{"id":33960,"date":"2021-05-25T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33960"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T22:52:35","slug":"newsletter-issue-1018-random-thoughts-on-the-upcoming-apple-silicon-macs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2021\/05\/newsletter-issue-1018-random-thoughts-on-the-upcoming-apple-silicon-macs\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1018: Random Thoughts on the Upcoming Apple Silicon Macs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you might expect, the skeptics are looking hard to find problems with Apple\u2019s first generation Macs with the M1 chip. They need something to do, but other than app developers who haven\u2019t upgraded their goods to the new silicon, and a few glitches here and there, the rollout has been quite seamless. What\u2019s more, high Mac sales clearly indicate customers are pleased, or at least the changes aren\u2019t impediments to buying new gear.<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m sure most people who purchase new Macs aren\u2019t concerned so much about the fine details of a new processor architecture. That\u2019s all about we geeks getting involved in the nuts and bolts and Apple\u2019s design choices.<\/p>\n<p>For the first release of the M1 Mac mini, MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple followed the same tact used in the transitions from Motorola to PowerPC and from PowerPC to Intel. The external designs were virtually identical to the models they replaced except for the new hardware. As a practical matter, most everything you did to make the new Macs run was the same as the older Mac. The 24-inch iMac represents the first change, to a thinner, lighter form factor \u2014 and they come in colors, which makes it sort of a throwback to the second generation iMacs from over 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2021\/05\/newsletter-issue-1018\/#macs\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you might expect, the skeptics are looking hard to find problems with Apple\u2019s first generation Macs with the M1 chip. They need something to do, but other than app developers who haven\u2019t upgraded their goods to the new silicon, and a few glitches here and there, the rollout has been quite seamless. 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