Video and audio don’t appear to sync correctly when played back in a macOS VM on an Apple silicon host. Have you noticed the same or similar problems?
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My friend took it to extremes, travelling everywhere with a 30-foot rope in his suitcase. But he was right: would you be able to get to the fire escape? How that applies to problems with the structure of the internal SSD of an Apple silicon Mac.
Virtualising macOS, Linux and Windows on Intel Macs has been relatively straightforward, and device support left to the developer. That won’t work for Apple silicon Macs. This explains what happens, its strengths and limitations as a result.
Introduced 15 years ago, what was originally a Recovery partition has become complex in Intel Macs, and completely different in Apple silicon, with a fallback.
How Intel Macs with T2 chips, and Apple silicon Macs can be rescued from the apparently dead by connecting them to another Mac in DFU mode.
If you want to dual-boot between Sequoia and Tahoe, for example, there are four main options, including external bootable disks and VMs. These tips help you choose which is most suitable..
Complete listing of all frequency steps for M1-M5 chips in each variant, for E, P and S cores, and for the A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo. Is the M5 P type more like an older E or P core?
Have you got a MacBook Neo, or a MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro or Max chip? Could you please help update the table of CPU core frequencies, as explained here.
Refurb, from a reseller, or buy private? What to beware of, what to check, and how to ensure the Mac you buy won’t lock you out.
macOS will delay disk and other input/output operations for background tasks like backing up. Is there any point in disabling that in an Apple silicon Mac to make backups faster?
