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Maybe it’s the none Touch Bar MacBook Pro.
Agreed, I'm waiting for the Mac mini to get it for my parents.
All I want is a fully user-upgradeable Mac Pro with PCIe.
According to listed model numbers apparently A1989 = TB 13" getting a bump!
Maybe I will be able to replace my fourth 2018 MBP with a fifth one with Gen 3.1 keyboard!
It doesn’t make sense, why would they update the MacBook Pro’s that were updated in July?
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Mac Pro is a 2019 thing.
The Mac Mini will have only USB type-C. You just watch and see. Dongles for all!
It being ARM based would be impressive and finally testing the “switch” on the desktop masses. As small a footprint those masses are in the otherwise enormous Apple-verse of products. (iOS)
Although I’m betting it will be one of the currently available AMD/AMD GPU, INTEL/AMD GPU on a single chip for the top-spec models.
It being ARM based would be impressive and finally testing the “switch” on the desktop masses. As small a footprint those masses are in the otherwise enormous Apple-verse of products. (iOS)
Although I’m betting it will be one of the currently available AMD/AMD GPU, INTEL/AMD GPU on a single chip for the top-spec models.
Im in exactly the same boat. My 11"MBA is just about hanging on and I could almost get by with an iPad. I could get an MS surface, however a new low price MacBook would be the sweet spot for me I feel.My 2010 11" Air is dying (and my partners 2008 15" MBP, too) so I'm hoping for a nice Air replacement for the both of us.
My 11" Air is - by far - the best computer I've ever had!
My hope is something in the 11" form factor (but with larger screen thanks to smaller bezel), and a 15w CPU (I have no need for a "pro" CPU, but my experience with the first rMB was less than ideal).
Don't care too much about the keyboard (never had any issues with the MacBook), nor ports ("everything" I have is wireless, more or less), but want a bit more "ump" than the 5w CPU, that was lagging and "unreliable", IMO.
Now, any ARM-based MacBook, with low powered CPU might change my mind...
I pray:
- The Mini has the A11 chip or some CPU faster than the 2018 $329 iPad
- The Mini has a cheaper price tag than $399
- There is an iMac update with a new line of i7 chips
- The new iMac will be available before Nov 12
I'm wondering as well
We'll find out soon! Maybe they found some spinner drives...Mac Mini Socks, 4 colors.
Unlikely, due to the very disparate needs of the Mac mini class CPUs and chipsets that we are most likely to see next Tuesday versus what a potential Mac Pro will end up with when it debuts in 2019.
Chances are we are looking at 28w and/or 45w TDP parts versus 165w TDP with x1 and x2 (330w) CPUs common to the Intel Xeon CPU. The hardest part would be that certain chipsets support certain ports, while others do not and so any CPU module would need to contain DRAM slots, external ports, cooling and power, basically negating your above proposal. Plus, no one looking at a mini wants to pay for Xeon level stuff that would not benefit them.
Apple has not even disclosed what to expect in terms of CPUs for the Mac Pro. Will they continue to use the Intel Xeon W CPU, which is a single CPU solution and ranges from 4-cores all the way up to 18-cores? Or will they move to Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs, which would most likely start at a 10-core single CPU base model, but could support dual CPUs? Will Apple use Xeon Silver, Gold or Platinum or a mix of all of them?
I would much rather see a modular Mac mini, with options specific to it, and a separate modular Mac Pro for the professional user who wants that particular kind of flexibility. Trying to build a one size fits all is bound to compromise too much for all involved.
Also a well-known term here on the Emerald Isle! (No doubt due to our proximity to our British neighbours.) Abbreviations used in this way are quite common on these islands. ‘Fab’ for fabulous. ‘Brill’ for brilliant (particularly popular in Dublin). And another bit of Dublinese: Defo (definitely, of course!). Isn’t our international tech community a wonderful place for sharing these titbits?
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Complain about that one thing Apple forgot that completely screws them over and makes it a completely worthless update, how greedy Tim Cook is and how much he hates computers and by association, all computer users. Plus, they are moving to Windows and Android, will never purchase another Apple product and how a once great company has turned on its users.
PS - Random words and phrases that will also be spoken/written: crap Touch Bar, crap keyboard, soldered RAM, useless ports, form over function, no HDMI, no SD Card Slot, I can build a Mac twice as powerful for half the cost, Apple has lost its way, etc etc etc.
Have I missed anything?
The Air will indeed have TB3; but either 1 or 2 ports (I hope 2!). This is opposed to the 2018 13" MBP, with grew another 2 TB ports (for 4 total, just like the 15") :
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP775?locale=en_US
You’re absolutely right. New desktop Mac running Mojave, as per the rough translation from another poster. Hmmm...
My opinion: the Air replacement will be a 13” bigger brother of the existing MacBook, with similar design and more powerfull cpu.
MacBook 12” price will be dropped to the rumoured $999, and the 13” will have the same starting price as the actual 12”.
The 13” nTB Pro will rather be upgraded with quad-core Cpus or be completely ditched, as it won’t make much sense in the new lineup.
MacBook 12” price will be dropped to the rumoured $999, and the 13” will have the same starting price as the actual 12”.
The 13” nTB Pro will rather be upgraded with quad-core Cpus or be completely ditched, as it won’t make much sense in the new lineup.
Apple will probably do it at the expense of airflow. They always manage to take one step forward and then botch something critical in the process.
Have a good time with Windows 10, Spyware Edition!
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BYODKM, just like always.
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The Mac mini has historically been a very port-filled machine.
So, a minimum of 4 USB-C/TB3 ports, and maybe even a USB-A port or two, like on the 2017 iMacs. I'd be not-very surprised to see an HDMI port or dedicated MiniDP, either.
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I don't think you can buy an Intel CPU at this time that is lower-spec'ed than what is in the 2014 mini. So yes, better CPU/GPU and Ports are a dead cert., even with no "Pro" surprises...
I was about to buy a Macbook pro 15 inch 2018 - but I will hold back for 1 week just in case they decide to make some updates or maybe price drops.
I wonder though what could they upgrade on those machines? CPUs? GPUs?
I wonder though what could they upgrade on those machines? CPUs? GPUs?
I will run macOS buddy.
The 2017 12" MB is the best that I have had. Maybe not powerful enough for many here, but does everything I need it to do. Video rendering is slow, but I do that a couple of times a year, at most. If I get the same form factor with a 13" screen......