Apple M5 ➹

Nice to see Apple Silicon continues to evolve apace, although every year I have to add bigger pinches of salt to the performance claims.

I am interested in whether the GPU is finally up to snuff for gaming, and if the new Neural Engine will make a difference in real-world AI applications given Apple’s miserly take on what a suitable amount of RAM is for a “pro” machine–let alone the eye-watering prices they charge for storage.

But until someone else can actually compete in a way Apple feels threatened by, I don’t expect any changes in their pricing or product strategy, so… meh.

Still, I will be watching for Mac mini updates. Even though storage pricing is the mini’s Achilles heel, it’s still the only way to get a nicely compact, unobtrusive desktop Mac that isn’t completely over the top in price.