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Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of Apple Event Today, Apple Silicon Macs Expected to Debut
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and kick the arse of our wallets
Yeah, because "EfficientBook" just doesn't have the same ring.
Personally, I'm hoping for "PowerBook 5G". (Both because it is funny and I desperately want the implied functionality.)
It also depends on circumstances.
I currently don’t have a laptop (I decided to try doing without one and using the iPad instead, but it hasn’t really worked).
If I had a laptop then I would probably wait until next year, but instead I have been putting off the purchase waiting for ARM Macs. I really don’t want to wait another 6+ months so will be ordering as soon as I can.
If they then release a really nice upgrade next year then I may end up taking a loss on this one and upgrading, but I still prefer that to waiting.
I dunno about that. Apple may release these new products with a cheaper price tag as a way to draw in skeptics of the Intel to Apple Silicon move. We shall see.
No last minute leaks as yet. Can Apple hold out for another 3 and a half hours before their day is torpedoed by whoever the insider is....
It's not like a new release renders your device unusable...
I think the price is the real unknown to be revealed today. I don’t really have a clue how they are going to position then relative to the current lineup.
Hopefully they do as you say.
Exactly. Yes Apple is going to lose some money on missing orders for a few hours, but it builds anticipation and results in more sales, which is an excellent marketing strategy.
While I really want to be able to purchase a new AS Mac today, I don't know if I'd be willing to invest so much $ in a day one 16" that most people probably keep for at least 4-5 years. It's going to be a bumpy road over the next year as we wait for all the 3rd party apps to trickle in, such as VLC, Handbrake, VPN Clients etc... Yes, Apple will have all their software ready, but I do think it'll take at least 6 more months to get all the small 3rd party apps we use ported over (Natively). That said, I will invest in a MB, Air or even a 13" Pro if one is released today. I work in the tech industry so I'm anxious to get my feet wet in AS and test things out.
Agree 100%. Apple isn't going to show off how great Davinci runs on AS lol... Final Cut and iMovie for sure. But I do use Davinci so hopefully it's not too long before we get a native copy on AS.
If I were a betting man I would put my money on either a) today it will be released, or b) the release date will be announced at the event.
Possibly but perhaps they may want to show how good Apple Silicon is and how easy it is to take an amazing piece of software and get it working on AS in a matter of days/weeks?
Not surprised at all. There will most certainly be millions sold over the next few months. I mean, if there WEREN’T going to be, then there wouldn’t even be a release
Again, why would they show off a competing product? That would be like Adobe showing off Pixelmator.
Almost, if they go that route, it will be the PowerBook 5G 😉
Don’t know why people say this. It’s not about that. It’s about devaluing your product.
Apple showcased Microsoft Office at an event. They make their own equivalent (Pages, Keynote etc). Plus this isn’t like a usual event. Apple want people to jump to arm. I don’t think they are naive enough to not show a product and think that people don’t already know about that product anyway.
Hey, I’m good with cellular wireless being on this thing!Yeah, because "EfficientBook" just doesn't have the same ring.
Personally, I'm hoping for "PowerBook 5G". (Both because it is funny and I desperately want the implied functionality.)
Why not? Whether Final Cut Pro or Resolve, you’re buying a Mac to run it sooooo, I don’t think Apple would mind folks buying a Mac and running non-Apple products
UPDATE: Showed off DaVinci Resolve
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