Apple has another event slated for this coming week[1], and it's expected to be the unveiling of the first crop of Apple Silicon-powered Macs[2].
Apple is no stranger to shifting platforms on the Mac. First, there was the PowerPC architecture. Then, Apple made the shift to MacOS X. Next came the shift to Intel processors. And now, Apple is beginning the transition away from Intel and to its own processors[3].
And based on what we saw at the WWDC keynote earlier this year, Apple's been working hard to make this transition as smooth as possible.
But there are plenty of unknowns, starting with what Macs will be the first to make the switch. Rumors are scattered across the board, but Bloomberg[4] reported that the first to make the switch could be the 13-inch MacBook Air, and the 13 and 16-inch MacBook Pros.
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NEXT [8] PREV [9]But there are more important questions that go beyond which Macs will be the first to shift over.
The first question on people's lips is a simple and predictable one -- will Apple Silicon Macs be cheaper than Intel-powered Macs?
Nice idea, but I doubt it[10].
It is highly unlikely that Apple is going to use the switch to its own processors as the time to start a race to the bottom. After all, who is it competing against? Itself?
Next big question -- what benefits will this bring to the end-user?