Oh, I meant the Touch ID in iPad Air is less convenient than Face ID (in iPad Pro). It work in a thick case, but you have still to touch the spot. With Face ID I just tap the screen and it’s unlocked.
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Gurman: Apple Event This October Remains Unlikely, No Touch ID for iPhone 15
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...and they've released more via press release. We'll see - Apple may not have made up their minds yet - it all depends on what is ready to launch when - let alone the debate about what the difference is between an "event" and a press release with a flashy promo video.
That would be a M2 Pro Mac Studio - no point having a M? Pro without the extra ports it supports over the regular M?, and you'd probably need the beefier power supply and cooler from the Studio enclosure (yes, the Mini enclosure used to run Intel i7 space heaters but not near-silently: Apple seem to be going for cooling overkill now).
There's a spot in the $1100-$1500 price range - currently occupied by the Intel Minis.
If you look at the MBPs, the difference between 16GB M1 Pro and 32GB, 24 GPU M1 Max is $600-$900 so - working back from the $2000 starting price of a studio, you'd get a M1 Pro Studio for $1100 to $1400...
If the M1 Pro MBP doesn't kill the M1 Max MBP, why would a M1 Pro Mini/Studio kill the M1 Max Mini/Studio? Well, I guess sales volumes of desktops are much lower - there are more laptop sales to go around before numbers get too low to be viable. Also, going for a M? Pro over a M? Max in a laptop improves battery life and reduces noise - on a desktop that's not an issue - you're just choosing a knobbled GPU to save a few hundred bucks, especially if you wanted 32GB RAM anyway (the mandatory 16-32 RAM upgrade costs more than the Pro to Max CPU upgrade).
It's a slight surprise that we didn't see a M1 Pro Studio from the start - my suspicion, though, is that there just isn't enough clear advantage between the regular M2 (which will presumably roll out to the Mini shortly) and the cheapest, binned M1 Pro.
Hmm. I suspect that the 24GB option is a stop-gap for the regular M2 because some people wanted more than 16GB without going to a Studio/MBP. I doubt we'll see a 24GB option on SoCs that can already do 32GB.
The M2 got LPDDR5 and a wider RAM bus than the M1, enabling the 24GB option.
The M1 Pro/Max/Ultra already got the RAM controller upgrades, so I don't see any physical reason why Apple couldn't have offered 24 (Pro), 48 (Max), 96GB (Ultra) options in the MacBook Pro or Studio range - apart from the logistics cost of producing that many different SoC versions.
Actually, I think that ASi Mac Pro needs a WWDC launch - whether it uses a 4x "Extreme" chip, returns support for discrete PCIe GPUs or uses a new "Xeon killer" ASi chip with more traditional PCIe and RAM support, developers are going to need to know in advance so they can support it. The previous two Mac Pros and the iMac Pro all got either a launch or detailed pre-announcement at WWDC (...and I could be wrong but I think that previous Mac Pros got WWDC launches, too).
The fact that nothing was said about the ASi Mac Pro at WWDC this year suggests to me that either (a) it isn't coming this year or (b) it's just going to be a Mac Studio re-packaged as a rackmount.
Actually,it's strongly rumoured that the next SE will use the body of the iPhone XR but you're right that it won't have Touch ID.
Was expecting an event this month! Anyway looking forward to seeing the new iPad Pro.
They haven’t released big ticket items with a press release. I think they will still launch the new Mac Pro too. Based on the idea they stated they would transition all Macs in 2 years, so I presume they’ve told the markets and investors that too.
Anyway it’s Google this week and Microsoft next week.
I think the one place where TouchID is superior to FaceID is when using ApplePay. The sequence of steps necessary to use contactless payment with the face is far less intuitive where you need to put your device near the reader, then scan your face, then double-click the side button then scan your face again. I'm not even sure that's the sequence. With TouchID you just held your device near the reader and put a finger on the fingerprint sensor. It was a smooth, seamless sequence that didn't require you to move your device in all sorts of orientations, while pressing buttons, to get the transaction done.
My ideal device would allow both FaceID and put the fingerprint reader on the power-button.
My ideal device would allow both FaceID and put the fingerprint reader on the power-button.
More like the XR, and yes, one of the next SE's selling point will be FaceID, and probably a price increase to $450 or even $500.
I don't understand what the issue is with having a fp sensor on the power button, going back to a Fold device made me realize how much I miss some sort of touch ID over face ID.
With iPhone and iPad, the LED indicator is on the menu bar. I don't see why Apple can't do the same on the Mac.
This could be the same Apple who wants to do away with ports in the future! Everything wireless.. charging, and data transfers!
There seems to be way too many things on Apple's Announcement Roll-Call to not have an October Event, though I expect such an event to be Video Only with no in-person aspect (select folks will be invited after the fact to Cupertino and New York for in-person briefings).
Just makes no sense to me to have three to four weeks of Press Releases.
Just makes no sense to me to have three to four weeks of Press Releases.
I don't think people want Touch to replace Face, they want both. Unlocking from my pocket and paying and new apps are quicker for me with Touch, but authenticating with Face when you're already looking at the phone is superior. I just hope if they do it, it's not like some of the Android apps. If I'm going to have to pick finger or face, I'm going to use my fingerprint to authenticate.
Part of the issue is the Face still seems a little poor on Android, at least on Flip Z 4. But it's still nice to have choices.
From what I understand Apple's implementation is miles ahead for security, so I can't really blame anyone for preferring it even if they have to put up with a notch/cutout. I just find my finger always on the power button anyway so it's really fluid to have a fingerprint sensor there. I guess I never understood why Apple doesn't implement one and stop the touch ID crying in one fell swoop, other than it cutting into their profit margins. But they have one on some iPads.