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> The real question is why any consumer would need that much compute, and the target market for such a niche is probably very small which is why Apple didn't do
by yunohn 3y ago
> The real question is why any consumer would need that much compute, and the target market for such a niche is probably very small which is why Apple didn't do that
This is a lazy argument. Why did they make the M1 faster than other CPUs? I would argue that most people don’t need even that performance. Why do they put M chips in iPads - they can’t even use it optimally.
- nateb2022 3y agoThe way I framed my argument, it's a matter of trade-offs. Regarding the iPad, it's definitely possible that they might have used an A15/A16 from their iPhone line rather than the M1 and still have good performance, but the M1 was probably better for marketing and for consumer appeal hence its inclusion.