I thought my 16-inch MacBook Pro is already the strongest MacBook I can buy now. It turns out that I am still young.
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Let’s talk about the conclusion first. The model we tested was a 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 chip without any options. It was a pure entry-level version with 8G RAM and 256G body storage. But in terms of performance experience, the M1 version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, in most scenarios, has already equaled or even surpassed the experience of the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
My 16-inch MacBook Pro is still equipped with an 8-core i9, 32G memory, independent 5500 graphics card, and 2T solid state hard drive. The price last year was more than 30,000. And this M1 entry version is only sold for 9999.
In fact, if you pay attention to this machine, you will generally pay attention to these issues:
Performance / battery life / heat dissipation / compatibility
But ah, everything about hardware experience aside from the scene is a hooligan, so we also found four scenes to talk to youThese four dimensions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 chip.
The four scenarios are: designer/programmer/video blogger/daily office
In terms of performance, the M1 chip is really strong. In fact, you can see elsewhere that the performance of the M1 chip is higher than the i9 used on the 16-inch MacBook Pro before, and this is still M1 The X86 environment simulated by this ARM chip will have some performance loss.
But the running score is still of little significance to daily use, just look at the scene.
After I threw the new 13-inch MacBook Pro to our designer, she threw directly into the computer a picture that would freeze when she processed it with a 16-inch MacBook Pro into the PS. The feedback we got was , This picture is about 100MB in size, the actual size is about 5 meters, there are many layers, the whole process is still very smooth.
This is very strong, right.
Don’t worry, we also tested the cut video with the updated fcpx. The 4K 50-frame Pro Res can be dragged and edited smoothly without an agent. There is no problem with the effects of various plug-ins. This time, use it. After the M1 chip, the entry-level version of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro has the same experience as the 16-inch MacBook Pro with high-end graphics and discrete graphics. Using the same clipped material for rendering, the M1 chip version of the MacBook Pro is faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro using the intel chip.
The key point is that when we were conducting a comparison test between designers and video bloggers in these two scenarios, the fan of the 16-inch MacBook Pro was spinning frantically, and the CPU was also starting to reduce the frequency, but the 13-inch M1 chip MacBook Pro has always been quiet, not very hot, and performance has not been affected.
As for the battery life, it is really strong, the machine does not heat up, and the power-off speed is extremely slow. As for how slow it is, in our two-day test, because there are other tests to do, there is not enough time to run a complete one. Endurance test. The 13-inch MacBook Pro doubles the battery life, no problem
The last point is to talk about compatibility issues that everyone is most concerned about. In 2006, Apple prepared Rosetta for developers to facilitate the transition from Power PC chips to Intel’s new products. Fifteen years later, Rosetta 2 is a built-in emulator in macOS Big Sur, allowing developers to run the original X86 software directly on the ARM-based Mac without changing the architecture.
In short, it is a virtual machine.
The Office suites and various non-extremely professional software that are commonly used in daily work all run quite well on this virtual machine.
Normal speaking, the virtual machine will lose performance, but because the performance of the M1 chip is indeed too high, it is almost hard to feel that because the software is the X86 version, the experience is not good.
Of course, for developers, what’s worse at present is that docker can’t be used anymore. I don’t particularly understand the development part, but our technical staff said, this stuffChildren are very commonly used, so it is not good for some developers.
Well, even if there are some problems anyway.
In addition, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is so powerful, did you equip me with two USB-C ports? Well, not enough.
Another problem is the developer’s, that is, the current M1 chip Mac can indeed run some iOS and iPad chips, but the experience, um, is not enough, it is still based on the touch screen as the logic, and the app size has changed No, wait for the developers.
Oh yes, the appearance has not changed this time, well, if it changes, it will be even better.
Well, I might want too much.
To make a final summary, if you are a designer/video blogger/daily office, brand new Macs using M1 chips, including MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, just buy it with your eyes closed. Air has a fan less than Pro, and the continuous performance output should be almost the same. The MacBook Pro I got has 8G RAM, and the Mac mini has 16G RAM. There is no significant difference in experience, but if you want to use your computer For a longer time, 16G can be used.
The M1 chip version of the Mac is faster, and there is no other experience change after you get started.This is actually Apple’s most successful place. Think about the Windows RT that Microsoft tried before, and you know why I say that.
If the software environment you need is to be on windows, or to play games, then don’t say anything, don’t look at the Mac at all. It’s not that Mac can’t be played, but the richness is really different. PC and Mac each have their own advantages, it is not necessary to make a life and death.
For Apple users, the M1 chip is great. You don’t have to worry about whether to buy i3, i5, i7 or i9. Just think about your own usage scenarios. If you need a long time high-performance output, buy Pro, and buy the rest Air. This logic is not like the original computer, like mobile phones, like iPhone 12 mini to iPhone 12 Pro Max, the performance benchmark is the same A14, mainly depends on where the longboards of different models are used.
From my personal point of view, the M1 is so strong, and the next processors will be used in higher-end product lines. . . more. . .
Why does Apple have to work so hard to move the Mac? When it gets smaller, Intel is really squeezing its hips, and not only AMD is squeezed with toothpaste, but Apple can’t stand it.
In the 6 years from 2013 to 2019, the single-core performance of the MacBook Pro using Intel chips increased by only 25.4%, and the multi-core performance increased by 122%. Also during this period, Apple’s own A For the new series, the single-core performance has increased by a full 5 times, which is close to that of Intel chips, and the multi-core performance has increased by 6 times.
To get bigger, this kind of fusion of device architecture may mean fusion between devices in the future.
People always want to carry more and more computing power with them and use them at any time. Whether it is notesThis computer, iPad, or iPhone are all based on this appeal. Although we cannot deny that professional production needs do require professional production tools, the integration of equipment must be an important development trend for daily lightweight requirements, and the speed of integration between equipment will become faster and faster.
Today, Mac switched to ARM, giving the possibility of fusion of computers and other mobile devices. Tomorrow may be tablets that will truly become computers, and the day after tomorrow, smart phones may become another type of portable device.