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0 pointsreader_mode5y ago0 comments

> In the real world, there aren't many people making purchasing decision between an M1 Apple laptop or Mac Mini and an AMD 5800X desktop machine anyway

I have a 15 inch 2018 i9 MBP that's objectively a terrible device (throttling/keyboard).

With corona and WFH I'm weighing my options - right now everything is out of stock but early next year I'd be interested in building a desktop. My problem is the M1 is so good that if they do a 8 performance cores version for 16 inch MBP in spring there would literally be no point in having a desktop - I could have a single device that outperforms the desktop machine. Frankly I don't see why they couldn't offer a 13 inch varian with more cores - thermals are not a constraint.

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oezi5y ago

Has there been any leak that a 16 inch MBP with Apple Silicon is coming anytime soon? Haven't heard any substantial info on roadmap.

Rapzid5y ago

Does Apple ever announce anything before the day it happens? This is the company that drops iOS, macOS, and M1 on developers the day they do the public.

I'm not sure where people are pulling all these Apple silicon timelines from, but I can guess :)

least5y ago

There’s not been leaks, but there’s no reason to believe that it won’t be coming any time soon. Hypothetically the latest it would come out is in first half of 2022, but I’d be surprised if it took that long for the 16 inch macbook pro.

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