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Apple M1 Macs: Why you should wait

There’s a new MacBook Air, a new MacBook Pro and a new Mac Mini, all powered by Apple’s new system on a chip. Don’t plunk down your hard-earned dollars just yet — find out why you should wait before you buy.

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There’s a new MacBook Air, a new MacBook Pro and a new Mac Mini, all powered by Apple’s new system on a chip. Don’t plunk down your hard-earned dollars just yet — find out why you should wait before you buy.

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78 Comments

  1. Edi de Oliveira

    November 12, 2020 at 10:17 pm

    wow, this is the worse video i saw from CNET trying to push the apple sells down in a long time… is this even legal? WOW WOW WOW, this is what we call “Tacky” …. let’s do a top 5 reasons this video is so wrong!

  2. belizarius_99

    November 12, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Mac gaming on M1 = 12FPS

  3. йцуке ячсмит

    November 12, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    But does it run unity and blender

  4. Fabian Abreu

    November 12, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    see now i really need new macbook for school so should i still hold on?

  5. SammyAce

    November 12, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    The M1 doesn’t “lose” 2 usb c ports, the $1299 models never came with 4.

  6. wikikris

    November 12, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    There is already a version of windows 10 for arm sir…

  7. SammyAce

    November 12, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    When you realize a surface laptop go is $899 for a 8gb 256ssd, it makes the MacBook Air look like a really good deal at $999

  8. Philippe Lebel

    November 12, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    1:11 “Except for its mice. Those are horrible” Lol

  9. jax10x

    November 12, 2020 at 10:43 pm

    Most of the first-gen mac curses were tied to intel. Now intel is gone with its greedy incompetent leadership, hopefully, Apple’s first-gen-curse is gone.

  10. Flunter

    November 12, 2020 at 10:48 pm

    Will all programs and software work with the new chip? For example, DJ or music production like ableton?

  11. rolling.chilling

    November 12, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    can’t wait to try m1

  12. AutoGamesNation

    November 12, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Finally someone talking about app support!! Seemed like everyone was ignoring this big issue. This is exactly why Microsoft lost millions trying to sell arm devices

  13. G

    November 12, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    So… only certified software will get optimized for “slight” improvement over x86.

    Any *3rd party software* like 3D CAD will be in an endless cue.

  14. truong pham

    November 12, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    Why because many people have icloud. I and many people I know rarely use the USB-C ports. How many people use more than three ports at the same time. Come on, you think Apple don’t do their homework before re-designing their hardware.?

  15. jose miguel

    November 12, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    Basically the 13” MBP making room for the 14” next year which will have mini-leds, new webcams, Face ID, M2 perhaps and thinner bezels but it will be more expensive.

  16. SURYA TEJA

    November 12, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    Even though name is first generation the output from the experts is always the best.

  17. A J Taylor

    November 12, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    IOS apps on a Mac, I saw a guy on YT install macOS Big Sur on his Dell XPS and the touch support was working

  18. Justin

    November 12, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    The production quality of this video rendered all opinions and advice useless

  19. PotatoCat!

    November 12, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    4:20 “Android Tablets Stink?” I thought we were talking about MacBooks lol 😂

  20. Bob Washere

    November 12, 2020 at 11:53 pm

    Rosetta has been around for 20 years. Maybe it’s not yet reliable?

    Performance? On… die… ram. Maybe that’s understated. ON… DIE… RAM! TL;DR, it’ll be fast.

  21. Tyler Schmidt

    November 12, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    So you’re a bit wrong here on the MacBook Pro and the ports. Apple sells essentially two tiers of the MacBook Pro 13 inch: one with two usb c ports and one with 4. Apple replaced the two usb c port version with this M1 version. You can still buy the 4 usb c version that has Intel on Apple’s website.

  22. michael williams

    November 12, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    Put an order into work for 16” MacBook Pro and updated the order to say I’d be happy to take the 13” apple sillicon version and save then company £660. IT came back and said they won’t support the new hardware for 6 months as Adobe and Microsoft aren’t ready for it yet.

  23. ACE112ACE112

    November 13, 2020 at 12:42 am

    +$200 for 16GB of ram instead of 8GB oof.

  24. anand kiran Najana

    November 13, 2020 at 12:51 am

    To early conclusions….

  25. Kamerton Audiophile player

    November 13, 2020 at 12:54 am

    Yes, I am waiting because need a confirmation that Java 8 works and Android Studio works. Please update us when know better.

  26. CNET

    November 13, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    Whoops. The graphics at the #1 segment are incorrect, although #1 is still Apps.

    • Jake Alexander

      November 13, 2020 at 4:52 pm

      Haha that got me laughing

    • Elliott's Lab

      November 14, 2020 at 3:01 pm

      Also the lower MacBook always had 2 ports

    • kofuzi

      November 14, 2020 at 10:24 pm

      android tablets do stink though. so it’s not all that incorrect.

  27. Anon A

    November 13, 2020 at 6:31 pm

    Well, the photoshop ipad app and all iPad apps will run in the M1 mac.

  28. Anon A

    November 13, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    I’ll buy a macbook when they introduce a touch screen and 360degree swivel. I don’t see any point in buying otherwise.

  29. Joe Home

    November 13, 2020 at 6:35 pm

    Man you just gave me five reasons not to buy this new Mac M1 . I m going for last intel 2020

  30. Xiaobin Lu

    November 13, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    4:22 5 Amazon 4 the others 3 apps 2 updates

  31. 井上ましろ

    November 13, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    Imma wait 2nd gen and my VST plugins support

  32. MrKatrinkay sam

    November 13, 2020 at 7:41 pm

    Any reasons i should not wait?

  33. Mohib Shaekhzada

    November 13, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    Hi I am Mr Beast Wow

  34. Nico DeWaal

    November 13, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    MBP loses the two ports because it is replacing devices that have two ports…

  35. Marsorry Ickua

    November 13, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    None of these reasons are enough to keep me from upgrading my 2015 MBP – I’m in pain!

  36. Ricky Now

    November 13, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Bruh people who use windows on Macs are straight idiots

  37. alialbazaz

    November 13, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    Reason 2 and 1 are very exaggerated

  38. Lambert Lu

    November 13, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    Thanks for the info: “Adobe M1 version won’t be available until next year! “

  39. Xman3 Forxman

    November 13, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    For iPhone apps, see Samsung dex, use mouse, not big issues

  40. Darinel Macías

    November 13, 2020 at 9:54 pm

    Who saw the “Android tablets stink” at 4:20?

  41. ArriCAT5e

    November 13, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    When they gonna bring MacOS to iPad pro and make it useful

  42. Felix

    November 13, 2020 at 10:36 pm

    I like the mic frk you

  43. Felix

    November 13, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    This guy is such an under average dude

  44. MBA

    November 13, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Everyones arguing about the 2 thunderbolt ports, Apple’s m1 chip doesn’t physically support 4 thunderbolt ports lol…. neither does it support egpus. They’ll have to completely redesign it later on for more support

  45. Shaner The Grey

    November 13, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    Parallels is already about to release a version native to M1. So your virtualization argument is null and void.

  46. John Ibrahim

    November 14, 2020 at 12:10 am

    Has anyone noticed that the amount of Microsoft surface ads have gone up dramatically since the reveal of M1 Macs?

  47. JR Bees

    November 14, 2020 at 12:54 am

    I’m still waiting for Apple to take care of us 1st Gen 15in. 2016 MBPs owners and the infamous FlexGate issues!

  48. Mike Wolf

    November 14, 2020 at 1:09 am

    Why you hating on the mice? That’s a bad 🍎

  49. Mike Wolf

    November 14, 2020 at 1:12 am

    I think the 2020 MacBook Air and Pro look amazing and am glad they kept the look, but I do wish it was a bit thicker.

  50. Nick Minton

    November 14, 2020 at 1:20 am

    Great video, some good pointers in there

  51. Alan Kemsley

    November 14, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    Out of the hundreds of first generation products Apple has ever released in its history, three of them had issues so he tells us to wait. -_-“

  52. procekim

    November 14, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    Why you should wait, to watch CNET videos. 1-this is the first one about M1, 2- CNets first video sucks, 3 Cnet sucks

  53. Bugünlük Bu Kadar İnternet Yeter

    November 14, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    As usual, a braindead take from a large media corporation.

  54. Nicco Simone

    November 14, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    I stopped the video right at #1. Apple had over a decade in SoC experience. This is not a first gen product in the classical sense.

  55. Benjamin Batchelor

    November 14, 2020 at 4:45 pm

    This video did nothing for me, My MBP 15 Struggles so much with logic pro and having multiple tracks playing. I would LOVE not to see that “System Overload” message ever again, Mac mini for me as i already have a gaming PC with a 32 inch monitor and all the peripherals….

  56. P T

    November 14, 2020 at 5:01 pm

    Rumor has it that just minutes before the presentation, Apple was scrambling to label their X and Y axis.

  57. Luominen R

    November 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    When this weren’t a thing everyone said to wait for them. Now that they’re out they say to wait for the next ones, wait wait and wait. If it’s what you want and you’ve got the money just buy it.

  58. Shen Yip

    November 14, 2020 at 6:35 pm

    No one cares about 4TB of storage upgrade. With the 4TB upgrade price, you can get a second Macbook or a 5 bay HDD enclosure with 80TB of storage.

  59. Oliver Queen

    November 14, 2020 at 7:08 pm

    You can turn Mac into a window? I didn’t know that

  60. Fernando Chinos

    November 14, 2020 at 7:45 pm

    At this point apple could’ve released a 14 inch MBP instead of adding bunch of upgrades

  61. Marky Mark

    November 14, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    Couldn’t wait. I think it’s worth the risk.

  62. Joffrey Taccad

    November 14, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    Clickbait video

  63. gillian owens

    November 14, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    Is the Apple pro better the macbook Air ?

  64. Dark Angel

    November 14, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    I agree we better wait. Apple, whyyyy max 16 GB memory????? I need 64 GB!!!!

  65. Mighty Murph

    November 14, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    I think apple has been doing this long enough to get a first gen right.
    They just released their first 5g phones with very little access to 5g out here. However, that doesnt mean that it wont work wonders for those new to apple, or upgrading from an older model.
    Lets save the “Dont buy” vids for after the products release and can speak for themselves

    • Mighty Murph

      November 14, 2020 at 9:30 pm

      Still a great vid though 👍🏾

  66. Jared Schwager

    November 14, 2020 at 10:04 pm

    Come on CNET. Apple had both 2-port and 4-port versions of the Intel MacBook Pro. They only updated the 2-port variant with the M1 chip and you can still purchase the 4-port version today just with an Intel CPU.

  67. Harrysound

    November 14, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    What is it with the Apple mouse….why is it so horrible and not addressed

  68. Harrysound

    November 14, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    Don’t need a MacBook with cell, just hook your phone up

  69. W G

    November 14, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    One word for you buddy… Amazon Workspaces.

  70. Duncan

    November 14, 2020 at 11:31 pm

    Click bait! Apple silicon has been used in iPhones and iPad for years and has worked almost seemlessly, my iPhone is my favourite most user friendly device I own. So why wouldnt I want that on my laptop?

  71. jack_da_niels

    November 15, 2020 at 12:19 am

    Thats a beta release. Thats why they have limited ports, still the old case design, old webcam…they see how it runs in broader scale, what day to day issues are, get developers to update their apps to provide a broader scale and buy some time to make more improved chips, design, features. Just wait on the M1X or M2 and I think that will be the much better choice then.

  72. Sung K

    November 15, 2020 at 12:24 am

    I agree. People should wait for next revisions of these products. Why buy beta products. No fan on MacBook Air sounds nice though.

  73. T H

    November 15, 2020 at 12:50 am

    M1 is great but M2 is even greater :). So I will wait for the next upgrade while my laptop is still good.

  74. nasraidub

    November 15, 2020 at 1:27 am

    Ppl who wanted the 16inch i9 mbp is really not the target market. But if u were planning to buy the intel 13″ mbp you’d be better off getting the M1 version now.

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