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North American time November 10, 2020, Apple announced its own processor “Apple M1Notebook PC equipped with “MacBook Air」「13-inch MacBook Pro“, A small desktop PC”Mac mini“Announced.
The Apple M1 is completely different from the Intel Core processor installed in existing Macs, and has Apple’s own CPU based on the ARM architecture, as well as its own “Neural” GPU and AI arithmetic processing unit.
Orders have already started on Apple’s direct sales site, and the list and price including tax are as follows.
- MacBook Air
・ 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 512GB SSD, 13.3-inch 2560 x 1600-dot screen,129,800 yen (142,780 yen, tax included)
・ 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 256GB SSD, 13.3-inch 2560 x 1600-dot screen,104,800 yen (115,280 yen, tax included) - 13-inch MacBook Pro
・ 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 512GB SSD, 13.3-inch 2560 x 1600-dot screen,154,800 yen (170,280 yen, tax included)
・ 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 256GB SSD, 13.3-inch 2560 x 1600-dot screen,134,800 yen (148,280 yen, tax included) - Mac mini
・ 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 512GB SSD,92,800 yen (102,080 yen including tax)
・ 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB main memory capacity, 256GB SSD,72,800 yen (80.80 yen including tax)
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Apple M1 is a new macOS “macOS Big Sur“The” Rosetta 2 “feature of (Mac OS Big Sir) can be used to run existing Mac applications developed with Intel CPUs, and software compatibility is maintained. In theory, existing Mac games will work, but the game may run slower than running the same application on a Mac with an Intel CPU.
On the other hand, Apple also has a mechanism called “universal application” that packages a program for Mac with the new Apple M1 and a program for Mac with Intel CPUs in a single application, and in this case, both Macs. There is no problem in terms of throughput. For the foreseeable future, Mac applications, including games, will move to universal applications.
Additionally, macOS Big Sur also has the ability to run apps for iOS devices, so if your Mac has the same operating system as Apple M1, you can use the new Apple M1 app, the existing Intel CPU-powered Mac app, and iOS. All applications can be used on one machine.
Let me briefly explain the new PC itself.
The new MacBook Air with Apple M1 is a 13.3-inch mobile notebook PC with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 dots and a weight of approximately 1.29 kg. By adopting Apple M1 with high performance by power, it is possible to run the battery for up to 15 hours when surfing the web using a wireless LAN.
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The Apple M1-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro has the same SoC and screen size as the top model MacBook Air, but due to the large battery capacity, the battery runtime is said to have Wireless LAN reaches 17 hours.
Also, like the existing model, the MacBook Air does not have a function that is equipped with a multifunctional input device “Touch Bar” on the back of the keyboard.
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And the new Mac mini has the same case size as the Intel version (the weight is slightly lighter). With a vertical and horizontal size of 19.7 cm and a weight of approximately 1.2 kg, it is an attractive desktop PC that can be placed anywhere. It’s basically a PC with specs like packing the contents of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro in a small case, but it has a USB Type-A port, a full-size HDMI-out terminal, and a wired LAN terminal than notebook PCs. they do not have. I have.
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An image of playing a game in combination with a gamepad has also been posted, and it appears that Apple is assuming that the Mac mini will be used as a stationary gaming machine.
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