Apple had better come out with some sort of tablet or phone that can drive a designer-sized display — a "one device to rule them all" approach, or someone else will. And I'll likely get one. I refuse to buy into the desktop/display/laptop/tablet/phone/watch scenario. It's expensive, inconvenient, and wasteful. But I guess it makes Apple money, for now.
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Microsoft Announces Surface Book i7, Desktop PC 'Surface Studio,' and Windows 10 Creators Update
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Apple had better come out with some sort of tablet or phone that can drive a designer-sized display — a "one device to rule them all" approach, or someone else will. And I'll likely get one. I refuse to buy into the desktop/display/laptop/tablet/phone/watch scenario. It's expensive, inconvenient, and wasteful. But I guess it makes Apple money, for now.
I just noticed it will be using the older series 900 GPUs from NVIDIA. I wonder if they plan to update it soon to the 1000 series
It's also true that agencies, and corporations in general, like to buy/lease refurbished computers…and typically at least a year or two out of date to further cut the price. That's what makes some of the arguments about Apple "abandoning" creative professionals kind of funny. Most people would love to have a "don't buy" 2015 iMac or MBP supplied to them by their employer.
Surface studio video is awesome! Unfortunately it is patented by Apple.
When in the video the woman puts the dial on the screen...... it is BOOOOOOOM.
It's been long time since Apple last BOOMed us!! Having watched the presentation on the live streaming.... al the devices part of it has been superb! Much more dynamic that the recent ones of Apple. They show you a video....talk little about the product and them..... 'but there's more'....... new video....the screen can be put nearly flat... with no effort...boom.... and then the dial thing... BOOM!
It's been long time since Apple last BOOMed us!! Having watched the presentation on the live streaming.... al the devices part of it has been superb! Much more dynamic that the recent ones of Apple. They show you a video....talk little about the product and them..... 'but there's more'....... new video....the screen can be put nearly flat... with no effort...boom.... and then the dial thing... BOOM!
I just noticed it will be using the older series 900 GPUs from NVIDIA. I wonder if they plan to update it soon to the 1000 series
I was thinking the same thing. With the announcements, there are clearly a few missing items that have debuted late 2016, that would be nice to see. I'm sure Microsoft is already thinking about their 6month or 1 year revision.
interesting to see no USB3/Thunderbolt. At least 1 or 2 ports for "future proofing". Also, using a 9xxm series GPU at this point seems like an afterthought, especially when Nvidia announced about 2 months ago the 1060, 1070 and 1080 would be available in non-mobile configurations for mobile devices.
Likely we'll see the next revision with either the 1050ti or 1060.
OSX is the only little thread keeping me from this Surface Studio. Apple should take notice in a big way if they want to still be a player is this arena. Well done MS. You're up Apple! Don't let us down, and sorry, the little OLED strip isn't going to cut it anymore. MS just set the new bar.
Agreed. If anyone is in doubt, look at the embarrassment the Mac "Pro" has become. "Can't innovate anymore, my ass." Still laughing at that Schiller line.
People don't understand the market for this or the price for comparable products. The iMac is not a comparable product.
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Seriously?
Patents only cover implementation, not the concept itself.Surface studio video is awesome! Unfortunately it is patented by Apple.
Surface studio video is awesome! Unfortunately it is patented by Apple.
How can they be awarded such a patent, when lamps and TVs have had them for ages???
Yesterday's Keynote.
Mac sales are down for the 3rd straight quarter.
can't claim it's Professionals only leaving. But less overall users are buying Mac's today than they were a year ago
Was that not innovative at the time? You can't dilute that by saying it hasn't been updated in (far) too long.
That's actually an advantage to Cintiq. That $2700 device isn't permanently connected to a single hardware set-up and can be attached to a swing-arm.
The Pen sticks to the side like with an iMac G5, the arm is chrome, rounded corners...
Lol, just kidding. Off course they're not exactly the same. You have to admit though, the Studio isn't completely unique like it would blow Apple away in terms of design. The current iMac feels old compared to the Studio, but it's not because Apple's not trying. The iMac has another purpose, it doesn't have a touchscreen. If it had a touchscreen they could've sticked to the G4 design and they would've been miles ahead of the Studio.
If Apple decides the iMac needs a touchscreen, they will be late to the game. If they decide it's fine without, the current design isn't that much in need of a complete refresh. Touchscreen Macs can reshape everything, it's just something Apple doesn't do (yet).
So the entire Surface product line, which depends on its claim to be a tablet and a PC, gets the most non-tablet product yet...and that's appealing?
Excerpt from my YT post: So long iMac and hello Surface Studio! I have to say that Microsoft may have finally understood what it takes to compete. Quality, Reliability, and Customer Support. That's where Apple has excelled, but in recent years Apple has slipped... This machine appears not only to match the iMac but perhaps it's even better. I'm in the market for a new computer, and I'm sure it's no coincidence that Microsoft decided to promote their new machines a day before Apple announces their new/updated offerings. I just hope it's as good as it looks regarding operation and reliability. It will still take quite a bit for Microsoft to improve on customer support. The last time I tried, I was routed to some off-shore location with a poor connection, and it sounded like a chicken was being slaughtered in the background.
Wow , 4500 x 3000 (192 DPI), that's something !
Does this has somekind of acronym to name that resolution ?
Does this has somekind of acronym to name that resolution ?
We already saw a picture of the macbook pro, they just cut a little bezel off (FINALLY) and added some dummass oled bar to replace physical keys that are invaluable to people who WORK on their computers.
We already know there will be no desktop updates. imac will keep the ugly chin and ancient graphics cards, MacPro and mini will languish.
So, yeah, it's safe to react to innovation now instead of an Apple TV app tomorrow. lol