Ok heres the deal ive been reading through this forum and every thing youve posted makes be believe more and more that your a child....so please, grow up or get out....oh and by the way, if you swear it doesnt make you seem more mature, it infact does this the opposite.Now what? Are we all gonna start a group therapy session?
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Apple to "Completely Overhaul" the iPad, iMac, iPhone and MacBook Air in 2012?
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Reread your posts throughout this thread. Your lack of knowledge on the matters of which you are talking about speaks volumes.
Then pray enlighten me, because I got this information not from Apple, not from some computer magazine, but right from the mouths of some members here in this very forum!
People in this forum, on topics such as this, are seldom objective and seldom deviate from the Apple-is-awesome, Apple-does-no-wrong-in-their-product-designs school of thought. Talk to anyone who has actually taken this sucker apart and they'll tell you how poorly designed it is.
Cool story, bro. My point wasn't that the iMac doesn't fill a niche. It does, and I wish Apple had a better product in place to do so, but alas, we can't all get what we want all the time. My point was that it is a poorly designed machine from the practical standpoint of how reliable the hardware is.
Case materials mean nothing when it all comes down to it; the polycarbonate white MacBook was the most durable notebook computer Apple had until they axed it earlier this year, and it wasn't made of the shiny aluminum that the Pros and Airs are made up.
Dude, I know you're 15 and all, but you don't win points by acting like you're even younger. (By the way, note the difference between "you're" and "your".)
Why exactly do you want a stationary iPad with Siri?
oooh....how old are u?
15, or so he claimed in an earlier post.
haha! This is fun!! I love getting into fights with people online!
I think you answered your own question.
+1(million)
What an article. I could made this up by myself... Of course year by year new products will become available, and especially now when RISC processors are becoming more and more as the norm for computing...
They are certain of a Macbook Pro redesign, like they were certain this year. Yeah right. Of course, statistically speaking, with every year that pass by, the chances of a redesign become higher, obviously...
A Macbook Air with a 15" is probably a possibility for the year to come, but a very thin Macbook Pro would mean a not so powerful GPU, not that the 6770 is a very powerful GPU, but still...
They are certain of a Macbook Pro redesign, like they were certain this year. Yeah right. Of course, statistically speaking, with every year that pass by, the chances of a redesign become higher, obviously...
A Macbook Air with a 15" is probably a possibility for the year to come, but a very thin Macbook Pro would mean a not so powerful GPU, not that the 6770 is a very powerful GPU, but still...
The idiocy here which attracts retards
and morons on a wide scale here is similar with the flys and ****.
Please close this Thread, before someone really gets hurt by them...
Tod
and morons on a wide scale here is similar with the flys and ****.
Please close this Thread, before someone really gets hurt by them...
Tod
HAHA, you guys crack me up! This is like watching a comedy! I have only been minorly irritated this entire time! I mostly wanted to see what everyone would say/if they would freak! I have been JOKING!! haha...
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HA, this is HILARIOUS!!! You guys seriously thought that I had like serious anger management problems didn't you? You guys totally thought I was pissed didn't you? Admit it.
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HA, this is HILARIOUS!!!
You guys seriously thought that I had like serious anger management problems didn't you? You guys totally thought I was pissed didn't you? Admit it. 
Interesting. Apple needs to concentrate on lowering their prices. The last time I saw anyone do something like this with an already successful product line it was IBM.
if you think this is hilarious, you must have an extremely sad lifeHAHA, you guys crack me up! This is like watching a comedy! I have only been minorly irritated this entire time! I mostly wanted to see what everyone would say/if they would freak! I have been JOKING!! haha...
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HA, this is HILARIOUS!!!
The word "Troll" comes to mind
Oh yeah and one more thing... Yebubbleman, you crack me up too!
I do what I can.
1. Really, we are due for a design change on the iMacs (white iSight had three revs., black-backed aluminum had three revs, and we just had the third rev of the silver-backed current design)
2. iPhones seem to be on a trend of changing things up every two revs, so that means the next iPhone should bring about a new exterior design (akin to Intel's Tick-Tock cycle with CPUs), so those are both all but guaranteed.
3. The Air might get that 15" model, which is overhaul enough.
4. The MacBook Pro needn't change just yet (we had the last design for six years, and 2012 would be year four).
5. The Mac mini's design was drastically overhauled for the first time in 2010 since its original introduction in 2005.
6. The Mac Pro will likely be updated with Sandy Bridge E. What happens after that is anyone's guess.
7. They're running out of things they can do to the iPod classic without replacing it with either a model with a larger drive or with a 128+GB iPod touch.
8. The iPod shuffle isn't due for a crazy new design just yet (given that Apple sat on the second gen design for a good 3 years), and...
9. Who the hell knows what they'll do (if anything) to the nano?
10. The iPod touch should get an A5 and 128GB of storage, but who knows; it probably didn't happen this round for a specific reason/limitation (one potential one being that Apple might seek to swallow the iPod touch line with the iPhone as soon as it is able to reach enough carriers and cost low enough, or that they can't get the A5 to be that small yet; who knows).
11. What happens with AppleTV and the mythical Apple...er...TV...is anyone's guess.
12. There will be another iPad, whether it be drastically overhauled or not; whether it has a home button or not; whether it shares the iPad 2's exterior or uses something new is anyone's guess, really. There have only been two generations of iPad, so thusly we don't have enough historical data.
There you have it; a logical look at Apple's current line-up and its impending future or lack thereof.
2. iPhones seem to be on a trend of changing things up every two revs, so that means the next iPhone should bring about a new exterior design (akin to Intel's Tick-Tock cycle with CPUs), so those are both all but guaranteed.
3. The Air might get that 15" model, which is overhaul enough.
4. The MacBook Pro needn't change just yet (we had the last design for six years, and 2012 would be year four).
5. The Mac mini's design was drastically overhauled for the first time in 2010 since its original introduction in 2005.
6. The Mac Pro will likely be updated with Sandy Bridge E. What happens after that is anyone's guess.
7. They're running out of things they can do to the iPod classic without replacing it with either a model with a larger drive or with a 128+GB iPod touch.
8. The iPod shuffle isn't due for a crazy new design just yet (given that Apple sat on the second gen design for a good 3 years), and...
9. Who the hell knows what they'll do (if anything) to the nano?
10. The iPod touch should get an A5 and 128GB of storage, but who knows; it probably didn't happen this round for a specific reason/limitation (one potential one being that Apple might seek to swallow the iPod touch line with the iPhone as soon as it is able to reach enough carriers and cost low enough, or that they can't get the A5 to be that small yet; who knows).
11. What happens with AppleTV and the mythical Apple...er...TV...is anyone's guess.
12. There will be another iPad, whether it be drastically overhauled or not; whether it has a home button or not; whether it shares the iPad 2's exterior or uses something new is anyone's guess, really. There have only been two generations of iPad, so thusly we don't have enough historical data.
There you have it; a logical look at Apple's current line-up and its impending future or lack thereof.
Desperately waiting for the iMac update. My expectations for the new iMac are pretty reasonable (IMO):
- USB3 (is it natively part of Intel chipsets yet?)
- Minor bumps all around to RAM/CPU/GPU
- Cheaper SSD option (prices have come down since the last rev)
I'd be sold on a 24" iMac too, as I think that's the perfect size, but I'll take a 27" happily. Any fancy new design stuff is a plus too, of course.
- USB3 (is it natively part of Intel chipsets yet?)
- Minor bumps all around to RAM/CPU/GPU
- Cheaper SSD option (prices have come down since the last rev)
I'd be sold on a 24" iMac too, as I think that's the perfect size, but I'll take a 27" happily. Any fancy new design stuff is a plus too, of course.
A "pro" laptop with as few ports as the Air and no optical drive?
I see someone at Macrumors has already gotten into the eggnog.
A "pro" laptop with as few ports as the Air and no optical drive?
Unfortunately, it's how it will happen. However, if pro gear ends up using daisy-chained thunderbolt, then the airs will have "infinite" ports anyway, so that would no longer be an issue. Though to be "pro", it would be nice to have 1 ethernet and 1 FW800 port in addition to the ports the air has.
In any case, I think we are a few years off the air-pro takeover. ULV processors are too slow at the moment.
What paper thin Air that floats around the room if you sneeze.
But teach my dog ate my Macbook Air really.
Look people all I want to know is when do I get the chip in the head
custom setup. And can I upgrade my bios on the fly.
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Its a man thing.
But teach my dog ate my Macbook Air really.
Look people all I want to know is when do I get the chip in the head
custom setup. And can I upgrade my bios on the fly. ----------
Its a man thing.
Heres what Id like to see from Apple in the near future/2012-2013:
Drop the iPod classic, call iPod touch simply iPod, add GPS(!!!), add 128GB option.
Maybe this new iPod could come with even bigger screen than iPhone 5 - differentiating it as more of a dedicated gaming and navigation device?
What about built-in sim-less LTE? Apple could partner (or buy) some global roaming company like www.abroadband.com and integrate temporary/recurring wireless data subscriptions within iTunes store? I know carriers will be pissed, but they must know this is inevitable. They will be just dumb data-pipes. I, for one, even dont want to know what they are called. I dont care, I want the best price/performance data in the physical place wherever I am. Carriers should compete for the business of Apple, but the end consumer shouldnt care at all. This, together with things like iMessage, FaceTime, Skype and other VOIP services could just start the next revolution, again, by Apple (to be followed with rethinking of TV). SMS and regular voice should die ASAP, but I think Apple needs to push this together with Google and Microsoft. If all three of them conspire, carriers will need to adjust to the new reality, that they are just data providers. They will still make good money, but not with the absurd overpriced services like today. Its all data anyway.
iPhone 5 - LTE, NFC, teardrop design, sim-less, better battery and slightly bigger retina display (with the same 960x640 resolution, I dont care, if the PPI drops a little), FaceTime HD
iPad 2 - 16GB - $399(?)
iPad 3 - sim-less LTE, with 2048x1533 retina display, FaceTime HD, better stereo speakers, add 128GB option.
Apple TV 2 (current one) 720p A4 - $49
Apple TV 3 1080p A5 - $99
support for FaceTime with connected USB camera.
TV subscriptions, App store (Id love to have Plex and Skype on Apple TV, for example), iTunes in the cloud for movies/TV shows as well - would be awesome and allow most of us to drop cable permanently.
Introduce Apple TV app in the Mac App Store - enabling any Mac to become a true Apple TV, with AirPlay and so on.
Introduce a nice FaceTime HD USB camera for Apple TV and those who dont have Thunderbolt displays. Maybe even make it wireless with rechargeable battery? Double duty as portable baby monitor etc.?
Merge MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Simply MacBook: 11, 13, 15, 17. All without ODD, all Air-like shape, all with FaceTime HD (currently missing in Air), the bigger the screen, the more space for Pro guts. Add integrated sim-less LTE and GPS chip. Your iTunes data subscription is shared with all your iCould ID devices...
iMac. Keep 21.5 and 27 screens, but from the outside design the iMac exactly like current Thunderbolt display, drop ODD, keep SD slot.
Drop thre price of 27 Thunderbolt display, Introduce 21.5 Thunderbolt display - to go perfectly with the new iMacs and for those, that simply dont want/need 27.
MacMini is fine, just make it even faster and SSD only.
I hope they keep Mac Pro. But it could finally become smaller, with cheaper desktop-class processors, ODD only optional. Mac Pro could become the headless Mac so many have been asking for, with higher-end server grade processor options build-to-order to keep true professionals happy.
Just my wish list... Nothing too unrealistic, I think...
Drop the iPod classic, call iPod touch simply iPod, add GPS(!!!), add 128GB option.
Maybe this new iPod could come with even bigger screen than iPhone 5 - differentiating it as more of a dedicated gaming and navigation device?
What about built-in sim-less LTE? Apple could partner (or buy) some global roaming company like www.abroadband.com and integrate temporary/recurring wireless data subscriptions within iTunes store? I know carriers will be pissed, but they must know this is inevitable. They will be just dumb data-pipes. I, for one, even dont want to know what they are called. I dont care, I want the best price/performance data in the physical place wherever I am. Carriers should compete for the business of Apple, but the end consumer shouldnt care at all. This, together with things like iMessage, FaceTime, Skype and other VOIP services could just start the next revolution, again, by Apple (to be followed with rethinking of TV). SMS and regular voice should die ASAP, but I think Apple needs to push this together with Google and Microsoft. If all three of them conspire, carriers will need to adjust to the new reality, that they are just data providers. They will still make good money, but not with the absurd overpriced services like today. Its all data anyway.
iPhone 5 - LTE, NFC, teardrop design, sim-less, better battery and slightly bigger retina display (with the same 960x640 resolution, I dont care, if the PPI drops a little), FaceTime HD
iPad 2 - 16GB - $399(?)
iPad 3 - sim-less LTE, with 2048x1533 retina display, FaceTime HD, better stereo speakers, add 128GB option.
Apple TV 2 (current one) 720p A4 - $49
Apple TV 3 1080p A5 - $99
support for FaceTime with connected USB camera.
TV subscriptions, App store (Id love to have Plex and Skype on Apple TV, for example), iTunes in the cloud for movies/TV shows as well - would be awesome and allow most of us to drop cable permanently.
Introduce Apple TV app in the Mac App Store - enabling any Mac to become a true Apple TV, with AirPlay and so on.
Introduce a nice FaceTime HD USB camera for Apple TV and those who dont have Thunderbolt displays. Maybe even make it wireless with rechargeable battery? Double duty as portable baby monitor etc.?
Merge MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Simply MacBook: 11, 13, 15, 17. All without ODD, all Air-like shape, all with FaceTime HD (currently missing in Air), the bigger the screen, the more space for Pro guts. Add integrated sim-less LTE and GPS chip. Your iTunes data subscription is shared with all your iCould ID devices...
iMac. Keep 21.5 and 27 screens, but from the outside design the iMac exactly like current Thunderbolt display, drop ODD, keep SD slot.
Drop thre price of 27 Thunderbolt display, Introduce 21.5 Thunderbolt display - to go perfectly with the new iMacs and for those, that simply dont want/need 27.
MacMini is fine, just make it even faster and SSD only.
I hope they keep Mac Pro. But it could finally become smaller, with cheaper desktop-class processors, ODD only optional. Mac Pro could become the headless Mac so many have been asking for, with higher-end server grade processor options build-to-order to keep true professionals happy.
Just my wish list... Nothing too unrealistic, I think...
I am assuming everything will be redesigned as those products move over to the smaller ivy bridge chips which will allow some more design options. They are also lower power.
iPhone:
Guaranteed redesign. Bigger screen most likely.
iPad:
Thinner, with retina display.
Macbook Air:
Probably stay the same but with the a discrete graphics chips made possible because of ivy bridge.
iMac:
Most likely even thinner than it is now, get rid of the chin altogether? What I reckon they should do is go back to the old G4 sunflower design with the adjustable neck. Im sure they could make a thin base where all the components go, which would mean killing off the disc drive. Though I dont think Apple would kill off the disc drive in its higher end desktops since these are what professionals use.
iPhone:
Guaranteed redesign. Bigger screen most likely.
iPad:
Thinner, with retina display.
Macbook Air:
Probably stay the same but with the a discrete graphics chips made possible because of ivy bridge.
iMac:
Most likely even thinner than it is now, get rid of the chin altogether? What I reckon they should do is go back to the old G4 sunflower design with the adjustable neck. Im sure they could make a thin base where all the components go, which would mean killing off the disc drive. Though I dont think Apple would kill off the disc drive in its higher end desktops since these are what professionals use.
Why would they get rid of the Macbook Pros, I can see them dropping the Big box Pro line and creating a smaller but as powerful line based on maybe the Mac Mini.
The Macbook Pro is been used by some of my clients as their main designer machines. Actually I see the Macbook pro going all out in spec. Drop the Disk and put a second HD or Battery. Now that would sell like hotcakes mostly a SSD/HDD system.
What makes no sense to me is the 13 inch macbook pro. As I work on my presentation and post here I see this dual core i5 moving so fast and smooth that I see no use in even buying that heavy low power macbook pro 13. But on the Macbook Pro 15 and 17 I can see full out quad or even 6 core used as people main computer system. I don't know much about 3D designing but 2D design macbook pro as they stand right now are great machines.
I know a lot of people are not going to like what I will write but Apple is doing something they shouldn't and that having way to many products that can confuse the buyer because of similar performance. I like to see them simplify the lineup so that Macbook Air and Macbook Pro have enough difference that they are easy to discern which one fits your life style.
Air = Mobile
Pro = Designer with no power compromising
Mac Mini = not sure considering the price of Apple monitor
Imac 21 = Kids and Starting computer for average User
Imac 27 = Todays Mac Pro or close to it.
Ivy Bridge will be a real treat, though I'd think that Haswell would give Apple a better opportunity to do something radical with the MacBook Air. The first design lasted from January 2008 to October 2010. The current design could easily last them until July 2013. That said, I wouldn't mind a bigger screen and smaller bezel in the 11" model, and we have all heard the rumors about the 15" model.