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

[DeanL]

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.

 

[now i see it]

Do you like pistachio ice cream?

 

[DeanL]

Do you like pistachio ice cream?

I do. It's excellent.

 

[Falhófnir]

Interesting about BootCamp, Microsoft seem quite determined to get Windows on Arm to critical mass. Experience with Macs might spur developers for ARM64 Windows apps too...

 

[IceDevil]

Do you have dual monitors to test?

 

[DeanL]

Rosetta 2 needs to be installed, it's not included by default.

 

[beastforum]

Do you have davinci resolve? I’ve seen on YouTube that it works fine with no dropped frames, so did my mbp 16” but as soon as I added temporal noise reduction it crawled. Could you do this on the M1 and let us know how it handles it?

 

[Robbenisland]

Could you test Zoom? That would be great.

 

[archer75]

Very interested in video encoding in handbrake. Especially 10bit H.265

 

[dolbinau]

Understand if this ask is a bit much but does the X-Plane 11 trial run with Rosetta? What is the performance like?

Download the Free X-Plane 12 Demo | X-Plane

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https://www.x-plane.com/update/installers11/X-Plane11InstallerMac.zip

Not sure if it works on trial version but:

1. Move your mouse to the top of the screen (causing the menu to appear) and click Settings, then Data Input & Output.
2. Check the far right box next to frame rate item 0, in the upper left corner of the window). This will cause X-Plane to display the current frame rate in the upper left of the screen during flight.

 

[phl92]

Could you tell some behaviour checking easy tasks? I am particular interested in the battery time when watching Youtube and same easy web browsing at the same time. (how many hours you get?)

How works Skype on it? My MBP 13” got after only 15 min very hot and I lost around 25% in one hour Skype conferences (1video person).

 

[beastforum]

Understand if this ask is a bit much but does the X-Plane 11 trial run with Rosetta? What is the performance like?

Download the Free X-Plane 12 Demo | X-Plane

X-Plane is the world's most advanced flight simulator. Download the X-Plane 12 demo today, for free. Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

www.x-plane.com

https://www.x-plane.com/update/installers11/X-Plane11InstallerMac.zip

Not sure if it works on trial version but:

1. Move your mouse to the top of the screen (causing the menu to appear) and click Settings, then Data Input & Output.
2. Check the far right box next to frame rate item 0, in the upper left corner of the window). This will cause X-Plane to display the current frame rate in the upper left of the screen during flight.

I too would be very interested in this

 

[DeanL]

Could you test Zoom? That would be great.

Version: 5.4.3 (58887.1115) works perfectly. Even my Logitech 4K camera works.

 

[mds1256]

please

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...achine-fancy-installing-mamp-to-test.2269201/

 

[Feyl]

Can you test the smoothness of the UI in places like Notification Center (especially when you click on edit to add widgets), scrolling in Safari on some complex websites and opening a folder with a lot of apps in Launchpad? I'd be very grateful if you could test it for me.

 

[DeanL]

Can you test the smoothness of the UI in places like Notification Center (especially when you click on edit to add widgets), scrolling in Safari on some complex websites and opening a folder with a lot of apps in Launchpad? I'd be very grateful if you could test it for me.

Butter smooth on all of what you asked

 

[mebpenguin]

Can you download and test the newly updated version of World of Warcraft with native Apple Silicon support?

 

[Frixos]

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

What is RAM usage like? Same as previous models (or does it more effectively use less RAM)?
In your average workflow (maybe a few tabs, Spotify, mail app, messages, pdf, word, a couple of other programs), what is usage like?

 

[macddy]

Can you download and test the newly updated version of World of Warcraft with native Apple Silicon support?

I second this, and please let us know if the fans start or not!

 

[Feyl]

Butter smooth on all of what you asked

Thanks for trying it out. It sadly confirms my concern about Apple not optimizing software enough for Intel based Macs.

 

[onafriday]

Can you see if spatial audio on your AirPods Pro is supported?

 

[imdog]

Do you happen to have Logic?

 

[dboris]

FPS and Settings in CS GO (free to play when steam will work ..lol)

 

[phl92]

Does the OS run like iOS ? Does this mean if you want GMail to run you download it in the App Store just like on the Phone? Same for Whatsapp, FB etc.?

 

[dboris]

Does the OS run like iOS ? Does this mean if you want GMail to run you download it in the App Store just like on the Phone? Same for Whatsapp, FB etc.?

Whatsapp and facebook ios app are reported to not be available since the developers don't want them to be