Apple Store Back Online, New iMacs, Mac Notebooks, and iPads Available for Purchase

[1Zach1]

I have a 10.5 256GB and 12.9" 64GB sitting in my bag, very, very temped to pull the trigger. Just not sure how well it would go over with the wife.

 

[BuddyTronic]

The standard 5400 RPM HDD lives on!

I thought it was SSD for all models? no?

 

[44267547]

No update to iPad mini = no buy

@Sunny1990. What Does the iPad mini have anything to do with a 10.5/12.9 iPad? Seems like they're completely two different products.

 

[H1Supreme]

$200 price drop for Macbook Pro non-TB model....with 128 gb storage.

You know, I was going to buy one until I saw that 128GB drive. Couldn't just give it a little spec bump and drop the price? Had to f*** us over just a little to go along with it. Pathetic.

 

[DVD9]

Very little of interest.

Only five stacks for a new iMac Pro. As soon as I move some keys of heroin I'm going to put aside enough for two loaded versions.

 

[Nueve]

Going to order 10.5" iPad Pro 256GB

 

[Godzilla71]

I have a 10.5 256GB and 12.9" 64GB sitting in my bag, very, very temped to pull the trigger. Just not sure how well it would go over with the wife.

Certainly cannot forget about the WAF

 

[Larry-K]

The standard 5400 RPM HDD lives on!

Where'd they put it this time? Maybe they're saving some for the iMac Pro.

 

[biohead]

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP623 AMD 67x0M with 7200rpm HDD by default.

Yes, true! The 2011 iMac has better Specs than the 2017 model... Sells for 550 bucks on ebay -that's literally half of what apple charges for the "new" model.

Seriously Apple?

I was just thinking, if this is the first 21.5 iMac with discrete graphics - what's my 2011 21.5 iMac w/ 6770M classed as? Which is still doing a fantastic job for my own needs.

 

[GoYankees]

Looks like the Macbook Air will continue to use Broadwell processors based on the use of HD 6000 graphics. This 200mhz bump is the most minimal update I've seen.

 

[superberg]

How much RAM does the 10.5" iPad Pro have? Hopefully more than the 2GB that the prior 9.7" iPad Pro had.

Seriously! I switched from a 12.9 to a 9.7 last time around and wound up going back. The 9.7 crashed every time I tried to multitask.

 

[icymountain]

So they made the 13" MBP without TB cheaper by introducing a 128 GB version? Sounds funny.

Yeah, and I think I understand why: they dropped the 2015 13" MBP, that they left with a 128 GB option at the last update. The 15" is still there, but not the 13"... So they felt they should still offer something with a "pro" label on it, and at that price, so they dropped it to 128 GB...

 

[CestLucas]

I know it's super early...but does anyone have an estimate on the performance difference between the Radeon Pro 460 vs Radeon Pro 560?

Possibly, less than 5%. As you see no big difference between RX580 and RX480. Probably more energy efficient

 

[Gudi]

Berlin looks beautiful in the new iPad Pro add.

 

[borntrouble]

Where the heck is the smart case?

 

[1Zach1]

Certainly cannot forget about the WAF

I mean, she's getting a 12.9" iPad out of this...that counts for something, right?

 

[Zimmy68]

Sorry for the dumb question but I haven't seen it mentioned.
Will the 12.9 get the same bezel reduction or is it the same form factor as the current 12.9 Pro?

 

[DVD9]

I'm typing on a 15"2012 rMBP. It's too small.

When Apple makes a 17"- or larger - I've got some money for them. Until then I'll buy an Intel Nuc 7 and load Sierra onto that. It will look great on my 55"Samsung 4K.

 

[z970]

They've already held a press briefing a while back where they've stated a "proper" mac pro is in the works but likely won't see the light of day until 2019

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/06/mac-pro-may-not-ship-until-2019/

That's a lot of time between 2017 and 2019. A lot could happen.

Who knows what'll truly take place by then? Jony Ive "supposedly" already has one foot out the door!

Excuse me while I sulk.

 

[Godzilla71]

I mean, she's getting a 12.9" iPad out of this...that counts for something, right?

It should. but, you never know.

 

[cardfan]

Don't see anything worth getting. Maybe in a few years.

 

[McTool]

Dark mode looks awesome.

 

[DakotaGuy]

Where'd they put it this time? Maybe they're saving some for the iMac Pro.

Base 21.5" and Base 21.5" 4K still come standard with the 5400 spinner. Nothing larger then a 1 TB Fusion drive available in any 21.5" iMac now. It looks like they really want people to buy the 27" model.

I'd say the standard HHD isn't a huge deal, but considering that's the model that will show up in retail stores they will still be selling a big chunk of new iMacs with that old spinner.

 

[The Game 161]

Sorry for the dumb question but I haven't seen it mentioned.
Will the 12.9 get the same bezel reduction or is it the same form factor as the current 12.9 Pro?

Same form factor I believe

 

[MallardDuck]

So to sum up:

• iMac upgrades look nice.
• Mini gets no love
• No real Pro (sorry, a non-upgradable, non-repairable, thermally risky all-in-one isn't going to cut it...and can't rack mount it)
• iPad Pro decent incremental upgrade if you're still using an original air or earlier...though USB 3 by itself might be worth an upgrade, so when Apple Support tells you to rebuild from scratch as the first troubleshooting step it doesn't take 8 hours
  
• iOS 11 mostly about the iPad
• MacOS High Sierra about plumbing (hopefully bug fixes)
• I hope to heck that Siri got a brain upgrade and not just a facelift
• Monographic sound...where's my RCA Victrola. Wonder if it'll only work with streaming content or play local stuff too