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The advertised clock speed with all 8 cores isn't 2.4 GHz though. According to Notebookcheck, it's actually 4.2 GHz.

I read that slightly differently: "Integrates eight processor cores clocked at 2.4 - 5 GHz (4.2 GHz with 8 cores)". I read that as base speed is 2.4 GHz, and can go to 5GHz for a single core, or 4.2 GHz for 8 cores.

Further info about the CPU:  The processor clocks at between 2.4 - 5 GHz and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The 5 GHz can only be reached using the "Thermal Velocity Boost" which allows one core to boost to 5 GHz (+200 MHz) as long as the CPU temperature is below 50°C. Multiple cores can be boosted +100 MHz below 50°C (not verified). 

Sounds like heat is a real issue with this CPU. And all the other Intel CPUs.

slurpy said:

entropys said:

Apple Music needs work in its GUI.
The services are largely interchangeable, the best GUI and value for money will win.

What's wrong with the GUI? I can find nothing to complain about.

It's just not very good. So much is missing. When I listen to music on Apple music, I'd like to see a bio of the artist. Some have it, many don't. Searching for music doesn't seem to be able to gloss over misspellings or alternative spellings - this is basic stuff that Google solved decades ago in search. Sharing playlists seems like an afterthought whereas with Spotify it's front and centre. I could go on, but suffice to say that the GUI experience with Apple Music seems very flat, and the world has moved on from that.

Silly question. The A$20 000 one of course. Hang on my wife wants to speak to me... No, turns out I was wrong. The correct answer is "None of them. Use the 5k iMac you bought less than 6 months ago you blithering idiot."

Samsung: Apple's going to use 3 cameras? Screw four. We're going to 5 cameras."

lam92103 said:

Don't include a GPU by default, so that we can just install our own and use it for gaming.

Now, as it has always been, drivers would be the issue. Moving forward, there's talk that Apple may be walking away from external GPUs supplied by traditional vendors in favour of their own silicon. We live in interesting times.

Come on Apple, we need a non-overpriced MacProMini with Desktop level components, for normal people. It'll be a hit with the gaming crowd, developers and be a good general purpose computer.

Room for, say, 3 PCI cards, and a couple of NVMe sticks in a chassis a quarter of the volume of the current Mac Pro would be welcome. With so many components shrinking, it's time to shed some size from the traditional tower.

LC III, System 7, Claris works. Unbeatable combo.

etiquette said:

I think it’s time for regulators to ban Apple Watch and the whole Find My ecosystem.
But keep selling guns to anyone, of course.
/s 

Sounds like she might have a use for one, though. This guy sounds like a certifiable loon. Dangerous, too.