k-hawinkler
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WRONG About M1 Mac Speed — Apple Silicon Explained!
Ignoring the hype, he offers interesting details.
Ignoring the hype, he offers interesting details.
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I'm not rushing. Having just upgraded to Mojave on both my MBPro and MacPro, and thus losing several apps (including PS CS6) I really don't want to line software sellers pockets any more. As long as C1 20/21 run OK, I'm OK.
Congratulations for your M1 and success!I got a M1 Macbook Pro yesterday, and have been using it with the C1 21 Beta and some IQ3 Achromatic Files - it feels as responsive or perhaps even faster to zoom in, adjust sliders, or apply corrections than my Desktop with a AMD 3600x and 2080ti...
I've also tried Fusion 360 and some other manufacturing software that is very slow on my 2015 Macbook Pro 15in, and it's noticeably faster. These are all running under Rosetta 2.
It's pretty stable! (I think I'm allowed to say that?)Congratulations for your M1 and success!
How stable is C1 21 Beta? TIA.
Understood. Thanks.I gave up cloning my boot drive back with Mojave because Time Machine can do the job pretty easily if/when needed. The downside is it's not instantly available and need to wait for it to build the new drive.
Many thanks Jack for the excellent advice.Understood -- I use it and love it too, primarily for backing up my data drives, but just no longer bother with using to create a bootable BU becauseT-M works so well. Another benefit of T-M over CCC for a migration, is it allows you to start at the root level of whatever system you're backing up to. So in the event you say buy a new desktop or a second laptop, you can useT-M to migrate everything, and the system knows to not import the old machine's dedicated drivers, so in the end, you end up with a cleaner system drive.
A CCC bootable backup is great when you spill coffee on your laptop, it fries, and you need to be up and running on another laptop instantly. This happened to my daughter in the middle of an (at home) exam, and I was able to let her use my laptop looking like a clone of hers in very little time. Still - multiple methods and locations of backup is best.
I think the answer to your RAM question lies in a combination of software and hardware optimization. If you consider that an iPad Pro going back from 2018 to now does a better job of editing multiple streams of 4K60p footage than say most computers that aren’t workstations despite only having 6GB of unified RAM then you sorta have your answer. I think these Apple Silicon style ARM SOOC are the future for productivity and perhaps even gaming. That’s not to say that there aren’t going to be Windows users that prefer to tinker with dedicated cards... but when you think about the dedicated higher end GPU’s start at $500 and go up to well over $1000 when you’re actually able to find and buy them. Well if this style of computer can fit the bill, run apps designed for both mobile/home, and do it at relatively affordable prices; then there’s little concern for the long term success of thisdecision by Apple considering all of the issues Intel has had over the years.The new Apple processing architecture is possibly the biggest upgrade for personal computing since..... xx86? It's not a minute too early. Many modern entry level computers struggle with the increasingly advanced online applications, and with the terrifying volumes of data that will be allowed by fast wireless internet, think 5G and beyond, something better, faster and not least more energy efficient will be needed.
There are a couple of initial reports available online, and the processor itself seems to be blazingly fast. The current version of the unit "only" offers an onboard GPU, but with the information available from Apple so far, there's reason to believe that this GPU will run circles around any current onboard unit, and probably a few dedicated GPUs as well.
The big question is why they offer maximum 16GB RAM on this version. Later, more advanced versions will most probably offer more, but even an entry level MacBook Pro 13" would typically need more for many of the tasks they will be used for, like 4K video editing. Unless there are things going on with the M1 that reduces the need for RAM.
I'm very happy that I haven't bought any new computers lately (except a MacBook 12" that I use for travel). This is clearly the future, and I wonder what Intel will do to counter this. And answer they must. The new Macs are reasonably priced considering what they offer.
My Mac mini actually was delivered to my house on 01/12/21!Ordered on 12/12/20: M1 Mac mini, 16GB, 2TB.
Ships: 6 weeks, Delivers: Feb 3 by Express Delivery.
Thanks Bart. I am sure that will be a beauty.Looking forward to the M1 iMac ...