What will I do? Nobody knows the future for sure. But most likely, I will sit on my couch and sip coffee while I watch the event using my iPad or my M1 MacBook Air and enjoy my currently owned products. Something new is ALWAYS around the corner. The day I win the $1B jackpot is the day I stop simply enjoying what I already have.
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What do you plan to do when the M2 (or whatever the next M chip is) launches?
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Perfectly said for sure. I’m happy with what I got and last year I got a Dell precision 3530 laptop with 4 year accidental drop.
apple at home and windows for my IT work when needed. I usually wait 6-7 years before upgrades
Come on baby. Please don't go...We'll get better. I promise ?
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I still have a 2014 13" MBP that still really well for my needs, and it'll keep my place a little warmer this winter cause it has to work harder.
That said, I'll need a new laptop in a couple years.
I was hoping to wait it out for the M4XYZ with MacOS XIV Mt. Everst, but I might just be looking at around the time a third gen M whatever processor comes out.
These are my demands:
A camera as good as a phone's camera (and one of those flippy things that lets me hide it)
14" with smaller bezels
TB4 or at least daisy chaining
And a different CEO who's truly committed to improving labor practices, globally
That said, I'll need a new laptop in a couple years.
I was hoping to wait it out for the M4XYZ with MacOS XIV Mt. Everst, but I might just be looking at around the time a third gen M whatever processor comes out.
These are my demands:
A camera as good as a phone's camera (and one of those flippy things that lets me hide it)
14" with smaller bezels
TB4 or at least daisy chaining
And a different CEO who's truly committed to improving labor practices, globally
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Sell my other kidney to finance the M2 after buying the M1 now?. Seriously, just sell or trade in the M1. I do that now with camera.
Pretty tempted by the M1 Mac Book Air. Don't need. Medium want. If the eGPU thing gets worked out, I'm on it.
appleinsider.com
Apple Silicon M1 Mac detection of Thunderbolt 3 eGPU gives hope for future support | AppleInsider
The lack of support for external GPUs in Apple Silicon M1 Macs may only be temporary, as a connected eGPU is still detected, but doesn't do anything.
appleinsider.com
i am not anticipating buying and M2 right now. I kind if see this as buying the first iphone. I still have my first iphone it was revolutionary. This is the first M1 chip we know everything is bound to be better in the future, but having the first and understanding the pros and cons of the first i see as an educational investment. That’s why i went with a base machine. Not spending bigger bucks then I have to until much later down the road.
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I generally hold onto my computers for at least 5 years. What sold me on the macbookpro 13 is that it’s more capable than some of the $3000+ devices. And I need one now. Not next month. Now.
Now, if I was going to buy a more expensive intel and hold it for 5 plus years, why not buy a more powerful M1 and keep it for 5 years and spend less money?
People on here keep saying “new system” “first generation” “obsolete in 6 months” etc etc. But... look at apples history with chips. Very linear graph. I don’t think we are gonna get massive improvements that Aren’t tied to more pricey machines. Even Craig said they didn’t expect this level of efficiency in this M1 chip. New chips will be faster, but if it runs what you need better than any intel machine already, why wait? And why would you buy and then throw the M1 aside For a moderately (even 20%) increase?
then again, I should tell myself that when I upgrade my phone and watch...
Do not worry. I get that a lot on this forum.
When upgrading it's a good idea to see what others are doing.
Before 2007 the upgrade cycle of personal computers in general was every 3 years on a schedule.
Until ~5 years ago smartphone upgrade cycle was 2 years. Now it's 3 years.
My 64GB iPhone 11 Pro Max's still on a 2 year upgrade cycle as I only pay $37/month for the smartphone and $37/month for text/calls/data.
If my telco had me paying $87/month over 24 months for a base model iMac 27" I'd take it.
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I plan to keep my M1 MacBook Air for a while. It replaced a 12” MacBook that I had for 3 years. If Apple releases a smaller Mac (like a revived 12” MacBook), I might sell it earlier, but I can’t see myself replacing this with a 14” MacBook Pro. This is a really great notebook just as it is.
I purchased the base model Mini as the $699 price is, to me, a great way to become familiar with the Apple Silicon (AS) Macs. It's a great system for the price.
As to upgrading to the M2 that will depend on what it is and what it's installed in. A Mini or the rumored smaller Mac Pro would be tempting depending on what they offer and the price. I'll probably keep my M1 Mini as it represents a milestone in the Mac evolution.
As to upgrading to the M2 that will depend on what it is and what it's installed in. A Mini or the rumored smaller Mac Pro would be tempting depending on what they offer and the price. I'll probably keep my M1 Mini as it represents a milestone in the Mac evolution.
You mean because Microsoft's QC is currently and historically unimpeachable?
64 GB RAM and superb GPU on 16in or else I'll keep my hackintosh
Ummmmm...
You probably insist on 192Hz sampled music as well.
macOS support for Intel will be dropped by 2024.64 GB RAM and superb GPU on 16in or else I'll keep my hackintosh
This is Apple's biggest problem, their current software QA standards.
When M2 comes out, I will evaluate Apple's macOS QA track record.
Their declining macOS QA has kept me running Mojave on my Mac mini 2018 despite the fact that TWO major releases have arrived.
I still periodically install the latest and greatest on a "disposable" external SSD to evaluate the software. Within an hour or so, I always switch back to my Mojave boot drive.
For sure, I will never run Crapalina on my Mac. It was a POS from the start and after the minor improvements it received over a year, it will no longer get any better.
My guess is that I will upgrade to Big Sur sometime in Q2 2021.
Windows 10 is no walk in the park. Version 1903 was a freakin' train wreck and 2004 (a.k.a. May 2020) had a poor reputation. I installed 2004 a couple of months ago and upgraded to 20H2 (a.k.a. October 2020) just recently. My primary Wintel PC (a gaming system) never ran 2004.
It feels like with every two Windows 10 bugs that are quashed, Microsoft introduces three new ones. Their software QA has also gone down the toilet. They should really stick to one feature release per year instead of two.
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Picked up a base MBA 8GB / 256gb to try out and see if everything works as it should over the next week or two, then sell my base 16” MacBook Pro i7 2019.
This will more than pay for the MBA experiment (and some extra cash in the bank)and i can confidently wait and purchase whatever pro versions come out later.
This will more than pay for the MBA experiment (and some extra cash in the bank)and i can confidently wait and purchase whatever pro versions come out later.
Well currently I'm running on my base model 2015 12-inch MacBook (and a 2018 iPad Pro). I don't desperately need to upgrade right now, at lease for what I use the computer for.
What I'm waiting for really is an M1x/M2 24-inch iMac. I could easily get a current gen iMac and be perfectly satisfied with its performance, but the combination of true power upgrades with M-series and my desire for a fresh design language has me holding off for that upgrade.
I recognize that the M1 MacBook Air is essentially a souped up version of my 12-inch in almost every aspect: design language, battery configuration, fanless-ness, etc. So that has me tempted, but for financial reasons I'd like to hold out for the iMac first and save that MacBook upgrade for later (30 hours battery in 2021?).
What I'm waiting for really is an M1x/M2 24-inch iMac. I could easily get a current gen iMac and be perfectly satisfied with its performance, but the combination of true power upgrades with M-series and my desire for a fresh design language has me holding off for that upgrade.
I recognize that the M1 MacBook Air is essentially a souped up version of my 12-inch in almost every aspect: design language, battery configuration, fanless-ness, etc. So that has me tempted, but for financial reasons I'd like to hold out for the iMac first and save that MacBook upgrade for later (30 hours battery in 2021?).
The difference being that they run a rolling release, and force you update, whereas Mac users can uncheck a single box and camp on a single version of MacOS.
I would give Big Sur a chance in the coming months, if not now. That first developer beta was smooth, but it really did go down hill from there (off a cliff, really. It was bad.)
It seems in the supplemental 11.0.1 they've fixed many of the performance bugs I saw, so it runs really without hiccup now, even on my 2015 12-inch MacBook.
I’m switching my work setup from a high-end gaming laptop to a custom SFF workstation plus a thin-and-light for mobile 3D work.
I have an M1 MBP on the way for the thin-and-light, and plan to upgrade as soon as a faster GPU option arrives.
What I hope for the most is solid VR support for work, so I could use a Mac for the workstation as well. But since VR support in macOS is currently non-existent, I think it could be as much as two years before that is even a possibility.
In the meantime it’ll be really nice to have a really quiet computer setup, because man do I hate that whiny laptop noise after 10+ hours of working.
I have an M1 MBP on the way for the thin-and-light, and plan to upgrade as soon as a faster GPU option arrives.
What I hope for the most is solid VR support for work, so I could use a Mac for the workstation as well. But since VR support in macOS is currently non-existent, I think it could be as much as two years before that is even a possibility.
In the meantime it’ll be really nice to have a really quiet computer setup, because man do I hate that whiny laptop noise after 10+ hours of working.