#466 - Apple’s M1 chip… it’s a MONSTER

This week: early benchmarks are in for Apple’s new M1 silicon, and they show the new chip makes the new MacBook Air FASTER than the 16-inch MacBook Pro.  The M1 performance is HARD TO BELIEVE, and then there's the insane battery life... Plus, HomePod mini reviews are in, and we go hands-on with Dolby Atmos on Apple TV with original HomePod! CultCast is now listener supported! Today we announced that CultCast is going listener supported. If you 💖 what we do, & want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us! Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends). Patreon - patreon.com/thecultcast Subscribe Star - subscribestar.com/cultcast This episode supported by Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace This week's stories Performance trajectory shows why jump to Apple Silicon makes perfect sense Apple improved its processors’ performance by a massive 3x in the past five years, according to analysis carried out by AnandTech. Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch MacBook Pro In comparison to Macs, the single-core M1performance is better than any other available Mac, and the multi-core performance beats out all of the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro models, including the 10th-generation high-end 2.4GHz Intel Core i9 model. Apple Silicon M1’s biggest surprise? Insane battery life Apple Silicon was widely expected to be fast, but perhaps the biggest surprise of the new M1 chip is the insane battery life it enables. First HomePod mini reviews: Superior audio that’s better late than never What HiFi?: “the HomePod Mini outperforms its size and price like no other smart speaker you can buy.” HomePods + Apple TV + Dolby Atmos - WOW (review, sound test and reactions) Apple has brought Dolby Atmos support to HomePods!