what's the reason behind that decision ? it's not possible to get an unbinned 8c GPU on the mba m1
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why did apple remove the 8-Core GPU option for the macbook air m1 ?
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too close to the base m2 air maybe
Guess Apple doesn’t sell as many base model M1 as they’d like to admit, despite aggressive push from retailers, YouTubers and forum members.
Why so negative? You do realize you’re talking about a 2020 model that has since been superseded by an updated model? If a consumer wants options, Apple offers them in its updated line. If cost is the ONLY consideration, then Apple offers the cheapest M1. Period.
See above regarding options.
With the benefit of three-milliseconds thought you would realise that it's actually because 8-core M1s would have impacted the sales of base M2s, not because Apple weren't selling enough of them to justify keeping that particular SKU on sale.
Because the only reason the M1 MBA only still exists is to provide an entry level MacBook "below $1000" so offering too many options doesn't make sense.
It's also the model that will get heavily discounted by retailers (and you'll be lucky if they stock 16GB or 512GB SSD options, let alone a whole new set of permutations with 7 core and 8 core GPUS).
It's up to you whether you want to spin that as "why would you buy an 8c GPU M1 when it would cost nearly as much as an all-round faster M2" or "Apple are evil and want to force you to buy a M2".
The "problem" as I see it is the risibly small 256GB SSD (which consequently wastes half the available SSD bandwidth) on the base model M2 - with a sensible 512GB SSD the $1200 base M2 would have been a no-brainer replacement for the previous $1250 8 gpu/512GB SSD M1 air.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few months - whether it's going to hang around for ever like last year's iPhone or whether it was only kept around to take the sting out of the M2 "price rise" & ensure good supply over the back-to-school/holiday season.
Unless I am reading the headline wrong or missing something mundane
 is still offering the:
ddi they discontinue this model for the future?
again, sorry if I missed some info here.
 is still offering the:
- Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 8GB unified memory
- 256GB SSD storage
ddi they discontinue this model for the future?
again, sorry if I missed some info here.
There was an option exact same as that except with 8-core GPU. That was removed when the M2 was launched, likely because, as stated, Apple wanted to firmly plant the M1 model at the 'budget' (lol) end of the range. The 8-core GPU model would have been too closely priced to the base M2 and likely stolen sales.
I hear that
I’ve just been able to score a mba m1 16/512 actually ! From a retailer . But it has 7c GPU
What sounds silly to me is the fact that m1 has 8c by default , and the 7c is a binned cpu ( be it on purpose or if one core poses issues )
And apple are evil . Absolute bastards . After the launch of the m2, they increased the price of tjr m1 by 70 bucks in EU
Hmmm I doubt they’ll remove it in the upcoming weeks . It’s the only model that costs « less » than 1000 .
If anything, they’l remove it with the launch of the m3 mba
Believe It or not , I actually prefer the m1 over the m2
-runs cooler
-more comfortable and more low profile
-has twice as fast SSD ( or should I say, m2 is twice slower)
i would still have bought the m2 still , as its display doesn’t use PWM (a blessing really) ,and its slightly taller , has a better keyboard , and a better battery for light use , but it was 550€ more expensive !!
thanks for the info!
just one more question
does my MacBook Air have an 8 core GPU?
according to system 2022venturawords.
I have a:
8 (4 performance and 4 efficiency)
and
Chipset Model: Apple M1
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
Total Number of Cores: 7
so I guess mine is a 7 core, huh
which seems to kickass computer and video wise!
/happy camper!
it's a 7c
mine is 7 too , but honestly in most cases it doesnt matter , still a beast
thank you, I told myself this 7 times after posting my post!
Actually, used M1 Macs are the cheapest. Period.
Seriously. These machines are not that old and are going to work great for a long, long time. I've never had a Mac that broke within a year that I wished I had a warranty on and I've never purchased an extended warranty from Apple on any of my Macs.