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#2798226 20-Oct-2021 15:48

I ordered the M1 max with 32 core GPU and 64 GB RAM.

My current machine is a 2016 Macbook Pro which is working fine, and even my previous 2012 Macbook Pro is still going strong. So although expensive, I'm expecting a long life for this machine.

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#2798230 20-Oct-2021 15:57

zenourn:

I ordered the M1 max with 32 core GPU and 64 GB RAM.

Out of interest, what do you plan on using it for? You'd hope it would chomp through what ever you throw at it.

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#2798242 20-Oct-2021 16:38

Nate001:

Out of interest, what do you plan on using it for? You'd hope it would chomp through what ever you throw at it.

I do a lot of data analysis (billion+ rows of data), is for the smaller stuff that I don't run on the servers or when not on the network.

This might actually run analyses faster than the EPYC servers I use. The insane 400 GB/s memory bandwidth of this chip can have a moderate speed benefit for the type of code I run.

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#2798272 20-Oct-2021 18:13

wellygary:
Although there is still the unanswered question about whether the larger M1 iMac will lose user upgradable RAM... which I have a feeling is coming... and will make lots of people grumpy...

M1 is an SOC so there won’t be upgradable RAM.

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#2798320 20-Oct-2021 19:49

zenourn:

I do a lot of data analysis (billion+ rows of data), is for the smaller stuff that I don't run on the servers or when not on the network.

This might actually run analyses faster than the EPYC servers I use. The insane 400 GB/s memory bandwidth of this chip can have a moderate speed benefit for the type of code I run.

I'd love to see a comparison! I've got a M1 MacBook Pro and actually think it is quicker in many regards to my AMD Ryzen Desktop. You've ordered an absolute beast!

The thing that is impressive is the chips appear to be bloody powerful while only sipping energy, this has to have Intel especially concerned. I think once the new iMacs are out I'll be personally switching to one as a desktop.

Apple have done really darn well here.

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#2798324 20-Oct-2021 20:15

I doubt any Apple Silicon model will ever have user-upgradeable RAM.

Always get the most you can afford (and don't buy the base model). That's pretty much my Apple buying advice since about 2012!

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#2798327 20-Oct-2021 20:28

michaelmurfy:

I'd love to see a comparison! I've got a M1 MacBook Pro and actually think it is quicker in many regards to my AMD Ryzen Desktop. You've ordered an absolute beast!

The thing that is impressive is the chips appear to be bloody powerful while only sipping energy, this has to have Intel especially concerned. I think once the new iMacs are out I'll be personally switching to one as a desktop.

Apple have done really darn well here.

I'll post some benchmarks once it arrives both on the CPU and GPU side in comparison to Ryzen/EPYC/nVidia, although I suspect there will be lots of benchmarks published very soon. As the M1 has been around a while now the compilers are actually getting quite good at targeting the architecture.

Yes, with Apple Silicon and AMD's excellent desktop and server offerings, there are very strong alternatives to Intel now.

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#2798328 20-Oct-2021 20:30

zenourn:

I do a lot of data analysis (billion+ rows of data), is for the smaller stuff that I don't run on the servers or when not on the network.

This might actually run analyses faster than the EPYC servers I use. The insane 400 GB/s memory bandwidth of this chip can have a moderate speed benefit for the type of code I run.

Thats refreshing from all the typical use case reviews talking about media editing. As Michael said would be interesting to see a comparison of performance.

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#2798330 20-Oct-2021 20:36

Except... MS Teams, still needs optimising for M1. Because no one is using Teams much at the moment, they must have more important things to do!

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#2798338 20-Oct-2021 20:56

@bendud not just Teams but many Electron based apps. I suspect this work will be accelerated now. I don’t run Teams on my MacBook but use Signal which isn’t optimised but still works fine.

There is also an alpha version of Spotify (another electron app) that is optimised so fingers crossed we won’t need to wait long!

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#2880286 7-Mar-2022 14:36

Opening this as we are getting ready for the Apple event at 7am on Wednesday (NZDT).

Rumours are we will get to see a new iPhone SE with 5G and the old iPhone 8 form factor, new iPad Air, possibly a Mac Mini with M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, and a M2 MacBook Pro 13".

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#2880287 7-Mar-2022 14:37

jarledb:

Opening this as we are getting ready for the Apple event at 7am on Wednesday (NZDT).

Rumours are we will get to see a new iPhone SE with 5G and the old iPhone 8 form factor, new iPad Air, possibly a Mac Mini with M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, and a M2 MacBook Pro 13".

Iphone 8 the 3rd will be an interesting one... how would they manage battery life if the form factor/battery isn't changing with 5G use?

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#2880290 7-Mar-2022 14:44

roderickh:

jarledb:

Opening this as we are getting ready for the Apple event at 7am on Wednesday (NZDT).

Rumours are we will get to see a new iPhone SE with 5G and the old iPhone 8 form factor, new iPad Air, possibly a Mac Mini with M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, and a M2 MacBook Pro 13".

Iphone 8 the 3rd will be an interesting one... how would they manage battery life if the form factor/battery isn't changing with 5G use?

I just don't believe the rumours of a new iPhone SE in 2022.

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#2880308 7-Mar-2022 14:51

You might be right; there were four years between the first and second SEs but it's only been two years since the second one. On the other hand, virtually every rumour site seems to think a new one is assured.

I'm hopeful; my 8 is more than four years old at this point and while it really only needs a new battery, a speed bump would be nice.

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#2880338 7-Mar-2022 15:27

I am quite excited about this. My 13" MacBook Pro is due for replacement but the new 14" is too fancy for me and the current 13" model is more than a year old and still has the outmoded Touch Bar.

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