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> Maybe, I’d like to see some sources that the chip is actually the same as what they use in the pro iPads. https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-
by masklinn 3y ago
> Maybe, I’d like to see some sources that the chip is actually the same as what they use in the pro iPads.
https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-pro-12-9-5th-gen,ipad-air-5th-gen,ipad-10th-gen https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-pro-12-9-...
Scroll to the "chip" section, and straight from the horse's mouth they both use a 4+4 / 8 M1, I rather doubt Apple has a variant of that chip which removes ip blocks (AFAIK the only variant is the 4+4 / 7 chip still available on the super low end MBA).
> It also could be heat related in the iPad Air
That... does not in any way affect the point?
- buildbot 3y agoCan the M1 do thunderbolt without any other chip? That’s not clear on the spec sheet, you’d need a teardown. > That... does not in any way affect the point? Okay…you’re right, the only reason I don’t have a 128 core epyc cpu in my iPad is market segmentation! Darn markets.
- masklinn 3y ago> Can the M1 do thunderbolt without any other chip? Yes. Per Apple: > More Innovative Technologies Packed into M1 > An Apple-designed Thunderbolt controller with support for USB 4, transfer speeds up to 40Gbps, and compatibility with more peripherals than ever. > you’d need a teardown. You mean like the dozens of teardowns of M1 macs when it was released, which only found retimers on the motherboard but no external controller? > Okay…you’re right, the only reason I don’t have a 128 core epyc cpu in my iPad is market segmentation! Darn markets. I see you are wilfully obtuse and entirely unserious. I'm sorry I bothered.
- buildbot 3y ago> You mean like the dozens of teardowns of M1 macs when it was released, which only found retimers on the motherboard but no external controller? Thanks for the info! > I see you are wilfully obtuse and entirely unserious. I'm sorry I bothered. No, you are being an asshole and a bit of idiot. I said it might be heat related - so there is a reason beyond market segmentation that apple does not include thunderbolt in the iPad air. I don't know why I am bothering either, but here we are.