You're probably right on the touch bar but I'm still holding out hope for a redesign.
Would love a lower entry price for having more ports and a fan, but without needing to spend a ton of extra money on power I dont really need.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Announces October Event for Macs: 'Scary Fast'
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Would love a lower entry price for having more ports and a fan, but without needing to spend a ton of extra money on power I dont really need.
remove that M3 Pro Mac studio and M3 Mac Pro
M3 Pro belongs to Mac mini not for Mac Studio
Exciting! Now what costume to wear for this spooky (for my wallet) event?! 👻😱🎃
I bought an M2 MacBook Air 13” Friday, so it would make sense an M3 would come out now. 😳 It was a refurbished one for around $700, so I’ll survive. 🙄🤣
Last edited:
I've just ordered a studio display which is on back order so I hope they don't release it for my sake! lolAbsolutely, 0.00001% chance
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I realize you may be joking... but given the prices of Wifi 7 tech, and thus the perception of enormous margin, I could actually see Apple jumping back into this. Where there's likely big fat profit, Apple is likely interested. It looks like there is huge profit in that tech right now.
Last edited:
If you really squint or use a microscope it actually reads
Scary fast. Scary Expensive
Scary fast. Scary Expensive
It's gonna be an M2 iMac with possibly M2 Pro. And if there's a huge surprise then they reveal a 27 inch imac. Maybe an M3 iMac if Gurman is right. And zero chance for M3 Pro/Max chips: they're really gonna screw customers who bought a M2 Pro/Max in the first half of the year and people who bought a M2 15 inch just two months ago? Development cycles aren't that fast and they're prioritizing 3nm chips for the iPhone, which make up like 60% of all sales. They're not gonna focus on a low volume selling sliver of Macs which are less than 10% of sales.
And think about it: is Apple gonna tell people who are buying the Vision headset in first quarter of next year your $3500 starting headset is using a cpu from 2 years ago, while we released a M3 chip back in October? No, they're not.
And think about it: is Apple gonna tell people who are buying the Vision headset in first quarter of next year your $3500 starting headset is using a cpu from 2 years ago, while we released a M3 chip back in October? No, they're not.
Honestly, you can't really tell exactly what this is for, could be 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro's or just the entry level models. Either way, I'm excited to see whats in store. Apple is on a roll this year. Its definitely gonna suck if you bought a MacBook Pro this year. Then again, if its how you make money, you probably made back the money already and will buy this upgrade.
I didn’t notice. Now that’s weird! When was the last time Apple held a nighttime event?
Already over 200 comments...after just 1 hour...so its clear the interest for the mac is still high since the M family
Why is it scheduled for 5pm instead of 10am? It's a video event, they could have scheduled it whenever they want.
Also, it was not even rumored until yesterday, when Gurman said it was happening. This is a very weird event. I think it's either gonna be underwhelming (M2 iMac, no real changes otherwise) or it will have M3 Macs and be very cool. Can't wait to see.
Also, it was not even rumored until yesterday, when Gurman said it was happening. This is a very weird event. I think it's either gonna be underwhelming (M2 iMac, no real changes otherwise) or it will have M3 Macs and be very cool. Can't wait to see.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Starting at $3500 iMac... $3500 iMac! Come on, go in debt with me!!!
As we've discussed in other threads, I'll hope right with you... for you... but better get that Apple credit limit ready... and or start counting up the big cash.
8 p.m. Eastern going up against Monday Night Football?
Either Tim is not a Raiders or Lions fan… or he's signed a deal for the rights to the XFL!
Either Tim is not a Raiders or Lions fan… or he's signed a deal for the rights to the XFL!
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Your turn to set the clock and wake up in the wee hours for a change.
Perhaps this is Apple revenge for "forcing" the world to go USB-C in that phone. Most of us Americans and now bogged down by accumulated pocket lint and feeling the pain of paying for constant repairs of wobbly port and broken USB-C tongues. A little sleep deprivation seems only step 1 of the great revenge plot for daring to undermine easy MFi profit. Just wait until Apple redirects the supply of $20 handkerchiefs so you can't get any. European noses will run. <evil Palpatine laugh here>
Last edited:
Isn’t ‘scary fast’ obvious, Apple are finally launching the PowerBook G5 😄
On a more serious note it could be Thunderbolt 5. Odd time for the presentation though whatever it is.
On a more serious note it could be Thunderbolt 5. Odd time for the presentation though whatever it is.
I don’t see any reason Apple can’t bump the Vision Pro to an M3 prior to release if they need to. They’re clearly not at the mass production stage yet. And even if they don’t, does it need whatever spec boost an M3 will provide given the nature of the experience? I’m sure more horsepower would be useful but equally, they’ll be testing the hardware heavily and developers will be optimising for it. Suddenly shifting the hardware last minute might cause unnecessary trouble.
My Mac Studio M2 just arrived 2 weeks ago after every buyers guide on the internet told me to do so. I’m really hoping it’s not an announcement of the M3.
