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Apple Said to Debut New iPad Pro Lineup, 128GB iPhone SE, and Red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus at March Event
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We ALL miss Steve Jobs.
Wonder if the SE is getting a price overhaul? Simply adding 128gb seems like an odd move. I could even see dropping 16 and just going 64 128 with the pricing remaining the same. But...
I normally wouldn't be ready to upgrade since I like to get two to three years off of iPads. But I really want an iPad mini I can use with the Apple Pencil. I would still keep my mini 4 around to use in the kitchen. I've still got my original Retina mini around in use.
At this point I'd settle for a modest Mac Pro update with Thunderbolt 3, I'd put up with some Apple-weird-a** slot that we can hack for a video card, even if were still stock ATI, and...and...<sigh>; oh I give up. Even that horrifying Franken-Mac Pro is too much to ask for.
The Mini, <sigh> again. We need some decent timelines, and some consistency! IS THE MINI A FUN PLAY SERVER (4 cores?, circa 2012-2013) or NOT (what we have now)? Have some vision, and stick with it for more than a handful of years.
So, you'd rather Apple just do what everyone else that is playing with these same CPU and GPU choices does, and just keep shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic, for no real performance gains, JUST to say they are using this-year's chipsets? Sorry, that's not sound engineering.I think people thought the same about WWDC last year too.
But, if Apple really IS paying attention to Intel, sometime this year (sooner than later) we SHOULD get:
1. Kaby-based iMacs with 32 GB RAM at least and USB-C/TB3
2. Sky-based Quad-core mini with 16 GB RAM and USB-C/TB3
3. Sky-based Xeon Pro with ??? GPUs and ??? RAM
4. Maybe Kaby-based MBPs
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Sounds like they have a lot of iOS stuff planned for March, but no Macs?
cheaper pricing on CPU & GPU orders along with assembly is longer than iOS devices.
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iPhone 6 with extended warranty is running on well loved and used lower than iPhone SE BNIB pricing, about the same performance. You should've got her the iPhone 5S 64GB for then, and trade it for gen 2 SE with rounded edges to match IP6/6S/7 lineup design.
No we don't.
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They need to leave time for the hip hop band to perform
32 and 128 with the pricing remaining the same
Just as they did with the mini 4 and air 2 back in September
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I'm not sure if we will see another Watch event in 2017. If we do, it will be minor with an LTE option/software. I think March 2018 will be the next major redesign, which would slated for its 18 month refresh.
My guess is iMac in 2017 and Mac Pro in 2018. WWDC is still primarily about software/developers. It was rumored heavily last year to expect a refreshed Apple Watch in June during WWDC and that was incorrect.
I'll take your word. I didn't really pay attention. Would be nice to see them just give the base
Model 64 like the 6s and 6s plus
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I have to be honest, I'd probably be all in with an lte watch assuming the battery was supposed to last the day (generally at 65-70% now for me). I'd even reconsider my stance on Bluetooth headphones lol.
12.9" Pro - specific target market
Soon though, like the 17" PowerBook and MacBook Pro it'll die or mutate into a mini-iMac of sorts (granted full macOS)
10% of yearly iPad sales.
9.7" Pro was a HUGE hit! This will be the main-stay for 40% of the iPad sales going forward - 2017-2018
10.5" replaces the iPad Air since already latest news states it'll be thinner.
40% of sales.
7.9" iPad Mini
- K12 students or preschoolers.
- restaurants as menu's or rapid maps in cars with mounts
- underground mining focus
10% of sales.
My guess is "As we mentioned before, we are fully committed to desktops. Therefore we announce iPad Pro Desktop without protruding camera. You can now put it on your desk comfortably."
Base storage for 6s and 6s plus is 32 gb if I am not mistaken
They will just streamline the storage options across different products
16 gb base storage was almost unacceptable one year ago , now it really is time ..
This would be great news as I am about to pull the trigger on an iPhone se. 32 gb would be perfect especially if the price stays the same
I'll wait a couple of weeks
No, I'm very happy that Apple focuses mostly on iOS devices.
I argued repeatedly in the waiting for Skylake thread that people wouldn't see huge performance gains from what was already on offer. And so it was proven true when they were eventually benchmarked.
I also don't care if Apple never releases a MBP with 32 GB RAM. I'm not interested personally, and Apple has been moving away from catering to high end Mac users for years now.
The Mac is the legacy platform now. It is the past. New interesting apps and updates are rarely pushed out on the Mac anymore. All the interesting stuff is happening on iOS. And the future is iOS.
I find it quite a hassle to hotspot it from my phone. More convenient to just insert a SIM card and ensure my iPad is connected to the internet 24/7.
Because the iPad is still not yet at a stage where I can get 100% of my work done on it. My 9.7' iPad pro is the perfect teacher's companion in the classroom, and it works well enough that I am willing to do 80% of my work on it, and turn to my Mac for the remaining 20%.
I still think bezels serve some purpose for holding the iPad without inadvertently pushing or tapping the wrong icons, etc. I would like to see some reduction though, which I think will happen.
I think the same. No problem with a bit of a reduction.
I'd also like a home button and Touch ID.
You're in luck. Watch bands are expecting a refesh in March due to the current constraint or Lack of available bands on Apple's website.
Thanks for counting, but without including important multipliers such as colours and the various cellular flavours required in different markets, the informative value of your comparison is only limited unfortunately.