Apple: Hardware News and Discussion Thread
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So, someone at Apple purchased and uses their tools. So what?
Apple and Samsung (and others) sue each other left and right while still doing business with one another. It's business, it's the way the world works.
Apple and Samsung (and others) sue each other left and right while still doing business with one another. It's business, it's the way the world works.
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M1 Chip Beats GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon RX 560 for Graphics Performance
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/16...radeon-rx-560/
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https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/16...nch-benchmark/
The M1 MacBook Pro earned a multi-core Cinebench score of 7508, and a single-core score of 1498, which is similar in performance to some of Intel's 11th-generation chips.
Comparatively, a 2020 16-inch MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Core i9 chip earned a multi-core score of 8818, according to a MacRumors reader who benchmarked his machine with the new R23 update that came out last week. The 2.6GHz low-end 16-inch MacBook Pro earned a single-core score of 1113 and a multi-core score of 6912 on the same test, and the high-end prior-generation MacBook Air earned a single-core score of 1119 and a multi-core score of 4329.
Comparatively, a 2020 16-inch MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Core i9 chip earned a multi-core score of 8818, according to a MacRumors reader who benchmarked his machine with the new R23 update that came out last week. The 2.6GHz low-end 16-inch MacBook Pro earned a single-core score of 1113 and a multi-core score of 6912 on the same test, and the high-end prior-generation MacBook Air earned a single-core score of 1119 and a multi-core score of 4329.
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Exporting H.264 Sony 10 bit 422 footage with just one rec709 lut takes:
- 11 minutes and 30 seconds on his iMac Pro with Vega 56 and 128gigs of ram.
- 10 minutes and 20 seconds on thenew MacBook Pro with 8gigs of ram took
- 11 minutes and 30 seconds on his iMac Pro with Vega 56 and 128gigs of ram.
- 10 minutes and 20 seconds on thenew MacBook Pro with 8gigs of ram took
30 seconds long H.265 canon 10-bit 422 footage at 100fps takes
- 80 seconds on his iMac Pro but
- only 45 seconds on his new MacBook Pro
- 80 seconds on his iMac Pro but
- only 45 seconds on his new MacBook Pro
10bit 422 canon h265 8k ipb footage for 30 seconds with one rec709lut.
- 2 min and 47 sec on his iMac Pro vs
- 62 seconds on his MacBook Pro.
- 2 min and 47 sec on his iMac Pro vs
- 62 seconds on his MacBook Pro.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...-chip.2268919/
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Verge says that they're amazing and extremely powerful and have insane battery life, they'd be 10/10 laptops if not for the webcam that still sucks. Also iOS apps suck but x86 emulated apps run great and will be even better when optimized for the Apple chips
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Got my Mac mini up and running. The crazy thing is, for an ARM architecture transition, it's amazing how easy the whole thing is. When I downloaded MS Office, the machine said "FYI: This App is going to have to use Rosetta". I said "OK" and that's the last I heard of it.
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Low end... so what were the previous ones then?
Sure.. the early 2020 MBA and early 2020 13” MBP only supported one 6K or one 5K display as well, but they also supported two 4K displays. 🤷🏻♂️
anyways since I just got my Mini I’m in no rush or need to upgrade them. I’ll be waiting for 2nd or 3rd gen.
Sure.. the early 2020 MBA and early 2020 13” MBP only supported one 6K or one 5K display as well, but they also supported two 4K displays. 🤷🏻♂️
anyways since I just got my Mini I’m in no rush or need to upgrade them. I’ll be waiting for 2nd or 3rd gen.
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$50 discounts with the new Macs at @Costco
MBA 8-core GPU $1199 (i think only gold is available now)
https://www.costco.com/new-macbook-a...100688259.html
Mac Mini $669
https://www.costco.com/new-mac-mini-...100694159.html
13" MBP $1249
https://www.costco.com/new-macbook-p...100574607.html
https://slickdeals.net/f/14551298-ne...?src=frontpage
MBA 8-core GPU $1199 (i think only gold is available now)
https://www.costco.com/new-macbook-a...100688259.html
Mac Mini $669
https://www.costco.com/new-mac-mini-...100694159.html
13" MBP $1249
https://www.costco.com/new-macbook-p...100574607.html
https://slickdeals.net/f/14551298-ne...?src=frontpage
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Yea he’s testing that stuff later with the 13” MBP.
he usually tests things like Canon Cinema Raw lite, red raw, black magic raw, prores raw and a bunch of codecs from mirrorless cams.
The R5 footage is a big one because even his Mac Pro with afterburner card can’t play it back smoothly.
he usually tests things like Canon Cinema Raw lite, red raw, black magic raw, prores raw and a bunch of codecs from mirrorless cams.
The R5 footage is a big one because even his Mac Pro with afterburner card can’t play it back smoothly.
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I need to stop watching these review videos. Making me sad with my 2018 i7 mini.
I could always give it to my mom as an upgrade to her 2011 model and then pick up a new mini
I could always give it to my mom as an upgrade to her 2011 model and then pick up a new mini
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I have no regrets selling my early 2020 Air for this Air. Its amazing. I would say that non-optimized apps run about the same as the old one, which was still pretty good. Optimized apps run better then my 16 inch i9.
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That changes now, of course. The MacBook Air is the machine 99% of Apple customers have been waiting for.
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I took my 2016 15" MBP to the Apple store yesterday because the keyboard has been failing for a while and I had one month left to take advantage of the extended warranty. pretty suite to get a new keyboard and battery for nothing, 4 yrs after purchase 
After finding out I would be without computer for 7-10 days, I immediately purchased a base model M1 Air. The keyboard is really nice, but takes much getting used to coming from the scissor one. The computer is ridiculously quick for such a cheap machine. Haven't got into trying to edit video etc yet, I only got it set up last evening. I do find myself missing the touchbar believe it or not.
Not sure if I'll keep it or return it, I had been intending to return it when my MBP is back, but....
After finding out I would be without computer for 7-10 days, I immediately purchased a base model M1 Air. The keyboard is really nice, but takes much getting used to coming from the scissor one. The computer is ridiculously quick for such a cheap machine. Haven't got into trying to edit video etc yet, I only got it set up last evening. I do find myself missing the touchbar believe it or not.
Not sure if I'll keep it or return it, I had been intending to return it when my MBP is back, but....