That would be utterly idiotic. Just update all the damn products at the same time when the new damn chip comes out. They can't point at Intel's delays anymore.
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My guess is your recommendations are older boilerplate and it is time to update. H2 of 2023 any new box should expect a life cycle through 2028-2029 and beyond, and Apple has been making 96 GB available even in laptops for months now. Recommending in terms of 16 GB RAM is recommending 1/6 of what Apple makes available in laptops, today; IMO bad advice for what OS/apps will like to see in 2026, let alone in 2029. Eight GB would be 1/12 of what Apple makes available in laptops today.
Intentionally driving boxes into swap to SSD is bad planning. A) It is intentionally constraining otherwise great engineering and B) it wears SSDs unnecessarily. Dealing with a dead boot drive truly sucks and should be avoided, even if one has (unlikely) perfect backup.
Apple's new Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) baking RAM on-chip in close proximity to the CPU truly rocks. We should expect OS/apps to take more and more advantage of UMA as time goes on, i.e. more demands to RAM.
I would think so, or think there's a chance, based on the premise that architecture (context: generational, not ISA) nowadays needs to be designed for the node it is intended to be manufactured on, implementing more guard-rails in the design the smaller the printing has to go.
A16 is designed for "4nm", seemingly closely related to TSMC's 5nm, while 3nm is a bit of a new era that likely requires them the re-think many steps. It doesn't make sense to me why they would have invested R&D transitioning the design of the A16 to 3nm when the finishing of A17 seemingly lines up pretty well.
But, casual onlooker here. Guess we'll see. Maybe chips of M3 size still don't make economical sense on the N3B-node (which from all we hear is expensive as * and riddled with issues) and the M3 has actually been a "4nm" A16 derivative all along. A hillarious nerd-community meltdown if that was the case!
Nah. Real world IMO battery is moot because every mobile M2 is already enough for what anyone actually needs. So IMO evaluate other parameters like price, RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, Thunderbolt, HDMI, displays, etc. as being more relevant.
It wouldn't surprise me at all, if all we get in October is an iMac M2 Upgrade 🤣
That is a completely meaningless metric.
In 2019, 8 GB represented 0.52% the amount of RAM you could get in the top spec Mac desktop.
In 2023, 8 GB represents 4.2% the amount of RAM you can get in the top spec Mac desktop.
So, that represents a HUGE improvement in this metric 4 years later.
It is the only thing I find exciting from Apple these days. Gone are the days of cool new Mac software or features like Steve Jobs used to demo.
Looking forward to seeing the new Macs. Wonder what will happen to the 15" Air
More about thermals than battery, though that’s a benefit of the die shrink as well.
There’s a reason the cooling is non existent on the M2 13” Air: it was supposed to feature the die shrink that was pushed to M3.
Sounds like you need to put that money on ice (CDs, Treasuries, Index Funds), unless all these products will help you make money. Otherwise dude, get a Dell.
Pecking order:
Phones > Tablets > Laptops > (Sasquatch-in-the-wild computing devices you are referring to.)
Congratulations! 🥳 🍾 🎉
It will be an M3 iMac with TouchID. Do you have a favourite color? 🖥️
$1500 if you're able to see 24-inch as plenty of screen space.
Not sure paying $2.5k for a more than 3 year old monitor after being replaced by a new version is too much to ask for. But you can keep blowing Tim if you think so. 😂
Won't happen. Gurman is wrong once again. He's been consistently wrong and i've no idea why this site keeps reporting him like he's gospel. My own track record based on just common sense and understanding how business works is more accurate than Gurman.
Like I said last year there would be no M2 until 2023 and there wasn't, there won't be any M3 until 2023. There's nothing to update. The M2 MacBook Pros won't be updated within 12 months of their release. They JUST released a new M2 MacBook Air so it doesn't make sense to make that outdated in months. The only system due an upgrade is the iMac and if they're going to bother to do that at all (poor sales, hard to manufacture, lack of parts, long lead times) they'd just make the M2 version first.
Like I said last year there would be no M2 until 2023 and there wasn't, there won't be any M3 until 2023. There's nothing to update. The M2 MacBook Pros won't be updated within 12 months of their release. They JUST released a new M2 MacBook Air so it doesn't make sense to make that outdated in months. The only system due an upgrade is the iMac and if they're going to bother to do that at all (poor sales, hard to manufacture, lack of parts, long lead times) they'd just make the M2 version first.
Oh yes, bring them M3s, baby!
I must say, after having owned an M1 Ultra since May 2022, the mac studio was exactly the computer I wanted apple to make, at the highest price I could afford (but not more than that).
That said, I still feel 50% more power would be the perfect spot, and I think the M3 Ultra studio will provide me with that.
Thankfully nicely kept macs seem to hold quite a decent value in the used market, when sold used; I hope to make 1 3rd of my original investment.
This time I'll be getting 2TB though, as 1TB is barely enough.
I must say, after having owned an M1 Ultra since May 2022, the mac studio was exactly the computer I wanted apple to make, at the highest price I could afford (but not more than that).
That said, I still feel 50% more power would be the perfect spot, and I think the M3 Ultra studio will provide me with that.
Thankfully nicely kept macs seem to hold quite a decent value in the used market, when sold used; I hope to make 1 3rd of my original investment.
This time I'll be getting 2TB though, as 1TB is barely enough.
This cannot be tolerated anymore in 2023, and I'm not just talking about Apple.
Anything that costs more than 500$ should start with 16GB/512GB.
I've been using 27" iMacs since 2010 and love them, but looking to upgrade and might have to go the Mac mini route this time around. I don't want a 32" iMac (no room), and 24" seems like a bit of a downgrade from what I'm used to. If I knew for sure the 27" was getting refreshed I might wait it out, but with Apple it's never clear.
Well, it's clear from these two articles that Apple is on track to produce not only a 27" LCD iMac, but also 32" and 42" iMac models with either QD-OLED or WOLED displays...
LGD reports its financial results for Q2 2023, is on track in its 6-Gen line, but delays plans for an 8-Gen laptop OLED line | OLED Info
www.oled-info.com
...and...
Omdia: Apple to switch to OLED displays in almost all of its tablets, laptops and monitors by 2027 | OLED Info
www.oled-info.com
...it's about time, Tim!
I've got a growing backlog of HDR footage that needs tending-to and working on a 16" XDR MBP "just ain't cuttin' it"! LOL!
LGD reports its financial results for Q2 2023, is on track in its 6-Gen line, but delays plans for an 8-Gen laptop OLED line | OLED Info
LGD reports its financial results for Q2 2023, is on track in its 6-Gen line, but delays plans for an 8-Gen laptop OLED line | OLED-Info
LG Display reported its financial results for Q2 2023, with revenues of 4.74 trillion Won ($3.7 billion USD) - up 7% from last quarter, and an operating loss of 881 billion Won ($690 million USD). LGD says that demand for display panels increased during the quarter. LGD is on track to begin mass...
...and...
Omdia: Apple to switch to OLED displays in almost all of its tablets, laptops and monitors by 2027 | OLED Info
Omdia: Apple to switch to OLED displays in almost all of its tablets, laptops and monitors by 2027 | OLED-Info
Omdia released its latest IT OLED display forecasts, with some interesting projections. The company sees very nice growth ahead for OLED displays in the IT market, with shipments rising from around 9.7 million units in 2022 to over 70 million units in 2028. Most of the growth will come from...
...it's about time, Tim!
I've got a growing backlog of HDR footage that needs tending-to and working on a 16" XDR MBP "just ain't cuttin' it"! LOL!
I don't buy those articles at all.Well, it's clear from these two articles that Apple is on track to produce not only a 27" LCD iMac, but also 32" and 42" iMac models with either QD-OLED or WOLED displays...
LGD reports its financial results for Q2 2023, is on track in its 6-Gen line, but delays plans for an 8-Gen laptop OLED line | OLED Info
LGD reports its financial results for Q2 2023, is on track in its 6-Gen line, but delays plans for an 8-Gen laptop OLED line | OLED-Info
LG Display reported its financial results for Q2 2023, with revenues of 4.74 trillion Won ($3.7 billion USD) - up 7% from last quarter, and an operating loss of 881 billion Won ($690 million USD). LGD says that demand for display panels increased during the quarter. LGD is on track to begin mass...
...and...
Omdia: Apple to switch to OLED displays in almost all of its tablets, laptops and monitors by 2027 | OLED Info
Omdia: Apple to switch to OLED displays in almost all of its tablets, laptops and monitors by 2027 | OLED-Info
Omdia released its latest IT OLED display forecasts, with some interesting projections. The company sees very nice growth ahead for OLED displays in the IT market, with shipments rising from around 9.7 million units in 2022 to over 70 million units in 2028. Most of the growth will come from...
...it's about time, Tim!
yes I was think on that, a drop on the actual XDR.
I don't understand why some want something bigger than 32, I have a 27 and I constantly move my neck from left to right, I bet 32 I'll move more, I return a 34 wide monitor, I hate it. Overall more than 32 for a monitor IMO is a pain.
I agree, unless you want to use some of it as a dashboard. Keeping certain apps up for monitoring..or informational references.