Then a mouse and keyboard will eventually be produced for the iPad...there are already external ssds.
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The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming
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Then a mouse and keyboard will eventually be produced for the iPad...there are already external ssds.
I am almost certain that there already are keyboards for iPads.
I've had an iPhone since 2009 but just got my first iPad, and have been curious to see how much of a replacement it could be for my MacBook Air. I still hope to find a CAD program but have been disappointed so far. AutoCAD's app is reasonably priced and has a one week free trial. During that period it had no problem opening existing drawings and doing simple modifications. But one evening I spent several frustrating hours trying to create a drawing from scratch and finally gave up. I was using the Apple Pencil. Some of this was just my unfamiliarity, but the app seemed very limited.
Have also tried a few other CAD apps that I didn't care for. Spent a little while with Shapr3D and it seems like a pretty cool app. But it's more oriented towards design as opposed to drafting. Not sure if it can do detailed construction drawings, but I'm just getting started with it.
For other things, MS Office works pretty well on the iPad with my Zagg rugged book keyboard case. Safari and Apple Mail are pretty much the same as the Mac, but it can be difficult to click on small links on websites (the Apple Pencil helps with this). And just scrolling through a page, it's way to easy to click on an ad by accident with any app that has advertising. I'm sure advertisers love the idea of touchscreens.
The MacRumors forums are one of the worst sites on my iPad. The cursor keys don't work properly when you edit a post. If you press the right-arrow, for example, it not only advances the cursor but it scrolls the whole page to the bottom and the text you're editing goes off-screen.
But putting everything else aside, the biggest problem with iOS is selecting text. That is ridiculously hard and can take multiple tries to get it right - especially if you are trying to select multiple sentences. The Apple Pencil helps with this, but it's still way too hard. This is a really major problem that many people tend to minimize when suggesting that the iPad can replace a computer.
Have also tried a few other CAD apps that I didn't care for. Spent a little while with Shapr3D and it seems like a pretty cool app. But it's more oriented towards design as opposed to drafting. Not sure if it can do detailed construction drawings, but I'm just getting started with it.
For other things, MS Office works pretty well on the iPad with my Zagg rugged book keyboard case. Safari and Apple Mail are pretty much the same as the Mac, but it can be difficult to click on small links on websites (the Apple Pencil helps with this). And just scrolling through a page, it's way to easy to click on an ad by accident with any app that has advertising. I'm sure advertisers love the idea of touchscreens.
The MacRumors forums are one of the worst sites on my iPad. The cursor keys don't work properly when you edit a post. If you press the right-arrow, for example, it not only advances the cursor but it scrolls the whole page to the bottom and the text you're editing goes off-screen.
But putting everything else aside, the biggest problem with iOS is selecting text. That is ridiculously hard and can take multiple tries to get it right - especially if you are trying to select multiple sentences. The Apple Pencil helps with this, but it's still way too hard. This is a really major problem that many people tend to minimize when suggesting that the iPad can replace a computer.
so ... a hi-resolution interface with gestures, drawing and input is needed ... all available now excluding a clever way to replace the tactile keyboard ... feedback and resolution being paramount I also see our "linearity" and need for control and review of the input as the biggest "human" obstacle ... we need the keyboard ... indeed slower than the mouth and that's a good thing ... God forbid I let my mouth loose without a backspace and erase key.
We love the keyboard which is like a good ole fashion book or pencil and paper ... it's more of what we are and less of what we shouldn't be perhaps. The leap will be leaving the keyboard behind entirely and developing another means of primary interface .. which I doubt will be voice-centric but rather fed from some sort of embedded interface that can engage our need for "pace" in the input stream.
Those 10 fingers dancing across the keyboard equate to our human signature.
We love the keyboard which is like a good ole fashion book or pencil and paper ... it's more of what we are and less of what we shouldn't be perhaps. The leap will be leaving the keyboard behind entirely and developing another means of primary interface .. which I doubt will be voice-centric but rather fed from some sort of embedded interface that can engage our need for "pace" in the input stream.
Those 10 fingers dancing across the keyboard equate to our human signature.
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With wireless charging, would it even need one port?
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It was probably Steve who green lit the 2012 Mini project before his passing. Hardware projects usually have a year lead time.
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The time value of money means this years dollar is worth less than last years dollar. So they're making less money. Take that, Apple!
Lol...makes Mac Mini people happy, makes them feel fine!
Actually, tMP would make a really nice chassis for powerful Mini.
Or it could be cube. The main fhing would be, that you could fit one big fan in it to keep it cool & quiet.
The new Mac mini is already here, it's the Intel Nuc with Hackintosh.
Apple stopped building hardware a while ago, they're a services and software company. Slowly hemoraging all product lines. Thanks Timmy Cook.
Apple stopped building hardware a while ago, they're a services and software company. Slowly hemoraging all product lines. Thanks Timmy Cook.
Any new Mini would be nice
The Mini did what it was supposed to and then some until the end ... the MacPro was a haltingly expensive failure in terms of adoption, investment and product life so they need to make good on the modular MacPro ... surely, if they don't pull that off the Mini will be non-existent or not worth mentioning.
The cost of the technology in the Mini is declining faster than the value of the dollar, so they are still probably making more money per unit sale.
Any new quad Mini would be nicer.Any new Mini would be nice
The next 13” MBP would be lucky to get a quad core. With that, I do not see the MacBook, nor the MBAir, getting a quad core, so as not to compete with the 13” mbp.
And it seems Apple has likened the Mac Mini to the MBAir.
I have ZERO faith in Apple producing anything we would actually want to buy.
Whatever Apple would present, would be met with great scpetiscism. For example, think of a mini the size of the AppleTV, with one of Apple‘s own Ax CPU/GPU combos, running macOS (perhaps iOS optionally).Um, be careful what you wish for. A new mini that was as big a fiasco as the 2014 would not be so nice
In other words: a new entry platform, which might be shared by the new MacBook (Air) and perhaps directly derived from an iOS device. 2-4x USB-C, 1xHDMI 2.0, 1xEthernet (I know I’m optimistic here
) - that’s all. 8GB/256GB entry specs. If Apple is generous, it might even provide for a standard VESA mount.Would you buy at the current mini’s price point(s)?
Saying "the next 13" MBP would be lucky to get quad core" would be an argument you could have made in 2016/early 2017, but not now. The 13" MBP will go quad-core. And so will the next mini, it may even go 6-core if we're lucky.
In fact it wouldn't be a surprise, except to those that are under the impression that we'll get some kind of locked down ARM box. Although a 'Mac nano' using ARM wouldn't be that bad as a separate line, given that it would essentially be an Apple TV, so could start as low as $259.
As for the 12" MacBook getting quad-core, of course it won't because Intel don't have a 5W quad-core part, and aren't expected to until late next year or 2020. That won't be of much use if Apple have moved to Intel by then, which will no doubt happen with the 12" MacBook (although if it goes ahead for the next few years, I expect we'll see the first in 2021 at the earliest rather than 2020 so it's possible).
Given that Apple has admitted it's mistakes and reaffirmed it's commitment to the Mac, I would have thought people would have more faith in Apple producing a good Mac mini. Many of it's mistakes with the (older) Mac Pro apply to the 2014 Mac mini. It depends on what you want to buy, but personally I think it'll be a great upgrade. I just hope we see it this year rather than next year.
You have GOT to be kidding
I must have missed that admission... care to post a link to the news piece?
Yeah, he's delirious... not seeing a new Mac Mini any time soon, and most definitely NOT a quad core Mini.