and top-of-the-line) PC laptop is a great machine, but I can't stand how the fan comes on noisily and regularly. I've always appreciated that Apple is tuned in to this part of the user experience.