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Apple Announcements Recap: New MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, HomePod, and More
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With the bulk of the competition of higher end routers up into Apple nosebleed price ranges, I could see Apple re-launching these at nosebleed + 40%.
However, the BIG problem with this product is that there is little reason to naturally drive upgrade purchases every year or three. It's not like a wifi 6e will be wifi 7e by next year or two, then wifi 8e in 3 or 4 years. Often one buys a relatively up-to-date router and then rides it for about 7-10 years.
Apple seems to like to make high-margin tech that has a strong compulsion to replace within just a few years. I think new versions of these branded by Apple could get the target margin but not the compulsion pace.
That shared though, I used Apple's routers while they were actively available and they were classic Apple easy to set up and use.... and gave me very little problem. I've been through Asus and now Orbi since and that ease of setup and use is noticeably inferior. The trick would be to show Apple how they can make a lot of money over and over quickly by getting back into this business. Router by subscription?
What happened to the surprise Thursday AirPods Max update? Someone tell Apple they forgot to hit the submit press release button along with the fancy video showing it off.
The studio is stuck out of sync with other products in a mid-product cycle, the iMac should be updated at least by March.
Does anyone happen to know if the M2, or specifically the new mini with M2, supports more than two monitors? I've grudgingly accepted working with just two since I got my current M1 MacBook and mini but being able to go back to three would make the M2 mini even more of a must-buy.
It’s the last M1 Mac not updated yet. It arrived 6 months after the M1 Mac Minis and 13” M1 MBA/MBP. (Nov 2020, early May 2021)
The 24” M1 iMac had the best thermals of all the M1 macs. Two fans plus heat dissipation using metal back side.
It's a throwback to the first gen Mac mini (interestingly introduced in January 2005) that started at $499 with a 1.25 GHz PPC G4, 256 MB of memory and a 40 GB hard drive 😂
It was my Dads first Mac. It did exactly what Apple wanted it to do, got him to switch from his PC
The new HomePod was a nice surprise. Apple had more announcements than I was expecting.