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  • Apple unveils new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard

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    randominternetperson said:
    A maxed out MacBook Air (with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB of storage) comes in a couple hundred bucks less than the "best" default option at the Apple store.  The main difference between the two appear to be:
    1. Form factor
    2. "1.2GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz" for the Air and "2.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz" for the 13-inch.
    3. 2 versus 4 thunderbolt ports.
    4. (edit) "16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3" for the Air and "16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X" for the Pro.

    Any guesses as to whether the Air with a slower i7 or the Pro with the faster i5 (but both Turbo Boosting to 3.8) would be faster on day-to-day work?  They have the same video card and same number of cores, same amount (but different speed) RAM.  There are likely to perform about the same, right?  So it's just a matter of deciding which form factor you like?
    The Pro (even the 8th generation in the base model) will be much faster at CPU-intensive tasks than the top-of-the-line Air. The Air has a 10Q processor that maxes out around 12W, while the base Pro has a 15W processor that maxes out at 25W, and the top-of-the-line Pro has a 28W processor. In English, it means that the Pros can run at those top Turbo Boost speeds for much longer than the Air. If you push the Air’s CPU, it drops down to about 1.6GHz for sustained use. It gets those Turbo Boost speeds only for short periods of time, which is fine for opening apps, etc. The Pros can sustain them, which is better for things like video encoding.
    stompyrandominternetpersoncorradokidjdb8167

  • Compared: 2020 MacBook Air i3 versus MacBook Air i7

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    ITGUYINSD said:
    So the multi-core results were 50% faster in the i7 which has 100% more cores?  Why aren't the results closer to 100% faster?
    These are the Y-Series chips. They are up to 10W now but have a maximum up-capacity of 12W. By contrast the chip in the base 13” Pro is nominally 15W but can go up to 25W. Thus the 13” Pro multi core score is about 4x as fast as the single core score, while the multi-score form is only about 2.5-3x as fast. All 4 cores are running, but likely only around 1.7GHz sustained. The single core score is based on the burst speed (3.2 GHZ on the i3 and 3.8 GHz on the i7). 
    cgWerksMisterKit

  • Compared: 2020 MacBook Air i3 versus MacBook Air i7

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    MisterKit said:
    I’m surprised there was not an even larger boost with the i7.

    It’s the thermals. Apple limits the voltage to stay roughly within the 10W TDP. By contrast, with the 13” Pro, even the base will boost up to about 25W despite the 15W nominal TDP because it has better cooling. 
    cgWerksMisterKit

  • Hands on: Titanium Apple Watch Edition Series 5 is worth the extra cost

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    The Titanium Watch also comes with a sport band and an extra year of warranty. 
    randominternetperson

  • Surviving the most technologically advanced trade show solely on USB-C was a nightmare

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    davgreg said:
    The question I have regarding USB C is who signed off on this dumpster fire. Were Steve Jobs alive he would not OK the mess cables and dongles have become on Apple devices.
    Steve Jobs is the guy who dropped every legacy port from the original iMac in favor of USB-A. I’m sure he’d love the all-Thunderbolt 3-design of the MacBook Pro, and the single-port MacBook. Perhaps he’d have commissioned a better Apple hub, though, as well as a MagSafe-like charging cable. Fortunately, the third party market seems to be catching up (finally). 
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