It’s like seeing the web for the first time - one unencumbered by the cruft of increasingly sluggish desktop browsers. Sites load up almost instantly, and scrolling through complex pages feels effortless. Safari, in particular, delivers the best web browsing experience I’ve ever had on a computer. Running apps natively built for the M1, like Safari and GarageBand, felt just as fast as launching an iPad app. It’s shockingly responsive, as if it’s awaiting your next command like an over-eager puppy. My first thought while using the M1-powered MacBook Air, surprisingly enough, was that it felt like an iPad Pro.

The WSJ also got a quote from Intel on how its chips compare to the new M1 processors:Īn Intel spokesman said the company believes the PCs powered by its processors, including its latest-generation mobile chips, “provide global customers the best experience in areas they value most, as well as the most open platform for developers.” He also said Intel is focused on delivering “a wide range of technology choices that redefine computing.”Įngadget on the MacBook Air’s performance, with a particular emphasis on Safari:

I finally got the new MacBook Pro’s fan to kick on, with a temperature of 98 degrees, when playing “Rise of Tomb Raider” while simultaneously exporting a 4K video in Adobe Premiere and running some Chrome tabs in the background. Even when I threw in a Zoom call, it kept silent. At a whopping 100 tabs-which no sane human could ever navigate-the M1-powered Pro was quiet as a mouse and scrolling pages smoothly. The Intel-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro powered up its fan at around 75 tabs. How about 65 tabs? The M1-powered Air was still cool and quiet, though it began showing signs of sluggish scrolling and tab switching. The Intel-powered Air? Thirty-five tabs got its fans revving, and it hit 93 degrees. The Wall Street Journal leads things off with a detailed look at the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro performance using Chrome:įifty browsing tabs? Not at a peep or a degree above 80 Fahrenheit on either M1-powered system. As expected, the reviews praise the M1 chip’s performance and battery life, and they note that Apple Silicon will only get better from here. As the first orders arrive to customers, early reviews of the M1 Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air have officially been published.

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