Geopolitics is a huge field for technology, and many decisions of the former can affect the latter. It is the case of Bitblaze Titan BM15, a personal computer that many compare to the Apple Macbooks, and which was created in Russia by the company Bitblaze. It is expected to be available next November.
With the invasion of Russia to Ukraine, ordered by Vladimir Putin last February, the West has established a set of sanctions against the aggressor country. Several companies have stopped providing their services on the Russian market.
One of them is Apple, which suspended the sale of its products from March 1.
Thus, several companies have taken advantage of the empty space to carry their objects. This is the case of Bitblaze, which accelerated the creation of its Titan BM15 using elements made in the country, due to restrictions.
Let’s learn more about the “Russian MacBook”.
The highlights of Bitblaze Titan BM15, the “Russian MacBook”
According to Notebook Check, the computer uses a Baikal-M1 processor with ARM cores. At the end of last year, Baikal sourced about 5,000 processors from TSMC, and expected to receive an additional 10,000 to 15,000 SoCs per month in early 2022.
It is unknown if, due to the sanctions, he was able to receive them.
The Bitblaze Titan BM15, weighing 2 kilograms, It uses a 15.6-inch IPS LCD screen, with a resolution of 1080p and a lightweight aluminum case.
The processor is complemented by 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, with the possibility of expanding the capacity up to 128 GB. It also has an M-2 slot that supports NVMe SSDs with capacities of up to 512 GB.
This personal computer uses an M-2 module with Wi-Fi + BT connectivity and port selection includes 1x USB-C+ 4x USB-A 3.0 connectors, GbE connector, HDMI video out, and audio jack.
6000 mAh battery lasts up to 5 hours.
Although the operating system it has is unknown, according to Notebook Check you may be running a version of Windows.
The price announced in March it was 1,650 rubles, the approximate to 1,375 dollars, but it is not known if this will change by November, due to market restrictions to access technology.