canukstorm
About
- Username
- canukstorm
- Joined
- Visits
- 174
- Last Active
- Roles
- member
- Points
- 3,987
- Badges
- 1
- Posts
- 2,695
Reactions
-
M3 Max benchmarks show Mac Pro performance in a MacBook
ApplePoor said:So give it up guys. Apple is making their own GPUs as part of a chip. They expended no effort to support graphic cards in the new M powered Mac Pro. They have said in big bold letters "we are building our own complete system so we do not have to worry about compatibility or support for third party products".
That basically means that all the comparisons to third party stuff is meaningless as none of it can be directly installed in Apple products and or run on MacOS. We have zero information on how third party stuff would work in the current Apple world equipment.
We have a very simple choice array now. Apple OS or Windows.
Once the Apple OS decision is made, then one can choose from consumer products (in Apple's world) of the iMac, low tier MacBook Airs and low end Mac mini. The middle tier is the upper models of the MacBook Airs and Mac mini and 14" M3 MacBook Pro. The pro world includes the M3 Max, Pro and Ultra trim lines with prices to match.
The Geek Bench scores are one of the best known ways to compare the performances to a score. However, some vendors have been known to build to make a great score.
That's the been the case for awhile now -
Apple killed Android plans for Apple Watch
Apple Watch is a great device and the king of smart watches. It literally owns the market, like iPod did the MP3 player market. If Apple is serious about making a difference in health, and I genuinely think they are, this is a mistake. When you factor in Android, the potential market for AW is bigger than iPhone, not just in terms of device sales but also social impact. -
First M3 benchmarks show big speed improvements over M2
mikethemartian said: -
First M3 benchmarks show big speed improvements over M2
-
'Scary Fast' iMac with M3 is here with few external changes
rob53 said:The only way to get a 27" 5K display, an actual replacement for the 27" iMac, is to get the Studio Display ($1599) and pair it with a Mac mini ($1299, M2 10/16 core, 16GB, 512GB). The base M3 is not that much faster than the base M3. This system would cost in the $2900 range. The M3 iMac only has 8/10 cores, 16GB 512GB for $1900, less powerful and smaller screen. The iMacs are now only for schools, some businesses and general home use, not for businesses needing to do real work. Apple has decided, and it might be valid, that separating the display from the computer is the best way for heavier users going forward. Sure, get a laptop but they're only for people with good eyesight and for those who already have or are willing to buy an external display or two or three. The base Mac Studio M2 Max isn't that much more than the top end Mac mini ($700 more) with much more room for growth. The Intel Mac I'm using right now is a fully blown 2019 model with top end graphics card and 72GB RAM, 2TB SSD. It cost almost $6K. Add the 2TB storage to the base Studio ($2599 M2 Max, 12/30 cores, 32GB, 2TB) and use the Studio Display ($1599) and for $4200 it absolutely blows my 8-core i9 to smithereens. This really is the successor to the 27" iMac. Both the Mac mini and Mac Studio don't take up much room, fitting underneath the Studio Display. Time to get used to it.
Just like how it was when the iMac was first introduced 25 years ago.