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Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by athms on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @02:31PM (#25050518)
I have a late-2013 13" MBP with 16GB of memory. Seven years later I would expect a 13" MBP to support at least 32GB. I can get 13" Windows laptops that support 32GB of memory. The Mini is a regression, from 64GB to 16GB of memory. The only computer worth a damn is the new MBA.
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Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @08:09AM (#25058024)
Pretty sure my 2014 ish 13inch MBP with 16gb and 512 storage cost me around £1200, today speccing an M1 13inch MBP to the same 6 year old specs would cost almost £2000.

Seems absurd.

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Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by saagarjha on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @02:35PM (#25050593)
Wait just a bit and I'm sure your concerns in this area will entirely disappear.
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Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by athms on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:01PM (#25051032)
They already disappeared, I switched to Windows in 2019.

I use MacStadium for compiling and testing iOS apps. I was wondering if the ARM machines would be worth a look, but they are disappointing. If I was still using Macs as my daily driver, I would buy the new MBA for a personal machine.

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