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Genuine question: unless you run a datacenter with thousands of CPUs, does it really matter? Apple has zero presence in data centers. I read people here writi
by asjw 6y ago
Genuine question: unless you run a datacenter with thousands of CPUs, does it really matter?
Apple has zero presence in data centers.
I read people here writing "double the battery life" without any source, but even if that was the case I own a laptop that does 2 hours on battery, I use it to run models on a discrete GPU so power efficiency goes out of the window anyway, it's really not achievable.
The other one can handle average workloads for 12 hours and weights a bit more then a kilo, if it was smaller or lighter it would be a much worse laptop than it is (if it's too light it has no stability and you fight constantly to keep it steady on your desk)
Who needs more?
- nicoburns 6y ago> Genuine question: unless you run a datacenter with thousands of CPUs, does it really matter? I think it does. Other than double the battery life (which I wouldn't really need, but my Dad who travels a lot would absolutely love), the big thing is thermals (which were specifically mentioned in the keynote). The biggest constraint on Laptop performance is thermal throttling. That's why gaming laptops have huge bulky fans, and a current MacBook has pretty decent performance for short bursts, but if you are running something (say a compiler) at full throttle for a few minutes then it gets significantly throttled. Better thermal performance (which is directly proportional to power usage) could well be the key to unlocking close-to-desktop performance in a laptop form-factor. Which could be a pretty big win for the MacBook Pro market.