An updated model of the popular Apple Mac mini has been tipped to be the mysterious Mac device that is most likely to join the MacBook Air in a reveal at Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which takes place in June. Just like the refreshed MacBook Air, the new Mac mini is expected to sport Apple M2 silicon.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-M2-Mac-mini-now-hotly-tipped-to-be-joining-the-M2-MacBook-Air-at-WWDC-2022.614913.0.html
Lmao... they said the same thing for WWDC 2021.
The Mac Mini and MacBook Air run exactly the same. There are no differences other than one has multiple ports and the other doesn't.
When the M2 comes out for the Air and Mini - they will both be at the same speed and memory configurations.
The Studio is a different animal, though.
Apple is likely to announce a successor to its M1 chip, of course
But consider it just announced its M1 Max and Ultra chips in high end models
If Apple has any business sense, and I hope we can agree just a little, then the M2 will debut in a high end not low end product, to maximise returns of course.
Hence any speculation that it will be in a lowly priced Mac Mini or Macbook Air product I would think misguided and ill advised.
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Let's put it like this: Dear Mac Studio owner, you know all that money you just spent on your latest M1 Max or M1 Ultra computers, well Apple just announced something a fraction of the price but faster, just to p*** you off. Yep, not going to happen.
You have absolutely no idea what youre talking about, do you?
M1=base level performance Apple chip
M1 Pro=enhanced performance
M1 Max=even higher than M1 Pro
M1 Ultra=two Max combined
M2=base level performance, next gen chip.
M2 might have better power efficiency and additional graphics cores and slight to medium single core performance increases, thats about it.
Whoever thinks that M2 base config will outperform M1 Ultra is as dumb as it gets.
Seconding VaruLV: M2 base will only be "better" than the M1 base in single core, multi core and efficiency. If it isn't, Apple really f'ed up.
M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra will still have the best multi-core until M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra are incrementally released over the course of the next year and a half... if M1 releases were any indication.
It is probably safe to say, again if M1 is an indication, once M2 is released whatever single-core you see will not vary widely between the M2 Pro, M2 Max and M2 Ultra. Hopefully M2 offers a significant jump up from M1 in single core and it should be fairly straight forward to predict where the multi core scores will be for M2 Pro, M2 Max, and M2 Ultra when they come out.
But yeah... M2 base being a more performant chip than a M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra... nah. They are still going to be the choice for serious creators, producers, professionals, etc. until the M2 Pro, M2 Max and M2 Ultra come out.
IIRC, by the original timeline, all Macs were supposed to transition to their own processors by the end of 2022. What are we lacking? Big iMac, iMac Pro and Mac Pro. The first two were discontinued without direct successor, only Mac Pro is still on offer. So, either it disappears by the end of the year, or there is even bigger processor in the pipeline. Or perhaps it will feature two processors; who knows. Will it maintain a modular design?
Sure, Air + mini would make perfect sense, assuming the 13" MBP will be discontinued. Those were the original M1 releases. And a two year cycle would also make sense. But are we expecting Mac Pro to disappear, leaving only Studio? That doesn't sound right. It might come later in the year but I would expect something happening with the Pro. Of course, the timeline might have changed.
Quote from: _MT_ on April 22, 2022, 19:51:37
IIRC, by the original timeline, all Macs were supposed to transition to their own processors by the end of 2022. What are we lacking? Big iMac, iMac Pro and Mac Pro. The first two were discontinued without direct successor, only Mac Pro is still on offer. So, either it disappears by the end of the year, or there is even bigger processor in the pipeline. Or perhaps it will feature two processors; who knows. Will it maintain a modular design?
Sure, Air + mini would make perfect sense, assuming the 13" MBP will be discontinued. Those were the original M1 releases. And a two year cycle would also make sense. But are we expecting Mac Pro to disappear, leaving only Studio? That doesn't sound right. It might come later in the year but I would expect something happening with the Pro. Of course, the timeline might have changed.
Apple mentioned in their march event that theres still one machine, Mac Pro, to receive M1 update, but thats for later - I quote from my memory. You can google it if youd like tho.