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M5 Pro vs Max: Why 90% of Pros are Overpaying for Silicon

Vernon — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:55:38 +0000

At a Glance: The TL;DR Apple has officially killed the latency of on-device AI with the new MacBook Pro, powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The M5 Pro and M5 Max aren’t just incremental speed bumps; they represent a fundamental architectural pivot. By integrating a Neural Accelerator into every single GPU core, […]

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Apple’s 2026 Power Move: Flagship Silicon at “People’s Prices”

Vernon — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:50:25 +0000

At a Glance: The TL;DR Apple has officially “abolished” the performance gap between its budget and pro tiers. By launching the iPhone 17e with the flagship A19 chip and the iPad Air with M4 silicon, the company is standardising Apple Intelligence across the board. The era of “scrimping” on entry-level specs is dead: 256GB is […]

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iPad Air 2022: The Best iPad for Everyone?

Vernon — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:14:13 +0000

After over a year being left unattended, Apple finally gave the iPad Air a refresh at its “Peek Performance” event in the summer. The Cupertino company may not have reinvented the wheel with the fifth-generation iPad Air (2022) but it certainly took the no-holds-barred approach on the performance front. And oh my, what an upgrade! iPad Air 2022: […]

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Apple M1-powered Macs now available in Malaysia

Vernon — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:01:44 +0000

The era of the all-new Apple Silicon Mac has arrived. The first line of new Apple M1-powered hardware—the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini are now available for order on Malaysian shores, starting from MYR2,999. Promising amazing performance, efficiency, and battery life (for the MacBooks), the new Mac hardware has stirred plenty of buzz […]

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Inside M1, Apple’s most powerful silicon

Vernon — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:53:47 +0000

It’s officially here. Apple’s little M1 chip is a big deal. First, signalling Apple’s baby steps in its two-year transition to ARM-based Apple Silicon. Second, bringing the biggest leap in performance and efficiency ever for the Mac, built on cutting-edge 5nm process technology and packing 16 billion transistors. And this… is just the beginning. Apple […]

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Apple has an ARM-based Mac mini but you can’t buy it

Vernon — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:38:01 +0000

The rumours are true. Apple is making the massive transition from Intel architecture to its custom-designed ARM chips across all its hardware products. You can expect to see the first Apple Silicon Macs in the market by end of the year. But guess what, there’s already a Mac mini with an Apple A12Z Bionic chip. […]

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It’s official: Apple transitions to ARM-based silicon

Vernon — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:15:57 +0000

Mark this date: 23 June 2020. In one of four seismic shifts in its colourful history, Apple announced at Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC20) that it will transition the Mac to its own ARM-based silicon. The first Mac with Apple silicon is expected to ship out by end of the year and Apple has quoted a […]

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