The current M1 Mac mini consumes 6.8W while idle, and 39W at maximum.
The very first Mac mini consumed 32W/85W.
Thats almost as much when idling as todays mini uses when being driven hard.
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And this means future M1 Macs will be able to do things that are impossible today.
The less power any gear consumes, the longer it can run without a charger.
Right out of the gate, we now have Macs thatachieve impossible battery life and powerfor a laptop.
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The MacBook Air runs so cool that it doesnt even have a fan.
And yet, this is just the beginning of whats possible with these cool, efficient chips.
Mini Power
First, lets take a look at the historical power consumption of the Mac mini.
Something similar has happened before, with the IBM/Apple/Motorola G5 chip.
Then, Apple solved the problem byswitching to Intel.
This time, it has solved the problem by switchingfromIntel.
The Future Is Cool
In the future, these cool-running chips could be used in several ways.
This second strategy is the one werelikely to see in a future Mac Pro.
These changes make it possible to rethink how computing works.
As developers, we can create more computationally intensive apps."
Finally, the laptop lineup is the one that could get really exciting.
The M1 Macs already run iOS apps, so this isnt as absurd as it seems.
