ARM Macs

FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2020

On November 10, 2020 Apple (finally) launched ARM Macs. A collection of links.

Apple Special Event

Youtube link for the announcement event.

Quick summary of first machines

The M1 Mac mini MacStories overview

The M1 Macbook Air and 13” Macbook Pro MacStories overview

Jason Snell Enter the M1 - Notes on Tuesday’s big event

Apple Silicon M1

AnandTech Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14

James Allworth Intel’s Disruption is Now Complete

ARM1 vs Apple M1 via DaringFireball

Performance

Leaked benchmark Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch MacBook Pro

Geekbench MacBookAir10,1

Affinity Photo benchmark

Will there be many vertical optimizations because the same company designs the whole stack? Retain and release NSObject speed

First look reviews

Reviews of the new machines released on 11/17.

MBP. Tech Crunch, Matthew Panzarino. Yeah, Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro is powerful, but it’s the battery life that will blow you away