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I love my M1, but it is most certainly not alien technology that can’t be replicated, nor does it imply that other foundries/chip designers can’t catch up. In m
by atty 5y ago
I love my M1, but it is most certainly not alien technology that can’t be replicated, nor does it imply that other foundries/chip designers can’t catch up. In many respects AMD is already very close (on a previous node, no less), and Intels 12th Gen, while very power hungry, is very good in terms of total performance (obviously not competitive on perf/watt, but it was never going to be, because of the node difference).
- criddell 5y agoAre you saying that AMD is very close in perf/watt? If so, that's pretty cool.
- atty 5y agoSorry I should have been clearer. As far as I am aware, the M1 is still better at perf/watt (again, comparing TSMC 5 to 7, so it’s not unexpected) - for laptops, the M1 also has an extremely low idle power draw that I don’t think anyone else can match right now, which significantly improves battery life. I meant comparable single-threaded performance in a laptop form factor.
- tomjen3 5y agoYou can get better performance than an M1, but you are not getting anything else with the performance and battery life. Except maybe the M2. If you want an actual ultra portable, you are getting a Mac.
- kcb 5y agoIf you want a Mac.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWell, if "ultra portable" matters more than "Mac vs non-Mac", then get a Mac (at the moment). If you want "not Mac" more than you want "ultra portable", then don't get a Mac.
- tomjen3 5y agoIf you don't you have a wide selection of other computers, but none of them really qualify as ultra portable.