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Originally Posted by kirk8677
@Quoth: indeed! The reviews are quite positive so far......
@Binaryhermit: quite the opposite, the initial benchmarks indicate that Intel code running on Mac's ARM actually is faster than many Intel native computers (google it). However, even Apple does not guarantee 100% of Intel code will work, and the exceptions are rather technical. I suspect Calibre will work fine based on what I have read.
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Yes, Apple have done this before, 68K, Power PC, x86-32 and x86-64 with no 32 bit.
I'm sure it's well tested and while the Rossetta 2 might be slower than some non-Apple x86 computers, for a single core, it's faster than most or even all x86 Apple laptops and minis.
However I'd only buy one if I absolutely had to run Mac OS. I remember the 68K with ROM OS, the translucent CRT iMac original and the Mac in half a ball with OS9.