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Apple Event – One More Thing – Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini

November 10, 2020

The Next Generation of Mac


Apple Silicon M1 Chip

  • First System on Chip (SOC) for the Mac
  • Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) – High bandwidth, low latency Apple-designed package accessible to the entire SOC.
  • 5-nanometer tech
  • 16 Billion Transistors
  • 8-core CPU
    • 4 high-speed cores. Worlds Fastest CPU cores
    • 4 high-Efficiency cores. Best CPU performance per watt
    • 3x performance per watt
  • Integrated 8-core GPU
    • Worlds fastest graphics
  • 16-core neural engine
    • 11 trillion operations per second
    • Machine learning accelerators
  • Secure Enclave
    • Hardware-verified secure boot
    • Automatic high-performance encryption
    • macOS run-time protections
    • Activation lock
  • Image Signal Processor (ISP)
    • Video noise reduction
    • Greater dynamic range
    • Improved auto white balance
    • ML – enhanced face detection
  • Media encode and decode engines
  • Thunderbolt/USB 4 controller

MacBook Pro 13″ M1

Performance

  • Up to 2.8x faster CPU performance over the previous generation.
  • Up to 5x faster GPU graphics performance.
    • Edit 8K ProRes video in DaVinci Resolve without dropping frames.
  • Up to 11x faster machine learning (ML) performance.
  • Up to 2x faster SSD performance.
  • Up to 3x faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its class.
  • Battery performance
    • Active cooling system (a fan) for increased performance.
    • Up to 17 hours of wireless internet browsing.
    • Up to 20 hours of video playback. Six hours longer than before.
    • Longest battery life ever in a Mac.

Specifications

  • Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
  • 8GB unified memory
  • 256 or 512GB SSD storage
  • 13-inch Retina display with True Tone
  • Magic Keyboard
  • Touch Bar and Touch ID
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
  • Enhanced camera ISP
  • Studio quality mics

Price: 256GB – $1,299.00 or 512GB – $1,499.00

Available from Apple today, November 10, 2020. Ships next week.


MacBook Air M1

Performance

  • Up to 3x faster CPU performance over the previous generation.
  • Up to 5x faster GPU graphics performance.
    • Edit multiple streams of 4K ProRes video at the same time without dropping frames.
  • Up to 9x faster machine learning (ML) performance.
  • Up to 2x faster SSD performance.
  • Up to 3x faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its class.
  • Battery performance
    • Silent fanless design
    • Up to 15 hours of wireless internet browsing.
    • Up to 18 hours of video playback. Ten hours longer than before.
    • 2x Battery life on video calls.
    • Longest battery life ever in a MacBook Air.

Specifications

  • Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 7‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine on the MacBook Air with 256 GB SSD
  • Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine on the MacBook Air with 512 GB SSD
  • 8GB unified memory
  • 256 or 512 GB SSD storage
  • Retina display with True Tone
  • Magic Keyboard
  • Touch ID
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports

Price: 256GB – $999.00 or 512GB – $1,249.00

Available from Apple today, November 10, 2020. Ships next week.


Mac mini M1

Performance

  • Up to 3x faster CPU performance over the previous generation.
  • Up to 6x faster graphics performance
  • Up to 15x faster machine learning (ML) performance
  • Up to 5x faster than the top-selling PC desktop

Specifications

  • Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
  • 8GB unified memory
  • 256 or 512GB SSD storage
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
  • Two USB-A ports
  • HDMI 2.0 port
  • 3.5 mm headphone

Price: 256GB – $699.00 or 512GB – $899.00

Available from Apple today, November 10, 2020. Ships next week.

Inside the Mac mini M1

macOS Big Sur will be released on Tuesday, November 12, 2020


My Thoughts

Problem: Both the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air only have Active two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports.

The slide in the MacBook Pro presentation says that there is up to 16GB of RAM and up to a 2TB SSD but they are currently not for sale on Apple.com.

The entry level MacBook Air has a 7-core GPU rather than an 8-Core GPU.

The entire motherboard of these computers is about the same size as a desktop DRAM module. It is like someone stuffed a high-end workstation into a board not much bigger than a stick of chewing gum. Apple eliminated more than they added. Basically, the whole computer is on one chip. The other chips on the motherboard are for communications and power delivery.

Apple eliminated many of its biggest vendors and brought all the value that they brought to the table in-house. Communications chips are the only major value add in these computers that Apple doesn’t control.


Marques Brownlee – Apple M1 Chip: Let’s Talk!


Resources

  • Apple Event – One More Thing
  • Apple Unleashes M1

Filed Under: Events, Mac Tagged With: M1, Mac mini, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro

Live Notes: Apple Hardware Event – October 13, 2020

October 13, 2020

Home Products

  • New HomePod Mini – $99
    • Great Sound
    • S5 Chip 
    • Computational Audio
    • Backlit touch system
    • Control of your personal data
    • Universal Home intercom
    • White and Space Gray
    • Ship Date: November 16, 2020

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amarillo, Texas

Apple – September Event 2019 – Video

September 11, 2019


Highlights

  1. Apple Arcade game subscription service – available September 19 – 4.99 per month
  2. Apple TV+ subscription service – launching November 1 – 4.99 per month
  3. New 10.2″ iPad (7th Generation) – available September 30 – $329 (education price $299)
  4. Apple Watch (Series 5) – available September 20 – GPS model $399, Cellular model $499
  5. iPhone 11 – available September 20 – $699
  6. iPhone 11 Pro – available September 20 – $999
  7. iPhone 11 Pro Max – available September 20 – $1099

For more hardware details and specifications read below!

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amarillo, Texas

Apple Event – WWDC Keynote 2019 – Video

June 4, 2019

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Spring Forward – Apple Event

March 9, 2015

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Apple TV

HBO Now – Apple exclusive launch partner. All programing past, present and future. All you need is a broadband and an Apple TV, iPhone or an iPad.

Release is set for April 12th at a price of $14.99 per month.

25 million units sold to date.

Reduced price from $99.00 to $69.00

iPhone

Apple Pay – 2500 banks now support Apple Pay. Tripled the number of retail locations since launch.

CarPlay – Every major car brand has now committed to support Apple CarPlay. (Even Toyota?)

Home Kit – Lots of new device support announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January with many more expected throughout the year.

Health Kit – Benefits to medical research. Apple announced a new Research Kit software framework integrated with HealthKit to provide information to medical researchers in areas such as Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Asthma and Breast Cancer. As to privacy, Apple will not see your data, you decide what if any apps are installed and what information is shared. Project will be open sourced. The first five apps will be available today.

Mac

New Macbook

  • 2 pounds – lightest mac ever
  • 13.1 mm thin 24% thinner
  • All metal enclosure
  • Full Keyboard to the edge – All new full size keyboard 4x more stable 40% thinner. New backlight systems
  • 12in Retina Display 2304×1440 pixels – Larger pixel aperture.
  • Force Touch Trackpad – Taptic engine adjustable click feel, Pressure sensitive, new force click gesture.
  • First fan-less MacBook
  • 67% smaller motherboard
  • Intel Core M – 5 wall power consumption
  • 35% more battery size – all day battery life
  • 803.11 c – Bluetooth 4
  • 1 port for USB-C works for Power, Video output, USB, Port etc. all in one connector.
  • New colors Silver, Space Gray and Gold
  • Worlds most energy efficient notebook.

$1,299.00

Apple Watch

Time – Accurate to within 50ms of UTC.

Thousands of apps at launch.

IOS 8.2 Available for download today includes Apple watch app.

Apple Watch Sport – Aluminum

Sport Collection – Aluminum

  • Silver or Space Gray
  • New stronger alloy
  • $349 – 38 mm
  • $399 – 42 mm

Apple Watch – Steel

Watch  – Stainless Steal

  • $549 – $1,049* – 38 mm
  • $599 – $1,099* – 42 mm

*Depending on band choice.

Apple Watch Edition – Gold

Edition – Gold

Priced from $10,000

Preorders start – April 10th

Battery Life –  No word.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amarillo, Apple Watch, Texas

The New iPhones – Apple Event – September 10, 2013

September 10, 2013

Apple Event - September 10, 2013

Apple Event – September 10, 2013

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amarillo, Texas

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