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

[matrixsc]

I could install and run Unity. I did not try to build anything though. But the 3D view seemed okay. Everything was running fast. If you need more info then let me know.

Thank you so much for trying that and letting me know was that using the app or the download from the unity site?

Was that on 8G Ram machine the base Mac air?

Really appreciate you trying that for me .

Thank you

 

[matrixsc]

ld of a Macbook Air, and Unity works and is ru

Thank you so much for trying this for me . Feel a lot happier now that if i get one my son can use it to carry on learning coding with unity .

Was that the app you used or direct from there web site . I know he has the app on his old iphone but on the laptop windows based he downloaded it i think .

Thank you once more .

 

[lastcosmonaut]

OP, could you try finding a 4k. video encoded with AV1 online, play it back, and check cpu utilization on the M1?

Curious if this chip will software or hardware decode it. (I'm sure it handles HEVC and VP9, but not sure what it will do with av1).

You might need firefox or chrome to do so, not sure.

Something like this maybe: https://demo.bitmovin.com/public/firefox/av1/

I ran the video using Firefox nightly while being on a whereby call with watching a shared screen and 2 audios.
The GPU want from 25% to 50%, could not spot significant changes in CPU consumption. Otherwise the MacBook Air m1 base model is bored to death. Is that supposed to be a big video?

 

[lastcosmonaut]

Thank you so much for trying that and letting me know was that using the app or the download from the unity site?

Was that on 8G Ram machine the base Mac air?

Really appreciate you trying that for me .

Thank you

Yes, base MBA with 8 GB RAM and 256GB SSD, 8-core M1 and 7-core M1 GPU.
I downloaded it via Unity Hub.

 

[lastcosmonaut]

Would you rather be a mountain or a tree? And why?

A Mountain Lion on a tree.

 

[wyrdness]

Interesting my iPhone 12 Pro came in at 462.3ms vs 493.4ms for the MacBook Pro M1. Chrome on the MacBook Pro M1 (Rosetta) came in at 921.2ms.

My M1 air also came in at 460ms. Results could vary depending on what else the machine is doing in the background.

 

[matrixsc]

Yes, base MBA with 8 GB RAM and 256GB SSD, 8-core M1 and 7-core M1 GPU.
I downloaded it via Unity Hub.

Excellent thank you so much for taking the time to help me .

 

[lightfire]

Did you ever have a chance to check if Brave browser works ok? Thanks!

 

[sfwalter]

Did you ever have a chance to check if Brave browser works ok? Thanks!

I just installed and it works fine thru Rosetta 2

 

[lightfire]

I just installed and it works fine thru Rosetta 2

Thanks....most definitely my preferred browser. And even with the emulation probably just as fast as oter browsers running natively, as it is faster on windows than other browsers; maybe less so on Ipad.

 

[pshufd]

I just tweeted Brendan Eich asking for when a native program will be out.

 

[lynxdeb]

one question: does Chrome\Firefox X86 version are working to support flash site? Yes I know that we are in 2020, but there are some enterprise application that still need it (like VMWare vCenter 6.5, HPE Virtual Connect and so on).

Thanks!

 

[sfwalter]

one question: does Chrome\Firefox X86 version are working to support flash site? Yes I know that we are in 2020, but there are some enterprise application that still need it (like VMWare vCenter 6.5, HPE Virtual Connect and so on).

Thanks!

Doesn't look like it supported by the Apple Silicon Build of Chrome

It does work with the Intel build of Chrome.

 

[pshufd]

Did you ever have a chance to check if Brave browser works ok? Thanks!

 

[Strangedream]

Does it run Crysis?

 

[pnd4pnd]

Surprised no one has asked - but how long does it take to boot? how long to awake from sleep?

 

[pshufd]

Surprised no one has asked - but how long does it take to boot? how long to awake from sleep?

I thought that you just opened the lid and it comes on instantly.

 

[Conutz]

I thought that you just opened the lid and it comes on instantly.

Probably once booted, like iOS.

 

[pshufd]

BTW, Brendan Eich is the CEO of Brave. I met him back in 2008 at a Mozilla conference near Vancouver.

 

[fab5freddy]

Hey, i saw you posted that the new M1 Macbook can run Boot Camp ?
does that mean you can run Windows on it?

 

[ct2k7]

Hey, i saw you posted that the new M1 Macbook can run Boot Camp ?
does that mean you can run Windows on it?

Where did you see this? Boot camp is no longer supported on M1

 

[pshufd]

Where did you see this? Boot camp is no longer supported on M1

You can run bootcamp - you just need an ISO that runs on ARM.

I watched a video of a guy trying to run Bootcamp on a Windows x86 ISO. Nothing happened as you can imagine.

 

[aajeevlin]

I could install and run Unity. I did not try to build anything though. But the 3D view seemed okay. Everything was running fast. If you need more info then let me know.

Just want to add thanks you running Unity. I bought a PC to build some games with friends, but I can't stand using Winwodws as my daily driver. My mini M1 should be here tomorrow if all goes well I can return the PC...

 

[onafriday]

Surprised no one has asked - but how long does it take to boot? how long to awake from sleep?

I haven't timed how long it takes to boot, but it's a normal-ish boot time. It instantly awakes from sleep.

 

[scatopie]

Thank you so much for trying this for me . Feel a lot happier now that if i get one my son can use it to carry on learning coding with unity .

Was that the app you used or direct from there web site . I know he has the app on his old iphone but on the laptop windows based he downloaded it i think .

Thank you once more .

It was direct download from the site. Make sure to get the latest build (even if it is a beta version, v2021.05a or something like that. Bigger number is always more recent.).