Doesn’t really clarify if bidding starts first quarter or that’s when possibly released. If bidding might not be released until 3rd quarter 2021 at least.
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14-Inch MacBook Pro With Mini-LED Display Expected to Enter Production in 2021
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A vapourware is when you announce something and never deliver it. Apple hasn't announced anything yet, so they can't be "Masters of vapourware".
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Does this mean that the use of the mini-LED standard will mean higher image quality than the Pro Display XDR? The standard requires a larger number of backlight zones per inch, about 2 times more than Pro XDR.
I must possess this computer. Hopefully, it will be available in 1Q because I can't wait any longer than that.
240 dimming zones for 17 inch on the MSI laptop versus 576 for 32 inch on the Apple XDR, that means 14.11 zone per inch on the MSI laptop and 18 per inch on the XDR. There isn't a defined number of dimming zones in the mini led format.
Image quality has more to do with brightness and the ability to reproduce colours well. it's possible that a mini led display will do a better job than the XDR but not due to the number of dimming zones.
They aren't going to be called MacBooks IMO. They are going to be called 
Books, or potentially something different. Keep in mind:
TV, Watch, Book.
Books, or potentially something different. Keep in mind:- PowerBook when we were on PowerPC
- MacBook when we were on Intel.
- Book for Apple Silicon?
TV, Watch, Book.
You're talking about hacking vs spoofing. Spoofing is a completely different kind of compromise, and much easier to accomplish.
If the display were any thinner, it might disappear. A little thickness might add some robustness.
Ditto. i had hoped for this but with AMD. It'll be beautiful, but I doubt I'll own one.
Apple needs to take a page from Lenovo and add a physical shutter. Problem solved.
Yup, I expect speed bumps at the very most
What's going to suck is if we get only some bumps this fall, but not across the product line. Then no word on if more are coming. And a whole new iteration of apple silicon machines that are awesome, but have to run 100% of our code on Rosetta - given how long it took vendors to move to 64-bit, I expect to have issues with performance/compatibility for a long long time. And a ton of software simply will never port and have to be abandoned (there goes the rest of my mac game library).
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i've said this before and i'll say it again - please, g-d, let my '15 macbook air last long enough!
10,000+ on the webcam. This is not 2001
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They are not mutually exclusive. Windows computers have both. No reason a mac could not do the same
They aren't going to be called MacBooks IMO. They are going to be called
It would also unify some of their branding.
- PowerBook when we were on PowerPC
- MacBook when we were on Intel.
IMO that sounds horrible. Reminds me of the old clamshell plastic iBooks.... I don't know,
Book just has a very old-timey ring to me.Which doesn't mean they won't do it. I also thought macOS Rincon would sound way cooler than Big Sur, but oh well I bet they have smarter people than me making such decisions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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IMO that sounds horrible. Reminds me of the old clamshell plastic iBooks.... I don't know,
Which doesn't mean they won't do it. I also thought macOS Rincon would sound way cooler than Big Sur, but oh well I bet they have smarter people than me making such decisions ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I agree AppleBook doesn't really roll off the tongue, but Apple has made worse marketing decisions. MacOS BS comes to mind. iPad as well.
The faster these come out, the faster the second gen come out (the one I want to buy). My MacBook pro from 2015 is looking dated, but still runs smoothly. Just gotta hold out for that. Same case with a new large iMac. I don't want gen 1 of apple silicon, but I'm all in for gen 2.
You'll be happy then, as the A12Z's GPU is already better than the top of the line Intel iGPU. The ARM that comes in that MBP will have a way beefier GPU and CPU than a fanless tablet SoC from 2018 (technically the A12Z is just an A12X with more enabled GPU cores).
About the faceID comments, I don't care if that's included as I cover the camera, I just hope they don't get rid of TouchID
Honestly if Apple has the same SIZED BEZEL's as from 2016 then it would be so sad...They really need to look into the Apple design team...Look at Dell's 13" & 15" 17" XPS line up...Those Laptops have barely any bezels...Apple step up the game for once...Don't give us a HALF ASS THICK BEZEL screen with 720p again....
Dude, according to Geekbench, my iPhone 11 is faster than my 2015 MBP in all categories, and there has not been much progress in the performance of entry-level MacBooks in recent years.
Apple showed they can upscale their own silicon with the A12X and A12Z, which are close to double as powerful as the A12.
The current iPad Pro in fact is about as fast as the current 13" MBP with the best CPU for 2200USD. So just putting an A14Z or however they will call it into the MBP can potentially make it into an absolute beast.
PowerBooks also had m68k CPUs back in the early 90s.They aren't going to be called MacBooks IMO. They are going to be called
It would also unify some of their branding.
- PowerBook when we were on PowerPC
- MacBook when we were on Intel.