Why Apple Moved to ARM

Why Apple Moved to ARM

Apple is known as the master of platform transitions. First from Motorola chip to PowerPC, then Mac 9 to OS X and PowerPC to Intel chip. Now Apple is moving from Intel to their own solution. We investigate why they are moving to their own ARM-derivative platform.

January 23, 2021 · 5 min · 961 words · erwinkarim
Apple M1 vs Snapdragon 888

Apple M1 vs Snapdragon 888

A smartphone chip versus a laptop chip. This may look like an unfair David vs Goliath story, but if ARM is poise to take over the PC world, Qualcomm could look from Apple on how it is done.

January 21, 2021 · 5 min · 1009 words · erwinkarim
Why M1 Macs Need Less Ram

Why M1 Macs Need Less Ram

Apple is playing the optimization game and it is paying dividends. But RAM is still RAM.

January 6, 2021 · 4 min · 693 words · erwinkarim

Is Macbook Air M1 Good for Programing and Normal Use?

December 22, 2020 · 2 min · 337 words · erwinkarim

Apple M1 vs Intel Core i9: A Deeper Look

David vs Goliath. A $600 chip vs $600 system. See the differences in mindset, architecture and performance.

December 18, 2020 · 10 min · 1928 words · erwinkarim
How M1 Gets High Performance

How M1 Gets High Performance

December 16, 2020 · 6 min · 1179 words · erwinkarim

How Long Macbook Air M1 Can Last?

10? 20? Is 30 possible?

December 14, 2020 · 3 min · 432 words · erwinkarim
Booting Linux on M1 and Beyond Challenge

Booting Linux on M1 and Beyond Challenge

December 13, 2020 · 4 min · 767 words · erwinkarim

Choosing Between the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13-inch

December 12, 2020 · 3 min · 620 words · erwinkarim

The drawbacks of Apple M1

You who about to be the guinea pig, we salute you

December 10, 2020 · 3 min · 486 words · erwinkarim