timpetus

I know a lot of people who will be very annoyed if blue goes away. I'd personally love to see green make a comeback, the 11 Pro in green is stunning!

macxpress said:

timpetus said:

macxpress said:

timpetus said:

Notably speedier unless you need to run Windows software that isn't compatible with Windows on ARM, in which case I guess the solution is switching to Windows or buying two laptops? I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that's a large portion of the Mac power users who are still using an Intel Mac. 

Unless they're using Bootcamp I doubt using Parallels is any faster on an Intel Mac versus an M series Mac. In my testing of Windows 11 in Parallels on an M1 MacBook Pro it was more than adequate. 

My understanding is the AS Macs can't run regular Windows at native speeds. My Intel MBP allowed me to play several Windows games using PlayOnMac without even having to use Bootcamp or purchase Parallels. I have no free way to accomplish the same on my M1 Max MBP, so when it comes to this use case it was a downgrade. Not that I'm unhappy with my new machine, just pointing out that AS isn't 100% upgrade with no downsides for those still using Intel Macs.

If someone is buying a Mac they're not buying it to play games. Most people don't want to screw around with 3rd party programs that "might" work just to play a game. 

if someone is holding out its because they have a specific program that runs natively on the Intel Mac that for someone reason has issues running on a M-Series Mac, or they just don't have the funding to buy an M-Series Mac. Or, even they're going by the if it ain't broken don't fix it mentality and will just upgrade whenever the Intel Mac stops working for them. 

Some people might be. I certainly gamed a lot on both of my Intel MBPs, and I also use my AS MBP to play several games and run emulators for various older consoles. Sure, I'm not playing the latest AAA games on my Mac, but there are a lot of great older games that I enjoy immensely, and I prefer my laptops to always be Macs because they are built so much better and last for many years.

I'm sure there are other reasons to upgrade, but I know a lot of Mac users who had no clue which programs would break when they updated their OS or purchased a newer AS Mac. I therefore took issue with the implication that there's no possible downside to upgrading from an Intel Mac. Buyers need to do their research to make sure their shiny new Mac will meet their needs and to prepare to adjust for anything that won't work after the upgrade.

macxpress said:

timpetus said:

Notably speedier unless you need to run Windows software that isn't compatible with Windows on ARM, in which case I guess the solution is switching to Windows or buying two laptops? I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that's a large portion of the Mac power users who are still using an Intel Mac. 

Unless they're using Bootcamp I doubt using Parallels is any faster on an Intel Mac versus an M series Mac. In my testing of Windows 11 in Parallels on an M1 MacBook Pro it was more than adequate. 

My understanding is the AS Macs can't run regular Windows at native speeds. My Intel MBP allowed me to play several Windows games using PlayOnMac without even having to use Bootcamp or purchase Parallels. I have no free way to accomplish the same on my M1 Max MBP, so when it comes to this use case it was a downgrade. Not that I'm unhappy with my new machine, just pointing out that AS isn't 100% upgrade with no downsides for those still using Intel Macs.

Notably speedier unless you need to run Windows software that isn't compatible with Windows on ARM, in which case I guess the solution is switching to Windows or buying two laptops? I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that's a large portion of the Mac power users who are still using an Intel Mac. 

My experience has been great so far. I've had my 15 Pro approximately 5 months now and battery health is still at 100%. I always leave the 80% charge limit turned on, since that mirrors what I do with my MBPs. Battery was manufactured 7/2023 and first use in 9/2023. Cycle count is 123, so it's not like I'm babying the phone - I use it a lot, every day!