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Apple Teases M4 Mac Announcements Next Week
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It's hard for me to get excited anymore.
To me, a few seconds faster in a task is not worth the money of a new computer although I can see where it would make a difference to some people.
To me, a few seconds faster in a task is not worth the money of a new computer although I can see where it would make a difference to some people.
Can't wait to see that redesign of the Mac mini....I was so hyped when Apple announced the Macbook Pro redesign and the redesign didn't disappoint, although the notch is still quite odd....maybe there will be a similar gimmick with the Mac mini redesign?
Tell me about MacBook Pro with the M4Pro and M4Max chips, whlile you’re at it, what about 16” MacBook Pro. I must have missed all of those parts in the Russian video
Release an iMac with at least one color option that includes a BLACK bezel around the screen and I’m in.
24 Apple Silicon inches are as good as 27 Intel inches. /s
I'd subscribe to a MacFacts. Just the actual news when it happens rather than endless speculation that gets regurgitated day after day.
Monday: Apple Intelligence / iOS 18.1 plus other OS updates
Tuesday: MacBook Pros
Wednesday: iMac plus USB-C peripherals
Thursday: Mac mini (the mini is always last) + quarterly earnings
I'm not getting my hopes up about this one. It seems so obvious they should take it to USB-C and move the port. It's just as likely they will update the port and nothing else, or cancel it entirely. We'll see.
Getting a keyboard with touch ID or some other device would be needed for face ID. So another device is already needed. Already have a watch.
This equates to two weeks of announcements in the Windows world.
No, they’ll do both at the same time. They’re not going to swap an OLED display in to a new chassis just one year in and there is absolutely zero reason to change the chassis at this point. The new chassis will be built only to house the new OLED display. This Is The Way.
This is pure speculation.
What? You come up with very strange arguments. TouchID is built in on MBP, MBA keyboards and it's on iMac keyboard that is in the box. You do not need to buy anything additional.
The Mac Mini does not, nor does the Mac Studio that I use.
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Likely not.
But others may be using a 2018 Mini. That might be a different calculation.
So, the M3 Max is 32.7% faster than the M2 Max at Xcode. The M4 Max will likely bump that by another ~20%, assuming its core config stays the same. So that’s about 59% likely improvement.
Of course, you don’t run Xcode. But generally speaking, 1) the M3 Max was a big boost in part because it changed the core configuration from 8p4e to 12p4e, and 2) the M4’s design is the first big jump compared to the M1.
So, it’s not a definite no. Whether that’s worth it to you individually, we can’t answer.
Several Win11 Arm workloads plus possibly some C++ remote development for Linux via VS. It’s going to need plenty of RAM and all the processors. Looking at you, M4 Max MBP 16. The hardest choice will be the colour. It’s going to make my maxed out (and worn out) Intel 2019 MBP 16 look and feel pretty sad.
Since when does Apple tease upcoming product announcements? It just tells me that they know they have to create excitement for something they know to be unexciting.
Doubtful, that whole thing was so inside baseball. Only the terminally online world of Mac/tech obsessives know about it. To the rest of the world (i.e., the real world) those videos were never seen, and Apple knows that.
That sort of upgrade would be reserved for an event. With just press announcements, I think it’s safe to say most we’re getting is spec bumps: M4 chips, 16GB RAM base models for Apple Intellegence compatibility and USB-C accessories. I’ll be very surprised if we get any design changes.
Everything Apple has stated so far has said that any M-Series Mac will run Apple Intelligence. Including info on their main website. Pretty sure they are going to stick with 8gb as the minimum spec needed for AI. Will 12gb, or 16gb run it better? Sure, but that is to be expected.
