M-Chips: M7 with up to 1.5 TB – and why Apple is skipping the M6
danboarder
20 points
6 comments
July 19, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
gnabgib
Original source (19 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677065 Related: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line (318 points, 380 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676795 Discussion last week (26 points, 31 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894277
theplumber
I hope they put a better connector than TB5 so we can cluster them properly at 1TB/S
cyanydeez
the speed at which the cost margins ate into Apple's profit is the reason. They can't remain the dandy of the nouveau riche if they can't justify the price points in the same atmosphere of PCs and Androids. This is a marketing cost play, nothing else. They're happy to raise their prices on their existing plays and wait out the ram cartel. It might work, depending on the regulators appetite for breaking the monopolies and the AI circular fraud.