My 2020 Intel MBP 16" is still blazing away!

[superparati]

May I ask, why are you using "Gio" instead of "GB" for "gigabyte"?

Based in Europe france and we are saying / using the word giga octet to indicate a hard drive storage capacity which is in English equivalent of giga byte. 1Go or 1Gio = 1GB or 1GiB to simplify.

Below an explanation from wikipedia about why using the I in expressing a storage capacity.

The notation 1 GB represents 1,000,000,000 bytes or, in deprecated usage, 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. Per IEC 60027-2 A.2 and ISO/IEC 80000 standards, the correct notation of 230 is gibi (symbol Gi).[13] One gibibyte(1 GiB) is 1,073,741,824 bytes or 1.074 GB. Despite international standards, the use of 1 GB = 230 B is widespread. A laptop advertised as having 8 GB has 8,589,934,592 bytes of memory: 8.59×109 B, or 8 GiB.


Sources

1. https://massive.io/file-transfer/gb-vs-gib-whats-the-difference/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga-

 

[Andrey84]

Based in Europe france and we are saying / using the word giga octet to indicate a hard drive storage capacity which is in English equivalent of giga byte. 1Go or 1Gio = 1GB or 1GiB to simplify.

Below an explanation from wikipedia about why using the I in expressing a storage capacity.

The notation 1 GB represents 1,000,000,000 bytes or, in deprecated usage, 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. Per IEC 60027-2 A.2 and ISO/IEC 80000 standards, the correct notation of 230 is gibi (symbol Gi).[13] One gibibyte(1 GiB) is 1,073,741,824 bytes or 1.074 GB. Despite international standards, the use of 1 GB = 230 B is widespread. A laptop advertised as having 8 GB has 8,589,934,592 bytes of memory: 8.59×109 B, or 8 GiB.


Sources

1. https://massive.io/file-transfer/gb-vs-gib-whats-the-difference/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga-

Thank you for the explanation. "Gibi" is a binary notation, we are using decimals here. Also these forums are American, not French. Don't take it the wrong way, but I'm not sure how it helps anyone if you use "Gio/GiB/Gi" instead of just "GB". I don't see anything wrong with GB, especially considering that all companies use it in their product specifications. There is enough confusion between "GB" and "Gb" as it is.

 

[prospervic]

Actually, the’s no such thing as a 16 inch “2020 MacBook Pro“. That particular model was only ever released in 2019.

But you’re right about the “blazing.” I owned that model and it nearly burned my thighs when using it in my lap, all while the fans were roaring like a vacuum cleaner.

 

[dinobear]

Actually, the’s no such thing as a 16 inch “2020 MacBook Pro“. That particular model was only ever released in 2019.

But you’re right about the “blazing.” I owned that model and it nearly burned my thighs when using it in my lap, all while the fans were roaring like a vacuum cleaner.

well, I say 2020 model because I got the 5600M GPU upgrade which was released in the summer of 2020. That GPU was a substantial upgrade in power (for $800) that has imo helped me use the computer for this long. That GPU also fixed the heat and fan issues that the 2019 models had.

I agree with other responses here as well, I'm sure I'll notice the new speeds once I upgrade to the M chips, but I haven't been tempted to upgrade just yet. I think 2025 will be the year though I'd like to see the next re-design for the mbp.

 

[prospervic]

well, I say 2020 model because I got the 5600M GPU upgrade which was released in the summer of 2020. That GPU was a substantial upgrade in power (for $800) that has imo helped me use the computer for this long. That GPU also fixed the heat and fan issues that the 2019 models had.

Ah, yes. You’re right. I had forgotten about that GPU upgrade. It kinda sorta qualifies as a “new release.“

 

[chmania]

Well, I have a 2018 15" MBP with the TouchBar (made in 2019, a few months later, Apple discontinued it) with that famous butterfly keyboard which doesn't get bad keys after more than 5 years (maybe the Chinese company did a good job), still running quite well and on Sequoia beta 3. The battery health between 88% - 91% (it fluctuates) and cycle count at 257. The minimum battery level never less than 30%, before recharging. Most times used plugged in as it rarely leaves the desk. It is mainly used for home office with a bit of photo editing, and lot of web site work and leisure (book reading and YouTube). And, cool to touch all the time.

When the Silicon saga came up, I was tempted to buy one, but that want sort of died away, after Apple started releasing M chip Macs one after other. Apple is not selling M1 Macs anymore, so who knows when M2, M3 Macs will be obsoleted. I don't really mind, if my 2018 MBP won't get the next macOS after Sequoia. It'd at least work for the next 5 or so years. And, it'd be just as fast for home office and leisure. Also, I have MS Office LTSC 2021, which won't work on a Silicon Mac. And, I always had a trust on Intel for decades.

 

[MBAir2010]

recently i returned to using Mountain Lion OSX and discovering that the older Intel's still process info very fast while last week the MBP'12 launched the start up page faster than the MBA m1 2020 by a few seconds.
The only downfalls are the heat and battery life, which are still good, 5 hours MBP and around 4 with the MBA 2010.