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Sick burn, but seriously, this first generation is the one to sit out. The current generation of M1 is IO limited. Rosetta is great but has its own limitations.
by lalalalala777 5y ago
Sick burn, but seriously, this first generation is the one to sit out. The current generation of M1 is IO limited. Rosetta is great but has its own limitations. Skipping the first gen buys time for devs to support Apple Silicon natively, and the second gen will solve the IO issues. Unless you want to be part of the transition or really need to replace you Mac, op has the right idea.
- reikonomusha 5y agoFor a forum consisting of tons of software developers, “being a part of the transition” is extremely ideal, given maybe of us would want to make our software available as soon as possible. Even casual users might want to change immediately, because the new M1 chip unambiguously brings great value in certain respects (e.g., its battery life and dissipated heat). Only folks who need their old setups replicated with some precision ought to wait, and that sounds like you.
- akmarinov 5y agoWhat IO limitations are there?
- justwalt 5y agoDon’t the new M1 macs still have 2 thunderbolt buses, even if they only have 2 ports? So with an adapter they’d be the same as the 4 port counterparts.
- CharlesW 5y agoYes, each port is on its own bus. https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/68484-thunderbolt-on-the-m1-mac-mini/ https://eshop.macsales.com/blog/68484-thunderbolt-on-the-m1-...