These New Macs Are Coming in 2024

[kazmac]

Watch and wait.

 

[Zest28]

When Apple went to ARM silicon, it was clear the entire Apple ecosystem did so. People buying new systems could buy Apple silicone Macs with confidence.

On the Windows PC side, Snapdragon notebooks came out recently with similar benefits, but run emulation and I suspect Intel will continue to dominate the desktop market for a long time (perhaps into perpetuity), and plans to offer a mobile processor that may be competitive with the Snapdragon systems (perhaps without requiring emulation?), so there's a bit of division and confusion. The impression I got from a little cursory review browsing regarding gate Snapdragon notebooks was 'Great, but are you sure you want to get one?'

That said, the powerful battery life advantage Apple's enjoyed in recent years may be coming to an end.

Agreed. I think the Studio should always be on par with or beat any other system (other than a Mac Pro). The top versions (Max and Ultra) should always come across as 'a beast' in reviews.

The problem with ARM is, AMD their new chips can match ARM their efficiency but with higher performance. Just because Intel sucks, doesn't mean x86 sucks.

Both Snapdragon and Intel should be very worried by AMD at the moment.

 

[DavidSchaub]

The problem with ARM is, AMD their new chips can match ARM their efficiency but with higher performance. Just because Intel sucks, doesn't mean x86 sucks.

Both Snapdragon and Intel should be very worried by AMD at the moment.

Luckily, it doesn't matter which chiip is faster. All that matters is that they are fast enough and do the job.

 

[HowardEv]

This is why I want a Mac mini and a Mac nano so we can both be happy

Very conciliatory of you. I say no prisoners. After Apple introduces a Mac Nano, not only should Apple stop selling the Mini, but the government should confiscate teh_hunterer's old one and make him admit the Nano is superior.