Post any info about Apple's M2 chip here
I have been reading up on M2 chips lately, and I think there is far more noise than signal.
For e.g.:
Rumours still persist that Apple could announce the M2 chip at WWDC 2022 and, with it, refresh the MacBook Air and the entry-level MacBook Pro.
How is this helpful in any way? Simply a verbal diarrhoea IMO. Instead,
Can
we start collating relevant, pertinent links/ information here?
e.g. 10 cores/ xx GPU Cores in M2? Which devices will get the chip?
Thanks
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Been reading that the next Mac Mini will be launched in 2023 ish. MBP Air with M2 (fewer ports) this year.
M1 Air and M1 Pro were almost identical when launched. No more the case?
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M1 Air had no stupid touchbar and was £200, and so clearly the better option compared to MBP 13. The only advantage that was was having 4 USB ports instead of 2.
The current MBP 14 and 16 models are substantially better than the Air, and add loads of ports that have been missing from MBP for ages, as well as being faster.
I don't mind if it is 8 core, I hope they have sturdy logic board which do not fail often.
Just realised this was supposed to say "£200 less". I'd be very happy to get a £200 M1 Air!
Feels a little fast for a full new chip? I think it'll be a tick tock cycle a bit like intel used to do.
Wouldn't mind snagging an old M1 at some stage. Mostly SSH'ing into stuff anyway when not at desktop so a fanless last gen design would be perfect.
Just bought a 16" Pro, would be pissed if M2 dropped before Q4 2022/Q1 2023
Not interested in upgrading at all with my m1 air, it is strong as the first day. But apple's build quality maybe has gone down lately. My m1 had hardware failure(display) in a year. It was fixed for free and fast within 2 days. Maybe just a individual events, but it makes me feel bad with their quality.
Edit: The display problem are not likely casued by me, since the laptop mostly stay on a dock and I rarely move it. With external display and keyboard. About the keyboard... I was asking them help me clean the keyboard because the E key have weird sound... I guess they misunderstood LOL.
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I am considering moving away from Macbooks but unable to find anything close to Macbooks trackpad.
I have had motherboard failure on my Pro within 30 days, and this was on brand new device. Got it replaced and it went kaput within the next 15 days.
Repairs outside warranty are disaster, I was quoted $1000 for motherboard replacement on my 2019 macbook which gave up a week after expiry of warranty
M2 just got announced
Looks impressive! If I had a need for an ultra-light laptop the Air would def tempt
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-unveils-all-new-macbook-air-supercharged-by-the-new-m2-chip/
sad news, they keep the M1 prices
You can turn the laptop upright and tap the bottom of the laptop to remove dust. Recently my Macbook's shift key was acting up and I fixed it that way.
So my parents were trying to remove dust when they did this to me as a kid? 😲
so say we all
Haha, thanks for the laugh You could also try compressed air, as suggested in the documentation, but I wasn't sure if compressed air would exacerbate the problem by blowing the dust away to other hard-to-reach areas of the keyboard.