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ARM Macs, I guess this means the end to Hackintoshes.

• ksec 6y ago
  If iPad Pros are any indication, those chips will be extremely fast, and cost effective so the need for Hackintoshes ( I presume that is to save money ) wouldn't be needed.
  • whywhywhywhy 6y ago
    Don't be ridiculous, iPad Pro isn't even in the same ballpark as a modern workstation. Even their Maya example wasn't in the same ballpark as modern workstations that are now running full path tracing on GPU.
    • ksec 6y ago
      They wont be using the A12Z on desktop. I assume they will be developing their own high power Desktop Chip.
      • toyg 6y ago
        When you assume... I expect quite a few "living room iMacs" will get the same chips as top-range iPads.
        • saagarjha 6y ago
          They're not even going to use A12Z for laptops, it doesn't support virtualization. Seems like they're just for DTKs.
          • toyg 6y ago
            Pretty sure virtualization for iPad exists, it's just not in appstore - look up getutm.app.
            • saagarjha 6y ago
              I know about UTM ;) It's emulation, not virtualization.
  • Rebelgecko 6y ago
    Apple is known for charging a huge markup on hardware like RAM, GPU, SSD, etc. I really doubt that an ARM desktop is going to be significantly cheaper than an equivalent Intel machine (especially for use cases like gaming and ML)
• surfpel 6y ago
  Current Macs will still be supported, meaning intel still needs support for at least another 8-10 years.
• kalleboo 6y ago
  Raspberry Pi Hackintoshes?