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Gurman: New iPads and Macs May Be Announced Through Press Releases, No October Event
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Sounds like I’ll be holding on to my 2018 iPad Pro for another year. It’s still a fantastic device.
Great. Do it tomorrow. I’ve been waiting for this new iPad for over a year. Lesson to those waiting: unless it’s a predictable annual release or strong rumours of an imminent release, just get what you need when you need it, no point waiting.
Apple Silicon can not match the specs of Intel Mac Pro.
the Apple Silicon model would need to have
1. 40-Core CPU
2. 128-Core GPU
4. 1.5TB DDR5X RAM
8. 8TB SSD at 7.5GBs/sec
the Apple Silicon model would need to have
1. 40-Core CPU
2. 128-Core GPU
4. 1.5TB DDR5X RAM
8. 8TB SSD at 7.5GBs/sec
My Apple TV HD which I bought in 2015 could use an A14 Apple TV 4K replacement. It still runs fine for streaming, but I wouldn’t mind having some 4K content from time to time.
I agree, very unlikely to see speed bumps on 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro‘s. Since there’s kind of no such thing anymore as a megahertz bump, I think an M2 chip is more than a speed bump and way quicker than Apple has updated in recent years.
An M2 Mini should offer the same max RAM as an M2 Air—24 GB—unless higher-density modules become available.
Agree. Apple would still have an event. The M2 Pro and M2 Max will deserve their own presentation by Srouji. And the main focus will be the Mac Pro, with the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro being the fillers at the beginning.
Yeah the next 12.9 iPad seems to be an “S” upgrade with M2, Mac-like MagSafe charging, plus camera and battery improvement. Hopefully the 11” moves from liquid retina to full XDR display.
I’m really interested see what lies ahead as the flat design has come full circle starting with the MBP in 2016, your iPad Pro model from 2018, iPhone 12 in 2020 and Watch Ultra in 2022.
Even when it is an overhaul year.. no one needs to update if they have last years model.
Edit: The only exception I can understand is the release of Apple Silicon. I can understand wanting to ditch an Intel machine.
I'm guessing that if Apple doesn't send out invites by next Tuesday, then we can expect a press release. I have been hesitant on the new M2 MBPs, since the regular M2s have been somewhat disappointing in performance from the older M1s.
I am sure they will have an event — it makes no sense why they wouldn’t. Their events have become commercials that people from all over the world tune into — why waste the opportunity? And Gurman wouldn’t know either way.
Agreed. And it seems to me that any variant of M2 as we now know it is just not enough. After all this time the new MP news to be special. My guess is that it must involve a chip on the new 3nm process.
You ask "why have they taken so long to update the Mac Mini, especially the higher-end Intel one?" Well, Apple gave us a spectacular new product called the Studio which redefines the desktop product placement hierarchy. The Mini now even more clearly is defined as entry level. It will be interesting to see how the various desktop products rearrange. Do not look for an upgraded all-powerful Mini that would step on the Studio's new space.
Hard for you to believe, I’m sure, but not everything is about you. No one is asking you to watch an over the top produced and edited video. Maybe Apple should be more like you. They should just be satisfied with mediocracy, and doing things half a$$. And instead of telling us something like we think you’ll love it, they could say this is a piece of sh|t, buy it if you want to, bugger off if you don’t. What exactly are you expecting out of them?
No way. Mini is the bottom of the desktop line, and we now have (superb) Studios available.
But if the Studio is the replacement for the high-end Intel Mac Mini, why are they still selling it? They discontinued the 27” iMac the moment the Studio came out, so it’s clear that the Studio is a replacement for the 27” iMac, but the Intel Mac Mini remains available. Which makes me think it hasn’t really been replaced yet.
Imo the remaining Intel Mac mini is just basically there for specific developers and certain enterprise markets that still need Intel based model. It's really not intended for general purchase as the price point is certainly unattractive for the typical consumer.
From Apple's perspective, majority of computer purchases are laptops. Thus the focus on MacBooks. For desktop users, most likely those would need more power than a MacBook pro, hence the Mac studio.
The mini is becoming a more niche product than even the studio. Apple would update it sooner or later, but it's not their main priority. At best, it's a cheapest Mac for developers testing their apps, and such even a base M1 is more than sufficient.
Yeah if there is an event in October I expect it will be before the launch of the iPhone 14 Plus as they will likely drop that in the keynote… so I expect an online only event on either 4th or 5th October.
The Studio is not the replacement for the Mini but the Studio does redefine the lineup of headless desktop products. Apple was wise not to release an M2 Mini until after the more pricey Studio had its initial run at sales.
We agree that the Intel Mini hasn’t really been replaced yet. It will be interesting to see how the M2 Mini is positioned, probably next month.
Also IMO the Studio is not a replacement for the 27” iMac; it is the (headless) Studio and as such redefines the lineup of headless desktop products but not the all-in-ones.
