If this rumor is true, you’re going to like it. Per a credible leaker, Apple’s conversion to ARM-based/Apple Silicon processors could reduce the price of the first ARM-based MacBook this fall to about $799. As predicted, it’s “…much cheaper to make its own A-series Apple Silicon chips than to buy” from Intel. Granted, it’s unknown […]
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If you’re hankering for an updated MacBoo Air, there could be one in the relatively near future. Per recent certifications, a new MacBook Air battery model has been filed in China and Denmark. A 49.9Wh battery with a capacity of 4380mAh was spotted by a MySmartPrice contributor in certification filings with UL Demko and the China Certification […]
The leak/rumor mill has it that Apple will be unveiling a new Intel-based iMac this week. Minus the radical design change that has been predicted with the introduction of its Apple Silicon hardware, the next-gen iMac, according to a tweet from leaker @Soybeys, is thought to be a specification bump as opposed to a radical […]
Apple will continue to support the Thunderbolt port with its Apple Silicon chips following its transition from Intel chips. The company offered the following statement, citing that the upcoming hardware will offer support for Intel’s Thunderbolt USB-C standard: “Over a decade ago, Apple partnered with Intel to design and develop Thunderbolt, and today our customers […]
Some Apple support documentation indicates that Apple might drop support for non-Apple GPUs in its transition to Apple Silicon processors. In a recent WWDC 2020 developer session focused on porting Metal apps to the new architecture, the company made it clear that Apple Silicon Macs will feature customer Apple GPUs. “Apple Silicon Mac contains an […]