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In late 2020, Apple released the first set of computers made with their own processors, dubbed “Apple Silicon”. The first new chip released was the entry-level processor called the M1, and it honestly lives up to the hype. As an entry-level processor, it performs similarly to the top-end MacBook Pro’s with Intel chipsets, and even competes with many of the larger iMacs for performance. To get similar performance from an Intel Mac is double or even triple the cost of an M1 computer. If an organization budgeted $2899 for a new iMac to run ProPresenter on 4 screens plus live streaming, now the same scenario can be accomplished on a $799 M1-based Mac Mini. That’s an insane amount of performance for the price!Update: in Fall 2021 Apple released two new MacBook Pro’s with M1 chips: the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Starting at $2000 and $3500 respectively, the M1 Pro can natively support 3 displays (built-in screen + 2 external), and the M1 Max can natively support 5 displays (built-in screen + 4 external). This article is to add more displays than a system officially supports, and the examples listed are based on the original M1 release, which only supports 2 displays.

Each year we see new trends in both the Live Production world and in the ways that organizations handle their technology. 2021 is already a year to remember, but how exciting is it to see what could be new or different? This year we see a few trends starting or have thoughts on a few things we think we will see moving forward in our industry.