Yup. And there are loads of options for that. If you're working in a studio you've already got loads of hardware peripherals connected to get your job done. No studio is every completely contained "in the box".
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Yup. And there are loads of options for that. If you're working in a studio you've already got loads of hardware peripherals connected to get your job done. No studio is every completely contained "in the box".
Perhaps when we have Fios everywhere. I suspect enterprise IT departments will be more hesitant there due to the recent and potentially legitimate concerns over data privacy.
I never liked a Wacom mated to a 27" screen. It makes things way too jumpy. A cintiq type solution is nice, as the movement feels natural. Otherwise you're deciding between mouse acceleration vs scaled mapping.
I hate spell check, and this is one of the few areas where I miss the analog version. No one consults a dictionary anymore. You would always find additional interesting words when searching for one.
3d scanners are expensive mmmkay... There is plenty of room for improvement to the paint and image processing applications. There are so many transformation functions and things that haven't been touched for years in the post apps where the real research has come out of 3d apps. Just saying "objects not pixels" sounds more like marketing mush though. When was the last time you really had to worry about manually anti-aliasing an illustration?
..even the mac mini pro is still not out yet
When the beast is released, it'll only be Mini in stature.
Apple, update those macs already! New MBA's, nothing else.
Want to see: updated haswell iMac, the new Mac Pro (so I can compare them both to see which one I will chose), and then the new rMBP! So pumped.
Then you'll see sales go up. We are all waiting for updates!
Want to see: updated haswell iMac, the new Mac Pro (so I can compare them both to see which one I will chose), and then the new rMBP! So pumped.
Then you'll see sales go up. We are all waiting for updates!
You don't think there is a market for 17" laptops? Almost all other manufacturers offer 17+ inch models. I once had a 20" Dell XPS M2010 laptop, now that was certainly way too big.
Now this caught me a little off guard.
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You don't think there is a market for 17" laptops? Almost all other manufacturers offer 17+ inch models. I once had a 20" Dell XPS M2010 laptop, now that was certainly way too big.
There is indeed a huge and viable market for a 17" laptop in the Mac lineup. Apple really dropped the ball by discontinuing this model. The added screen real estate was essential for video editors and photographers, and enjoyed by anyone who wanted the higher resolution it offered. Don't throw me the BS of Retina giving more resolution...Apple has GOOFED on their system where the default resolution on a Retina 15" only gives you 1440x900 of workable space on the screen. The 1920x1200 resolution on the 17" is the SAME as a 23" Cinema Display's native resolution, and ideal for photo work and side-by-side video editing. It is simply cramped and tiny to try to do the same video work on a 15" model....and working with Logic is even worse.
Apple is on a kick of SLIM, MICRO, NANO, SHRINKING things...everything has to be thin and tiny...and that does not always equate to maximizing the workable functionality of the product....that is what Apple is missing and they don't understand. Four internal drive bays will be missed, optical drives will be missed, PCIe slots will be missed, and yes, 17 screens will be missed too.
Oh, and did I mention? No more 30" Cinema display, or Matte Cinema displays at all, for that matter. This will be missed too. Great display...Apple just keeps doing stuff that doesn't make sense, in the sake of SLEEK FASHIONABLE ELEGANT SVELTE ERGONOMIC AESTHETIC DESIGN!! Bah Apple! Bah!!
Not at those prices.
Let's wait and see what those prices are going to be.
Ive is a genius in the design dept, but I don't know if he has any supply-chain savvy. Besides, two captains on a ship, is usually not a good idea.
Nothing in all those figures is alarming, or even unexpected, considering the continuing fragile state of the economy, as well as more people turning to iPhones and iPads for simple day-to-day computing needs. Add to that the fact that four of those five computer categories are expected to receive imminent updates/redesigns. Considering all that, I think Apple has done quite well.
If most of Apple's planned new products are rolled out fairly early in the quarter, and they can avoid the supply issues they had last year, their Q1 (Oct-Dec) figures could be spectacular.
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I agree. Actually, I the fact that the 17" MBP had a 1920*1200 resolution was awesome as it gave a little bit more room in the Y direction. For serious work, we need screen size as well as resolution.
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I did say 1920x1200 on the 17" MacBook Pro. The 15" Retina is 2800x1800 Total pixel resolution on the display, it is super-high DPI...but the way it is setup to work with workable screen space in Mac OS X uses pixel-doubling to give you a simulated workspace resolution of 1440x900 by default on that model. You can adjust it to 1920x1200 in the settings, however, like you said, it's making the screen elements too tiny on a 15" to really work with a 1920x1200 workspace size. The native resolution of the 17" is 1920x1200, and the display is large enough that the resolution is ideal to use.
Yes, I noticed that I read you wrong. I corrected my comment but wasn't fast enough.
My question is if they get rid of the mac line, who will code apps for them? They can't do it on Windows, even if they ported Xcode, cause they would keep losing their work to the blue screen.
Stopped at Best Buy today. Haven't been there in a year. I couldn't believe the cool pc designs. Almost all the laptops had touch screens, the montitors flipped over and back, my favorite was the DELL XPS 18 Portable All-in-One. That is one awesome computer and it was only $950. I love my macs but I was really tempted to get this one. Almost every computer there was under $999. You can really get a nice computer for under a G. Then I walked over to the mac section and it was really sad. Double the price for the cheapest computer. No touch screens. No flip flop screens, nothing. Hell not even disc drives anymore. Lame. Not a single person over there either. It was really sad.
Comparisons Please
What are the similar numbers for the rest of the companies that sell similar equipment, both in terms of numbers and profit? The world economy is changing and it is necessary to see how Apple is doing in relation to the others.
What are the similar numbers for the rest of the companies that sell similar equipment, both in terms of numbers and profit? The world economy is changing and it is necessary to see how Apple is doing in relation to the others.
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Oh I see you took some time to see the beautiful palace of decay called "Ive's Paradise" - I am sure Siri was glad to see you
Well I've been waiting to buy a damn mac for months. It's Apple's own fault they aren't making money since they don't put out products. And if there is no dgpu on the retina macbook pros then I'll laugh when they won't sell much of those. It's the price they pay for their arrogance.
I think Apple needs to evolve how they approach their market. The "casual user" it seems is shrinking, moving more towards tablets just to get their consumption habits met.
The user that actually needs to produce are the folks that are still looking forward to and buying new models regularly. These are the business casual to pro users that make money with these things.
And frankly, as one of these people (and knowing others that are mac enthusiasts as well as windows people), a lot of people I talk to just want to know what to expect. At the end of the day they'd rather build/buy a PC they know about than to wait for a Mac they have no clue about. Likely they'll keep using Mac for person household uses and perhaps they'll buy another Mac down the road. But Apple is making it too easy to make the decision NOT to stay in their playground.
The user that actually needs to produce are the folks that are still looking forward to and buying new models regularly. These are the business casual to pro users that make money with these things.
And frankly, as one of these people (and knowing others that are mac enthusiasts as well as windows people), a lot of people I talk to just want to know what to expect. At the end of the day they'd rather build/buy a PC they know about than to wait for a Mac they have no clue about. Likely they'll keep using Mac for person household uses and perhaps they'll buy another Mac down the road. But Apple is making it too easy to make the decision NOT to stay in their playground.
Replace hard drives for malware? No way, you could just reformat the drive. I think half the problem there is a dishonest serviceman, but that is bundled with the Windows experience I guess.
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