Originally Posted by artie505
1. Is an M1 a computer or a Tinker Toy? tongue

And 2. Has Apple weighed in on the M1/Thunderbolt issues yet, even if only to acknowledge them?
1. It is a powerful, flexible computer. (Sidebar: The new iPad Pro with the same guts actually has higher Geekbench numbers but I think that is a function of MacOS vs iOS. The latter has far fewer background tasks running.)

2. The issue is is the standards for the interface and those are driven by a committee headed by Intel. As far as I know Intel has never admitted to an error of any type. By-the-way, my recent testing indicate Thunderbolt 4 cables deliver performance and functionality superior to Thunderbolt 3 cables supposedly certified at the same performance levels. I have discovered that certified Thunderbolt 4 cables up to 0.8M in length can be passive but to go beyond that length active connectors are required. At least that explains why the longer Thunderbolt 4 cables are so much more expensive and it is not just more wire.

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