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Apple Working on Trio of New Macs With Custom Co-Processors That Could Launch This Year

chabig said:
It’s irrelevant. Let the “Pro” consumer decide how much storage they need.
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True, but how about being realistic. A 13' MBP starts with 128GB. Minus the 30-40 the OS takes up your left with 100 GB or so. Then, how about I rent and iTunes movie in HD...another 6-7 GB. Wait, I have my Photos on here as well (mine are currently about 100GB).

What do I do? Another $200 to bring it up to 256GB, or another $400 to 512GB? Last thing I need to do is spend about $1700 on a 13-inch computer and still be dependent on the Cloud.

And I'm not even a "professional". I just like having my stuff on my computer and turning it on without dongles and externals and other BS peripherals.

I'm on a 2008 MacBook still. 4GB, 240GB SSD. I can't justify spending that kind of money on a net gain of 4GB Memory and a loss of 112GB of storage. This thing still suits me fine.
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macsforever said:
For an OS and apps, that’s plenty... I use 128 GB and I have more apps than I use!
I store everything away from my system drive...
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Well, that's pretty much what a Chromebook for $150 does.
 
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Touchbar on the Macbook 12 please and I might even consider a pre-order. Also, a 2nd USB-C would be nice.

But it seems like Apple is stupid enough to make the same mistake as the auto industry: Treating physically smaller models like entry level while the larger ones are "pro".
 
I am here to tell you, as someone running a late 2012 Mac Mini, the desktop will NOT be a mini. I have come to understand that we mini users are the Eeyore's in this story of the hundred acre woods walled garden that is Apple. I think everyone is comfortable with us being slow, forgotten and unloved."I suppose they will be sending me down the odd bits which got trodden on. Kind and Thoughtful. Not at all, don't mention it." --Eeyore (via AA Milne)
 
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bcwmr said:
I am here to tell you, as someone running a late 2012 Mac Mini, the desktop will NOT be a mini. I have come to understand that we mini users are the Eeyore's in this story of the hundred acre woods walled garden that is Apple. I think everyone is comfortable with us being slow, forgotten and unloved."I suppose they will be sending me down the odd bits which got trodden on. Kind and Thoughtful. Not at all, don't mention it." --Eeyore (via AA Milne)
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It's seen as a utility computer. I work in a windows shop, but we probably have five or six jobs we use Macs for. One is preparing burned-in subtitles on Black 4444 mp4s, using MacCaptions. Take two or three minutes on a 2012 Mac mini. Fast enough. Make it, put files in folder, get it proof-red and go downstairs to finish up on Windows. Five years old. Does the job. Another place runs a Filemaker database on one. Fast enough.
 
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An A series CPU to go alongside the intel CPU to perform certain tasks will only add cost to hardware (The touchbar alone adds Apple Watch size costs to MacBook Pros). This could be absorbed by price rises in the iMac, Modular Mac Pro and MacBook Pro which I believe would be the machines to be added.

It would seem unlikely that something like the Mac Mini, MacBook Air or MacBook (being the cheapest in the Mac range) could get these CPUs. The Air will get discontinued and I'd say an optimum way for Apple to release a new Mini and MacBook in the future could be to get rid of the Intel CPU to keep the price down...

We're then into the realm of an A-series powered Mac at a lower cost which I would assume to get only App Store support for accepted apps - this is what Gatekeeper would be for. To get an idea of how Apple could price such laptops we only need to look across at the iPad Pros. Connect a keyboard (maybe an e-ink one), bigger screen and battery, and some Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports to one of those for a MacBook of the future...
 
I wonder if Apple will return to a more refined version of the 2010-ish design for the Pros. If they are looking into a modular system for the Mac Pro, it might not be too far outside the realm of possibility for a modular notebook too. Replaceable batteries, A standard m.2 NVME SSD (maybe have the option for 2x SSDs in the 15"), maybe even RAM. At the cost of being a little thicker (which isn't a crime if it can have a more substantial cooling system), it's certainly what Pros need

Maybe introduce a 14" Macbook (say, same size as a 13" MBA) alongside the 12.3" and drop the air completely.
 
The Modular Mac Pro might be a problem with the price of GPUs at the moment. I don't know if Apple had prepared for this or if mobile GPU prices are not as affected as desktop ones but it could cause a serious price increase for the modular Mac Pro unless it truly starts modular and expects people to add their own GPU in a break-out box.
 
1. Bring the previous keyboard back to Macbook Pro. no butterfly or whatever fly keyboard needed.
2. Please retain non-touch Macbook pro; Otherwise I will sue.
3. Do not remove anything further to make it thinner. It's already thin enough.
4. Do not add any new feature ON Macbook such as touchbar.
5. Make it cheaper it is damn expensive.
 
If there was ever a competition about the longest Mac desktop gone with without a refresh 1201 days, the Mac mini would easily win ....

...hands down.. :D

I kinda think the trend of Apple relaxing of products now-days and just leaving more in the dark, Apple has split down the middle.
 
BWhaler said:
Just fix the crappy keyboards and invest more in MacOS. No need to be overly clever. Oh, and we don’t need laptops thinner anymore. Trading off battery life and keyboard action is taking things way too far, and again, no one cares at this point.
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Exactly! The keyboard, (not so useful) TouchBar and ridiculous prices for RAM and SSD upgrades (for the MBP) were the reasons to not buy the MBP. In hindsight a good decision (Spectre/Meltdown). I'll wait until the CPUs have been fixed and still might not completely convert to Apple if the MBP specs are not right (for me). Apple products are simply too expensive to accept compromises.
 
Crosscreek said:
This may end the hacks....
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If you are making reference to Hackintosh there is now an arguable case in favour of the practice. That case being Apple are no longer producing equipment with enough flexibility.
In other words on certain Macs its USB-C or bust. Many want to retain the flexibility of multiple ports without the necessity of purchasing a Docking Station.
There are two ways to negate the problem of USB-C. One is to purchase a Mac a couple of generations old or the other one is to go the Hackintosh route.
 
Guy Clark said:
If you are making reference to Hackintosh there is now an arguable case in favour of the practice. That case being Apple are no longer producing equipment with enough flexibility.
In other words on certain Macs its USB-C or bust. Many want to retain the flexibility of multiple ports without the necessity of purchasing a Docking Station.
There are two ways to negate the problem of USB-C. One is to purchase a Mac a couple of generations old or the other one is to go the Hackintosh route.
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It's no excuse. If you decide not to buy a hamburger at McDonald's because you don't like the buns, you're still not allowed to go in the kitchen and steal the patties! o_O
 
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sublunar said:
The Modular Mac Pro might be a problem with the price of GPUs at the moment. I don't know if Apple had prepared for this or if mobile GPU prices are not as affected as desktop ones but it could cause a serious price increase for the modular Mac Pro unless it truly starts modular and expects people to add their own GPU in a break-out box.
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They should sell it without a GPU, or as a BTO option so you can get whatever one you want. Also stop using server chips; just use standard desktop ones that have internal GPUs.
 
KensaiMage said:
Better, faster, stronger Macbook and Macbook Pro please :)
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And. A LOT more power. With most of pc gamers getting away from expensive and time consuming self built computers this is a perfect time to build a great gaming laptop that is at a good price (1,500 ish) that competes with the Razer Blade pro with a severe price difference
 
spiddyman007 said:
And. A LOT more power. With most of pc gamers getting away from expensive and time consuming self built computers this is a perfect time to build a great gaming laptop that is at a good price (1,500 ish) that competes with the Razer Blade pro with a severe price difference
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This could happen if Apple would stop with the thin ****. Just ****ing stop already.

I remember when I got my iPad Air 2 the thing vibrated out its ass even when speakers were 25% volume because it was too ****ing thin. I'm not sure if the trend reversed with the iPad Pro iterations but I'm hoping it did and that we'll finally see a similar pattern with the MacBooks.
 
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Intel recently announced Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge feature which could allow a third-party GPU to get a really fast connection with the CPU. I'm wondering if this is what the rumor is talking about. I was expecting to see an AMD GPU bundled with the Intel CPU, but the article gives the impression that it could be an Apple-made processor. An EMIB-connected GPU is one of the features I'm hoping for in the next models of MacBook Pros.
 
Guy Clark said:
If you are making reference to Hackintosh there is now an arguable case in favour of the practice. That case being Apple are no longer producing equipment with enough flexibility.
In other words on certain Macs its USB-C or bust. Many want to retain the flexibility of multiple ports without the necessity of purchasing a Docking Station.
There are two ways to negate the problem of USB-C. One is to purchase a Mac a couple of generations old or the other one is to go the Hackintosh route.
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Yeah, had a hack for years.
 
Please no...

The co-processors are stripping away any freedom we have of formatting our boot drives and installing the OSes that we want when we want them how we want them and are offering nothing useful in return.
 
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I want a powerful, light 2 in 1 with a pen.
Like everyone is making well nowadays...

What are you doing apple? Crappy keyboards, stupidly useless and huge trackpad, touch bar gimmick...
More and more gimped computers. Tying to convince everyone a tablet is a computer replacement. Which is a joke right...
 
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