Brandonw

netrox said:

Definitely will trade my 14 for 15 just for USB-C. 

Honestly curious; why?  Everyone clamoring for USB-C like it's going to be life changing and I just dont get it.  I couldn't possibly care less if my phone has USB C or not.  I only plug it in when I'm in the car for CarPlay.  And now I'll have to trash tons of lightning cables I already have.

shareef777 said:

Brandonw said:

swineone said:

"A Mac with Apple Silicon inside isn't just noticeably faster than their Intel counterparts; it's capable of a few other exclusive features too. Here is what an Apple Silicon-based Mac can do that the Intel Macs can't."

"but as Apple can control every facet of these chips, there is currently a subset of Mac features exclusive only to Apple's chipsets."

Let's not kid ourselves. All features listed (even running iOS/iPadOS apps) are well within the realms of the computing power available on Intel-based Macs. Hell, Dragon NaturallySpeaking did on-device dictation what, over 20 years ago? Surely not as well as Siri today, but then again, you can't compare a few-hundred-MHz Pentium Pro or Pentium II to current chips (and even older ones).

It's not a technical issue, but merely a marketing strategy of differentiation to move new product. And Apple is (or at least should be, you never know with governments these days) well within their rights to do so. But don't pretend there's some magical Apple Silicon fairy dust that enables this. It's just good old marketing.

Did they say it was a technical issue or apple silicon "fairy dust"? Nope.  I don't even know why I read comments anymore...it's exhausting.

The implication of the article is that the M1 macs are more capable then intel because of these features when EVERY ONE of those features is artificially limited by Apple.

So? They are still features that don’t exist on intel Macs. Limited by apple via software or technical reason, these features are only available on Apple Silicon which is what the article is about.  It’s literally just an article that lists features you can’t get on intel machines. Ya’ll are just whiny. Your computer does the same or more than it did when you bought it. If you want the new features buy an M1 mac. 

swineone said:

"A Mac with Apple Silicon inside isn't just noticeably faster than their Intel counterparts; it's capable of a few other exclusive features too. Here is what an Apple Silicon-based Mac can do that the Intel Macs can't."

"but as Apple can control every facet of these chips, there is currently a subset of Mac features exclusive only to Apple's chipsets."

Let's not kid ourselves. All features listed (even running iOS/iPadOS apps) are well within the realms of the computing power available on Intel-based Macs. Hell, Dragon NaturallySpeaking did on-device dictation what, over 20 years ago? Surely not as well as Siri today, but then again, you can't compare a few-hundred-MHz Pentium Pro or Pentium II to current chips (and even older ones).

It's not a technical issue, but merely a marketing strategy of differentiation to move new product. And Apple is (or at least should be, you never know with governments these days) well within their rights to do so. But don't pretend there's some magical Apple Silicon fairy dust that enables this. It's just good old marketing.

Did they say it was a technical issue or apple silicon "fairy dust"? Nope.  I don't even know why I read comments anymore...it's exhausting.

bulk001 said:

Oh please. You can buy perfectly good alternatives on Amazon for a fraction of the price. That magically work across all models. The shoelaces were a joke but you have your heads so far up where the sun don’t shine you can’t see it. Though the TSLA whistle makes me wonder if someone like Elon couldn’t pull it off!

Sure, but they use the lug design that apple developed.

hexclock said:

Brandonw said:

swat671 said:

I wonder if they’ll expand the Macs it’s available with. I have a 2017 15” MacBook Pro that needs a new battery. 

It costs $199 to get the battery replaced by apple. You can also buy the battery from ifixit for $139. I would just have apple do it. 

Just had a battery replaced in our MacBook Air. Apple charged $129 plus tax. 

Yeah, the 16" MBP is $199 though.  Bigger battery.