Some M1 Mac owners encounter Bluetooth connectivity issues

A number of new M1 MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini owners are facing Bluetooth connectivity issues, a particularly vexing situation for the standalone Mac mini.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 20

Apple provides instructions to erase and restore unresponsive M1 Macs

Apple has released two sets of instructions to perform an erase and restore on an Apple Silicon Mac or MacBook, roughly a week after users encountered issues performing a similar procedure intended for Intel-based Macs.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 19

Apple Silicon M1 Mac detection of Thunderbolt 3 eGPU gives hope for future support

The lack of support for external GPUs in Apple Silicon M1 Macs may only be temporary, as a connected eGPU is still detected, but doesn't do anything.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 50

iFixit teardowns reveal M1 MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro nearly identical to Intel models

The repair specialists at iFixit have completed teardowns of the M1-equipped MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, noting that not much has changed in their design beyond the new chip.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 20

Apple may be saving billions in component costs by switching to M1 Mac

Apple may be saving around $2.5 billion in component costs by swapping Intel processors to M1 chips in some of its Mac and MacBook models.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 24

First HomePod mini, M1 Mac orders begin to arrive

Early orders of Apple's new HomePod mini and M1-equipped Mac models are starting to arrive for some customers earlier than initially expected.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 4

Apple VPs talk new M1 Mac development, Intel relationship, and more

A pair of Apple vice presidents offered more details about the development and performance of the company's M1 Apple Silicon chip in a new interview.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 22

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Stephen Robles 5 years ago 0

MacBook Air, Mac mini orders starting to ship ahead of November 17 release date

Customers who preordered the new Apple Silicon Macs are beginning to see tracking information updates that suggest the devices are already in transit.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 12

MacBook Air with M1 chip outperforms 16-inch MacBook Pro in benchmark testing

With Apple's first Apple silicon Macs due to arrive in the coming days, early benchmark testing on Wednesday reveals the company's new M1 chip outperforms its top Intel-based machines.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 76

Apple Silicon MacBook Air versus 13-inch MacBook Pro - which to buy

The latest versions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are more similar than ever before, with small yet crucial differences between the two that will change which is the right one for you.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 21

What financial analysts thought about the Apple Silicon Mac announcements

The era of Apple Silicon Mac devices arrived on Tuesday with the company's "One more thing" event. Here's what financial analysts thought about the announcements.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 11

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini — everything Apple announced at the "one more thing" event

On Tuesday, Apple held its third event in the last 60 days, where it launched Apple Silicon and its first devices that featured the new M1 chip. Here's what you need to know about the event, and what we thought about it.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 7

MacBook Air gets dedicated Dictation, Spotlight and Do Not Disturb function keys

Apple has tweaked the function key layout on its new M1 MacBook Air, swapping Launchpad and keyboard brightness for Dictation, Spotlight, and Do Not Disturb.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

Apple M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro stuck with 720p FaceTime cameras

Apple has introduced a new image signal processor to its Apple Silicon MacBook Air and MacBook Pro that should bring better built-in camera quality to the laptops.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 28

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