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It should be interesting to see if they actually sold iPads with less GPU cores than the specs say, or if the downgrade is just for a new SKU.
by thimabi 2y ago
It should be interesting to see if they actually sold iPads with less GPU cores than the specs say, or if the downgrade is just for a new SKU.
- upon_drumhead 2y agoIt seems pretty clear that it was a mistake and that all of them sold in the last three weeks were 9 core variants.
- plorkyeran 2y agoI don't think that's clear at all. My immediate assumption was that the 10-core yields were lower than expected and they have a glut of 9-core chips.
- upon_drumhead 2y agoThe device was released May 7th, less than a month ago. Yields haven't changed that much in three weeks.
- wtallis 2y agoMore importantly, the M2 was released two years ago, built on a fab process that entered volume production the year before that. Yields on that chip are as mature as they're going to get.
- O5vYtytb 2y agoThat's a rather large mistake for a multi trillion dollar company with a very small selection of products. Wtf?
- outofpaper 2y agoImagine a world where you can upgrade your device's RAM, storage, and cores with a simple digital purchase. It’s a bittersweet idea—practical for many, yet potentially pricey. Could Apple be considering this innovation?
- mananaysiempre 2y agoInnovation as in tried by Intel[1] in 2010 and discontinued after a massive wave of criticism? [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Upgrade_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Upgrade_Service
- ein0p 2y agoIIRC IBM still uses this “innovation” in their mainframes.
- sydbarrett74 2y agoGMTA. What's old is new again. And at many enterprises, 'nobody can get fired for recommending Apple'. 'Crippled hardware unless you pay up': talk about the quintessential protection racket.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 2y agoNo. This isn’t a B-tier Apple punditry podcast.
- thimabi 2y agoI am not so sure of that. Apple does seem like the kind of company that would create an entirely new SKU just for improving margins in a certain product. It all helps differentiating the iPad models.
- upon_drumhead 2y agoThe device was released May 7th, less than a month ago. And there's only one SOC option listed on the website. I'd agree with you if there was multiple SKUs listed, but there isn't. It's the only SKU listed.