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This is the new laptop for the casual user who's browsing Facebook, maybe typing something up in Word/Pages, and listening to iTunes. I was pretty interested un

by cmg 12y ago

This is the new laptop for the casual user who's browsing Facebook, maybe typing something up in Word/Pages, and listening to iTunes. I was pretty interested until I saw that it's a Core M, and won't replace my I7 anytime soon for web development with multiple virtualmachines and light video editing.

geoelectric 12y ago
The CPU is a little worrisome for me too. I don't do a lot that stresses the i7 in my 2011 Air, but I don't have a sense of how much slower a Core M is and what that'll mean day to day. Edit: chased down some benchmarks, and it's quite a bit slower than any current i-series combo, though the turbo makes up for it some (probably at steep cost to battery life).
- contergan 12y ago
  Yeah if http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist... is to be trusted, it's indeed quite a bit slower. What a bummer, I was seriously hoping to replace my 2012 MBA, but now... apparently the Core M processor will unfortunately be a good deal slower, than the one used 3 years ago. Which means I'll probably have to go with a Windows based laptop or wait for the MBP update.
  - Someone1234 12y ago
    Just fyi: Notebook Check is very reliable. They're arguably the leading laptop review site and have been for quite a few years. They're located in Austria and are ad funded, but I've always found their editorials and reviews to be pretty darn good.
    - geoelectric 12y ago
      Yeah, I'm coming from a 2011 MBA with an i7 2677M. The Core M *71 isn't that far off--3DMark is notably lower, but most others are pretty close. But what concerns me is that reviews of other systems with the chip mention that it throttles itself pretty aggressively when hot. I have no idea how much that would or wouldn't hit these benchmarks. This might be best-case performance on a cool day, for the first 30 minutes.

by cmg 12y ago

geoelectric 12y ago

The CPU is a little worrisome for me too. I don't do a lot that stresses the i7 in my 2011 Air, but I don't have a sense of how much slower a Core M is and what that'll mean day to day. Edit: chased down some benchmarks, and it's quite a bit slower than any current i-series combo, though the turbo makes up for it some (probably at steep cost to battery life).

contergan 12y ago
Yeah if http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist... is to be trusted, it's indeed quite a bit slower. What a bummer, I was seriously hoping to replace my 2012 MBA, but now... apparently the Core M processor will unfortunately be a good deal slower, than the one used 3 years ago. Which means I'll probably have to go with a Windows based laptop or wait for the MBP update.
- Someone1234 12y ago
  Just fyi: Notebook Check is very reliable. They're arguably the leading laptop review site and have been for quite a few years. They're located in Austria and are ad funded, but I've always found their editorials and reviews to be pretty darn good.
  - geoelectric 12y ago
    Yeah, I'm coming from a 2011 MBA with an i7 2677M. The Core M *71 isn't that far off--3DMark is notably lower, but most others are pretty close. But what concerns me is that reviews of other systems with the chip mention that it throttles itself pretty aggressively when hot. I have no idea how much that would or wouldn't hit these benchmarks. This might be best-case performance on a cool day, for the first 30 minutes.