Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down10
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up96·edit-211 months agoWith Apple’s new iBits™ the 0s are so much rounder and the 1s are so smooth and shiny that they’re worth at least twice as much as regular bits.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoI can’t wait for my iBits. Also the fact that iBytes have ten iBits is revolutionary. 25% more computing power in each iByte!
minus-squaremeseek #2982@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoIt’s actually about the bandwidth: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/11/11/how-unified-memory-blows-the-socs-off-the-m1-macs/ The bandwidth provided by unified memory is just unparalleled because of the tightly integrated components found on Apple Silicon.
With Apple’s new iBits™ the 0s are so much rounder and the 1s are so smooth and shiny that they’re worth at least twice as much as regular bits.
I can’t wait for my iBits. Also the fact that iBytes have ten iBits is revolutionary. 25% more computing power in each iByte!
It’s actually about the bandwidth: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/11/11/how-unified-memory-blows-the-socs-off-the-m1-macs/
The bandwidth provided by unified memory is just unparalleled because of the tightly integrated components found on Apple Silicon.