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April 30, 2022
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Engineering

M1 Ultra destroys an Intel Xeon based machine costing over 3 times more. The M1 Ultra in the Mac Studio is literally off the charts, in these tests done by Craig A. Hunter.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Too Late, Alder Lake – Apple M1 Max Better Than Intel, Again

December 8, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

It's just too little, too late for Intel with its newest 12th generation Alder Lake processor. It is a fast CPU, but that's just one piece of the performance puzzle. And Apple is way way ahead in many of those other pieces. And Apple's just getting started.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Get A $3,499 MacBook Pro M1 Max for $240 Per Month

November 15, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

You can get an amazing deal using Apple Card and Apple's Trade-In. I bought my new MacBook Pro 16" with M1 Max that costs $3,499 at full price, for just $240 per month. Here's how.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

Apple Silicon M1 ARM != Microsoft ARM & != Android ARM

November 11, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Apple critics the world over get it all wrong again. This time thinking that Apple's ARM based Silicon M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and the same ARM chips that Microsoft used or Android uses.

Android, Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac, Microsoft

Apple’s M1 Max MacBook Pro Should Not Be Comparable To Xeon – Intel Should Be Scared

November 1, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

This is BANANAS that we have to seek out the highest of the highest end laptops and workstation class desktops to find any real competition for the M1 Max. Intel, AMD, Nvidia, QualComm and everyone that depends on any of those chips should be very very scared right now.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Apple’s M1 Max Outperforms $6,000 300 Watt Desktop GPU

October 27, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

The M1 Max in Apple's new MacBooks Pro are described as outperforming the the W6900X in a Mac Pro, a $6,000 300 watt desktop class GPU. This test result is from Affinity Photo, one of those apps that benefits from a great GPU. Another example of why video editing apps also perform so well.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro Reviews – If You Watch Just One, Watch This

October 26, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

There are a ton of reviews for Apple's new M1 Pro and M1 Max based MacBooks Pro. To help you out, here's the ONE video review you need to watch, if you can only watch one. I watched them all, so YOU don't have to !!!

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

Apple M1 Advantages – Exclusive macOS Monterey Features

October 26, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Apple Silicon processors bring a ton of capabilities and new features that just were not possible or just plain too difficult with Intel. Apple started this journey way back in 2008. Now here's some macOS Monterey features only available on an M1.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac, macOS

Reviews Drop for Apple’s New Beasts – M1 Pro & M1 Max MacBooks

October 25, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Tons of reviews dropped this morning because Apple lifted it's embargo for reviewers a day before the new M1 Pro & M1 Max MacBooks Pro are officially available. And the performance numbers are HUGE.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

Apple History Repeating – Underestimating the M1 Pro & M1 Max Chips

October 24, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary

It's starting to look like history is again repeating itself. Apple is once again shipping new chips that are more massive leaps forward and leaping even further beyond all its competition, and a lot of press, pundits and critics are underestimating Apple and what it really means. History knows better. Sadly, the critics do not.