They have Smart Folio (without the keyboard) also. Looks like the only difference between Smart Cover and Smart Floio is the folio now covers the back of the iPad.
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Everything Apple Didn't Announce at Today's Event
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I disagree. The MacBook wasn’t updated since Amber Lake Y is just a clock speed boost over Kaby Lake Y. Everything else is identical.
Apple didn’t want the MacBook to be just as fast or faster than the new Air. My guess is that we will see a more substantial redesign of the 12” (such as a Thunderbolt port and Touch ID) next year when Cannonlake finally debuts in mass quantities. The 12” MacBook is still significantly smaller and lighter. Apple has skipped processor generations before, particularly small ones such as Kaby Lake Y to Amber Lake Y.
3 minis stacked together?
And maybe MacBook will be the first to adopt an A-series chip from Apple?
I doubt it. The MacBook is still quite a bit lighter. The real reason is that Amber Lake isn’t much of an improvement over Kaby Lake Y. My guess is that the 12” gets a more substantial overhaul next year (4 years after release) when Cannonlake finally appears. It can get Touch ID and maybe Thunderbolt and then the decision is solely about size and weight.
iMac. Just doing spec bump. How difficult is that. More Apple marketing gamesmanship.
The iPad mini 5 could have saved costs by using the iPad 1/2/3 chassis, but it would have disappointed quite a few people. I think the iPad mini is more important than Apple realizes, but I don’t run things.
The 12” MacBook can drift away and I would never miss it. I tried to like it, but it is just not my jam. I acknowledge that others may really like it. It could be salvaged, if Apple wanted to, but I think it got its walking papers today.
The 17” MacBook Pro is a favorite of mine and while I think the tech necessary has caught up to make a 17” Retina MacBook Pro possible, Apple has zero will to do it. If they did it right and made it adequately sized to stay cool and thick enough...it could be a great, truly Pro machine. Apple has no interest in making this product. Too bad.
No new iMac and no teasing of MacPro were the biggest pitfalls for me. The mini is a decent upgrade from previous, like that they kept a port selection. The air also looks decent and will at one point likely replace my MBP. But what I need right now is an iMac, and I don't have it, so still holding out I guess.
The AirPower will be released along with Daikatana 2 and Half-Life 3. Don't worry guys it should be any day now lol!
Personally I’m glad they didn’t update the iMac today if they’re waiting on new GPUs. There haven’t really been upgrade options there unless they move to Nvidia, which I hope they will. I’m willing to wait a few more months to get a better system that will last me the next 5-6 years.
I’d like a fast six core i9 with a GPU that can output 8 or 9tflops, a 1TB SSD, 32GB of RAM (prefer 16GB base that I can upgrade myself), 10Gbps Ethernet, WiFi 6 (ax), UHS-II card slot, and a 31.5” 6K display. The last item is the biggest stretch and pretty unlikely, but I can always dream. I’ve priced out a similar 2017 machine that is basically maxed out aside from RAM and only 1TB SSD, and with upgrading the RAM myself, it’s around $3500 which is the most I’d like to spend. I’d be willing to spend some more for 6K but whatever! So I’m hoping that SSD prices come down a little along with a base 16GB of RAM, but given Apples penchant for price increases lately, it will probably cost more.
I’d like a fast six core i9 with a GPU that can output 8 or 9tflops, a 1TB SSD, 32GB of RAM (prefer 16GB base that I can upgrade myself), 10Gbps Ethernet, WiFi 6 (ax), UHS-II card slot, and a 31.5” 6K display. The last item is the biggest stretch and pretty unlikely, but I can always dream. I’ve priced out a similar 2017 machine that is basically maxed out aside from RAM and only 1TB SSD, and with upgrading the RAM myself, it’s around $3500 which is the most I’d like to spend. I’d be willing to spend some more for 6K but whatever! So I’m hoping that SSD prices come down a little along with a base 16GB of RAM, but given Apples penchant for price increases lately, it will probably cost more.
That would be dumb because the iMac is their best selling desktop.
Cheese grater can run Mojave just fine. Maybe for macOS 10.15 Sequoia.
nVidia really won't happen on the Mac Pro or any Mac for that matter. Apple's more likely to use Intel's dedicated GPUs when and if they're released than nVidia again. It's sad but true. AMD is more willing to cooperate. Besides I'm sure Metal will start becoming more important and nVidia is all about CUDA. They could care less about Metal and OpenCL and will not change.
I'm very disappointed that AirPower and AirPods were missing. I was very excited for an all in one convenient charging solution Apple promised last year for my iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods (and maybe even Apple Pencil I hoped), that I held off any 3rd party solution knowing it won't be as good.
Here is some of my personal thoughts on the event:
I instantly ordered the Mac mini. For me, there is nothing in the market that compares. Every guest that comes to my house is blown away by how cool it is to have my Mac mini hooked up to my TV with wireless mouse and keyboard.
I loved the hardware update to the iPads, but I am content with my 10.5 iPad Pro for now. Every new iPad Pro requires you to buy ALL the accessories all over again and I just can't do that on a yearly basis.
The MacBook Air was more of a let down the more I read about it. I hope everyone who considers it takes a detailed look at the MacBook Pro 13. It has vastly superior Retina display (Wide Color, True Tone, much higher Brightness), much faster processor, double the ports that allow for either side charging (I value this greatly), TouchBar if you care, and it is only 0.3 lbs more and it still has 10 hour battery life vs 12. If you upgrade the Air to 256gb of storage, than the Pro is $400 more, but to me it feels like its 4X the computer in every way. Even for the light user, the longevity of the 13" MBP in the long run is well worth it in comparison.
Here is some of my personal thoughts on the event:
I instantly ordered the Mac mini. For me, there is nothing in the market that compares. Every guest that comes to my house is blown away by how cool it is to have my Mac mini hooked up to my TV with wireless mouse and keyboard.
I loved the hardware update to the iPads, but I am content with my 10.5 iPad Pro for now. Every new iPad Pro requires you to buy ALL the accessories all over again and I just can't do that on a yearly basis.
The MacBook Air was more of a let down the more I read about it. I hope everyone who considers it takes a detailed look at the MacBook Pro 13. It has vastly superior Retina display (Wide Color, True Tone, much higher Brightness), much faster processor, double the ports that allow for either side charging (I value this greatly), TouchBar if you care, and it is only 0.3 lbs more and it still has 10 hour battery life vs 12. If you upgrade the Air to 256gb of storage, than the Pro is $400 more, but to me it feels like its 4X the computer in every way. Even for the light user, the longevity of the 13" MBP in the long run is well worth it in comparison.
No iMac update! Have been ready to order one since couple of months now!
If they are keeping the MacBook around they should offer a 128GB option at $1099. It is technically now a lower price point than the Air when comparing identical storage capacities, and it frustrates me when articles compare the base model of both, without drawing that distinction.
As I was watching the keynote and the iPad mini showed up for a brief moment, I thought this is gonna ROCK!
But I am leaving disappointed like usual.
But I am leaving disappointed like usual.
Seemed clear that these things weren't going to happen today or at very least it was incredibly unlikely.
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That's what the XR is. It replaced the SE. While there's a remote possibility they'd release one next year (not a chance in hell they'd announce one so close to the XR release and take the wind out of those sales), at this point it's almost certainly replaced the SE completely for good.
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No iPhone X SE
That's what the XR is. It replaced the SE. While there's a remote possibility they'd release one next year (not a chance in hell they'd announce one so close to the XR release and take the wind out of those sales), at this point it's almost certainly replaced the SE completely for good.
Sometimes people unrealistically hope for things at an event, like expecting a bunch of hardware at WWDC, so there's no real reason to be disappointed. But this time there was no part of me that thought there wouldn't be an iMac at this event. I thought it was a sure thing. So I was pretty disappointed when 35 minutes in, they were already done with the Mac portion of the event. Oh well. Back to waiting.
Oh well. Back to waiting.Agree. The 10 Gbit ethernet option on the Mini was a nice touch and not expected. That's something I can use.
Apple are so full of contradictions. So the new MacBook Air has Touch ID so clearly either it is plenty secure enough for this product otherwise why no Face ID? Air owners get a headphone jack so in their world (as apposed to new iPad owners) the world isn’t craving wireless audio?
They’ll be announced along with the Mac Pro, updated iPod touch and iPad mini at an ice-themed event in hell.
LOL what?
What about the price of the iMac Pro?
It certainly does not meet the needs of all iMac users.
So youre saying.. everyone who wants a 5k all in one is happy to pay like $5000-$7000?
Extra cost for a budget laptop. Not refined enough (yet) to put into thin laptop lids.
And TouchID is plenty secure enough. That's not an issue.
Plans.... probably its turn to be left comatose for 2+ years before throw a A1xX chip in it , add a touch screen (mate the 12.9" iPad Pro's screen for volume pricing on screen tech), flip the name to 'iBook' , and install iOS. Perhaps drop all but one of the colors as the sales slow down and tank during the comatose years.
Apple chops the price also down below the MBA floor of $999 to perhaps $699-799 and sell it as a high priced Chromebook competitor. Pragmatically, an iPad Pro repacked into an aluminum clamshell.
What is this fixation with the iPhone cases? There are tons of good third party cases for a fraction of what Apple would charge.