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32Gb of ram requires DDR4 which in this case, requires 10th gen chips. Reading through this, I can't help but think this feels like Apple's 2.5Ghz PowerMac G5
by AgloeDreams 6y ago
32Gb of ram requires DDR4 which in this case, requires 10th gen chips.
Reading through this, I can't help but think this feels like Apple's 2.5Ghz PowerMac G5 all over again, back in like 2004.
Back then, they promised a 3Ghz G5 CPU in under a year and IBM just couldn't do it. Apple even noted it as why they were switching to Intel at the time. They couldn't keep promises and it seemingly pissed Steve off to the point of basically trashing them on stage.
This order sheet only makes sense if you think: 'What would they do if Apple couldn't get enough 10th gen parts and they showed up late?'
Obviously they would skew them to the high end models as they move mostly lower spec models. That way your product line still offers the fastest Intel hardware. But it makes for a messy nonsensical spec sheet that confuses customers.
When should I get the 8th Gen i7 that Turbos to 4.5Ghz but then when should I get the 10th Gen i7 that Turbos to 4.1Ghz?
You know what floored me?
This press release:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch-macbook-pro-with-magic-keyboard-double-the-storage-and-faster-performance/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/05/apple-updates-13-inch...
It seems to not mention 'Intel' until nearly half way through and exclusively uses it as a technical descriptor twice. (not `Intel's newest processors`, but instead the `10th Generation Intel Core' and 'Intel Iris Plus') The first reference to the CPU just calls them '10th gen processors'. It's like watching a person refer to an ex. This is the first Macbook Pro with a 10nm processor...why don't they say that?
This mess of product line just isn't Apple-like...And I think it has them pissed.
- robotdongs 6y agoI was going to correct you, the 8th gen intel chips support DDR4, but you're right, they don't support LPDDR4.
- mpweiher 6y ago> why they were switching to Intel at the time. They couldn't keep promises Makes the switch to their own ARM chips even more plausible.