bala1234

hammeroftruth said:

bala1234 said:

The article is much more balanced than the headline! Quoting selective benchmarks isn't exclusive to Intel and AMD remember the graphics benchmarks Apple quoted for its chips? I don't think there is any dispute (even from its competitors) that M1 chips are the undisputed king of daily driver (& developer) laptops in terms power, portability and battery life.

But just you concluded competition is good for everybody! Even for diehard Apple faithfuls. 

Personally I am looking to procure a gaming rig in the near future and am very excited for the 7840u even with all the caveats you mentioned.

So while the 7840u’s specs might be real and to really show how good of a processor it is, it’s being sought after for handheld gaming using windows like the AOKZOE pro, it’s still an X86 based processor and not an ARM based one like Apple uses. What you have to consider is the length of time Apple has been using ARM with a desktop OS, which isn’t very long. Comparatively X86 has been used since the 80s. Apple has a lot of choices for the future of Macintosh, like using more than one processor, or even using an M type for some tasks and adding a lower end one (A15), like you would see in an AppleTV for other functions like just for video. The big advantage is that all of these chips were designed for low power, while the 7840u, can use low power, it takes a performance hit when you cut the wattage to it to conserve power and lower heat. 

mulasien said:

I know hating on Google is the popular thing to do on this site, but YouTube Music is actually half decent. When I was on Android, I actually used YTM as my primary music app over Spotify as I was already (and still) paying for YouTube Premium and its Supermix feature didn't have an equal on Spotify.

By contrast, I can count on two fingers the number of times I used Google Podcasts over Pocketcasts. Maybe podcasts moving to YTM will get better coverage? /shrug