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What is ARM? (& Why Is It In Everything Now)

Apple with their new ARM M1 chipsets, Microsoft already using ARM processors with Windows, the entire mobile phone industry running on ARM chips, you might be wondering, “What is ARM?” and why are we seeing it more lately. Well, in this Decodr episode, we’ll talk about what ARM actually is, the difference between ARM and x86, and why more companies are making ARM chipsets lately. Thanks for watching!

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Apple MacBook Pro M1 16GB Real-World Test (Performance, Battery Test, & Vlog)

After testing the new MacBook Air M1 (and walking away impressed), I wanted to test the new Apple MacBook Pro M1 and see how it compares. In addition to testing battery life, photo editing, video editing, etc. I’m also curious if the 16GB vs 8GBs of unified memory will make a difference in how the new M1 MacBook Pro performs. Thanks for watching!

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Apple MacBook Air M1 Real-World Test (Performance, Battery Test, & Vlog)

The new Apple MacBook Air M1 is here and after everyone I know has been bugging me to try it with its new M1 chipset, I gave in and bought one. So let’s see how someone not using Apple’s programs does in terms of battery life, photo editing, video editing, and more in this M1 MacBook Air real-world test. Thanks for watching!

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How to Use NVIDIA Cards with your Mac eGPU (Easiest Method)

With High Sierra, Apple has finally given native eGPU support to Macs and MacBooks. If you’re not familiar, eGPU is short for an external GPU (graphics processing unit) and refers to the ability for a computer (usually a laptop) to be able to use a GPU or graphics card in an external housing as if it was built into the computer. This means, with a supported eGPU housing and a GPU plugged in, you can get desktop-like graphics processing from your less powerful laptop. This is a feature that’s been built into Windows 10 for a bit now, but Macs

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MacBook Pro 15″ 2018 Complete Walkthrough

Well it seems that Apple might have actually listened to its customers for a change and after the criticisms about the last MacBook Pro being a bit less Pro than it should, Apple decided to try and bring some of that back this time around with the new MacBook Pros. I managed to get my hands on the new MacBook Pro 15 inch in the top spec model with the Intel Core i9 processor, etc. and figured I would do a complete walkthrough on it. If you aren’t familiar, a complete walkthrough on this channel is where I go through

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