Neural networks have been a thing for a long, long time, too... I'm guessing that's what Apple's neural engines are used for...
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Neural networks have been a thing for a long, long time, too... I'm guessing that's what Apple's neural engines are used for...
The same panel on the iPad Pro is the Ultra Retina XDR display. I don’t know why they’d choose a different name.
More sales this is a main reason for sure. But in that case Apple will lose their identity in a long term … apple will be another company
Same here. I can't believe its been over 4 years with the M1 pro...I've never gone that long before.
I have the same — absolutely the best laptop ever (the leap to what was previously available on the market was enormous). Only regret has been that while I did get a 4TB model, I did not get Max version with maxed out RAM.
Being able to trust the longevity of a MacBook Pro, I'll be eyeing for a close to maxed out 14" M6 Pro or Max.
Key attributes for performance are fundamentally different from M1 days:
- Largest quantized model it can run
- Pre-fill performance for inference (M5 was a huge leap in this, I hope M6 goes further)
Are you able to clarify, “lose their identity in a long term” and “will be another company”? Thank you.
Some of these marketing terms just denotes either higher pixel density, brightness or rounded corners. iPhone is AMOLED and higher brightness probably is related to QD-OLED not Tandem OLED like iPad Pro. Some of these marketing terms was related to miniLED not OLED.
When the MBP gain TOLED it may likely follow the same marketing term as iPad Pro with TOLED. Retina displays denotes a 200 or higher pixels per inch.Apple typically has some amusing brand names for their products... the iPhone has one, and the iPads have another for those AMOLED displays.
And with the upcoming OLED MacBook, Apple will have another amusing name to describe the display for their flock.
Rounded corners displays was Liquid Retina. XDR denoted Extended Dynamic Range for higher brightness and colour range.
Maybe, I’m just not convinced it’s a guaranteed wow factor. iPhones and iPads jumped from far weaker displays. Macs already have excellent mini-LED, so the improvement may be real but subtle for everyday laptop use.
May be a wow factor for some while not others. Some also questioned the removal of Floppy Drives, ODD, FireWire, the list goes on but to stay relevant Apple like any tech company has to keep pace regardless if needed or not. Apple is actually behind the curve which is not a good look for a company claiming to be innovative. No one is saying Apple has to be first but at this point regarding OLED on laptops or even standalone monitors it’s way way behind it’s actually embracing considering it valuation.
Some like or want touchscreen on a Mac while others dismiss it as being asinine, at the end of the day no one is forcing anyone to purchase or use a feature that is part of the device. I don’t use SD cards, HDMI etc on a laptop but some do, I am certainly paying for it but not using it. I could get a MBA but it doesn’t come with a M Pro or higher chip. You don’t see me complaining that Apple should remove the SD card slot and HDMI port.
For me, going from a Mini-led iPad Pro to an oled iPad Pro, what I actually noticed was the faster response times of the panel.
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I get where you’re coming from as I use strong reading glasses as well. I have an M2 13” MacBook Pro & I find the screen plenty large. I think an inch difference ends up being a matter of having your laptop a little closer or farther away for a larger screen. I had a 15” MBP before and found it too big & clumsy. I’m really glad I went down in size. If Apple releases a 14” MBP w/OLED (no touchscreen: I really hate that 💩) I might upgrade.Yeah, I've been flip-flopping between the two.
The 14" MBP has slighly higher resolution, then the 15" MBA, despite being a smaller screen... and since I'm old enough that I __have to__ use (reading) glasses on my computer, anyway, am not 100% sure which I'd prefer...
...especially - as I said - if the 15" MBA gets Mini-LED in the next gen...
What is the functionality you are talking about that you can use 99.99% of the time?
Is it a webcam? The current one already has one and I don’t use it even a quarter of the time.
Is it Face ID? I only log in a few times a day so again far from being used 99.99% of the time. Plus, Touch ID works nearly as well and in some situations is actually preferred over Face ID.
On the other hand, thinner bezels mean a bigger screen. A bigger screen is something you can definitely use the majority of the time.
I can't stand the Apple trackpads (way too big, needs more space between the edge of the computer and the start of the trackpad), but I also agree a touchscreen is also ridiculous -- just like the Touch Bar was, although that was actually more useful than an entire screen would be. A touchscreen feels very much like a "we need to copy the Surface" move.
Buy why not keep the same weight and size and get more performance and battery life? Even if you made it a quarter-pound heavier and two millimeters thicker, that wouldn't make it any less portable. Ultimately this is why they have Air and Pro lines. If you prefer light and small at the cost of less battery and/or performance, the Air is the one for you. Want power and performance at the cost of size and weight, then go Pro. 🤷♂️