One solution would be to put a touchbar on an external Magic keyboard so anyone could have a touchbar on any Mac if they wanted. The trouble is the market is probably too small for Apple to address.
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Apple to Unveil 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro With Unchanged Design Next Month, Claims Original MacBook Pro 'Notch' Leaker
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Agreed but I’m talking about the March/next month announcement. M2 will be later this year. My guess anyway.
I don't believe this info. The next 13" pro will be with all pro connectors and real function keys.
The M2 isn't going to be 3nm, not even the A16 will be 3nm it will be 4nm. So the M2 will either be 5nm like the A15 (most likely) or 4nm like the A16.
probably because otherwise the new Macbook Air with M2 (the redesign coming this year) would outperform it.
Except there's the power problem for people who prefer a wireless keyboard.
...an iOS App would be easier (not every Mac user has an iPad or iPhone, but I'd imagine it is pretty common and would work for a lot of people),
real question si who is buying the m1 macbook pro over the m1 macbook air?
Apple' debuted a new processor (M1) in 3 old systems: MBA, 13" MBP, and Mac mini. The iPhone SE coming out next month will be based on the old iPhone 8 design and will supposedly have a new processor (A15). So it isn't out of the ordinary for Apple to do.
Incorrect. TSMC is set to begin mass production of 3nm late this Fall and will begin shipping to customers early 2023. My guess is we'll see Apple's products using processors with this technology Fall 2023 at the earliest.
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Why is that?
The older poly carbonate MacBooks were Apples most popular computer and made them a lot of money for The better part of a decade, and the main thing people complained about with the 12 inch was… Intel.
Outside of that the design, screen, lightness, simplicity, even the keyboard were praised by many.
If Apple made a 12 inch MacBook with an M1 and a better keyboard it would fly off the shelves
If Apple really wants to brink back the touch bar - which, IMO is reasonable because they don't do touch screens (on macs), then they should re-invent the touch bar in a much more user friendly track pad. Sooo much more real-estate, and Apple is smart enough to figure out a good UX.
It will eventually, just like all MacBook redesigns it slowly spreads.
Just look at the Retina redesign, introduced on the 15 inch in June 2012 at $2199, then the 13 inch that October at $1699, but the older design was still around at $1199 and even got an upgraded processor.
Then in October 2013, they introduced a 13 inch retina at $1299, so it basically became the default.
I expect a very similar trajectory here.
New design introduced in Oct 2021 at $1999, old design updated at $1299, but we’ll eventually see it trickle down, probably next year.
I agree the accouncement of an M2 will be confusing, as you now need to “explain“ that M1 Pro is faster than M2.
Next question: when is M2 Pro out then?
Buying a new M1 Pro or Max based Mac feels “old tech“ if an M2 is also on the shelves. Especially as everyone expects an M2 Pro / Max then soon…
The trouble is that Apple is actively naming these M1, M2, M3 etc.
For iPad, iPhone you just state the type of iPad, and you need to be a nerd to know which CPU is inside.
This is not similar to i3, i5, i7, i9 of Intel. This ”naming” is more clear as you will be buying a computer with either one of these of the same generation. Everyone “gets” that i9 is better than i7 etc.
We’ll see. I just wonder if they will keep M1 MacBook Air around for Education, and drop that price significanty.
Next question: when is M2 Pro out then?
Buying a new M1 Pro or Max based Mac feels “old tech“ if an M2 is also on the shelves. Especially as everyone expects an M2 Pro / Max then soon…
The trouble is that Apple is actively naming these M1, M2, M3 etc.
For iPad, iPhone you just state the type of iPad, and you need to be a nerd to know which CPU is inside.
This is not similar to i3, i5, i7, i9 of Intel. This ”naming” is more clear as you will be buying a computer with either one of these of the same generation. Everyone “gets” that i9 is better than i7 etc.
We’ll see. I just wonder if they will keep M1 MacBook Air around for Education, and drop that price significanty.
So much for this source’s track record… Apple will not trumpet that their latest-and-greatest chip (a la Spinal Tap, 2 is one higher than 1) is inferior to the previous by introducing it in a yesterday’s-leftovers chassis. A new Air, yes, because that’s more efficiency-focused and thus avoids multicore comparisons between the base M2 and M1 Pro/Max, but using the old Pro chassis strains credulity hard.
M2 has never been rumored to be 3NM.
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For someone who looks for better single core performance and/or efficiency M2 is superior to M1 Pro.
Well, given that the M1 was announced in November 2020, and the M2 is rumored to be announced in March 2022, it’s probably most likely that the pro chips will follow a similar schedule.
So… spring 2023
i wished they made physical function keys but each have a display that changes