I mainly replaced a Windows computer with a Mac because I had already purchased an iPhone and was impressed.
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I mainly replaced a Windows computer with a Mac because I had already purchased an iPhone and was impressed.
FWIW, I have written an email to Tim Cook (as I did once to Steve Jobs).
Except a 5.4K RPM drive today runs faster than previous 7200 RPM drives and use less power. My 8TB WD Red, that is 5400 RPM, has read and write speeds around 180MBps. The 7200 RPM drive that came with my late 2012 is significantly slower.
Yes, OFF the couch and outside for some fresh air!
That’s correct. Apple has always been a design company from day one. That’s why Steve Jobs removed the “computer” from Apple when he returned. So people would not forget what Apple’s real business model was.
Not to sell computers, but to create differentiated experiences which users are willing to pay for.
To put this first world "problem" back into its proper perspective, take a few minutes time out to consider that THIS is the country where most of these complainers hail from - the LOUD, BRASH, "entitled" portion of the population of Ameria... and these videos just about sum that up:
Find another way to do your work, because complaining not only doesn't earn you money, it COSTS YOU TIME.
Find another way to do your work, because complaining not only doesn't earn you money, it COSTS YOU TIME.
Apple didn’t drop computer from their name until 2007.That’s correct. Apple has always been a design company from day one. That’s why Steve Jobs removed the “computer” from Apple when he returned. So people would not forget what Apple’s real business model was.
Not to sell computers, but to create differentiated experiences which users are willing to pay for.
I believe the 7 year hardware thing is from the date that the Mac is discontinued, not introduced - luckily!
But they also have a max of 7/8 years of software support, and that seems to start from the time the Mac is introduced :O
5400 RPM is still 5400 RPM. Rotational latency doesn't disappear just because the drive's density is faster. You'll get faster contiguous performance, but random access performance (which determines how well the drive works for things like launching apps, booting, and just about everything else other than audio/video playback/editing) is still considerably worse, because you can't change the laws of physics.
You pretty much have to pair it with flash storage to make a 5400 RPM drive even marginally usable these days.
Although I feel thoroughly dissatisfied with my 2016 15" MBP (as I've made clear enough above), I will say that Apple probably realizes that just releasing a "bump", at this point, won't particularly help the situation. So, in consideration of that fact, I do think it's reasonable to expect that it will take a little longer to address the problems. Two significant pain points are 1) soldered in RAM, and 2) soldered in SSD, neither of which can easily be addressed at the current form factor (maybe a new logic board design?). A third problem is the too-narrow tolerance between keyboard and screen, which again is difficult to address at the current form factor. Keyboard problems can be addressed, of course, and have already (apparently) been reduced in the 2017 version (though I have no direct knowledge of any improvements).
The only "quick fix" would be to take the 2015 chassis, add TB3/USB-c and upgrade all the internals. While that's a possibility, it does seem somewhat unlikely.
Mind you, that is essentially what they've done with the iMac Pro, so maybe it's a real possibility... Honestly, I would quite happily upgrade to a machine like that, as long is RAM/SSD were user-upgradable and the price point wasn't obscene. (I have no idea why they abandoned the old 3-tier pricing model. It worked really well, in my experience.)
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The only "quick fix" would be to take the 2015 chassis, add TB3/USB-c and upgrade all the internals. While that's a possibility, it does seem somewhat unlikely.
Mind you, that is essentially what they've done with the iMac Pro, so maybe it's a real possibility... Honestly, I would quite happily upgrade to a machine like that, as long is RAM/SSD were user-upgradable and the price point wasn't obscene. (I have no idea why they abandoned the old 3-tier pricing model. It worked really well, in my experience.)
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Yeah, I emailed Tim Cook a while ago, as well...
Jesus Christ you really have no idea what you’re talking about. Please stop.
if can upgrade , imac wouldn't sell and so as dying mac mini. When to buy apple product before, only see imac and macbook, the price not much diff but with 1 usb c ?What ? How do i want to do presentation with hdmi port ? How do i connect with mouse ? Since they don't provide magic mouse . In the end,have to choose imac. I'm have long time buying laptop for work(Windows NT OS i usually install) , suddenly moved to desktop because of "APPLE knew better then customer ".For a consumer from windows/ linux flavour(fedora,ubuntu,red hat) .. I'm really shock how long osx and hardware need to upgrade to match other vendor.
** i still do presentation with my old 2013 acer 8 GB ram 256 SSD.. I still alive and kickin.
Well I've been doing all of that stuff, and I've decided that you can and should run it on servers instead, for a variety of reasons.
- Way cheaper and more upgradeable hardware, or "elastic" virtual hardware if you're using cloud
- Not tied to macOS (most of that stuff is best on Linux)
- Keeps data safe
- No worrying about battery running out, computer sleeping, closing lid, etc
- Can access from multiple devices from anywhere (with Internet)
- Enforces good habits, esp if you can do this with cloud tools and temporary compute instances
Though for ML, I don't think 32GiB of RAM is necessary. You'd be way more worried about GPU speed and VRAM, and you'd need an external GPU if you're doing anything demanding.
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You oughtta compare IOps and not bandwidth if you're looking at everyday usage. That matters more. HDDs are bad for random seeks in general, but I'd expect 5200RPM to be worse, and the iMac shows it.
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Most gamers do not. The most popular games run fine on current Macs (and iPhones). The niche serious gamers should use Windows anyway, no matter what hardware Apple releases, cause of compatibility issues and Apple's war against OpenGL.
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Second... intel does have superior single threaded performance lead over AMD. AMD can only compensate by using more cores. That’s a FACT!
However, this might change in the future since AMD is doing very well these days
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Their CPUs tend to lose in benchmarks to similarly priced Intel products. I've only ever seen temporary success from them. With GPUs, I'm not sure, but there's probably a reason all gamers use Nvidia despite AMD having full compatibility, and I know ML researchers use Nvidia for CUDA.
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I would buy the OS in a Heartbeat if they did this, but now hearing they are thinking of making their own CPU's we may see a change in direction away from x86
They would have to sell jailbroken tablets. Without command-line tools and file system access, I can't imagine someone developing software on a tablet. It's everything too claustrophobic to any developer from our era.
looks like marketing's just found yet another way to try and force the iPad Pro into the hands of desperate Mac users ..
this is sad, it really is
this is sad, it really is
I think this is the future indeed, but unless the ipad starts supporting mouse, I highly doubt it will ever be used as a main computer. It’s a major restriction!
I say to everyone I meet that's thinking about jumping ship to go for it at this point. I did and haven't looked back.
My experience with MBA’s, both I have owned, is 2-3 years before something breaks and then it costs a small fortune to replace, ie the trackpad. I live in Greece, so things are not as rosy here as they are with Apple support in the USA or other major countries...
i think even those word kinda not technologies geek . But seem it as the truth, i see much no diff between ddr3, ddr3l,ddr4. The main important is the storage not the speed, low storage 4GB ddr3l kinda useless, better DDR3 8 GB instead .
for simple example mac mini 4gb solder worthless compare 2 mac mini 2011 user upgrable
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To be fair, the new ones have faster graphics processors, but yeah, not worth.
My experience is very different, still using my 2011 MBA that runs like new, never had even a single issue with it.