# How M1 Macs feel faster than Intel models: it’s about QoS – The Eclectic Light Company

<https://eclecticlight.co/2021/05/17/how-m1-macs-feel-faster-than-intel-models-its-about-qos/>

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## What Jamie wrote

My main computer at home has been an M1 MacBook Pro for a couple of months now and it is an amazing computer. It is super fast, always cool to the touch, and the battery lasts so long I forget it is on battery. How does that happen? This is a good dive into the performance that macOS married with the M1 provides.

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