Quote from: Grinnie Jax on February 07, 2021, 13:57:50
So they show benchmarks for one processor and compare power consumption with another processor? Intel is pathetic.
It does make sense to compare MBP13 in performance and MBA in battery life. Those should be their strong suits. And to choose appropriate competitors. The problems lie elsewhere in my opinion.
I'm assuming they used their own reference design laptop for the performance test. Because 1185 is pretty rare. Usually, you see 1165. So, while the processor exists and they can make the comparison, it's not a readily available processor AFAIK.
As for the battery life test, I think the biggest trick there might be the brightness. As NBC found out, MBA doesn't have a particularly efficient display. Battery life really suffers from it. Personally, I find it its perhaps weakest point. It could have had so much better battery life at high brightness settings. It's the display that's dragging MBA down. Not the processor.
Actually, efficiency is the strongest point of M1. The raw performance itself isn't mind bending. it's when you look at the frequency and especially power consumption that you go wow. I have been dreaming of a passively cooled laptop with decent performance for ages and it's finally here - the MBA. It's astonishing what it can do while being passively cooled. Apple deserves an applause.