Assuming they announce only the 13" version. Any bets on availablity? I will say the first week of December.
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Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of Apple Event Today, Apple Silicon Macs Expected to Debut
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It will be called an epic fail if a lot of things don’t work the way some posters want:
Battery Life
Software Availability in ARM compatible format.
Lack of updated computer model styles.
No or limited VM capacity.
I didn’t go through the PowerPC to Intel transition, but I was following along because I intended to switch if the system seemed stable and programs worked. That was not the case at first, but I waited a year and a half before I bought my first Mac computer.
I will wait and see what the reaction is to these new computers, what they do well, what they don’t and what software is available and how well it works.
And if I don’t like where things are going I’ll start looking at Intel/AMD based systems and OS’s. I don’t expect to make a quick decision but if things aren’t considered better by experts and users well Apple isn’t paying me anything to remain locked to their philosophy.
'Fraid to say, but I'm guessing yes. The 2020 iPP was available in the education offer with free airpods & as of yesterday shipping was 2/3 weeks on apple and amazon. Amazon UK is now out of stock. I'd said in another thread it could just be due to shortages in LiDAR modules, but I reckon the real reason it was held back is that the processor is the same beast that powers the new MacBooks due to be announced.
Likely because you're not aware of the larger picture.
The rumormongers say it will be the same design. Perhaps its Apple way of saying it does the same things your old one did just with different internals.
Its possible. However on a recent Linus Tech Tips episode they broke down the new Macbook Air. What they found was that the inside was incongruent for an Intel CPU. The way the thermals were set up left him to believe that the 2020 Macbook Air was designed for Apple Silicon.
Very excited to see some real world comparisons to intel. I hope they show that in the video. Would be pretty impactful I think.
I'm on a mid-2014 here. So ready for a 16" ARM.I've been patiently waiting for ARM to upgrade my 2015 Macbook
It’s not like someone who wants to buy an iPhone 12 mini or pro max will go to samsung website to order galaxy phone instead because the apple store is down for 5 hours.
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I'm expecting these new devices to destroy everything Intel has to offer. This is going to be a historic day. Even though I still believe the future of Mac is iPad Pro, this is a stepping stone to that future.
If everyone thinks the same like you do. There’ll be no sales at all, means no iphone 3g, ipad 2, watch series 2 etc and their successors.
Just let them be the guinea pigs and we sit back with popcorns on hand.
So they take the store down a few days after opening up orders for the 12 min and 12 Pro Max? That is pretty ____.
I’m in a similar boat to you. I ordered the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and LOVED it but returned it and preordered the iPhone 12 Pro Max as it makes sense to stay all Apple BUT if this arm max is the same design, similar performance and software isn’t easily made to work then I think I will be cancelling my 12 pro max preorder, reordering the fold 2 and looking at the new AMD 5950x and building myself a PC.
The store's down for ~6 hours. Not the end of the world. You can still order from carriers. It's not like the Max/Mini just went up for initial sale last night.
I really hope the pricing will make good sense and be really affordable with decent spec. Pls Apple, be a good one!
Any app that isn't updated in a reasonable timeframe should be abandoned. Devs can't expect customers to sit around and wait for too long. This transition is too important.
This whole taking the store offline thing is not because they need to, but because they want to.
Of course an IT company like Apple is capable of updating it's store without downtime.
They use this gimmick purely to draw attention to the event.
LOL.
Bloomberg literally reported a week ago that 16" MBP was part of this first wave. And literally no one ever has said a spec bump iPad Pro was coming.
Not really the same, Apple gives away iWork and it doesn’t really compete with Microsoft Office the same way DaVinci competes with Final Cut. The Mac almost needs Office to be in most professional environments and higher education that’s why they showed it off running on Apple silicon. Not so much for DaVinci, that’s also why you see Apple showing off Photoshop but not Premier.