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10 Apple Devices You Shouldn't Buy Right Now
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Same experience here, the Series 3 no longer needs to be unpaired and re-paired to install an update.
I think Apple re-engineered how updates work on the Series 3 some way back, and that there was actually a piece of news about this somewhere.
I mean for those on a budget, the reason not to buy any of these now isn't because you should wait for the new model to buy, but the sales of these older models once the new ones are out.
And why would they feel bad if their Mac Pro is performing the job they purchased it for and will continue to perform that job for years to come? It can be upgraded in many ways to increase performance. So I don’t understand your missive. Do you?
You shouldn’t pay top dollar for old stuff though. If you find a deal elsewhere, great, but if you buy direct from Apple, a lot of these soon to be refreshed things are not discounted at all.
Mac Pro
The Mac Pro is one of the last Intel-based Mac models still on sale and the only remaining Mac product line with no Apple silicon chip options. An all-new model that finally brings Apple silicon to Apple's top-tier Mac for professionals has now been anticipated for over two years. At its "Peek Performance" event earlier this year, Apple even teased the launch of the Apple silicon Mac Pro, saying "that's for another day."
Multiple reports from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman about the Apple silicon Mac Pro's chip options and specifications provide a fairly straightforward picture of what to expect from the new flagship Mac. The device's configurations are likely to look as follows:
Mac Pro With M2 Ultra
- 20-core CPU (16 high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores)
- Up to a 64-core GPU
- 32-core Neural Engine
- 64GB or 128GB of unified memory
Mac Pro With M2 Extreme
- 40-core CPU (32 high-performance cores and eight high-efficiency cores)
- Up to a 128-core GPU
- 64-core Neural Engine
- At least 128GB or 256GB of unified memory
This is a rather limited take on why to buy or not buy a Mac Pro. If buying a Mac Pro on "status symbol" basis ( conspicuous consumption) then fine. Purely on CPU core count ... fine. But after that, there are substantive issues.
However, that RAM Memory cap is a substantive backslide for some users. Missing a whole digit smaller. Most Mac Pro users aren't using it, but for ones that are in the > 256GB range.
Same thing with PCI-e slots and GPU support breadth. macOS Apple Silicon has zero support for multiple GPU setups or 3rd party GPUs. So even if they are slots there will be a narrower range of cards that will go in them. It likely will be a wide enough range for sizable number of folks, but others are likely getting left out in the cold. Delaying to get to a dead end isn't very productive.
The Mac Pro is a system where if you actually , truly need it ( not some shiny new tech desire , but truly need for rational, quantitative business reasons. ) , then probably should get it. However, the MP 2019 is not a "new shiny" anymore. The CPUs are too expensive versus the current competition (WX5000 threadripper and other mainstream options at the < 16 core zone ). The mainstream 6000 series pricing is going to come out of stratosphere while Apple hovers like Apple tax doesn't matter. Dated main PCI-e bus ( v3 when v5 is about to go mainstream.). Even if there wasn't a M2 SoC powered new Mac Pro coming, it still isn't all that shiny new.
Apple's SoC so far have shown little interest in provisioning relatively large amounts of high bandwidth lanes out of the package. Apple's main interest in PCI-e v4 is in reducing the number of pad/pins out of the SoC ; not in a substantive overall increase of bandwidth out. There is a huge missing, relevant metric from these leaks. If it was super duper good Apple probably would be doing directed leaks about it. They are not. Perhaps it is just decent. Or perhaps much worse so lots of misdirection away from it.
Gurman's rumors have been that the new Mac Pro is going to be "half the size" , so that probably means something is being tossed to save internal volume. This won't be an exact like-for-like transition.
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So, you'd rather pay $1000 for an iPhone now than $1000 in a week for a newer model?
It's not always that simple.
If you picked up one of the green S.7 watches lately during one of the clearance sales (41mm GPS for under $280) then you might have a rough time duplicating or improving upon that any time soon.
Right now, clearance prices on the S.7 watches are pretty easy to come by. As time goes by as overall stocks have diminished, you most likely will find better deals, but they'll be more and more difficult to come by. You'll have to be watching deal sites like a hawk.
For many, buying right now allows the person to get a decent discount on a watch without too much difficulty or effort.
They can do a YouTube channel testing the $599 Mac mini M3 with Insane speeds that destroys their $25,000 Mac Pro to get their money back with Ad revenue.
I cannot believe Apple was shameless enough to announce that the Series 3 Watch is not getting any more OS updates while they are still selling it.
What else are they supposed to do with the surplus of inventory? Throw it in the landfill?
I will continue to wear my series 3 until Apple releases the final destruct “update.” Ain’t nothing wrong with the chunkiness. Compared to the series 4-7 design, it’s more geeky smartwatchy looking, and that’s fun to sport sometimes.
iMac
The 24-inch iMac with the M1 is starting to show its age. Multiple reports that I've pulled out of thin air about Apple's plans for a larger display M2 iMac indicate that Apple is working on releasing this newer iMac as soon as all the
You’re kidding right? The Series 3 watch is literally dead, it’s not even getting the next watchos despite still being sold.
Don't feel too bad for those who are business owners who can justify their purchases as a business expense.
…ah better don’t buy any, even this year’s release, there is next year, and the next, and the next..
but i will cop on the AW S8 as my S4 want to retire. 😝
but i will cop on the AW S8 as my S4 want to retire. 😝
Keep in mind if you do need to buy one of these devices right now, Apple has a 14-day return policy, so if they announce a product within 14-days, they'll refund the difference (because there's an automatic price drop the day they announce stuff), or they'll take the product back, within 30-days post announcement. This only pertains to products purchased directly from Apple.com or an Apple Store in North America--I don't know how they do it elsewhere?