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M1 benchmarks prove Apple Silicon outclasses nearly all current Intel Mac chips
That 8th GPU core is probably not "disabled". One of the 8 x cores is probably defective, and this is Apple's way of using the whole system on a chip, instead of scrapping it. This is common in both CPU & GPU manufacturing.randominternetperson said:
What are you basing that on? Based on the numbers DuhSesame (re)posted, the pro and the mini are identical--even with the 30-minute test. Calling 7763 versus 7716 a "slight advantage" is like saying that something selling for $99.39 is "slightly cheaper" than something selling for $100.00. While technically true, a 0.6% difference just statistical noise.dewme said:The MacBook Pro's slight advantage over the Mac Mini tells me that Apple could probably tweak a lot more performance from the Mini if they were willing to sacrifice a bit on its aesthetics to have a more aggressive thermal management subsystem. Maybe a mini cheese grater design rather than the current cigar box design?
What these results tell me is that the M1 chip inside all the new Macs are identical (except in terms of memory and that sadly disabled 8th GPU core in the entry-level air), and that (unlike the very first MacBook Air, way back when) the lack of a fan not a huge deal (9% difference at 10 minutes, 18% different at 30 minutes).
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Early macOS Big Sur adopters running into teething issues
I see two issues, not related to any specific Mac model (happens on all my Macs):- Automount is broken. Normally edit /etc/auto_master and uncomment the "/net" line. Find the "autofsd" process and restart it. Then I can browse NFS network shares by just going to the "/net/server/share" name, and they are automatically mounted. I've done this for years, from both the terminal and Finder. In the terminal when I hit the top level of a share, I get an unintelligible error: "cd: rPC prog. not avail: /net/skinner/Data". When going to the share in Finder, it just shows empty (no files or directories) - no error message.
- Unlock with S6 watch stopped working. Disabled it, and can't re-enable - Mac states it can't talk to the watch. This was working well, consistently with all my Macs (minis & MacBook Pros) until Big Sur.
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Early macOS Big Sur adopters running into teething issues
AFP is not gone. Using it right here & now from Mac mini upgraded to Big Sur, connecting to my FreeBSD server running NetATalk.jabohn said:
AFP is gone from Big Sur. It has been deprecated for over 6 years (since macOS 10.9) and Big Sur has finally removed it entirely.caladanian said:„There was a problem connecting to the server ...” via afp
From the terminal, I type "open afp://skinner" and Finder opens a window, showing all my AFP shares on that server.
From Finder, I hit Cmd-K (Connect to server) and type in "afp://skinner" and Finder shows me a list of my shares on that server.
All of my Macs are backing up with Time Machine to these AFP shares. Has worked for years, and still works with Big Sur. -
Notifications repeatedly tell iOS 14 beta testers to download nonexistent update
Nope - Apple has released an update now.melgross said:
Great! So instead of a quick tap to get rid of it we have to play around with the date and mess everything else up.danlord2711 said:Just tested the fix suggested in the article and it works! Set the date as yesterday (or further- tested rolling the clock back 24hrs, 48hrs, and 1 month back) and the problem disappears. Cheers!
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Razor-thin margins have strained Foxconn's relationship with Apple
Yes there is - Apples gross margins for the past several years are closer to 38%.red oak said:Apple gross margins have been 40% since 2015
There is value in being more precise
