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- What?
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Woah.
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They really did that?
It has been a long time since Apple has excited me
quite this much into the event.
Yes, Apple's M1 reveal was groundbreaking
and a turning point for the whole computer industry.
But this chip, this is the M1 all growed up.
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Apple didn't lead with it, but I'm going to.
The M1 Pro and M1 Max processors.
These are the first evolution of the M1 architecture
since Apple silicon first became a thing
and they bring a host of improvements to the table.
For one, they skew towards performance
with six or eight high-speed cores for heavy lifting
and just two efficiency cores for lightweight tasks.
In the case of the bigger chip,
this doubles the performance on tap compared to M1,
assuming the core clocks are the same, of course.
The GPU has also grown up from the eight cores
on M1 with up to 16 or even 32 cores
on M1 Pro and Max respectively.
And it's got an expanded media engine that can encode
and decode ProRes so well
that it supposedly out does a 24 core Mac Pro
with an afterburner accelerator card.
- That's more streams than on a 28 core Mac Pro
with afterburner.
- What's more impressive than even that
is the memory bandwidth,
which is up to 200 gigabytes per second on the Pro model
and 400 for the Max, primarily thanks
to the expanded memory capacities with these chips.
With M1 clocking in at about 60 gigabytes per second,
this implies that not only is the additional memory
being laid out in more channels,
it's also potentially clocked higher.
For reference, conventional CPUs running DDR4 memory,
they get between 18 and 35 gigabytes per second.
And the memory used by most current gen GPU's
is 448 gigabytes per second.
And with Apple silicon,
that data doesn't even need to be copied from the CPU
to the GPU like the Intel Maxs and PCs have to.
So that's some spicy performance potential to say the least.
And when we look at performance, hey,
Apple finally caved and labeled their graphs complete
with the competitor their comparing against.
They're not perfect.
Like they don't say what benchmarks they were using
in every case.
Like these ones here just say,
select industry standard benchmarks.
But hey, it's a start, I guess.
For now they claim double the CPU and GPU performance
over the Quad Core M1 and as much as twice the performance
of the previous gen 16 inch MacBook Pro with a core I9.
The GPU options supposedly come in between 2.5 times
and four times faster than any previous MacBook
with a dedicated GPU.
They didn't specifically mention whether the neural engine
was improved in any meaningful way over M1 though,
but they do claim that the machine learning performance
that they get is five times faster
than that core I9 MacBook.
So take that how you will.
Of course, these performance numbers come attached
to two completely redesigned MacBooks,
in 14 inch and 16 inch sizes.
Apple made a big deal
about how all that extra unified memory
means the GPU has way more of it to work with
than any other laptop.
- Apps have dramatically more memory
for the most demanding graphics tasks.
No other notebook even comes close.
- And for once, outside of external GPUs,
this is uncontested truth, especially for the 14 inch.
The best NVIDIA Quadros are equipped with 24 gigs of Ram
with most sitting at 16 or under,
which makes this a very Pro differentiator.
Even if it's a little bit niche.
Both new MacBooks are a little heavier and thicker
than previous gen and kind of remind me
of how the old polycarbonate MacBooks used to look.
Unlike those dinosaurs,
the new MacBooks featured bezels of just 3.5 millimeters,
albeit marred by a iPhone style notch.
It looks like it's big enough to hold face ID sensors
in the future, but for now it's only being used
for the upgraded 10 ADP webcam.
The camera itself has been updated significantly
from previous 1080p models with a four element lens
and F 2.0 aperture.
Although we'll have to see for ourselves
if that's really a big upgrade considering how well
Apple's image signal processing already works.
It's almost as good as our insulated water bottles
from lttstore.com.
Now with a new LGA design and new colors.
Apple was careful not to show off the notch too much
in marketing materials though.
Mostly because they know that outlets like Linus Tech Tips
will complain about it.
Personally, I just wish we had a reason to have it.
Macs have traditionally played with display edges
so I don't mind it that much here.
I honestly think it'll be less annoying for a MacBook
seeing is that area is normally reserved
for a piece of the top bar,
unless you're in full screen mode and the slightly taller
than 16 by 10 aspect ratio means
that standard widescreen content is gonna fit
without that notch ever interfering.
Speaking of the display,
the new liquid retina XDR is a 10 bit panel capable
of the thousand nits sustained brightness
and 1600 peak all at a resolution just shy of 4k,
which I mean, let's be real here,
it might as well be 4k at these pixel densities.
For the backlight,
Apple claims to have packed 10,000 mini LEDs
into the display,
which would mean 2,500 local dimming zones
if it's using the same quad led layout
as the Pro display XDR and 12.9 inch iPad Pro.
That's not even the best part though.
The new display is also capable
of 120 Hertz dynamic refresh rate like the iPad.
So Macs can finally enjoy the buttery smoothness
and improved battery life that iPad users have had
for years now.
And Windows 11 users recently got albeit
with a smaller range.
They still offer a fixed refresh rates
representing clean multiples of common fill and media
if you need it.
And you might end up playing back a lot of media
if the upgrades to the speakers are any indication.
Aside from spatial audio,
which it didn't quite live up
to Apple's virtual surround sound promises on the iMac,
but provided exceptional stereo imaging,
both new MacBooks feature an upgraded six speaker array
that Apple says displaces twice the amount of air
from previous generation MacBooks.
Considering how excellent Apple speakers have been
over the past couple of generations,
this could be a new bar for laptops
and you can be sure we're going to crab rave it.
In fact, we kind of went on a spending spree
and got every permutation of the new MacBooks.
So we can thoroughly review the first major redesign
in a long, long time.
So get subscribed so you don't miss it.
But what if you want headphones?
Well, Apple's got you covered.
They proudly exclaimed that they're adding ports
to the new MacBook Pro
and not only is there a headphone jack,
they say it's capable of driving high impedance headphones.
- On one side, there's an HDMI port
for conveniently connecting to displays and TVs.
A Thunderbolt four port,
which connects to high-speed peripherals
and an SD card slot enabling fast access to media.
On the other side,
the headphone jack now has advanced support
for high impedance headphones.
And there are two more Thunderbolt four ports
for a total of three in the system.
- So depending on what they mean by that,
audio files and users of studio monitors
may no longer need an external amplifier.
And do my eyes deceive me?
It cannot be.
MacSafe is back?
MagSafe is back and it's capable of fast charging
up to 50% capacity in 30 minutes flat
which is damn impressive
given how high battery life already is.
Or you can charge via the Thunderbolt ports for docking
to say a Pro displaced XDR or two Pro display XDR.
Or with the 16 inch, three Pro display XDRs
and a 4k TV, simultaneously.
No more dongle book.
Not only that, but the new blackout key deck
and full height function key row
finally brings Apple's magic keyboard back into the,
yeah, I want that territory for me.
Some people are going to miss the touch bar and I know,
and I think it was a good idea in theory
that maybe they could throw it up above the keyboard someday
in the future,
or maybe they could give us multiple touch bars
down next to the track pad.
Just don't touch my function keys, okay?
My precious, precious function keys.
Apple has basically taken every major complaint
that their users have had about the recent MacBook Pros
and rectified them with the sole exception
of the glowing Apple logo.
Seriously, I can't be the only one
who desperately wants that back, can I?
I mean, they brought back the bong.
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They also brought back the HDMI port and the SD card slot.
They even brought back MagSafe.
I guess the one thing
that I would trade the glowing Apple for
would be repairability.
But that ship has probably sailed for good.
At least all the aluminum is recyclable.
Pricing is a bit harder to swallow though.
Starting at $2,000 for the base model
with two missing CPU and GPU cores
and a five 12 gig SSD, PCI express gen four, yes,
but five 12 gigs is a tough sell
given how capable M1 already is.
It's an extra $300 to get the standard M1 Pro SOC
and $700 to get the top end M1 Max.
What's worse, the 64 gig memory option
is only available with an M1 Max,
although given that option itself is $800,
you probably don't care about the cost of the laptop
to begin with, I guess.
I was talking to our resident Mac guy,
Mark, who recently had an Intel Extreme tech upgrade.
And he mentioned that it's basically matched spec for spec
with the Dell XPS,
which is something that I didn't catch at first.
And I am grateful that he caught.
I guess laptops are just expensive now.
And what's even worse than all of that
is the base model power adapter for the 14 inch.
It's just 67 watts.
That's incapable of fast charging.
So you're not even getting one of the advertised features
if you don't pay an extra $20.
Are your margins that thin Apple?
Do you really got a nickel and dime people like that?
It was bad enough with the 24 inch iMac's Ethernet adapter.
It's starting to feel like pay DLC over here,
like a 14 inch with full-fat M1 Pro, 32 gigs of Ram,
a terabyte of storage will set you back $2,900,
which is, I mean, in my opinion, frankly obscene,
unless the performance really does beat
the best Windows laptops around.
Of course, not everything is about Mac.
Apple also announced third generation AirPods
featuring very AirPods pro styling
and an extremely similar case design.
Now with MagSafe for some reason.
In fact, these things incorporate most of the features
that made the AirPods Pro special
with the exception of active noise canceling
and removable tips.
Audio quality should be better than previous gen AirPods.
Same deal with battery life and fast charging is able
to provide up to an hour of additional listening
in just five minutes.
They'll still be selling last gen air pods for 129,
but these will go on sale for 179.
One thing apple didn't announce today
is the new Pro Mac Mini that we were expecting
with a new SOC, a slimmer design and more ports.
Most of the other leaks were pretty accurate right down
to the notch.
So unless they got this one thing wrong,
Apple could be trying to manage their limited silicon supply
by delaying it.
Whatever the case, you can order all this today
with order shipping next week.
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