It’s funny how Apple (TSMC) has been making M4 chips for months now, and only the iPad has been released that is using it…. Why?
My guess is that Apple is using the M4 chips that it’s making and putting them into the specialised hardware that is to run Apple Intelligence in their Datacentres.
It’s the only plausible explanation for such a gap.
This being the (likely) case, it must be a Golden chip!!
Early M4 production is a rounding error in relation to the A18 inventory buildup for iPhone 16. It’s good for working the kinks out for M4 Pro/Max production, but the vast majority of the first six months or so of volume production on a new process node is reserved for the A-series.
I would like to see Apple be more competitive in pricing. Not for the high end Macs like MBP, Studio etc but for the low end Mini's and Air. They could do this by having an M2 version available at the lowest price (i.e. 499 for a mini) and have the regular pricing for the M4 versions. This would pressure other PC makers to lower their prices and make them less competitive. Apple did this very successfully with the MP3 player market. First the mini enabled them to dominate the market and then the shuffle killed it off.
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Apple did this very successfully with the MP3 player market. First the mini enabled them to dominate the market and then the shuffle killed it off.