I disagree. I don't like my port-laden HP "business" notebook and would prefer one of their thinner designs with an adapter. Apple has long been one to push the latest new standards (e.g. USB-A back in 1998) and I'm not surprised they dropped legacy ports. They are clearly trying to push the industry and are uniquely positioned to do so.
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Apple Registers New Macs and iPads in Eurasia Ahead of WWDC on June 5
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Nothing wrong with a speed and generation bump.
Hanging out for complete redesigns is what got Apple into this mess in the first place.
Are we likely to hear any more rumors or updates BEFORE June 5th? Any indication it could be more than just a spec bump in processor? We haven't heard any rumors about the battery, would Apple really spec up to Kaby Lake and then leave in the old battery?
STILL no sign of new desktops???
“Some folks in the media have raised the question about whether we’re committed to desktops,” “If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that.”
Tim Cook, December 2016
Exactly! Here we are, almost mid 2017, and no rumors whatsoever that the so-called iMac pro will - if nothing else - at least be mentioned at wwdc.
They're talking about things that won't be released until the fall, but still ... no desktop discussion?
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If I may - we haven't seen much from apple, with regards to computers (laptops, desktops) in about 4 years now.
"The five new Macs, identified only with the model numbers A1289, A1347, A1418, A1419, and A1481..."
I'm not sure if this was mentioned, but those model identifiers are as follows:
A1289: Mac Pro (mid-2010 to mid-2012)
A1347: Mac mini (mid-2010 to late 2014)
A1418: iMac 21.5" (late 2012 to late 2015)
A1419: iMac 27" (late 2012 to late 2015)
A1481: Mac Pro (late 2013).
I'm not sure if this was mentioned, but those model identifiers are as follows:
A1289: Mac Pro (mid-2010 to mid-2012)
A1347: Mac mini (mid-2010 to late 2014)
A1418: iMac 21.5" (late 2012 to late 2015)
A1419: iMac 27" (late 2012 to late 2015)
A1481: Mac Pro (late 2013).
Really no excuse for the lack of a Mac mini update at WWDC.STILL no sign of new desktops???
“Some folks in the media have raised the question about whether we’re committed to desktops,” “If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that.”
Tim Cook, December 2016
The CPU speed improvements are pretty negligible.
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My guess they may have improved the battery but we're talking maybe a 10% improvement in capacity plus the efficiency improvements in Kaby Lake. Nice but not earth-shattering.
STILL no sign of new desktops???
“Some folks in the media have raised the question about whether we’re committed to desktops,” “If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that.”
Tim Cook, December 2016
Yeah, I just couldn't wait any longer for an update. I ended up building a great Windows desktop that destroys the iMac in terms of performance and at the same, if not lower, cost. Apple needs to get its act together. Some of us depend on having a fast desktop computer.
Just how many 2016/2017 business laptop come with an Ethernet port (that have a similar size with the current MacBook Pros)?
I will bet that is exactly what is going to happen. Maybe a bigger standard hard drive or memory, but I don't have high hopes for anything really unexpected.
Funny the energy of the presenters of recent keynotes has been way higher than the audience response. Seems a bit off.
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I recently bought one with the 30 day return period ending just a few days after the keynote. This is a make or break moment for me. The Mini I bought "new" was a huge disappointment. I will either return it for a "new mini" and stay with Apple, or buy a new PC desktop. We shall see.
haha, nope. He visited Hong Kong and wanted to take advantage of the tax free shopping. Hopefully in his mind the savings justify the outdated purchase.
I don't know if anyone noticed, but A1418 & A1419 are numbers that have been reused with a certain system upgrade that does not include anything that was listed in the article. The good news is that they're tied to the 21.5 & 27" iMacs that are way behind on updates...
Ok, so I looked these up & they already belong to models that exist. Apple ties these to the shells, but not the internals so the internals can be upgraded. Here is exactly what Apple registered:
A1289 Traditional Tower Mac Pro
A1347 Mac Mini
A1418 21.5” iMac
A1419 27” iMac
A1481 Trashcan Mac Pro
A1289 Traditional Tower Mac Pro
A1347 Mac Mini
A1418 21.5” iMac
A1419 27” iMac
A1481 Trashcan Mac Pro
Okay, so you prefer a thin laptop. I prefer the thicker one. HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc all provide both types of laptop, whether your company decides to buy one of the thin ones is not the issue, they do exist. Apple however, aren't pushing the industry, they are removing choices. Adding Thunderbolt 3 to a laptop that already had plenty of ports would be pushing the industry, as was their introduction of retina screens with hi-dpi scaling - Windows still hasn't caught up with this. Removing useful stuff on all models just because they want their products to look coo, yet you need a bunch of dongles to do what the previous laptop did, isn't pushing the industry, it's inconvenient. Apple need to start producing more choice in their hardware lineup. Yes you can still have your thin one, but many others would prefer the thicker one. Choices. Apple just don't provide any.
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Loads - pretty much every laptop from Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc. They all have a similar foot print and weight, they are just slightly thicker, and this is the point. Apple only make thin laptops. they need to make products that are slightly thicker too so they can have all the ports internal. I get that YOU won't this product, you want the thin one. The competition make both thin laptops and thicker ones to cater for different needs. Apple don't do this. It's this lack of choice that is frustrating. For Apple's designers to assume everyone wants a thin laptop rather than a functional one is very naïve - they could ask their own developers what hardware they would like and come up with a better laptop than the current rMBP.
I get that Apple like to innovate with new products and I appreciate that - they have brought out some cool stuff. But I also have a need to get a job done and when the equipment gets in the way of that then you have to question it. It's like comparing Redhat Enterprise Linux with Fedora. Fedora has all the new stuff, but I wouldn't want it running on my servers, I'd rather see technologies filter down gradually like they do from Fedora to Redhat, and some technologies just aren't suitable to a business environment - glossy screens in a room with overhead florescent lighting anyone, or would you prefer a nice matte screen. Or how about that keyboard on the new rMBP with virtually no key travel compared to the keyboard on a ThinkPad? I'll take the ThinkPad keyboard any day.
Yeah, I would like to see the Mac mini updated to Kaby Lake or atleast Skylake ...
Well they say great minds think alike. Ha ha. Good to know my thinking is aligned with someone here on MR. As for your drink preference, not for me to judge -- unless it's Pepsi. Whatever gets you through the keynote. Bar is fully stocked.