4 ms·

Yeah the article is interesting I just like knowing that Apple will keep iterating and the performance gap between Apple Silicon and x86 will continue to grow.

Yeah the article is interesting I just like knowing that Apple will keep iterating and the performance gap between Apple Silicon and x86 will continue to grow. I keep spec'ing out an Apple M1 Mac mini only to not pull the trigger because I am curious what an M2 will hold.

libria 6y ago
Hah, won't this perpetuate? Whenever M(N) is released M(N+1) will be on the horizon with even greater promise.
- Moru 6y ago
  Yes, been doing that for about 30 years. Now and then you just have to take a leap. I usually buy what was the best last year at a bargain price instead.
  - megameter 6y ago
    This is a good year for getting last year's stuff given how the supply is so low on most of the high profile hardware(new Ryzens, current generation dedicated graphics, game consoles). I did get something launched this year that reviewed well - a gaming laptop(Legion 5) - but it was not hard to find and I even got it used like-new. Perhaps because nobody's travelling now.
2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
I think they old adage, “don’t buy first generation Apple products” applies here. Seems sensible to wait to see where this goes.
- gigatexal 6y ago
  Yes true but as the respondent said above I’m just waiting for the software to catch up and maybe a redesign on the laptop side. In the mean time I’m saving for one.
- qz2 6y ago
  Hardly worth not doing it. The stuff depreciates far slower. I’ve been using an M1 mini as my desktop for over a week now and am impressed.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
    Personally I’m just waiting for the software to catch and maybe the landscape to stabilise. It’s hardly irrational to wait and get the 2nd gen.
eatmyshorts 6y ago
The rumors I've read so far is that the next chip will be the M1-X, and will be a 12-core CPU, with 8 "high performance" cores and 4 "efficiency" cores, and will be released in a 16" MBP. The current M1, by contrast, has an 8-core CPU (4 HP cores and 4 efficiency cores).
- gigatexal 6y ago
  I saw that rumor as well. Looks compelling. What I’m holding out for is what they bring to the rumored redesigned 16 inch MacBook Pro and the rumored 14 inch MacBook Pro. I think I’ll choose between one of those.
- prh8 6y ago
  Is this with the 16" rumored first half of next year? I hadn't seen the one you're referring to. I'm contemplating options with my current 2018 15" which is about to receive its 3rd top case replacement (besides other issues), and whether I want to press for a full replacement and how long to wait, as AC expires next June.
rootusrootus 6y ago
The nice thing about Apple hardware resale value is that you can just buy now and upgrade later. I just unloaded a five year old MBP for a lot more than I'd ever have gotten for a five year old PC laptop. Ordered myself a fancy new M1 laptop, and if M1X/M2/whatever-it-is-called is substantially better, then I'll just trade it in on a new model. There's always a new hotness coming next year.

libria 6y ago

Hah, won't this perpetuate? Whenever M(N) is released M(N+1) will be on the horizon with even greater promise.

Moru 6y ago
Yes, been doing that for about 30 years. Now and then you just have to take a leap. I usually buy what was the best last year at a bargain price instead.
- megameter 6y ago
  This is a good year for getting last year's stuff given how the supply is so low on most of the high profile hardware(new Ryzens, current generation dedicated graphics, game consoles). I did get something launched this year that reviewed well - a gaming laptop(Legion 5) - but it was not hard to find and I even got it used like-new. Perhaps because nobody's travelling now.

2muchcoffeeman 6y ago

I think they old adage, “don’t buy first generation Apple products” applies here. Seems sensible to wait to see where this goes.

gigatexal 6y ago
Yes true but as the respondent said above I’m just waiting for the software to catch up and maybe a redesign on the laptop side. In the mean time I’m saving for one.
qz2 6y ago
Hardly worth not doing it. The stuff depreciates far slower. I’ve been using an M1 mini as my desktop for over a week now and am impressed.
- 2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
  Personally I’m just waiting for the software to catch and maybe the landscape to stabilise. It’s hardly irrational to wait and get the 2nd gen.

eatmyshorts 6y ago

The rumors I've read so far is that the next chip will be the M1-X, and will be a 12-core CPU, with 8 "high performance" cores and 4 "efficiency" cores, and will be released in a 16" MBP. The current M1, by contrast, has an 8-core CPU (4 HP cores and 4 efficiency cores).

gigatexal 6y ago
I saw that rumor as well. Looks compelling. What I’m holding out for is what they bring to the rumored redesigned 16 inch MacBook Pro and the rumored 14 inch MacBook Pro. I think I’ll choose between one of those.
prh8 6y ago
Is this with the 16" rumored first half of next year? I hadn't seen the one you're referring to. I'm contemplating options with my current 2018 15" which is about to receive its 3rd top case replacement (besides other issues), and whether I want to press for a full replacement and how long to wait, as AC expires next June.

rootusrootus 6y ago

The nice thing about Apple hardware resale value is that you can just buy now and upgrade later. I just unloaded a five year old MBP for a lot more than I'd ever have gotten for a five year old PC laptop. Ordered myself a fancy new M1 laptop, and if M1X/M2/whatever-it-is-called is substantially better, then I'll just trade it in on a new model. There's always a new hotness coming next year.