Apple to Unveil New iPads, Retina iMacs, and OS X Yosemite on October 16

[JHankwitz]

So invitations should come out any day now?
They normally come out, what 2 weeks before an event..?

Nope. One week before the events.

 

[Kariya]

Geez.. as compared to what else on the market right now except the iPad Air?

Er...yes.

A lot of 'what else is on the market right now' have better display gamuts.

 

[JHankwitz]

So no new mac mini or ipad pro. Yawn.

They didn't say that.

 

[rowspaxe]

Supposedly this is the greatest product pipeline in the company's history...lets hope that is really true.

lol. a chunky watch no one has any use for, a champagne colored ipad and a couple of by the numbers phone updates. Part of it is Apple lethargy, part of it mobile products have matured past the "wow" factor.

 

[crashoverride77]

The day when every screen you own is "retina" (essentially, so pixel dense you can't discern them) and these devices are reasonably priced (iMac, TVs, etc...) is the day when your eyes will never go back to a non-retina screen. The rMBP for me has already sealed the deal, I can barely use a non retina screen now without it looking fuzzy. On the mobile side of things, nearly everything has HD displays so that's a good thing.

Same here, I cringe looking at my friends brand new Mac book air and I'll gladly sacrifice 2 hours of battery life for that (I do get 10 hours constantly on my 13 inch retina haswell, they quote 9). Looking at an app on the Retina MacBook Pro that's not optimised for retina is shocking, never mind the actually screen not being retina.

Like you said it's nice that high res screen are pretty much standard for medium to high end phones and tablets. It will be soon for laptops too and eventually TVs and monitors when 4k is more widely adopted and CHEAPER.

 

[anshuvorty]

I want to see that invite!!!!

 

[Alphabetize]

Wonder if we will see Haswell Mac mini too?

 

[AppleP59]

Nope. One week before the events.

*We should see invitations Next week then. Thanks

 

[gijoeinla]

Mac Mini refresh?

Im betting yes on this... Its been too too long...

Plus new Airport Expresses or something like them

 

[myrtlebee]

Still holding out for either a retina MacBook Air or a Mac Mini. The 27 inch retina iMac does sound amazing though for people who can afford it!

 

[Monique1]

Hopefully the iPad 'Pro' will get a mention!

Why in god's name would they mention a future "better" product and jeopardize sales of the ones they are announcing that same day?

 

[rGiskard]

Maybe the rmini will finally get a decent gamut screen.

Been waiting for years to give Apple money in exchange for a 7.9" iPad with a modern display.

 

[weckart]

Yeah because that's down the iPad isn't it, not iOS or Safari itself... </rolleyes>

Not sure how you expect to address the lack of RAM to deal with both today's ever more loaded webpages and the demands of the retina screen with tweaking Safari or iOS.

 

[metzy25]

Or about touch ID, LOL. Touch ID is amazing and my favourite thing Apple has done since their amazing trackpads. No Touch ID, no sale. On the 6 it works everytime, even with wet or sweaty hands which is where it usually to failed on the 5s.

I agree Touch ID is great.

 

[thekeyring]

I've said multiple times here that there's no way Apple will release a Retina or even a 4K iMac this year because I don't think they can put the quality of panel they'd prefer into the machine and still be able top sell it at a price point that anyone would actually purchase.

Looking like I may have been wrong, but after previously being burned by the 13" rMBP $400 price drop 6 months into it's existence, I will certainly be holding out until the Rev B version of a Retina iMac when the hardware catches up to the display and when pricing settles down to what they will ultimately plan to sell it for long term. Buyer beware on this initial model. Graphics card will struggle to keep up with the shear number of pixels and a price drop is a huge hit to resale value.

This! And now they start at £999 which is what the non retinas started at in 2012.

 

[TigerMSTR]

Will there be an iPad Plus/Pro????

Ask Tim.

 

[WestonHarvey1]

PLEASE GIVE US NEW 5K TB DISPLAYS for the nMP that run on dual TB connectors

That and a 30" 5120 x 3200 option. But we'll get neither of those.

 

[PatriotInvasion]

Just like my first gen 2012 rMBP? Still going strong and the best computer I've ever owned? And nobody had done it before... whereas 4K has been maturing for a while. Don't think I'll follow your advice. Definitely buying on day 1.

If you mean the first gen 15" rMBP, than fine. That machine had specs better equipped to move those pixels and it didn't experience the same dramatic price drop as the 13" rMBP that I bought in late-2012. That machine had Intel integrated graphics moving 2560x1600 pixels and dropped in price by $400 after 6 months which severely impacted it's resale value when i decided to move on from it.

Struggling to see Haswell and whatever graphics chip they use handling 5120x2880 comfortably in Rev A, and it will almost certainly be priced much higher initially than it will cost in 6-12 months.

 

[TigerMSTR]

Supposedly this is the greatest product pipeline in the company's history...lets hope that is really true.

When have they had better?/Within a few months we'll likely end up with:

iPhone 6 and 6+; hands down the greatest iPhones ever
Apple Watch; a whole new product category
Apple Pay; a revolutionary new payment mode
iPad Pro
Refreshed iPad Air and iPad Mini
MacBook Air with Retina Display
iMac with Retina Display

I can't recall a time where Apple has had a better product lineup.

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No new iPods?!? Are they dead now?

What's an iPod?

 

[n-evo]

hmm 5k retina iMac would be amazing

tempted to sell my current iMac now

The Retina iMac is going to be one of those products where you wished you waited for Rev. B. Trust me.

 

[thekeyring]

Where is the /s? You've gotta be kidding about points 1, 2 and 4...

Point 3 on the other hand and absolutely valid. 64GB should be the base model iPad/iPhone/iTouch. Price isn't an issue. Size isn't an issue. It's pure obsolescence, a way to get people to "upgrade". Apple needs to understand that, no matter what the base size is, people will get bigger just because they can. It won't hurt the bottom line.

Yeah. The 8gb 5C is ridiculous. Most people struggle with 16gb phones - especially when it comes to an over the air software update.

 

[TigerMSTR]

Unfortunately I think the iPod touch has seen its last generation. It's hardly a significant part of Apple's revenue, and with the popularity of "family sharing" plans from major carriers (in the US, at least), you can own an iPhone 4S for free (or whichever the free model being offered is). So kids don't need to get an iPod anymore instead of an iPhone which does everything and also makes calls (very important to stay in touch).

The 4s is free with a contract. I certainly don't plan on buying a contract phone for little children.

 

[befrank4444]

Hope a new Apple TV will be included as well...

 

[Outrun1986]

iPod touch 6th gen please

 

[Jetson]

I have an iPad Air since its launch and had an iPad 3 before, and have no idea what you're talking about. Build quality is fantastic. My only complain is that the display isn't laminated.


You must be the kind of person who puts a Post-it over his webcam.



Because the iPad isn't marketed as a computer replacement, and because they don't sell very high-capacity NAND chips. You would then require a larger logic board with room for more chips, which means a smaller battery. A 256GB model would also probably have very low sales. Woz isn't representative of the average tech user. This guy has like 10 phones.


You'd need a crossover Lightning cable which doesn't exist. Even if it did, you'd probably complain Apple doesn't give it to everybody for free. Just use iTunes or any third-party utility on your computer if you want fast backups. Again, the iPad is not sold as a computer replacement.



Funny you say that because I noticed the exact opposite.
Smaller iPad, bigger iPhones, iOS is more open to developers, OS X doesn't converge with iOS, admitting they screwed up with Apple Maps, etc.

It's people like you that I never want to encounter when calling a customer service department. Instead of considering my points you are dedicated to saying why something can't be done or should not be done. Useless fanboy.