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Apple Registers Three New Macs in Eurasia Ahead of Thursday's 'Hello Again' Event

iModFrenzy said:
Removing magsafe for a port that could probably break off or rip your Mac off the table? Genuise!

Just leave MagSafe,seriously, there is no reasoning for removing it. It's a Pro Model, it's not supposed to be thinner and compromise usability. Hence the creation of the Air.:rolleyes:
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I think the MagSafe was invented to solve the problem of yanking the charging cable from the laptop because you would NEED to have it plugged in to use the laptop over an extensive period of time. Apple's thinking is that batteries are so good in these laptops, that you rarely need to have it plugged in to use it. If you think of it that way, it kinda makes sense why they removed that technology.
 
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I hope Mac Mini and Mac Pro are updated. No need for new design, just the internals. SSD standard on Mini's is a must.
A 5K display should come as well.
I am buying a MBP but as a graphic professional, the disregard of Apple in relate to the Mac line is sad to see. I love my iDevices but Apple gotta give the Mac some love.
 
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Altivec88 said:
As a person who runs a multi-million company that needs computers, I need to know whats going on for my own company. I don't need to know their daily schedule but for the longest time these machines were updated on approximately a 12 to 18 month schedule. We are now at 3 year without a peep from them. Machines are dying and need to be replaced. If Apple is out of the Pro game, why should I repurchase Mac's. Switching is a slow difficult process and I would love to avoid it but we need to do something.

If they are out of the game, just let us know so we can begrudgingly start the switch process, if they are staying in the game, release something already or at least lower the price of their 3 year old hardware in an attempt to make them somewhat competitive.

I know its hard for people that don't run companies to understand how important it is to have either a consistant schedule for their tech upgrades or at very minimum communication of whats going on, but can you at least try and understand.
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Believe you'll have your answer on Thursday.

There may then at least be mention of the Mac Pro, with hopefully a firm commitment to a date and significant upgrades. If radio silence, game over.
 
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FYI, anyone editing video for UHD, let alone 4K DCI or from 8K sources, knows they need better video cards then anything Apple currently offers (preferably with CUDA support, as FCPx is a no-go for most).

This is why many still use the cMP towers.
OR
Switched to windows/linux for "needed" video card support.

in another year or two, even hobbyist making home movies of family vacations won't be able to do so on a Mac as they stand now.

Unless these new Macbook Pro models have at least 6GB (preferably 12GB) of video memory, they're useless for anything related to video with the exception of streaming. Unless one gets creative and hacks a solution for desktop nvidia cards other thunderbolt.
 
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  • Mac Mini -> Mac Micro;
  • Mac Pro -> Mac Pro Mini;
  • Introducing Mac Motion
  • Introducing Mac iOS Operation System
  • Introducing iTunes Cloud
And one more thing! It's not three devices! It's one device! And we call it...
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The new Apple update cycle
iPhone/iPad: 1 year cycle
Laptops: 2 years cycle
Desktops: 4 years cycle
Monitors: 5 years cycle
 
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bjet767 said:
Does every Mac release thread have to have someone who beats the Kaby drum. Last year it was the Skylake drum so what will it be next year?

Go back and read the other threads, the only advantage to Kaby might be the graphics processor. No advantage in battery life, computation speed, heat....

Oh did I forget to state; Apple is not between two releases they are on schedule with an October/Fall event and this time it's the MBP.

Now let me ask, are you in the market for a new MBP or just looking to complain about something?

Personally I'm in the market for a new MBP that is almost as light as the 12" rMB. I have found a need for the extra speed of the MBP but don't want the extra pound of the current model.
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Simple as that, if you're going to charge a premium AND only have a single update cycle per year, you may as well give us the latest hardware available. Had Apple picked up the latest Skylake processors when they were brand new last May, we wouldn't be having hardware envy.
 
Perhaps the 15" pro model will be the pro model, with SD reader, HDMI, larger batteries etc. and it will be removed on 13" for those who prefer something light weight and thin.
 
It's possible they announce new MacBooks, and also new desktops. But the laptops are shipping right away. And the desktops in a couple weeks/months
 
Mr. Dee said:
The average user is not purchasing a MacPro. I agree, the Mac Mini, in need of an update too, but I think most Mac users are primarily happy with the iMac. The iMac was updated last year with Skylake and that represents probably the majority of "desktop" Mac users. It was the category that brought back Apple to life in 1998. The Mac Pro is a niche device and Apple is obviously not enthused about the Pro market like they use to be. Look at the state of their Pro apps. Fincal Cut X has pretty much fallen behind and overwhelmed by a renewed Adobe Premier. What is the state of Motion, Aperture and Logic? Some of these apps don't even need a 3,500 dollar computer.

An entry level Mac is more than suitable for what most pro users need for getting the job done. Sometimes users are a bit caught up in the feeds and speeds propaganda out there. Remember, this was something Apple debunked a lot up to the time they switched to Intel. There are still many users getting by just fine on a 2011 Mini or 2010 MacBook Pro. The market is saturated. There isn't an overwhelming need for an update, but from a value for money perspective, many just want Apple to match up with their Windows counterparts.
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Since you seem to know so much about what Mac Pro users do with their machines, I'd like to know just how much 3D rendering you think I could do an an iMac before it melted. The Mac Pro isn't only used by professionals. Lots of us hobbyists use it also. Any workflow that needs cores & rams isn't being done with an iMac.

I can move my entire workflow from OSX to Windows and only spend $500 (Zbrush 5 - which I would have to spend regardless of platform; Pixelogic doesn't do upgrade pricing.) Everything else in my workflow comes with binaries for both platforms. It's no big deal - I work in the software, not the operating system, so moving to Windows 10 isn't problematic, it seems to be as reliable as OSX.

Like the pros, I am looking at how I will transition off of OSX and out of the Apple ecosystem.
 
Mr. Dee said:
An A10X MacBook capable of running macOS with iOS 10 apps in windowed mode would be interesting. It immediately would resolve the app gap. Apples like Office on iPad are pretty much mature. An Excel guru told me once, Excel on iOS is way more powerful than Excel 2003.
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This won't happen. Simply because it will add a lot of confusing message to the users by offering an ARM Mac... except if this machine only runs iOS...
 
jjiangweilan said:
I am not going to buy Air, but I guess many people want Retina Air
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The catch is, many people would have liked the current MacBook airs, but with retina screens.

Instead, the retina airs that Apple will give us (if we get them at all), will be thinner, and therefore castrated of ports, power and battery life - all things they could have had if they had just tweaked the current design a bit and made it retina.
 
mrkramer said:
The computers are getting so light that the magnets are too strong and don't disconnect before the computer moves. And if they made the magnet weaker there would be too many accidental disconnects.
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Hm. The laws of physics disagree with you.

I think the more likely answer has to deal with Apple's perceived "use case" where people don't need to charge their computer when they use them anymore (like an iPad, for example). That being said I am completely against getting rid of MagSafe - I would happily take 1 MagSafe and 3 USB-Cs instead of 4 USB-Cs. I'm not even complaining about the lack of USB-A, HDMI, Thunderbolt, SD slot, etc. But removing MagSafe is quite simply removing a feature that makes so many Apple products special (and makes PC users jealous).
 
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Lidar said:
Calling it now - 13", 15" and 17" MacBook Pros with gaming-grade video cards. Apple didn't like it to much when they were called out for having sub-par graphics. VR & AR are up and coming they need machines that can handle it.
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From your lips to Tim's ears..

I'm really wondering if the logo on the invite could be pointing to similar vapor-chamber cooling as used in Razor's new beast? Could allow for something with more oomph graphics-wise?

Doubt Apple would go as far as Razor on the specs, considering how little battery life and how much weight that would result in. Perhaps only available as a BTO, not a standard config?

Dare to dream?

apple.com/feedback
 
Mac Rules said:
What's with the step back on the brilliant Magsafe conector?

I cannot count the number of times that has saved my MBP from destruction.
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shaunymac said:
The MagSafe bit...why do they eliminate things that make their products brilliant!? What's next, the backlit keyboard?
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I wager they'll justify it by increasing the battery life and suggest that people will no longer have to use their charger while using their Mac. They'll just charge at night like an iOS device.
 
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