Starting in 2010, Apple started to make its own silicon for the iPhone and iPad lines, the A-series line which still exists today. In tandem with its excellent - if closed - operating system, macOS, the Intel Macs were always lauded well when it came to performance. New Custom Apple Siliconįor well over a decade now, Apple has been powering the MacBook line with chips supplied by Intel. So even though I don’t have hands on experience with these new chipsets in the 2021 MacBook Pros, I would say my daily experience across these older chipsets probably provides a clear enough verdict for most people.Īpple is touting some great performance out of these new chipsets, and while I have no reason to doubt that the performance is great, is it something you need to have? Before we get into that question, I think there’s a bigger elephant in the room to talk about: Apple’s custom silicon.

More specifically, I use both an M1 Mac mini and M1 iPad Pro for my personal data science work, and for my regular job as machine learning engineer, my employer has provided me with the latest 16' Intel MacBook Pro.

Obviously, I haven’t used those devices myself, but I can provide insight from a perspective of somebody who daily uses both an M1 Mac and an Intel Mac. One of the huge things Apple touted in today’s keynote was the astounding power of the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets, and you might be wondering, is it worth me upgrading to this new hardware for my data science work? Hello there friends! On October 18, Apple finally unveiled their refreshed MacBook Pro line, and wow do those devices look gorgeous! It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Apple, and while I’d love to be able to own all their devices, I - like you - have to be conscientious on which devices I choose to own and how often I upgrade them.

Insights from a person using both an M1 and Intel Mac daily

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