Thanks Jason. Helpful. I’m not a heavy user so can’t really justify upgrading straightaway to a new M1 MBA but after 30 years or more of following in the footsteps of Apple’s ever increasing sophistication, something with an M1 chip sounds like a logical next step. Onward and upward! Nick
> On 3 Dec 2020, at 17:41, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 3 Dec 2020, at 14:11, nick_public1 via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > >> I have a 2017 MBA and have been wondering, being tempted, what the new M1 >> MBAs are really like, > > My work machine is a 2017 MBA and my old Mac pro is significantly faster than > that, so I've been using it exclusively since about March. > > The M1 Mac Mini blows the Mac Pro out of the water. If this particular > software you would like me to test on both that is easily accessible, I'm > happy to do a little test to see how it works. But the performance really is > quite something – the only issue I'm getting so far is compatibility of some > of the software. > > Eg encoding a video to h265, the M1 did double the frame rate in Handbrake to > the Mac Pro (38 vs 17). I think the processor in the new MBA is either > identical or very similar... > > Cheers, > > Jason > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/76951BEC-FD5C-448C-ADF8-F327824C6006%40me.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/61B43424-A176-497A-BF8C-A6BC88127935%40mac.com.
