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Here's What Else to Expect From Apple Later This Year
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I won’t be able to talk about during the Christmas holiday, but send that new computer to the following address. I’ll explain everything later…
You grateful Brother,
and this is totally worth the millions of people who would go nuts that apple is changing cables again for "no reason" who see no practical benefit from USBC
Yeah...at least in store. It was a Macbook Air and i had it for about a week and the key broke on it. I could understand if i was being rough with it but I was babying that laptop like i suppose many do with a new product especially of that price!
When i went to press the key down it was stuck. The clip (?) on the back of the key had snapped off and that was what was stopping it being pressed down. I managed to shake the piece of plastic out and could use the key again but of course the key was now very loose. Took it to the apple store and the guy took it round the back to look at it and came back to tell me there was nothing wrong with it lol (edit: oh and he scratched the aluminium around the key when he was round the back)
I didn't get anywhere with Apple at the store so as I had bought it online I sent it back and told them to give me my money back. They did offer a replacement but if I'm spending that kind of money I expect better quality and service.
This was years ago. I suppose if you go back far enough you will see my post from the time. I'd like to get a Macbook again. I know they are very popular devices and what i experience was unusual but it pissed me off and made be hesitant about buying another especially as they haven't got any cheaper lol.
YesIs a Mac Mini with M2 Pro and 16GB memory on base model too much to hope for?
Yes. I absolutely think Apple will bring 14"/16" M2 MBPs almost two years after the first M1 MBP was announced 11/2020. We already have M2 MBPs in 13" size and in the low-end MBA. Expect an M2 14"/16" MBP announcement in October.
I hope they fix the new lock screen being blurry (especially the astronomy ones).
It's not a phone problem, as it happens both on my iPhone 13 and 14 Pro.
It's not a phone problem, as it happens both on my iPhone 13 and 14 Pro.
What about the $400–$500 discounts we're seeing on the M1 Pro/Max 14"/16" MBP's from B&H, which is a major Apple-authorized retailer—doesn't that suggest M2 versions are coming within the next couple of months?
Price drops: save up to $550 on 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pros | AppleInsider
September is an exciting time for Apple fans with the release of the iPhone 14, and B&H Photo is pulling out all the stops by slashing 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros by up to $550 to cover the Mac side of the ecoystem. Grab the cheapest prices on record on numerous M1 Pro and M1 Max models.
From the article: "but the iPhone 14 Plus is a brand new option in the lineup and will become the first non-Pro model with a large 6.7-inch display ever sold."
It's so weird to read this because it doesn't feel like that at all. It feels like there's always been Plus options, just in relation to whatever size was beneath it. XR was like that, even though there wasn't a small phone below it.
It's weird the way the sizes oscillate from being small to large - like the iPhone Mini - it's just shy of being the same size as the old 6, 7 and 8 Plus, which is crazy. And the iPhone 11, even though it didn't have a baby sibling, was actually larger than the 11 Pro adjacent to it.
On another note - was in the store the other day checking out all the 14 models, and I couldn't help but feel they paled in elegance compared to the 11 Pro. I still have one and the curved steel bands look so luxurious, the new iPhones felt and looked sort of tacky and cheap to me.
It's so weird to read this because it doesn't feel like that at all. It feels like there's always been Plus options, just in relation to whatever size was beneath it. XR was like that, even though there wasn't a small phone below it.
It's weird the way the sizes oscillate from being small to large - like the iPhone Mini - it's just shy of being the same size as the old 6, 7 and 8 Plus, which is crazy. And the iPhone 11, even though it didn't have a baby sibling, was actually larger than the 11 Pro adjacent to it.
On another note - was in the store the other day checking out all the 14 models, and I couldn't help but feel they paled in elegance compared to the 11 Pro. I still have one and the curved steel bands look so luxurious, the new iPhones felt and looked sort of tacky and cheap to me.
Which wouldn’t be an issue since everything else that we use has USB-C and we now have more USB-C cables lying around than Lightning.
Which also means they can choose to not ship the charger AND cable and I can still charge my phone.
But more importantly USB-C can supply more power, which means I can plug in my CFexpress card readers without having to plug in power separately like we have to currently with the Lightning to USB3 adapter.
Thats more of the marketplace matching the USA EDU discounts. Heck saw Costco selling 14"/16" MBPs equivalent to EDU pricing fairly quickly after they became available last Fall, so B&H example is just what occurs after a model has been available for some time.What about the $400–$500 discounts we're seeing on the M1 Pro/Max 14"/16" MBP's from B&H, which is a major Apple-authorized retailer—doesn't that suggest M2 versions are coming within the next couple of months?
Price drops: save up to $550 on 14-inch & 16-inch MacBook Pros | AppleInsider
September is an exciting time for Apple fans with the release of the iPhone 14, and B&H Photo is pulling out all the stops by slashing 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros by up to $550 to cover the Mac side of the ecoystem. Grab the cheapest prices on record on numerous M1 Pro and M1 Max models.appleinsider.com
Example EDU price for M1 Max 16" is $3199, that was what it was right from its first availability. B&H is selling same model for $3099. The listings all have "Limited supply at this price" so it's a temporary sale discount of an extra $100.
Is this suggesting M2 Versions within the next couple of months, nah!
I dunno:Thats more of the marketplace matching the USA EDU discounts. Heck saw Costco selling 14"/16" MBPs equivalent to EDU pricing fairly quickly after they became available last Fall, so B&H example is just what occurs after a model has been available for some time.
Example EDU price for M1 Max 16" is $3199, that was what it was right from its first availability. B&H is selling same model for $3099. The listings all have "Limited supply at this price" so it's a temporary sale discount of an extra $100.
Is this suggesting M2 Versions within the next couple of months, nah!
1) I don't have price tracking to confirm this but, from what I've seen, B&H pricing doesn't go lower than standard educational pricing unless you're close to the end of a product cycle.
2) Consistent with this, B&H's pricing on the M2 Air is the about the same ($10 lower in one case) to $50 higher than educational pricing.
I.e., it's only the 14"/16" that are being sold for significantly under educational pricing.
So I'm inclined to view this as suggesting the end of the product cycle for the 14"/16" MBP—but we shall see!
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They're not against it, in fact here is Apple bragging about USB-C like the iPhone doesn't exist, multiple times on the same page:
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Official sale of HomePods from Apple with native language support in many European countries. They are available from 3rd party suppliers but no Siri in several languages (even though it is available on iOS iPadOS and MacOS)
I’m guessing sooner than that — maybe October 11? Since they had the iPhone earlier, I’m hoping they have this next event earlier. I suppose it somewhat depends on the progress of iPadOS and macOS…
Studio is far too big and too noisy and total overkill for me thx
I want something very small and sleek and silent I can plug into an av amp or put under a tv
The mini has lots of wasted space in it , hopefully the new one will be even smaller and sleeker , speed not bothered as my M1 Mini is like a rocket already , M2 seems to be more about power efficiency anyway
I remember early on with m1 macs being tested that a YouTuber gave a example of fairly long 4K video using multiple tracks that simply ran out of memory after approximately 30 mins, so the M2 supporting 24 GB RAM is actually what a lot of M1 users desired. As for the studio, I think its pricing with studio display is very expensive, and only the 24” iMac as a desktop is your only other choice for a desktop besides the Mac Mini. If I could make on criticism of Apple it’s concerning utter lack of desktop choices presently. Hope this fall brings more choices.
Is a Mac Mini with M2 Pro and 16GB memory on base model too much to hope for?
Don't know if the next Mini will be M2 or M3, but I think there's a decent possibility we'll see a Pro Mini, since it would serve as a direct replacement for the Intel Mini--for those who need more power, RAM, and connectivity/display support than what the base Mini offers, but want to stay with that same form factor (like, perhaps, MacStadium and others that have large Mini installations) (though the Mini server farms obviously don't need the display support part of it). Yes, it would be close in price to a Max Studio, but probably no closer than an Air is to a 14" MBP.
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Super Duper Mac Mini :
Serious performance and value
M2 Pro/Max base processors or M3 Pro
64GB minimum DDR5 RAM to 256GB
256/512/1TB/2TB/4TB,
Space Grey or Space BLACK design with matching stickers !
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