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  1. Ilzen&Mac

    Basic (binned) 10C/16GPU M2 Pro in MacBook Pro 14 - Good for a long run (and in general)?

    Hey everybody! Next day after the announcement I can finally put myself together to ask the following question. First of all, I am a happy owner of a newly ordered MacBook Pro 14 with a basic configuration M2 Pro CPU. The wait was definetly worth it - first of all, here in Germany, the prices...
  2. B

    Are binned chips reliable?

    Hey, l’m trying to parse the seemingly small differences between M1pro 8 and 10 core laptops. I’m not sure there’s going to be a huge difference in performance for my uses. But I did wonder if the 8core binned chips might be slightly less reliable being that they are already ‘defective’. I plan...
  3. Made In Machines

    Are All M1 Pro chips binned versions of the Pro Max?

    Are ALL M1 Pro chips binned versions of the Pro Max (including the 10 core CPU and 16 core GPU M1 Pro)? Or is the Pro Max a different processor so not all M1 Pros are binned? In that case the: 24 core GPU Pro Max is a binned 32 core GPU Pro Max 8 Core CPU 14 Core GPU is a binned version of the...