People are dreaming about an “xMac” since ever...
In Apple’s vision the Mac for everyone are the iMac or the Mini.
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In Apple’s vision the Mac for everyone are the iMac or the Mini.
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Very similar to Dell's Area 51. We can discuss cost and size, but it is a modular and manageable laptop. I believe there is a Panasonic that is modular (I think it is the Toughbook).
Elegance in usability can be paired with a delightful aesthetic.
I call it balancing the 4 Es... Efficiency, Effectiveness, Enjoyability, and Expense. As you increase one, you can often increase the other within reason. (Would you pay more for a modular Macbook Pro?)... I'd say yes (my opinion of course)
Mac mini with a PCIe slot is no longer mini. It would need a power supply 3-4 times larger, and it would have to dissipate 3-4 times as much heat. (Memory is already upgradable in the mini btw.)
I will get to see for myself in only a matter of hours! Christmas has come early.
As someone rocking a 2011 MBP, I really wish Apple would go back to a similar design for the newer MPB. Its honestly delightful that I can take a few screws out of the bottom and replace any component in less than an hour.
I bought my MBP second hand for basically nothing because the trackpad didn't work. A 15$ trackpad ribbon cable and 20 minutes of time and I had a working trackpad again, and now I've got a working and still quite usable laptop that didn't end up in the trash over a simple fix. 150$ for an SSD and RAM, and voila, a decently competent laptop.
I'm sure lots of people love the new thinner design, but honestly I'm still impressed by the thinness and lightness of the 2011 design even 9 years later.
I bought my MBP second hand for basically nothing because the trackpad didn't work. A 15$ trackpad ribbon cable and 20 minutes of time and I had a working trackpad again, and now I've got a working and still quite usable laptop that didn't end up in the trash over a simple fix. 150$ for an SSD and RAM, and voila, a decently competent laptop.
I'm sure lots of people love the new thinner design, but honestly I'm still impressed by the thinness and lightness of the 2011 design even 9 years later.
There is also an option (3rd party) that doesn’t use the MPX slots, it uses the SATA connector on the logic board. I haven’t looked into it but it attaches to the frame iirc. 2 x SATA.
I’m curious about pricing performance of AMD in the Xeon class. I know they have i7/i9 chips, but are there Xeon class also great?
Different requirements lead to a different solution. Makes a lot of sense.
I got my 16” MacBook Pro with 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM for less than 3K as well. Obvious choice for me. Windows is fine but I’d never use it as my daily machine. Missing too many important Apple ecosystem features.
Give up man,
Like you I would love to have it but it won’t happen. Apple’s strategy is if you want a highly upgradable machine that you’ll keep for almost a decade, then pay the high price upfront for that privilege.
honestly I have a 2010 MP that still rocks. If you divide the high upfront costs in a span of almost 10 years it ends up a reasonable purchase and a bargain if you make good money out of it.
I’m just thankful Apple did not give up on the MP.
I know, right? Especially as you could put your own in using an expansion slot, or use full speed externals on thunderbolt. I mean who even wants secure, encrypted SSD anyway?
What about face? The previous Mac Pro (2013 cylinder) got an 8/10 🤷♂️
That doesn't change the fact this Mac Pro is three years too late and $3,000 too expensive. But it's a start.
People have been asking for that for decades. It's never gonna happen.
Well said. An extra $25/month for a real Mac Pro instead of a $3,000 cut-down Mac Pro mini (that Apple will never make). Yes, it costs more upfront, but you get more. As with so many purchases, you don’t get what you don’t pay for.
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The inclusion of this feature makes for an interesting possibility of planned obsolescence. What happens when Apple decides to stop unlocking the T2 chip on your machine to no longer allow SSD upgrades/changes?
Of course. But I don't think we will see one. I'd like to see a custom TRX40 MB with Threadripper3. But since it starts with 24 cores but is limited to 1TB RAM (I think) starting price could not be below $3999. Ehm no... "from 24 cores"...... I think that will get stuck in a hackintosh. Maybe go with X570 board then with 3600x as starting cpu up to 16-core 3950x max (today maybe). Starting $2999 with 16GB RAM, 256GB ssd, Radeon 580. No afterburner. Or is AMD CPU not an option?
Of course, add a cheaper 6K monitor with regular stand from...$2999 or less?
I heard the Lenovo had a crappy screen, really bad thermals ( really bad) and was seriously throttled while on battery. But yah, you gets specs for your dollar, just can’t use em. Oh, and that Xeon - pretty old
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Don
t worry, the moon will be crashing then too