> But if u buy a mac nowadays, its like a console with set stuff in it that u cant change or upgrade
That's how most people buy and treat computers. We're the weird ones who upgrade them and keep using them for 9 years, 3 SSDs, and 4 RAM bumps.
> Their performance is okish
Nope - not even close to merely 'okish'. These first devices (which were clearly targeted as the cheapest, lowest-end devices Apple sells) outperform the vast majority of PCs (and Macs) sold today, and not just by a tiny bit. Look at some of the reviews by developers - in many cases their existing Intel apps and games are running better under Rosetta emulation/bridge/whatever you want to call it then they did on native Intel Macs. Compile times for a $999 MacBook Air beat a $6k+ iMac Pro by 30-40%. Games getting better frame rates under Rosetta than they did on native intel boxes.
The list goes on - these chips are beasts, and this is only the beginning. The high-performance versions of these will make people who bought 8/10/12 core iMac Pros recently weep.
That's how most people buy and treat computers. We're the weird ones who upgrade them and keep using them for 9 years, 3 SSDs, and 4 RAM bumps.
> Their performance is okish
Nope - not even close to merely 'okish'. These first devices (which were clearly targeted as the cheapest, lowest-end devices Apple sells) outperform the vast majority of PCs (and Macs) sold today, and not just by a tiny bit. Look at some of the reviews by developers - in many cases their existing Intel apps and games are running better under Rosetta emulation/bridge/whatever you want to call it then they did on native Intel Macs. Compile times for a $999 MacBook Air beat a $6k+ iMac Pro by 30-40%. Games getting better frame rates under Rosetta than they did on native intel boxes.
The list goes on - these chips are beasts, and this is only the beginning. The high-performance versions of these will make people who bought 8/10/12 core iMac Pros recently weep.