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Gurman: 'Mac Studio' Mac Mini/Mac Pro Hybrid and New Display With A-Series Chip Are 'Ready to Go'
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Might have already been suggested here, but the reference to the A-series chip might not have anything to do with iOS. Might mean the display can do Face ID and the CPU is needed for the local computation and chain of trust.
The TouchBar on the previous generation MacBook Pro had its own CPU and ran its own operating system separate from the Mac itself.
The TouchBar on the previous generation MacBook Pro had its own CPU and ran its own operating system separate from the Mac itself.
You still sure about that? ?
There’s so much marketing momentum behind the M1, there’s no reason to suddenly introduce a P- or X-something.
Yeah, I love that think different quote. But in reality Apple is a pretty conservative company today which doesn't do extremely crazy things or is the first with many things.Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes ... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. ... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things. ... They push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Just a YouTuber who got a good tip.
I didn't know that guy before. But this time he was spot on. ? Also: There seems to be no larger iMac for the foreseeable future.
Good reason not to watch any "leaked" videos on youtube...
Kind of interesting how so many hours of YouTube videos were devoted to this March 8 event and completely missed these two products. Mac mini Pro/Max was a lock as far as most were concerned (for my needs would have preferred a mini pro/max option )
Apple certainly getting better at keeping things under wraps than in the last few years… I don't know how this stayed secrete until the last week before the event.
) Apple certainly getting better at keeping things under wraps than in the last few years… I don't know how this stayed secrete until the last week before the event.
Kind of interesting how so many hours of YouTube videos were devoted to this March 8 event and completely missed these two products. Mac mini Pro/Max was a lock as far as most were concerned (for my needs would have preferred a mini pro/max option
Apple certainly getting better at keeping things under wraps than in the last few years… I don't know how this stayed secrete until the last week before the event.
If we want to be truly fair, there have been rumors of a new 27" standalone display and a "pro" standalone Mac sized larger than the Mac mini and smaller than the Mac Pro for some time.
So the signs were arguably there, they were just sufficiently obfuscated that the actual specifics were not known until the past 24-48 hours.
And that's exactly what happened.
Nice to have an option from Apple for non-video related creative work, though.
Tbh the design is a tad disappointing, I was expecting something sexy like the g4 cube we ended up with a glorified biscuit tin
I cancelled the laptop order and ordered the following. I'll keep my Intel MacBook Pro for now.
Mac Studio |
| Apple Card Monthly Installments 12 monthly payments, 0% APR |
With the following configuration: Apple M1 Ultra with 20-core CPU, 48-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine 64GB unified memory 4TB SSD storage Front: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one SDXC card slot Back: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one 10Gb Ethernet port, one 3.5 mm headphone jack Accessory Kit |
I cancelled the above and bumped up the unified memory to 128GB. After all, I can't upgrade it after I have it. And I only live once, unlike James Bond.
I know some think that the price point is high, but the Mac Pro was way out of my league and the Mac Studio outperforms it. Of course things will change when they upgrade the Mac Pro, but still, this thing screams and at a lower price than the Mac Pro. I was going to get the MacBook Pro, but I use the computer at home now. It makes sense to get the Studio. Hear me talking myself into it to avoid buyer's remorse?