Going from a 2014 computer the M1 will be more than enough. I always find posts like this strange. What will the M2 do that both the M1 and your current computer can’t? How are you still using your current computer if you are so dependent on that tech that’s in M2 but not M1? Going from 2018 to now I can understand, but a 2014 system? The M1 will blow it out of the water without any issue.
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We replaced a few 2013 tubes with an M1 Pro MBP for graphic design and everyone seems happy with the move.
Specs are 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD.
Running dual Dell 4K 32" displays.
Great config!
Specs are 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD.
Running dual Dell 4K 32" displays.
Great config!
All Apple really needs to do is play games by Intel and NVIDIA standards. My Mac Studio at max pulls less power from the wall vs my custom built PC on idle. If Apple pumps up the watts it’s going to get interesting.
Now that Microsoft Teams has been updated to be Apple Silicon compatible, there isn't anything left that can bring a MacBook Pro wit the M1 Pro / M1 Max to its knees anyway.
Your post makes total sense. Maybe its my OCD desire for uniformity that irks me that they didn't upgrade. But it is going to be interesting to see them address the issue of CPU/GPU/Memory being on the one chip. You could put them into cards and people could load them in the Mac Pro but then you'd have bandwidth issues on a motherboard.
Eagerly waiting for the keynote where they drop this technology on people.
I appreciate your well-made points. A couple of questions that interest me if Apple really gives the customer what they want. Why no 27" iMac? That user group won't want to buy a Studio and Stdio Display as a package. iPad sales are down 13% why then produce a 10th Gen with all the compromises and price increases? Do they think the customers for those just won't notice?
Tim's "lineup is set" quote seems artfully vague and just the thing you'd say to get people to get off the fence and buy a MacBook Pro now. Best Buy is rocking $400 off their MBPs. Seems like they are clearing out inventory for the new ones.
I expect new ones in November. Personally I'm about to upgrade my late 2013 MBP and I plan on buying one of those on-sale 2021s.
I expect new ones in November. Personally I'm about to upgrade my late 2013 MBP and I plan on buying one of those on-sale 2021s.
Really? So you think I need to pay the full price for the system that's been released 2 years ago and will be obsolete 2 years sooner? Strange desire to get the newer and longer supported system? Really? I mean, really? Is it strange? Really?
Is there an 8/512 config on sale?
I really don’t want to pay full price for a config which is soon to be 2 years old. But hey, Apple sold a Series 3 watch up until September even though it couldn’t support the latest watchOS.
Your points are well taken. I am quite surprised that Apple has given up so many sales this winter; folks like you waiting for M2 Mini (which should have been really easy) and folks like me waiting for M2 MBPs. My guess is that M2 Pro/Max SoC may have yield or architectural issues, hence the delay there. But plain Jane M2 SoC already is fine in MBAs and 13" MBPs so I see no reason a low end plain M2 Mini was not released.
There are so many things we just do not know; pshaw.
You are using a 2014 system that’s already out of date. It doesn’t seem like it’s an issue for you. If you need a computer now, buy now.
I always wondered if it’s a supply issue that the M2 MBA, 13” M2 MBP, and 2022 iPad Pros are using up M2 stock until they can add more device fab facilities. Like TMSC and Apple can’t ramp up production that fast for more Macs to use the new SoC?
Folks forget that there are scores of computer vendors. Apple is one of the largest vendors by sales, period. Include the $999 crap and Apple is still the fourth largest vendor.
That oft-repeated platitude "If you need a computer now, buy now" is not sage advice. Obviously if one's old box dies immediate replacement is necessary, but that is not the normal case. Normal is that one's old box is slowly aging out and it becomes about time to replace it.
M2 chips have been in Macs for ~two years now, and M2 represents tens of thousands of hours spent by Apple engineers improving the SoC from M1 to M2. Any wise buyer will be looking for M2 over M1, unless pricing is discounted enough to justify buying older tech.
So for folks like me ready to upgrade from a still-working 2016 MBP and needing to buy a maxed out (therefore typically not substantially discounted yet) MBP, buying last year's M1 would mean always being a year behind on the tech curve. Instead we simply wait a few months until M2 Pro/Max delivery starts happening. Meanwhile Apple loses sales.
Note that we still might buy M1, but only if discounting becomes substantial enough to justify last year's tech.
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I've been waiting for an updated Mac Mini as now the 2014 system is both outdated, and no longer actively supported. So why would I purchase an already outdated, 2 year old model? And to remind you, we're talking about non-upgradable appliance, it's not an open architecture with standardized components, like a PC, where you could buy a state of the art system, use it for a while, then upgrade the components as you go, nope, you can't add storage, RAM, upgrade the CPU, you're getting a proprietary SoC system. So, do you really think it's a great idea to drop a significant amount of money on that? Would you suggest someone to go get an iPhone 12 today, instead of iPhone 14? For the same amount of money? It might make sense to get an iPhone 12 at a significant discount. But you're not getting any discounts on those outdated Macs.
The beauty of the Mac Studio is that you are not forced to use Apple’s displays which I never liked anyway. I’m using LG monitors for my Apple products. My Mac Studio ended up costing less than an iMac would.
It’s not outdated. Where is the M2 Mac Mini? Where can I buy one? There is no timeline, just rumors when the M2 Mac mini will be here. This is like saying the M2 is outdated because M3 is coming. I assume sine the M2 Air has been out a bit you feel the same way that it’s outdated. Mac mini could be updated in 2024 for all we know.