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MacRumors Hands-On Photos of Apple's New iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini
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Its nice to have a 2014 computer to compare to!
Just what I was thinking -- apparently awful for a phone but fine for an iPad. Harrumph!
Speaking as someone who went out and bought an SE last month just to stick on the shelf for when my current one eventually dies.
Yeah, but if they made iPad a little thicker to hide the camera, then it would be even thicker with a case on. Duh!
At the event they noted that they are being used as processing farms for high end media editing and server farms with several thousand of them lined up for major game developers.
Dou You have a case on You car? Does Your Tuxedo have a case while wearing it?
If You give your love interest a bouquet of red roses, do you put it in a case?
Dude, did you really just compare iPad to a bouquet of roses?? LMAO
They say it is sooo beautiful.... then they put a fugly case around it. I just don’t get it....
What is Apple's gain in making the iPads thinner - it is tougher engineering and more expensive? And, they "lost" the audio jack to this effort. Revisiting my opinion on this(Edit - not revising). What is wrong with a 0.7mm's worth of air space inside the casing? The camera could be flush, like in the iPhone - it is not a pro photography device, definitely to wieldy enough to use as one, unlike the iPhones..
Meanwhile, the entry level Mac mini has ALL the ports! Attach external storage and add memory as needed, it is a perfect base home computer and server. Not a single Apple exclusive port on this! This alone will recruit so many millions into the Mac commune.
I like the MacBook Air for losing some weight, not the ports. Or becoming thinner - no point.
I've personally found the iPhones after 5S to hold with ease in my hand without a case - too slippery. Now, they are thinner for no real reason - all products from iPhone to MacBook Pro!
Meanwhile, the entry level Mac mini has ALL the ports! Attach external storage and add memory as needed, it is a perfect base home computer and server. Not a single Apple exclusive port on this! This alone will recruit so many millions into the Mac commune.
I like the MacBook Air for losing some weight, not the ports. Or becoming thinner - no point.
I've personally found the iPhones after 5S to hold with ease in my hand without a case - too slippery. Now, they are thinner for no real reason - all products from iPhone to MacBook Pro!
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I went 4+ years without a case on my iPhones and loved it, then I dropped my iPhone 8 on a concrete pad while sitting on a park bench surrounded by grass and shattered the glass back. Now I have a case on my iPhone and I am sad...
Makes me wonder if the concept of the 'SE2' was maybe real. Would love to get a new Pro, I kind of wish I was in design to justify the purchase!
Well, another item very dear to me, when shared with my "love interest," often has a case on it. Does that count?
I happily ordered mine but man that camera bump is a strange design decision. It can't even lay flat without rocking on that bump which sort of undermines the rest of the awesome design.
Another thing, why not taper the edges just a bit like the MacBook Air to give your fingers a perch. This thing looks very tricky to pick up from a flat surface.
Another thing, why not taper the edges just a bit like the MacBook Air to give your fingers a perch. This thing looks very tricky to pick up from a flat surface.
Well, another item very dear to me, when shared with my "love interest," often has a case on it. Does that count?
The "nude" devices always look better!
What's going on in these 2 pictures of the Mac Minis that are stacked here? From the back you can see they only have power and ethernet connected. Are you able to use Multiple Mac Minis Connected through ethernet? If so, how does one utilize that setup?
Is it true that only the 1 TB models have 6 gigs of ram and all the other ones(64, 256 & 512) only have 4 gigs?
Drat. Looks pretty nice, and I was really looking forward to getting one of these for Christmas. But two dongles for one iPad, plus another for my phone? Forget it. iPad Pro works well enough, and won't be useless on a trip because I didn't bring a collection of little cables with me.
For the mini integrated Intel graphics, how much memory does it have? I get so confused, because I've owned a Macbook Pro with dedicated graphics cards for gaming and such. I remember reading they don't have a set memory and instead use your main system RAM. I know integrated has gotten a lot better in terms of graphics processing power. Is it as good as dedicated graphics? Or would i notice much of a difference?
Apple updated the Mac everybody loves, but getting rid of everything people loved about it.
What should have happened:
Here’s the new MBA, it’s literally the same computer as before with a Retina display and updated chips, with the same ports at the same price.
Here’s the new MacBook alongside the current MacBook... is what happened.