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 When is M1 MacBook Air launching in Malaysia?

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jimmychangas
post Dec 10 2020, 02:18 PM

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QUOTE(johnm @ Dec 10 2020, 02:14 PM)
hi guys wanna ask, since M1 is available to buy, before I dive in 

1. MS office works with M1

2. can run (bootcamp) Windows
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MS Office works via Rosetta translation for now until Microsoft optimizes it with M1
bootcamp not supported for Apple Silicon for now
jimmychangas
post Dec 10 2020, 02:19 PM

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i should also inform that eGPU is not supported as well
johnm
post Dec 10 2020, 02:39 PM

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QUOTE(jimmychangas @ Dec 10 2020, 02:18 PM)
MS Office works via Rosetta translation for now until Microsoft optimizes it with M1
bootcamp not supported for Apple Silicon for now
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Thank you. Damn have to wait then. Hope MS optimizes soon. Need Office for sure.

guess have to look for Intel

faizalmzain
post Dec 10 2020, 03:31 PM

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QUOTE(johnm @ Dec 10 2020, 02:39 PM)
Thank you. Damn have to wait then. Hope MS optimizes soon. Need Office for sure.

guess have to look for Intel
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you can still use MS office, just that it will run under rosetta for now until ARM native version released by microsoft
based on review apps running under rosetta still run on par or faster than on intel machine
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post Dec 10 2020, 09:48 PM

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QUOTE(faizalmzain @ Dec 10 2020, 03:31 PM)
you can still use MS office, just that it will run under rosetta for now until ARM native version released by microsoft
based on review apps running under rosetta still run on par or faster than on intel machine
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thanks for that information
jimmychangas
post Dec 11 2020, 04:58 PM

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QUOTE(faizalmzain @ Dec 10 2020, 03:31 PM)
based on review apps running under rosetta still run on par or faster than on intel machine
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from what i have been seeing.. only some apps.
Photoshop under Rosetta is quite laggy.
mtxx
post Dec 11 2020, 11:27 PM

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Is there a minimum wattage for the MacBook Air to charge? Will it charge if I use iPad charger or phone charger to charge it using usb A to usb c wire?
eikozai
post Dec 16 2020, 01:57 AM

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QUOTE(mtxx @ Dec 11 2020, 11:27 PM)
Is there a minimum wattage for the MacBook Air to charge? Will it charge if I use iPad charger or phone charger to charge it using usb A to usb c wire?
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30W is required.

 

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