The M1 chip is faster than almost any other computer chip available today, but it guzzles power and runs cool, just like the phone chip it is. It will likely change the rest of the PC industry, just as the iPhone destroyed Blackberry and the rest of the smartphone industry in 2007.
Apple's older M1 may be TOO good
Here’s the state of the computer market as of last week: Windows PCs, powered by Intel- and AMD-based systems, and Macs powered by Intel. The price and performance of all the computers were similar, with Apple operating alone at the high-end of the market. And even that could change.
“The most exciting—or terrifying, if you’re a traditional PC chip company—part about Apple’s new chips is that the M1 is just the starting point,” writes The Verge’s Chaim Gartenberg. “It’s Apple’s first-generation processor, designed to replace the chips in Apple’s weakest, least expensive laptops and desktops.”
Here’s what the M1 looks like when it launches on November 10: On one end, you’ve got Windows on Intel and AMD, which runs hot, with noisy fans and terrible battery life. On the other end, you’ve got the Mac, which lasts all day on a charge, never gets hot or noisy, and runs your iOS apps. It’s also faster than any PC a consumer would buy.
