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On November 11, Apple announced the first Mac equipped with the internally developed “Apple M1” chip as announced at WWDC in June. This time, we’ve revamped three models: MacBook Air (excluding tax: 104,800 yen and above), 13-inch MacBook Pro (excluding tax: 134,800 yen and above), and Mac Mini (excluding tax: 72,800 yen and above).
The Apple M1 is a self-developed Arm-based chip that was announced in June as “Apple Silicon”. The MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini 3 series have almost no change in appearance.
MacBook Air, Mac mini, MacBook Pro
However, when I tested it on a real machine, it was not only “high speed” and “long battery life”, but the main body temperature did not rise even with a little high load processing, fast start as a smartphone, etc. The overall quality of the user experience was high.
Among them, the MacBook Air looks the same as when it was equipped with an Intel processor, but it feels like a different product. Apple claims CPU performance is up to 3.5 times, GPU up to 6 times, and machine learning processing up to 15 times, but the product is more comprehensive than that performance.
The Apple M1 is a proprietary SoC that is comparable to the standard 16-inch MacBook Pro in terms of CPU speed only, and is even faster than the 28W mode of Intel’s latest mobile processor, the Intel Core i7-1165G7. , in terms of GPU, so the MacBook is also great as a Pro processor, but the MacBook Air is more suitable.
I have recommended to acquaintances who want to buy a 13-inch MacBook to choose a lower-end MacBook Pro model over MacBook Air if they can tolerate a weight gain of about 110g. But if you have an Apple M1, your best option is the MacBook Air.
The M1 is the first chip that Apple designed for Mac
How does it compare to the March 2020 model? –MacBook Air
The MacBook Air had a significant improvement in the quality of the experience in all aspects compared to its predecessor (launched in March 2020), which included Intel’s 10th generation processor (Ice Lake). The high performance will be described later, but above all, it is impressive that all the points that were worrying in the previous model have been resolved.
It looks the same as when it had an Intel processor, but it feels like a different MacBook Air.
The previous model was equipped with a cooling fan, but the slim and compact cooling system produced a slightly higher frequency of fan noise under heavy load. Although it is rarely noticeable in everyday use, it cannot be compared to the M1 fan-equipped model.
However, the lack of a cooling fan means that the heat from the main body cannot be fully dissipated and there is a risk that the hands and butt will get hot. However, the time immediately after setting up macOS and syncing mail and documents to the cloud, generally the main body gets hot due to indexing for search, and the cooling fan also becomes irritating, but the MacBook Air with M1 is slightly warm. It was about.
Even when the liquid crystal panel is closed and returned to sleep, it is so fast that you cannot tell when it came back. The screen is displayed the moment you open the lid, so you can start using it right away.
The reason is that power management has gotten finer in Big Sur (for example, older post syncing and indexing are temporarily stopped during battery operation), but battery consumption is low too. According to the specs, it says 15 hours of web browsing, but in reality, even if it was working on battery alone all day, the battery level stayed at more than half.
Of course, processing a lot of photos and videos will drain the battery, but once you start using the MacBook Air with M1, you will be able to use it without care regarding the battery level. Even if you carry an AC adapter with you, the included adapter is 30 watts, compact, and lightweight.
Even if the sound of the cooling fan disappears, the comfort will be greatly improved, but if the power consumption is so low, you will not even feel the heat of the main body in the scene of use. This is not an exaggerated expression.
Compared to the previous generation MacBook Air, which often suffered significant performance degradation due to heat generation, it can be used comfortably like a lie, both in terms of feel and practical performance.
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