I agree. I had to buy a new(ish) Macbook recently. The new retina Macbook was on the comparison list. Lack of Magsafe was a huge first strike against it. It seems minor and petty, but it is not a compromise I am willing to make, not yet anyway.
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Apple Registers Three New Macs in Eurasia Ahead of Thursday's 'Hello Again' Event
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I agree. I had to buy a new(ish) Macbook recently. The new retina Macbook was on the comparison list. Lack of Magsafe was a huge first strike against it. It seems minor and petty, but it is not a compromise I am willing to make, not yet anyway.
The consecutive model numbers could mean they are stream lining the model lines.
For instance doesn't make sense to have MacBooks and MacBook Airs so those could easily be consolidated. Consolidating the pro lines seems a bit tougher since Pro users want more ports. But it could be all simplified into 3 different size "MacBooks" with each able to have upgraded performance/storage for pro users, and the 15in would come with a few additional ports. The only downside in that scenario is people who want the smallest size but pro number of ports maybe out of luck without adapters.
Time will tell!
For instance doesn't make sense to have MacBooks and MacBook Airs so those could easily be consolidated. Consolidating the pro lines seems a bit tougher since Pro users want more ports. But it could be all simplified into 3 different size "MacBooks" with each able to have upgraded performance/storage for pro users, and the 15in would come with a few additional ports. The only downside in that scenario is people who want the smallest size but pro number of ports maybe out of luck without adapters.
Time will tell!
Kind of shocking if that is the case, really. I mean, I'm not in the market for one, but I've always kind of brushed off the thinking that maybe Apple has moved on from the desktop. No updates this time around to any desktop models when they are among the most in need of a refresh make me rethink that. They simply can't keep selling these machines today without updates. You'd have to be nuts to buy one. Maybe they really are going to pull an Xserve and just discontinue them. That would be really sad, and I think a mistake. The may be niche, but the niches they fill shouldn't be ignored. At the very least, include a slide at the end to say the processors, graphics cards and memory have been revved and leave it at that.
Intel is just now nearing release on successors for the high-core count Xeons that the Mac Pro uses. They could have revved the 4-core model already, but I assume they're waiting for the higher-core count options to be updated too before refreshing the whole line. Downside(?) to using that branch of Xeon chips, they have a long shelf life compared to the desktop chip counterparts.
Agree! What's this Russian connection? First they want to totally manipulate the election & now they want to take over Apple. Total BS, I say! What's next - their takeover of Jenny Craig & Chick-fil-A?
On more thing! Mac Pro
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Putin takes the Mac event seriously and his intelligence continues to get him updates to the minute!
Bean counting is not my forte, but they did announce the last Mac Pro 6 months before it became available. And as many have said, Hello Again has direct links to iMac reveals in the past. So for me, no worries until the event itself.
That's like saying that the best case is that a meteor will impact the earth in Q1 '17 making the need of an update to the nMP irrelevant...
You mean like almost every disappointing rumor about the iPhone 7 came true?
Yes I would. HehI bet you'll be front and center cheering if the Mac Pro is announced.
Rumours indicate it was Jony Ive's idea, and he was Steve Jobs' best friend. NOT a Tim Cook failing.
These rumors don't add up. Why would Apple only update one of the MBAs? I think this post with the three consecutive model numbers confirms one of my suspicions.
I am calling it now, they are reintroducing the 17" MacBook Pro in addition to the two smaller sizes.
I really hope I am correct because I could use the bigger screen.
I am calling it now, they are reintroducing the 17" MacBook Pro in addition to the two smaller sizes.
I really hope I am correct because I could use the bigger screen.
You didn't read my comment. Let me repeat. 5 mins for new Macs and 1 hour 55 mins for the Nike Apple Watch.
There just isn't much profit margin in these products anymore. Considering the tiny numbers of Mac Pros they sell developing an all-new model might not be profitable. Apple is focused on the mobile market these days because that is where there are high profit margins.
There will still be a few Macs, but Apple is totally convinced that we are in the post-PC era and that means there will be less focus on computers, especially standalone models like the Mac Pro and Mac Mini. I could see them just market notebooks and an iMac soon. If they have a basic iMac and an iMac Pro that will probably fill the desktop need and developing only one model will help it remain profitable.
You know they can put the Magsafe tech on the USB-C connector itself instead of taking up a Magsafe slot on the frame. Something similar to below.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/21/griffin-breaksafe-brings-magsafe-to-12in-macbook/
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/21/griffin-breaksafe-brings-magsafe-to-12in-macbook/
The 3 numbers only suggest that the want to start selling 3 new devices in Russia shortly after the event.
For all we know they might register another 26 devices the day after the event, all going on sale some time in november....
retarded. just get an external. Half the price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100011694 600486749Upgrade to 2TB SSD, +$1,500 - Add to cart -