Noone sane said that, the incredible value proposed by the M1 chips in both the older Air and Pro chassis exist merely as a hook to get people into the ecosystem.
The M1 Pro will probably equip the high-end Mac Mini and close the price gap.
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It sure seemed like that. I would counter that by saying that the Apple had at least two years to notice that the world has changed. And while the war in Europe started a few weeks ago, the inflationary crisis has been with us the whole last year (at least in North America). I have a feeling that Apple has become too big to be able to change philosophies no matter what is happening in the world. But, at least they listened and brought back the USB 2.0 ports and the professional "high impedance" headphone jack lol. As if any self-respecting headphone enthusiast would not use a separate DAC/Headphone amp.
Maybe not selling points for you, but they are for others. Face ID was the main reason I got a pro over the other models. I can't stand touch ID, it's very hit or miss.
Yes, but you are attached to a specific form factor. You can only have a 13-inch laptop or a 24-inch all-in-one with the M1 chip. If you want anything different, you will have to pay for performance you may not need.
They want to give maximum exposure to the Studio right now, rather than cannibalise sales with an M1 Pro Mac Mini, which will undoubtedly replace the Intel Mac Mini that is still for sale (unless the M2 Pro materialises sooner rather than later.)
Those two things aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. Apple released a 24" AS iMac, but no replacement for the 27" iMac. Some people might want that bigger screen iMac.
After they presented it, I actually expected a higher price tag on the display. Though, my heart kinda dropped at the 27" size. A 30" option (something sized and priced in-between the 27" and the XDR) would have been a "buy now" item for me. Unless I missed some display specs, the new current offering is basically my 2015 iMac display with fancy speakers and camera.
Haha yeah... I noticed it too. I think we should cut them some slack because they’re tech workers, not actors but I also think it would be great if they stopped trying to make these Apple events into movies. They were more fun when they were more low key
I doubt they'd be happy unless the screens were 16K+ with 480Hz refresh rates and HDR32, and 128 core, 256 TB upgradeable RAM and 1 million TB SSD Mac Pro for $5
The keyboard, mouse & screen are modular. /s
Oh agreed. Every feature is hit or miss depending on the person. Face ID struggles every time I change my glasses. Touch ID never fails for me. But I don’t add all 10 fingers, I add thumb and index four times and middle twice. I am never going to unlock a device with my pinkies.
