Not really, its not running a desktop quality operating system, its apps are not desktop quality, i.e., Photoshop and Office are nerfed versions. I can multitask a lot more on a laptop, and hook up a heck of more peripherals on my laptop then my iPad.
Its great that you find your usage on the iPad to be better then a laptop, but that doesn't mean your tablet is a better laptop
Apple could conjure up a lot of Mini sales with just a CPU update.
After viewing some of the WWDC videos on Apple’s website, I’m excited about the transition. Benchmarks alone won’t tell the whole story, but native Apple Silicon apps will have access to the neural engine, better integrated graphics, and will be able to use both the high-efficiency and high-power cores at the same time. Rosetta 2 will bring some of these benefits to existing apps, as well.My daughters have 11 inch MBA's one of them will not be supported in Big Sur one will so gives me another year on one device at least. As for the other one I just don't know. Avoid butterfly keyboards at all costs, the move to ARM is a train wreck waiting to happen. I just don't know what to do frankly.
I am going to have to respectfully and genuinely ask you what ever gives you the impression that any software on the Mac will be nerfed versions of any kind? If you watched the WWDC Keynote and/or the State of the Union presentation, and paid attention, you would not be having these concerns at all. Running iOS and iPadOS apps was a footnote at best compared to what they really were talking about. It is being done because they can. I know there are a lot of iPhone apps I would love to run in a little window as companions to my desktop. I also know that many, many developers are going to opt out of putting their iOS and iPadOS apps on the Mac App Store, because they don’t want people running them there, like Fortnite and other games like it, or the core functionality would be lost, i.e. rear camera, etc.That’s precisely the concern with an arm Mac. Nerfed versions of software. The emphasis will be more that you can run iPad or iPhone apps on it.
If we can get desktop quality programs and not lite versions then perhaps it’ll be worth a look. I would be curious to see the native arm version of office for Mac that was shown at the event. MS doesn’t even have such a thing for windows arm though I’m sure they’re working on it.
N-No.... It will actually be the sixth-generation MacBook Pro.. and will include their ~30th Apple-designed ARM SoC.Most likely, I won't be getting the 0th-gen MBP (note that I said 0 and not 1 because that's what it really is).
So rent one. You'll either get a $500 voucher against a new ARM-whatever when they ship when you return it or you'll likely make a bit more hanging onto it for a few years and then sneakily selling it on eBay as a rare retro item - especially if you back up all the iterations of ARMOS Big Sur it gets.I wish that they would sell the developer Minis. It's basically $500 to rent one right now. They probably require an NDA like they did the last time.
No... I honestly feel like all of this closing down, dumbing down, software nerfing paranoia is just that, and not based on anything Apple has done or insinuated.
That's a weird way to spell ThinkPad...IMAGINE THAT!!?? same here, 38, probably future client of an Asus Zenbook
I’m getting one. After Apple’s official announcement I got rid of my 16” MacBook Pro and got the quad core Air so I can justify buying another MacBook by the end of the year. Haha.
So how would the gpu work with the ARM? Will the gpu chips like 5600m be able to work with ARM machines. I did not see anywhere mention about gpu etc. I know the new ipad pros play games smoothly and at the keynote, they showed Adobe apps working nicely but wasnt sure if apple would be having their own gpu chips or still going with AMD etc.
I was going to return my mbp 16" and get the 5600m version but wasn't sure how useful down the road it would be esp the price and the news on ARM. I'm sure the 5500m is fine for now but it seems plans are stalled a bit on future proofing with these laptops from this year, especialy since we keep our laptops far longer. I still use my mbp 13" 2013 but its heating up too much now with my work-from-home multi tasking on it. Hence I got the mbp 16" and I use vmware for windows due to my job too.