Making a comparison between the M1 Pro and Max chipsets vs the M2 Pro and Max chipsets, users can determine what’s right for them.
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Brian Westover Tests Mac Studio with M1 Max against M1 Ultra: Is the New Chip Worth it?
Brian Westover of PC Mag ran a series of tests pitting a Mac Studio M1 Ultra against a Mac Studio with M1 Max. The results are surprising.
Apple M1 Max vs Intel Alder Lake Core i9 - Who Wins?
Benchmarks are out for Intel’s Alder Lake Core i9 chip. The raw numbers look like a win for PC users, even when compared with Apple’s M1 Max. However, as Macworld pointed out, there is a bit more to consider when making comparisons.
Geekbench 5’s OpenCL graphics benchmark results look dramatic. The PC laptops PCWorld tested have expensive discrete GPUs that offer peak performance, and it shows in the results. But a more applicable comparison is to examine the results for the integrated GPUs. In this case, the M1 Max and its 32-core GPU posts a 183 percent increase over the Alder Lake’s integrated GPU, an Iris Xe.
How To Create A Shutdown Shortcut On Your M1 Mac
Use this trick to create a shortcut to shut down your M1 MacBook Pro from Mac Geek Gab 900!
Qualcomm Sets Out Apple Silicon Competitor
Qualcomm is preparing for battle with Cupertino and its M-series chips. It laid out its competition to Apple Silicon for Windows device, which will launch in 2023, The Verge reported. Perhaps most interesting of all is the fact that those working on this project used to work for Apple.
Dr. James Thompson, Qualcomm’s chief technology officer, announced the plans for the new chips at the company’s 2021 investor day event, with the goal of getting samples to hardware customers in about nine months ahead of product launches with the new chip in 2023. The new chip will be designed by the Nuvia team, which Qualcomm had bought earlier this year in a massive $1.4 billion acquisition. Nuvia, notably, was founded in 2019 by a trio of former Apple employees who had previously worked on the company’s A-series chips.
Avoid The MacBook Notch: Scale Your Apps
AVOID THE NOTCH! Did you know you can scale your apps to fit below the notch on your new MacBook Pro?
Learn how in this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 898.
Fast Charge and The New MacBook Explained
Apple’s Fast Charging for the new MacBook Pro has some inconsistencies and caveats that you should be aware of according to Mac Geek Gab 897.Â
A Breakdown Of The 2021 MacBook Pro
Tune in to our breakdown of the new MacBook Pro, and what you need to know about them!
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Buying a New Mac? Consider Using the M1 Chip Decision Tree
If you’re planning to buy a new MacBook Pro, this decision tree for the M1 Pro | Max models may be able to help. It shows you every possible configuration with the CPU, GPU, RAM, Power Adapter, and SSD. “And when I say 18 configurations, I’m not even counting the choices on SSD size. All 18 configurations come in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4GB and 8TB. And yes, I verified that you can configure the bottom-of-the-line M1 Pro with an 8TB drive and you can configure the top-of-the-line M1 Max with only 512GB. That means there are actually 90 different ways you can configure the new Apple Silicon MacBook Pros. Unless you layer in the option of color with grey vs. another grey, which makes the grand total 180 different configurations.”
Adobe's Announcements and Apple's New Stuff, with Jeff Gamet - ACM 558
Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet take a look at all the announcements Adobe unveiled this week, as well as some of Apple’s mew stuff, including macOS Monterey, new MacBook Pros, and the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors.