the prices of SSDs have fallen last month though. i got a 250 GB SSD for 180, the same SSD was 350 2 months ago. However if you add the apple tax (just look at their crazy upgrade prices for ram
) you may be right
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Apple to Update Nearly Entire Mac Lineup at WWDC?
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the prices of SSDs have fallen last month though. i got a 250 GB SSD for 180, the same SSD was 350 2 months ago. However if you add the apple tax (just look at their crazy upgrade prices for ram
) you may be right
never going to happen sorry...
I'd be happy with a virtualised Mac OS X Server running on your standard Windows box...
There WILL be a new Mac Pro
I'm a believer I know the chips have been to for a while now. But maybe Apple are having issues with a total new redesign, possibly a VERY small one... (cooling issues, or noise,...) – or maybe the new redesign is so complex (smaller, better, nicer,...) that they need a bit more time?
Or – maybe the Mac Pro could be the "one more thing" that no-one expects.
I'm a believer
I know the chips have been to for a while now. But maybe Apple are having issues with a total new redesign, possibly a VERY small one... (cooling issues, or noise,...) – or maybe the new redesign is so complex (smaller, better, nicer,...) that they need a bit more time?Or – maybe the Mac Pro could be the "one more thing" that no-one expects.
what about the possibility of a new mac to the line up? with a build like a mac pro, but without the server hardware, but with high end third-generation Intel core i5s/i7s? and desktop graphics as well from both AMD and Nvidia, with upgradable internals like hard drives and ram? and with nearly the same price as the imacs, just without the monitor.
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is that your MBP box??
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is that your MBP box??I just hope they update Mac Pro. Not that I use it personally but because I love working with my Pro apps - wouldn't like to see Apple steering away from real pro users. I know that update for Mac Pro isn't probably coming but still, it'd really make me happy even though I'm buying new Macbook Pro.
I know that some time down the line I'll be considering workstation for serious rendering, I'd like to have that option in the future (and not investing in Win software when I already have Mac versions).
I know that some time down the line I'll be considering workstation for serious rendering, I'd like to have that option in the future (and not investing in Win software when I already have Mac versions).
The first wwdc without Steve but I guess Tim wouldnt deviate too much from Steve's vision for apple, he might fear steve might claw out of his grave to haunt him. Still, I hope to see some major change in apple. Apple is getting less exciting over e years and Windows is catching up, time to make some impact!
iMac pro? MacBook air pro? Mac mini pro? Haha
iMac pro? MacBook air pro? Mac mini pro? Haha
"Retina" is important on iPads and Airs because you view them at close range.
The Cinema Display already has more pixels than the "retina" display on the iPad 3 - 2560x1440 c.f. 2048x1536 - and yet you typically view it from at least twice as far away so the pixels should look even smaller.
You don't look at a Cinema Display and shout "OMG! Pixels!" so you're going to see diminishing returns from increasing the resolution of a cinema display unless you make it physically larger. Roll on OLEDs and wrap-around displays... Hmm. the Apple IMAX Display (I can see a trademark dispute looking there
) If Apple roll out USB3 (and if they're updating most of the range, this would be a good time) then they might update the Thunderbolt display to include USB3. An "Apple-y" thing to do would be to go all-USB3 rather than having a confusing mix of USB2 and superficially identical USB3 ports.
I know we're only guessing here and this pic could come from anywhere but I'm fearing that we won't see redesigned form factor after all, maybe not even Retina.
OR
They'll bump some specs for entry MBP 13" to keep it around for a while much like they do with iPhone 4 (and did with 3GS).
I'm beginning to be skeptic about the Retina... maybe BTO... I think they'll show completely different product with Retina - possibly new Thunderbolt Display that would have Apple TV built in or something along those lines.
OR
They'll bump some specs for entry MBP 13" to keep it around for a while much like they do with iPhone 4 (and did with 3GS).
I'm beginning to be skeptic about the Retina... maybe BTO... I think they'll show completely different product with Retina - possibly new Thunderbolt Display that would have Apple TV built in or something along those lines.
Finally,
They should speed up bringing out new updates whilst maintaining (keeping out badd stuff) good product design.
it's like the updates are bottlenecked by upper management resources. please split divisions and higher extra personell to bring us these updates.
Or hire me!
It cannot be that we have 2 year outdated stuff on any product.
Best wishes.
They should speed up bringing out new updates whilst maintaining (keeping out badd stuff) good product design.
it's like the updates are bottlenecked by upper management resources. please split divisions and higher extra personell to bring us these updates.
Or hire me!
It cannot be that we have 2 year outdated stuff on any product.
Best wishes.
Whilst I doubt these are the specs (USB3 for a start), the 500GB HDD has got me thinking: when are portable HDDs going to start increasing in size again?
It used to be that every year, the HDD had got significantly larger. But 250-500GB seems to have been the maximum for laptops for several years. When are we going to get 1-2TB in a laptop?
i like it
Its good that 4 out of 5 Mac's can expect an upgrade. But its sad news for iMac users. Sarcastically, Mac Pro users can breath easy!!!!
Its good that 4 out of 5 Mac's can expect an upgrade. But its sad news for iMac users. Sarcastically, Mac Pro users can breath easy!!!!
My store (Finland) is not down and nothing new appears.Oh and BTW: Store still down
I did have a funny feeling this morning that Mac updates would happen today to leave keynote time for iOS stuff. Butt Apparently Not.
The current Mac Mini is fine for my needs, but I've been holding off buying until after WWDC just in-case.
This is going to big year for both apple and me, as i prepare to update my iPhone 4 and get a new macbook pro from a 13inch to a 15inch in fact the only thing i will be not changing this year is my first Imac which i got back in may 2010 as its still under applecare warranty and still working like a dream.
I wouldn't write it off just yet - the Pro isn't a fashion accessory like the rest of the range - few people aren't going to buy a new model every year so its not a big deal that it gets less frequent updates. I also doubt that its such an expensive design challenge as the laptop and SFF range - Apple could build a "Pro" with fairly generic PC components (its basically what they did for the forst Intel Macs for developers).
However, Apple are only going to continue making them as long as there is a market. While there is a core of people who need the power of a Mac Pro, that core is being continually eaten away.
First, the iMacs and MacBook Pros are getting faster and faster and if Thunderbolt takes off, its going to reduce the need for internal expansion - they're going to be picking off the lower end of the Pro market. Lets face it, if you're developing iPad apps, you can use a MacBook Air with a big monitor.
Second, the higher end of the Pro market are going to be lured by big boxes full of GPUs that can do video encoding and rendering faster than any regular CPU.
Third, all levels of the pro market are going to be lured away by the prospect of cheap, commodity PC hardware that can be used to assemble custom systems. It's not like the good old days when PCs couldn't do graphics, DTP and video for toffee and there was no software for them. That part of Apple's market has been slowly dying since the 90s - the only reason Apple exist today is that they make nice laptops, SFF systems and consumer gadgets.