Personal Computer / Apple M1 Macs

Objective

• To inform the Miami community of the new Apple M1 (Apple silicon) Macs introduced in November 2020

User

• Faculty, Staff, and Students

Environment

• Personally Owned Computer
  • macOS

Rationale

• Apple has introduced a new processor replacing Intel-based chips for some newly released models
• The M1 (Apple silicon) processors are ARM64 architecture compared to Intel x64
• Applications written for Intel x64 must be translated using Rosetta 2 to run on the M1 processor
• Current macOS application written for Intel processors may not run properly
• Inability to run Microsoft Windows using Boot Camp, and hypervisors, e.g., VMWare Fusion, Parallels, and Virtualbox

Guide

• Apple M1 (Apple silicon) Macs at this time will run many but possibly not all applications properly for coursework and general University computing
• Third-party websites of application compatibility 
  • Is Apple silicon ready?
  • Roaring Apps \ List of apps ready for Apple silicon M1 chip Macs

Notes

• Apple announces Mac transition to Apple silicon
• Mac computers with Apple silicon
• Apple M1 Chip
   
• Apple provides up-to-date end-user documentation and instructions for macOS computers, iOS devices, AppStore software, and other Apple products
• Visit Apple Support, where you'll find everything you want to know about all things Apple
• Or contact Apple Support: Simply choose a product and Apple will guide you to the expert you need