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Also the 8th gen Intel processor has hardware mitigation for spectre and meltdown so they don't need a software patch that reduced performance in the 7th gen and older Intel processors. So that could narrow the performance gap as well.
Tom's Hardware got confirmation from Intel regarding the in-silicon mitigations delivered in the 8th gen Core U-Series 15W mobile processors. It was following up a Tweet from industry analyst Ashraf Eassa, suggesting that Intel's new chips might support the new mitigations. Please note that the simultaneously launched Intel 8th gen Core Y-Series mobile 5W processors (Amber Lake) don't come with any such hardware fixes. Tom's Hardware compiled the following table to make clear what is patched in hardware/software with the new processors:
why would you choose the base mbp over the Air? The only benefit the mbp has is a higher CPU clock speed. You're probably not going to notice that in real world usage, in synthetic benchmarks there'll be a difference but, I'd rather have TouchID, longer battery life, a laptop that weighs a 1/4lb lb less, and $100 than CPU that is a few % faster
My current Air is 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)
The new Air being 0.21 pounds (0.08 kg) lighter is negligible for me. Plus, I don't really car about TouchID or extra 2 hours of battery life. And if you get the base MBP as refurb, it's $1,099, so you'd save $100 over the new Air.
Interesting, I didn't notice the difference between the U and Y series, the Air has a 7w TDP chip and the MBP has 15w TDP, you'll probably notice a difference under a heavy workload
Originally Posted by AZuser
My current Air is 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)
The new Air being 0.21 pounds (0.08 kg) lighter is negligible for me. Plus, I don't really car about TouchID or extra 2 hours of battery life. And if you get the base MBP as refurb, it's $1,099, so you'd save $100 over the new Air.
To each his own
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I think most of these particular 'reviewers' don't have kids and don't have pets (and don't get laid)
I was super pissed when they got rid of mag safe. But meh, time has moved on, I havent had any issues and I find it pretty valuable to be able to choose which port I can charge from as my set up sometimes has me needing to switch from the left to right sides.
hopefully when ifixit does their tear down we can see how the RAM is accessed.
The $799 Mac mini comes standard with 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory, installed as a pair of 4GB SO-DIMMs. The mini supports a maximum of 64GB, and you can upgrade the memory later, but Apple doesn’t consider the Mac mini to be user-configurable, and it recommends that memory upgrades be performed by a certified Apple service provider.
i was kind of thinking it might not be as easily accessed as my 2012 because based off the pictures of the 2018, part of the RAM is recessed inside the case.
) for Black Friday or something? Too much inventory?
At Amazon I can get a 120GB SSD for $30 and I can get a 240GB for $40. But from Apple that'll be $200 please. Samsung 970 256GB EVO is ~$90
