Apple certainly flipped the script. It is an exciting time to be a Mac user these days.
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It feels thicker only because the edges aren’t tapered. I, too, am surprised when people talk about how thick it is.
No doubt apple has made great strides in fixing some of the problems with the Mac Line, but still has more to do. Modular and user upgradeable doesn't seem to be a priority, at least new models came, but Apple wants to milk customers for SSD and memory that is over priced.
That was deinfitely a weird time in Apple's arch. Was the first time I had ever thought they might be phasing out support for Pros. So glad to see their efforts bear fruit for creative pros. Afterall, we are the ones that put them on the map. 😉
I'm just glad that they re-invigerated the Mini. I was afraid they were going to do something stupid like cancel it and I have no interest in the iMac
The iPad DOES outsell the Mac by a pretty wide margin. It’s far more the future of computing than the Mac where, if it sells more than 25 million units a year, that’s a GOOD year.
Well apparently what that guy looks forward to is making car driver UX materially worse with each passing iteration, so I'm not sure I'm looking to him for critique of others.Me and the Tesla design chief.
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Glad they did switch things around, was very busy working on Hackintoshes just so I could switch over to windows if they kept messing things up. My new test Studio comes tomorrow, will see if they really delivered!
Toss up between that and the iPhone 7 “courage” for me. Both were horribly smug.
Got it. When ghanwani says "we", they're talking about two people.Me and the Tesla design chief.
No it isn't... The 2012 MacBook Pro has a limit of 16GB of memory. I can chew through that in PS alone.
You're limited to a quad core processor: many applications are written for multithreaded tasks well above and beyond 4 cores. Capture One Pro, FCP, Affinity Photo - would all be running like dogs in quicksand on that dinosaur.
Ok, but let's not give them praise for bringing back ports they removed and fixing a broken keyboard that replaced a perfectly fine one...
Apple silicon is the driving force that has revitalised the Mac line-up.
Having said that the software side of things is improving albeit slower than the chip development.
The future is looking very bright for the Mac compared to 5 or 6 years ago. Keep pushing the envelope Apple.
Having said that the software side of things is improving albeit slower than the chip development.
The future is looking very bright for the Mac compared to 5 or 6 years ago. Keep pushing the envelope Apple.
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I wonder what happened with the AMD Dseries GPUs. It seems like they made one gen only for the trashcan, then gave up. Why didn’t they produce a second and third gen GPU? That would have helped the trashcan remain relevant.
Probably right, but I really hope not. I’m fine using a confit like a studio, given I can find a reasonable display. For pro work, like big time audio, and even major video production like with preservation and capture, a lack of PCI and other expandability will limit the Mac’s attractiveness.
The new Macs are unrepairable? It's easy to pick up the Mac Studio and take it to an Apple Store to have it fixed - or ship it to Apple. The Mac Pro was a heavy beast to lug anywhere.
As for more expensive.
2009 Quad Core Mac Pro:
2.66Ghz Quad Core CPU
3GB RAM (max ram = 48GB)
Nvidia GeForce GT 120 - 512MB VRAM
640GB 7200RPM HD (160MB/s transfer speed)
Original price = $2,500
2022 Mac Studio - M1 Max Chipset
10-core CPU
32GB memory (max ram = 64GB with M1 Max chip)
24-core GPU
500GB SSD (7.4GB/s transfer speed)
Original Price = $2,000
I can add a LOT of storage (external), or max out the RAM for an extra $500.
I can buy a Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD enclosure for $80 + a 2TB NVMe SSD (2500MB/s transfer speed) for $280 total. Or... buy an 18TB 7200 RPM enterprise drive + Mercury Pro Elite Aluminum USB 3 drive enclosure for $380.
The Mac Studio is a little powerhouse. I can't remember the last time Apple had a $2,000 computer that can do what this little beast can do. ...so it's like....never.
Really the base Studio is really good. It certainly has it use case. Did you forget the 2021 MacBook Pro and 2021 iMac redesign?
There is the MacBook Air to be redesigned this year.
You would need 8 DIMM slots to provide the same bandwith that the M1 Max provides. Tell me can you fit 8 DIMM slots in a 14" and 16" MBP?
I don't get people like you. If your still hanging to a 2010 Mac Pro when its this outdated in 2022. It must have been overkill for you in 2010. I mean why haven't you built a PC if all you care is about upgradeability cause performace is clearly not your priority.
Framework is a good laptop but its clearly has its disadvantages being modular like not using LPDDR4X/5 RAM which is more efficient and its also not as powerful as M1.
IMO, do not get the 2019 Mac Pro what a waste money. Investing in a platfrom that will not be supported in the future is poor planning. As for the 16" Intel, again the latest 12th gen chips put that laptop to shame. Best to get a Windows laptop with 12th gen and VM macOS.
I remember how barren those times felt. They'd screwed up the low end desktop, the high end desktop, the laptop, and even the iMac was hurting.
too many products though, Apple is is going in the direction of Samsung, Dell, 30 different products, any Apple products going on sale every day, it is confusing to people.
Jony doesn't control product lineup, I think Apple was in the transition process from Intel to Apple SOC.
Your missing the point. In terms of upgrading the machine it’s way more versatile. Yes I know it’s an old 2012 out of date machine and never said it could match the new ones…but what can you upgrade on the new MacBooks they offer ? …ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. You’re stuck with what you get….and I can run Affinity Photo and Cad software just fine on this old dinosaur.