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New MacBook Pro Pricing: 14-Inch Model Starts at $1,999 and 16-Inch Model Starts at $2,499
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Pretty expensive but so are a lot of the high end Windows gaming laptops. They made a clear distinction between entry level ($999) and Pro ($1999).
I have an Intel air. I can’t stand the hdmi cable, audio interface and piano cables connected to the laptop, because it makes it useless as a laptop. I can unplug it from the dongle to sit on the couch and read macrumors, but then I can’t use the other stuff.
I want a new M1 Pro Mini to plug everything into (with a battery to cut the ground noise from speakers and be able to use anywhere), and to be able to control it wirelessly using my Air from the couch.
I hope they make a 14" or 16" MBA. I don't need the computing power of the MBP, just the screen size.
How does your comment help? Anecdotally, I work with over 100 colleagues, who travel around the various medical facilities in my city, and as the 'Mac' person they come to when having any issues etc, I have not heard of anyone who has had there computer 'tossed around the room'. Nor have I heard of it amongst other branded PC users, who have never had MagSafe.
So whilst not statistically relevant, pretty obviously a non-issue, made into one, by needy 'me too's'.
I hope for that as well, the problem, that is Apple's strategy, box you in, you want a screen 15" and above, pay us $2500 or go to Windows.
Recently finished project in Ableton, which was 75 tracks + master bus plugins and Ableton is not even native, went fine, I am using UAD cards though and it takes some computing load, but overall pretty easy. And it was one of the largest projects I did. Rarely my track count, or anyones exceed 50 tracks, so for production it is decent. And I am willing to sacrifice computing power for silence any day, because frequency masking from fans, even silent ones is a bitch. My Air sits right besides me and I don’t have to move it from table like I used to with MBPros with fans, it’s just great. But some people, very heavy on plugins maybe, I am not that guy, could benefit from power increase and fans. Still it is like a miracle, fanless laptop with such power. I like apple computers again now.
Another thing with this new Pros, as I understand it, single core performance is same as M1. And a lot of audio stuff, particularly modular, like Reaktor, Softube Modular is still can only utilize one core, and I am heavy user of those, so if I get 16, 32 cores, whatever, they will not outperform my Air with this task. This pro are more like, for video guys I think, it is more beneficial for them. But for audio stuff, MBA M1 is best laptop ever made IMHO.
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If people got everything that they wanted and the price was reasonable, most would still be complaining.
I almost never look at the machine. I'm looking at the display. I stopped a moment ago to notice the machine and it didn't really matter because I'm using the machine, not transfixed on its appearance.
I only have room for an iMac in my office so i cant run a PC and use bootcamp for my gaming and you need a great GPU for gaming that is only available in high end Macs. I also work in 3D and animation so the more power the better and a PC workstation isnt an option. Honestly ill probably buy the latest intel iMac and hopefully that will keep me going for afew years until the dust settles on this intel/M1 swap.
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I’m not sure why so many people that don’t experience bad things refuse to believe that those things might actually happen to other people, instead of just feeling lucky it hasn’t happened to them. I guess that explains the current lack of sympathy in the world from entitled “me only’s”.
Sorry, I guess I should have clarified that I meant the current M1 Air. I had the Intel version and the M1 version is completely different in that it has no fan and is so much better that they shouldn’t even share the same name.
I think you severely misread that. I don't know anyone who has, but I am certain that people have. My point is, do we have to have an inferior way of doing something, because users are complacent or stupid about where they put an expensive device. Are we designing product for those, or the millions who don't seem to throw their laptops around.
The last person I know who damaged their Apple laptop, was a dr friend, who sat his G4 on a chair, and then forgot about it, and sat down. Maybe we need to know redesign the case to absorb that kind of shock.
Sorry you think that way about your friend. It sounds like you get to use your notebook as a portable desktop so congratulations on the lack of risk, but I’m not sure why you feel the need to project your use case on everyone else. It is about as logical as saying “I’ve never been in an accident, so you don’t need seatbelts!” I do not throw my equipment around (my 2011 MacBook Pro is still kicking) and other people have broken more of my computers than I have myself, but I also do not get the chance to always just leave my notebooks plugged in on a desktop, so yes I have had the problem of a power cable snagging and also of breaking the end of a USB cable. You can still charge using USB on the new MacBook Pro if you want, so why do you feel the need to deny others the option of a quick release safety mechanism that is actually very well engineered? It wasn’t just a few fanboys regretting the loss of MagSafe, and you seem to be victim shaming those users that don’t get to sit in an office charging their notebooks. I’m not telling you that you could probably get by with a desktop, so please don’t tell me what I need. If no one wants this feature, it will not hang around, but the fact it returned seems like there is more proof of need than your circle of friends’ experience provides against it.
And what the hell is inferior about MagSafe? Unless I’m mistaken, the quick charging on the 16 inch is only available through that port, so beyond the quick release feature, it also provides extra power capabilities over the USB port. Your disparaging of MagSafe and an integrated 1080 camera makes no sense at all.
After the initial 16” update for the MBP in late 2019 with the magic keyboard. They updated the MBA and the 2port and 4port 13” MBP lines in early 2020 when they were still using Intel cpus.
The M1 updates to the MBA and the 2port MBP continued with the same chassis using the magic keyboard.
Pretty much the main reason to upgrade in early 2020 was to get that upgraded keyboard.
My point was that it’s stupid to put the CPU, with all the wires that have to attach to it, inside a laptop. Separate the screen and keyboard from the CPU and wires.
It only lasts a few years until constant fiddling and eventually tape is required to keep it charging.
Are you talking the connection to the MacBook (the actual magnetic part) or the cable fraying like in the first generation 2006 model. I did experience the bad cable recall, but as I said before, my 2011 is still going strong after 10 years and still snaps in place when it gets near the port, and the only time it didn’t was when an errant staple got stuck on the magnet. Is your magnet actually failing?
It sounds like you want something sort of like a Mac version of my old Asus Transformer AiO. It actually worked pretty well, but I didn’t use remote mode often.
ASUS Transformer AiO
the world’s first All-in-One PC with a detachable display that can also be used as a standalone tablet around the home, giving you Windows8 and Android flexibility.
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Only the tablet portion is battery powered though, so your best option for your dream machine is likely a mini with a UPS then using Remote Desktop to control it with the Air. This is actually what I’m doing with a M1 Air and M1 mini hooked up to my TV, though I don’t have the UPS hooked up to it because the power here is pretty good (though I probably just jinxed myself by saying that.)
It makes so much difference. I've got the 16" Intel, and being able to get browser and graphics app windows for example, side by side, is a real boost to productivity.
While the new 14" might be a lot faster CPU-wise, I'd just be spending more time shuffling between open windows.
I feel that MagSafe isn’t so much inferior as much as it is less relevant today. It made sense back when when MacBooks had way shorter battery life and it was common to see laptops constantly being tethered to power outlets.
Today, given the long battery life that M1 MacBooks promise, I envision a use case more akin to that of iPads - charge them overnight and you would have enough juice to last a day of usage without having to worry about running dry in the middle of the day.
And if you plug in your laptop less often to charge, the risk of something tripping over the wire is also less as well. Nobody complains about iPads lacking MagSafe for that same reason.
A UPS is asinine suggestion, sorry. We are already paying for the M1’s and MacOS’s excellent battery management, so the M1 desktops should have a battery. How about if the battery had optional sizes? A small one standard to protect against being unplugged for a few minutes wouldn’t add too much cost or weight, a medium option to use on the train or patio, and a big option for all day use? Any downsides to that?
And Remote Desktop is designed for a different use case and probably has too much lag, and does it take over the desktop? I’m envisioning the GUI of Logic running on the Air, while the Mini handles the audio processing, without doing any graphics or mouse movements, which cause static in the speakers.
Sorry, just trying to give you a realistic option for your currently unique dream. Well, one downside would be millions of batteries more in the environment, another would be an added expense for people that like to complain about the price and size of different power adapters and everything else, apparently.
I’m honestly more curious about your MagSafe failure point. Can you provide more details? Is it MagSafe version 2?