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> The first is the extra graphics power of the M2 chip in the 13-inch MacBook Air – providing you go for the 10-core GPU only available in the 512GB model. > D
by smoldesu 3y ago
> The first is the extra graphics power of the M2 chip in the 13-inch MacBook Air – providing you go for the 10-core GPU only available in the 512GB model.
> Despite being a laptop that's light enough to pick up with two fingers, the MacBook Air M2 can run the likes of Total War: Warhammer 3, a game that can make my slightly long-in-the-tooth gaming PC splutter.
For reference, the $400 Steam Deck also runs it just fine: https://youtu.be/OhkVjcFGEAQ https://youtu.be/OhkVjcFGEAQ
The article hits a nail on the head here, but this feels more like a broader industry problem. "Where do we go next" is also the current problem that AMD and Nvidia are both facing too. If Intel wasn't working on improving their fabs and services, they'd probably be in the same boat.
We now have so much compute power on-the-go that we struggle to use it all properly. It's a good problem to have! For my money, the "final frontier" is more capable software.
- washadjeffmad 3y agoOr bringing back functionally integrated hardware and ports. I just got a Bambu X1C, and all I need to do is print eDP display mounts to finish* my OTG "cyberdeck" mITX build. Once I scale it down, I'll have something I could only have gotten if I'd bought a 96GB M2 Max with no battery for just 90% of the price! * (Yeah, right.)