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  1. smoking monkey

    Prepare to have your minds blown in 2021 with Apple's new computers. Here's why...

    Remember this chart from WWDC? Well that very lowest line on Notebooks is the MBA M1. Think about that. The amazingly, stonkingly powerful MBA M1. We now have absolutely no reason to doubt the legitimacy of this chart. What we didn't know back then was the performance axis on this chart didn't...
  2. LargeSizedMan2020

    Are There Any Issues with Wacom Graphics Tablet Drivers for M1 based Machines?

    Hello, I was curious if Wacom Drivers emulate well on M1 ARM-based Macs or if it's just completely hung up on x86 based ones? Also, I can't seem to find if any of these graphics tablet companies are developing or have already developed drivers for the new Macs yet. Maybe I'm just looking in...
  3. smoking monkey

    All Aboard the AS Train!

    As somebody who held off buying a 16" intel as soon as I heard the rumors about AS, I was all aboard the AS train. There was no way I was going to buy an intel machine when Apple was coming out with new kit. Then WWDC happened in June and they officially introed AS. It seemed impressive and the...
  4. I

    MacBook Air M1 battery drain - anybody else...?!

    Hi guys, Received my brand spanking new MA M1 yesterday and it's a great machine indeed. Fast and responsive! However... I do find that my battery life is much shorter than what everybody have reported? I understand I wouldn't get 16 hours as reported, but I was expecting at least 10...? I...
  5. D

    Who has tested FCX on M1?

    Got the "Service Recommended" notification for the battery on my 12" MacBook Retina. It's running hot, and battery health is now 72% (declining by the day.) Under normal circumstances, I'd just pay the $200 for a new battery, but these new M1 MacBooks look so incredible, I think it might be a...
    • DaMax85
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    • apple silicon final cut x m1 chip macbook air
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    • Forum: MacBook Air
  6. NSLabs

    Intel -> Silicon

    I bought an Intel-based MacBook Air last year. The fans are very loud and annoying. Other than that, my 2019 MBA works perfectly. Should I get an Apple Silicon Mac?
  7. Nick.haley

    Gaming Controllers (Dualshock etc) non-responsive in Steam, GeForce Now, Epic Games

    Posted this also on reddit ... controller support seems fine via things like Apple Arcade, but elsewhere is not working on M1 Macs. I only have a Dualshock PS4 Controller to test out, but it's working on Big Sur on Intel Macs. I tested input on 'Controllers Lite' and saw all the buttons are...
  8. Anonymous Freak

    USB on M1 Macs isn't actually 10Gb/s? (Also definitely not USB4)

    After quite a bit of testing, I have concluded that the USB bus on at least my Mac mini M1 does not actually support "USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)" as listed on the Tech Specs page. I have a Samsung T5 USB-C SSD. It supports "USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gb/s" (Gawd, I hate USB 3.1+ naming conventions...†)...
  9. Anonymous Freak

    M1 Macs only support one single external display via *ALL* Thunderbolt 3 ports.

    Just got my M1 Mac mini. Can confirm - only one single display over Thunderbolt, regardless of how you attempt to connect. I tried: Two USB-C-to-DisplayPort connections direct to back of Mini - only the first one got signal. I tried a Thunderbolt 3 Dock that has two DisplayPort connections...
  10. JanErik75

    Does GZDoom work under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon?

    Hello everyone. I was wondering if an M1 owner could test out if GZDoom is able to run under Rosetta 2. GZDoom is a free x86 OpenGL source port for the original Doom (1993). You can download it from here: https://zdoom.org/downloads In order to get Doom running with GZDoom, you'll also need...
    • JanErik75
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    • apple silicon brutal doom doom gzdoom mac macos big sur opengl shareware source port zdoom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
  11. I

    Data science (R and SPSS 26 etc.) under Rosetta 2 / Apple silicon M1?

    I know there are tons of posts with benchmarks and tests whether a given software works, but I would like to dedicate this thread to data science apps e.g. R, RStudio, SPSS, Python (I know it will work natively), QGIS and additional software that researchers use to create illustrations as e.g...
  12. D

    I have the MacBook Pro M1, 16GB RAM, 1TB SDD: ask me anything

    Fun fact: BootCamp Assistant is present, and according to System Report, it's a universal app (meaning Apple took the time to compile an ARM version of it...) Observations (to be updated as they come): Rosetta needs to be installed I have attached pictures of the new bootloader.
  13. dukee101

    Ditch Intel 16" MBP for new M1 MBA or MBP?

    I've owned a 2019 16" MBP for the better part of this year (i9 2.3GHz, 5500M, 16GB, 1TB) and frankly am seriously disappointed with this machine. I don't use this MBP for creative pro work, and it still gets super hot and noisy ♨️. My usage is mainly having 50-70 Chrome tabs open (with Chrome...
    • dukee101
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    • apple silicon buy advice m1 macs mbp 16
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. Trojan Horse

    16 Inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon

    I have obtained a new report today from my source within Apple’s production line about the upcoming 16 inch MacBook Pro. My source tells me that there will likely be no refresh to the 16 inch MacBook Pro in 2020, but there will be an Apple Silicon refresh in Q3 that will only have a 12 core CPU...
  15. D

    Why I cancelled my MacBook Pro 13" M1 Order

    Hello everyone! Just thought I would share the reasons why I cancelled my Apple Silicon MacBook Pro order. I ordered it as soon as the store opened after the keynote, but as I read the documents, I discovered many little things that annoyed me to the point of making me wait for the next...
  16. jfruhlinger

    Mailplane 4 incompatible with Apple Silicon ... more apps coming?

    I'm a huge Mailplane fan and downloaded the latest update, which makes the app compatible with Big Sur. But it had a link to this note on compatibility with Apple Silicon: https://mailplaneapp.com/help/apple_silicon_compatibility.html This struck me as kind of alarming, not least because my...
  17. N

    Purchase Decision Help

    Bought an MBP 13" 2020 3 weeks ago... arrived yesterday... (During the M1 announcement) Do I return the original MBP (and the airpod pros i bought with it) and buy a new MBP with the M1 (without the airpods), or stick with the "latest" Mac book pro as per 3 weeks ago when i bought it.... HELP...
  18. willjl88

    MB Air M1 running Logic Pro

    I've been waiting for a new MB for a long time. I've been using my MacBook Pro 2011 for a while for general work but also use Logic Pro and, unsurprisingly, can't take it anymore. I'm not an intensive user of Logic, typically with only 10 tracks on the go and mainly the built in plug ins, with...
  19. C

    Today's Apple Event New Macbooks conjencture: a surprising price

    Hi folks, here's a guess what will happen at tonights Apple event: Apple will announce MacBooks that start at just $500. That's lower than Macbooks have been for the last 20 years. Why? Well first of all MacBooks are now very similar to iPads, and you know how low they can price these. But...
  20. F

    Why does x86 exist?

    Sorry if I'm dumb, but Apple silicon is ,according to rumors, supposed to be more power efficient generate less heat but also more powerful (a14x better than core i9?) and also be cheaper. Then why has x86 ever become popular/the standard if Apple silicon/Arm is, I guess, better in every way?
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