4 ms·

until you try an M1 product, you can't appreciate just how good it is - and how bad the previous i9 is. also in 2022 six hours of battery life is not something

until you try an M1 product, you can't appreciate just how good it is - and how bad the previous i9 is. also in 2022 six hours of battery life is not something I could life with. while you're right that you don't need to sit 6 hours in a single sitting, it could easily be that you don't have an option to charge. transatlantic flights, for example. (ok, no grass there :-))

krastanov 4y ago
I use an i10 laptop with 16GB of RAM and I also use a 2012 macbook pro. Both running Linux. I am productive on both devices, so I would be very surprised if an M1 product would make me feel the need to switch away from an i10 (or i9) device. I do agree the M1 is quite neat though, just not a big deal for users that run tasks lighter than compiling a browser engine.
- arthurcolle 4y ago
  I didn't even realize there were i10s
  - akelly 4y ago
    There aren't. Maybe they meant 10th gen?
- bee_rider 4y ago
  What is an i10?
- sroussey 4y ago
  What is an i10?
Rebelgecko 4y ago
Maybe it's airline dependent, but I can't remember the last time I went on a long-haul flight that didn't have charging options. Some airlines are even starting to add USB-C to every seat so you don't need to futz around with an AC adapter (although given the proliferation of different charging capabilities, it might still be handy to use AC if you want to charge quickly)
- alar44 4y ago
  On the last flight I was on, the AC service couldn't handle the power draw of my charger. Kept tripping the circuit immediately.
  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    One nice benefit of laptops adopting USB-C charging is that they become much more tolerant of slower chargers, which in turn shouldn't trip a plane.
- johnwalkr 4y ago
  Most long flights have AC outlets but half the time they are located under the leg of the person next to you. Virtually all the time they are a universal outlet that barely holds a US plug and definitely doesn’t hold a MacBook charger. It’s not a game changer but it’s nice to leave your adapter in your bag and not worry about charging. Speaking of chargers, a 45W tiny GaN charger is enough for an M1 MacBook (maybe not for all use cases but I’ve yet to have an issue). I use this one which isn’t much bigger than a usb-a iPhone charger. https://us.anker.com/products/a2664 https://us.anker.com/products/a2664
  - jen20 4y ago
    The extension cable [1] fixes both of these problems. [1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapter-extension-cable https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapter-e...
    - johnwalkr 4y ago
      Yes, but it takes up the same volume as a macbook. The UK plug in this kit (or most any knock-off or adapter) also solves the problem. Still prefer battery life and carrying nothing extra, however. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD837ZM/A/apple-world-travel-adapter-kit https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD837ZM/A/apple-world-...
- whynotminot 4y ago
seiferteric 4y ago
My wife has an intel macbook circa 2018? It gets uncomfortably hot just watching youtube videos, my M1 macbook air has never even gotten warm. Her battery life seems terrible, maybe it is 4-5 hours or so, but I go days without charging mine with casual use. If you are not diligent about recharging every night, the drastic increase of battery life makes a big difference.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
kalleboo 4y ago
6 hours of battery life would be a dream. With my workflow the Intel MBPs gave me around 2 hours, the M1 Pro doubles that to 4 hours which is perfect because by then I'm getting up, going for lunch, etc. With the Intel MBP I had to carry around a huge jackery-style portable battery
mchusma 4y ago
I have a M1 and am frustrated by how consistently bad it is. All these people heap praise on it, while mine runs so slowly that it needs to be restarted at least once daily. I took it into the mac store, they replaced the whole board/cpu unit. No change. So either I have some other fluke, my software stack has something strange I can't debug (activity monitor only shows apple processes using all the CPU), or people just have different opinions of what fast means. For context, I would say my 2018 Chromebook is generally faster for most things than my M1. Rant over. I assume I have some dud computer it's just frustrating.
- rasz 4y ago
  >activity monitor only shows apple processes using all the CPU would that be 8GB M1 and swap process by any chance?

krastanov 4y ago

I use an i10 laptop with 16GB of RAM and I also use a 2012 macbook pro. Both running Linux. I am productive on both devices, so I would be very surprised if an M1 product would make me feel the need to switch away from an i10 (or i9) device. I do agree the M1 is quite neat though, just not a big deal for users that run tasks lighter than compiling a browser engine.

arthurcolle 4y ago
I didn't even realize there were i10s
- akelly 4y ago
  There aren't. Maybe they meant 10th gen?
bee_rider 4y ago
What is an i10?
sroussey 4y ago
What is an i10?

Rebelgecko 4y ago

Maybe it's airline dependent, but I can't remember the last time I went on a long-haul flight that didn't have charging options. Some airlines are even starting to add USB-C to every seat so you don't need to futz around with an AC adapter (although given the proliferation of different charging capabilities, it might still be handy to use AC if you want to charge quickly)

alar44 4y ago
On the last flight I was on, the AC service couldn't handle the power draw of my charger. Kept tripping the circuit immediately.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  One nice benefit of laptops adopting USB-C charging is that they become much more tolerant of slower chargers, which in turn shouldn't trip a plane.
johnwalkr 4y ago
Most long flights have AC outlets but half the time they are located under the leg of the person next to you. Virtually all the time they are a universal outlet that barely holds a US plug and definitely doesn’t hold a MacBook charger. It’s not a game changer but it’s nice to leave your adapter in your bag and not worry about charging. Speaking of chargers, a 45W tiny GaN charger is enough for an M1 MacBook (maybe not for all use cases but I’ve yet to have an issue). I use this one which isn’t much bigger than a usb-a iPhone charger. https://us.anker.com/products/a2664 https://us.anker.com/products/a2664
- jen20 4y ago
  The extension cable [1] fixes both of these problems. [1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapter-extension-cable https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapter-e...
  - johnwalkr 4y ago
    Yes, but it takes up the same volume as a macbook. The UK plug in this kit (or most any knock-off or adapter) also solves the problem. Still prefer battery life and carrying nothing extra, however. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD837ZM/A/apple-world-travel-adapter-kit https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MD837ZM/A/apple-world-...
whynotminot 4y ago

seiferteric 4y ago

My wife has an intel macbook circa 2018? It gets uncomfortably hot just watching youtube videos, my M1 macbook air has never even gotten warm. Her battery life seems terrible, maybe it is 4-5 hours or so, but I go days without charging mine with casual use. If you are not diligent about recharging every night, the drastic increase of battery life makes a big difference.

deleted 4y ago
[deleted]

kalleboo 4y ago

6 hours of battery life would be a dream. With my workflow the Intel MBPs gave me around 2 hours, the M1 Pro doubles that to 4 hours which is perfect because by then I'm getting up, going for lunch, etc. With the Intel MBP I had to carry around a huge jackery-style portable battery

mchusma 4y ago

I have a M1 and am frustrated by how consistently bad it is. All these people heap praise on it, while mine runs so slowly that it needs to be restarted at least once daily. I took it into the mac store, they replaced the whole board/cpu unit. No change. So either I have some other fluke, my software stack has something strange I can't debug (activity monitor only shows apple processes using all the CPU), or people just have different opinions of what fast means. For context, I would say my 2018 Chromebook is generally faster for most things than my M1. Rant over. I assume I have some dud computer it's just frustrating.

rasz 4y ago
>activity monitor only shows apple processes using all the CPU would that be 8GB M1 and swap process by any chance?