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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by e40 on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:47AM (#25254953)
Apple's support of my software company was terrible and shameful.

I got a dev unit (mac mini). It had beta 2 on it. We started the porting effort and had questions. Forums were the only place they said answers could be had. Never got any answers.

When beta 10 was released, it just wouldn't install. We tried for a week then saw a post on the forums that gave a hint about Mac-to-Mac reset of the firmware and general machine state. We had to upgrade another machine to Catalina to use it (inconvenient, but not a killer).

When 11.0.1 came out it wouldn't install and now the machine is a brick. We ordered a production mini with the M1 and it will be here in late December. While we sit with the brick and can't do any porting.

At every step we hit brick walls and had zero help from Apple. It was beyond frustrating.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by treesknees on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:29AM (#25255504)
For what it's worth, you could have walked into an Apple store and bought the M1 Mini the same day. No need to wait 3 weeks.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by toast0 on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:46AM (#25255750)
If you're near an Apple store, and if you're comfortable with the local covid risks.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by smnrchrds on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:05PM (#25256814)
I am not sure about the OP, but M1 Macs are not available in store anywhere in Canada, or at least not in Alberta and BC. Ordering by mail is the only option here at the moment.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by e40 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @05:34PM (#25270946)
When you order, they always give a local pickup option if it exists. It did not.

And, because I want 16GB that's an automatic wait.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by vetinari on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:25PM (#25257094)
16 GB ones are BTO, you cannot pick them in the store.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by alwillis on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:38PM (#25257250)
You can buy it online and have it shipped to a store if you'd like.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by vetinari on Monday November 30, 2020 @02:06PM (#25257533)
Then you will then wait as everyone else. 4 to 6 weeks.

You can get only the standard configs without waiting, which do not include any 16 GB RAM model.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by novok on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:25PM (#25258504)
Not in the bay area today, none are available for pickup
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by AsyncAwait on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:05PM (#25256027)
Only 8GB ram config, need an Apple Sore nearby
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