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by eng2prog 2033 days ago
Why bother? Computing is blazing fast already. Anything that is slow should use multi threading.

There's a reason most computers compromise on the processor performance, we don't need it. Take that extra few hundred and give me more ram and a better video card.
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jonplackett 2033 days ago
Because battery life.
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eng2prog 2032 days ago
So it's not the speed like the title says? Lol
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f6v 2032 days ago
It’s obvious that those are related, isn’t it? I want to have a powerful laptop which I can carry around all day. Yet latest Intel ultrabooks either throttle or get hot and loud. So much energy just get wasted on generating heat, that’s why passively cooled m1 looks like a wonder.
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jonplackett 2032 days ago
It’s the subtext isn’t it. Apple went on and on about performance PER WATT. They could crank up the power and shorten the battery life any time they like.
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