Apple said the advantages of using the M1 chip included better battery life, instant wake from sleep mode, and the ability to run iOS apps. It added it had optimised all of its own Mac apps ...
November 2020: Apple introduced its first Mac system-on-chip, the M1 with three models, the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. You can still buy the M1 MacBook Air at Walmart for $649.