Yeah that is a bit of a head scratcher! Mind you presuming this is an early draft (i'm sure Steve doesn't write it the day before!) it could just be possible they decided there was too much for one keynote and rejigged stuff, releasing info about the macpros early... although that doesn't quite explain the different specs... well it will all become clear soon enough.
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Yeah that is a bit of a head scratcher! Mind you presuming this is an early draft (i'm sure Steve doesn't write it the day before!) it could just be possible they decided there was too much for one keynote and rejigged stuff, releasing info about the macpros early... although that doesn't quite explain the different specs... well it will all become clear soon enough.
New airport express better finally come out. Something in a similar form but with pre-n or n and I'm a happy camper today
sounds not too bad, but if this is really a leak, i start missing the multi touch gadget on the book
Well no, cos the macbook's not really due a refresh and the flash transition with laptops will most likely take the same shape that it has with the ipods, ie coexisting alongside one another until the ipod classic can be superseded by the touch. They'll also want to charge a premium for this miniature tech at first, especially to recoup R&D costs on however multitouch is implemented in it and cos samsung will be charging so much for the ssd's that default config will probably be 32GB, so they need to keep HD-based MB's as budget models.
Besides, getting rid of the optical drive is half the point. Also, MBPs and MBs are also hardly ever updated at the same time and MBPs are due to get Merom first.
Lastly, tons of ppl with too much time on their hands write those "Steve's speech" dealies, or the slideshow or whatever every 6 months for MWSF and WWDC and I have yet to see a single one be accurate beyond the point of balanced speculation which it doesn't look like "trustedreviews" account can lay claim to.
iPhone was a very special case because it was a cell phone. As I understand it, cell phones have to be passed by the FCC, and Apple was worried the FCC would somehow leak the specs, thus ruining Apple's surprise. So Apple decided to show the device before hand, then get FCC approval, which took many months.
If I recall correctly, it's usually only a month or so from MacWorld to you having the product in your hands. (That's assuming there's no cell phone stuff in the MacBook Air, which some people think there could be for data transfer.)
Haha. it looks very Star Wars Episode 4ish. Like something Stormtrooper would use. I like how its dirty already too. So much for that clean glossy look.
Actually I'm worried this could be the case. If the Air thing contains some kind of 3G chip or something, it's going to take 6 months until it's going to be available in the US and who knows how long until it's available in Europe. In Switzerland, we don't even have the iPhone yet.
This could be yet another crappy AT&T thing.
What we NEED is a combo AppleTV/AirportExpress that would also act as a home server.
Stick a 500 gig or 1tb drive in there, you have imediate access to your content when you hook it up to the TV, plus you could share your Itunes with every other computer in your house through it. A central media point that also acts as your wireless networking hub.
That might be too forward thinking, though, combining what could easily be three sepeate products in to one.
Stick a 500 gig or 1tb drive in there, you have imediate access to your content when you hook it up to the TV, plus you could share your Itunes with every other computer in your house through it. A central media point that also acts as your wireless networking hub.
That might be too forward thinking, though, combining what could easily be three sepeate products in to one.
Well, the store is down, so I'm expecting an AppleTV that can stream HD content wirelessly to a revamped Apple Cinema Display and no wires required
When apple is going to do it right that will only make an power plug on to new macBook air. All other peripherals will be completely wireless using bluetooth or similar technology including the ethernet port, how cool would that be!
The only thing you then need for external devices is a method to give each device power a power plug that can be chained somehow, this can be drained from USB if needed ofcourse or from a external universal power plug. This will reduce the number of connections to the macBook as much as possible...
I personally don't see why I need a DVD driver, in my macBook I use it about 4 times a month, same as in my iMac. The thing just need to have enough memory to store DVD's when you are away. For the people that need to burn/use DVD's more often a macBook(pro) would be a better option. I think the macBook air is not a workhorse machine, but rather a 'take with me and do some work' machine, for me as a programmer it would be quite nice. I don't think it will have touch screen though, touch screens is more for handheld devices IMHO.
I also hope apple TV will come out with an build in tuner. The real thing that held me back for buying Apple TV is the lack of recording capabilities and I currently see it as an 'youtube viewing' device, this since I use my macBook/iMac already for playback to my projector and stereo installation. But with recording capabilities I can finally record the movies/programs I really cannot watch when I am away. One much better thing would be if apple tv will come out as a complete home entertainment system with build in amplifier, radio, speakers etc. Much like the one already found using the other OS..
well, let's see what happens today.
thanks,
Ries van twisk
The only thing you then need for external devices is a method to give each device power a power plug that can be chained somehow, this can be drained from USB if needed ofcourse or from a external universal power plug. This will reduce the number of connections to the macBook as much as possible...
I personally don't see why I need a DVD driver, in my macBook I use it about 4 times a month, same as in my iMac. The thing just need to have enough memory to store DVD's when you are away. For the people that need to burn/use DVD's more often a macBook(pro) would be a better option. I think the macBook air is not a workhorse machine, but rather a 'take with me and do some work' machine, for me as a programmer it would be quite nice. I don't think it will have touch screen though, touch screens is more for handheld devices IMHO.
I also hope apple TV will come out with an build in tuner. The real thing that held me back for buying Apple TV is the lack of recording capabilities and I currently see it as an 'youtube viewing' device, this since I use my macBook/iMac already for playback to my projector and stereo installation. But with recording capabilities I can finally record the movies/programs I really cannot watch when I am away. One much better thing would be if apple tv will come out as a complete home entertainment system with build in amplifier, radio, speakers etc. Much like the one already found using the other OS..
well, let's see what happens today.
thanks,
Ries van twisk
I wasn't basing my opinion on Photoshopped images posted here, but on what has been released in the past few years. The MacBook Pro is essentially an PowerBook, the MacBook and iBook. No major feature changes in one go other than the processor. Mostly small bumps. While some could argue if it ain't broken, don't fix it, the only big cosmetic changes have been the BlackBook, MacBook keys and the magnetic hinge. The first has proven largely popular, even if some argue it shouldn't be a premium, the others have been a love-hate from day one that very slowly ebbed away. All I'm saying is I'm more expecting it to look like a smaller MBP. Nothing overly different. If it is, I may be blown away, I may be disgusted. Either way as time goes on it becomes more predictable.
Haha, yeah I'll have to remember to sneak that quote in next time. While I agree that Apple does disappoint and fans get disappointed unnecessarily, I believe the latter is happening more as time goes on. Yes I feel their products are getting almost too predictable, but people do seem to think when a new MacBook comes out at the same price that the speed should increase, the memory doubled, bigger HD and perhaps adding in Blu Ray and other goodies. Take any other manufacturer and while at first glance a lot of cheaper machines seem to have more, when you compare their say $999 model now to the same price point 12 months ago, you'll probably find they have increased performance by a similar level.
apple tv
i was thinking about buying a apple tv when they came out, and i still want one, but don't they only play music/videos purchased through itunes? if i was to rip a c.d. or download a song from another site *cough* limewire *cough*, the songs wont play on apple t.v. correct?
i was thinking about buying a apple tv when they came out, and i still want one, but don't they only play music/videos purchased through itunes? if i was to rip a c.d. or download a song from another site *cough* limewire *cough*, the songs wont play on apple t.v. correct?
Well, the store is down, so I'm expecting an AppleTV that can stream HD content wirelessly to a revamped Apple Cinema Display and no wires required
Must be a big range of updates (hopefully) if the store is down over two hours before the start of the keynote and four hours before the store goes back up.
Yeah.. and then God expelled them from heaven (Moscone)
Seriously guys, this forbidden
fruit were not meant for us. It's belongs to the devil!If You buy the new Mac Pro with_8core_processor +nVidia_quadro +8gb_memory +8*parallel_apple_cinema_display +4Tb_harddrive, then maybe You are that devil.
Anyway, good drawing.
Apple is about simplifying computers.
I'm all for the media server as well. It's a mess trying to find and organize photos, videos and iTunes with multiple computers. A central server that would be constantly on, gathering the media and organizing it so that it's easily accessible from any computer would make life a lot simpler. And Apple underlying theme has always been to simplify computing.
So aside from iPhone updates and the iTunes movie rental store the next thing would be to introduce the new media server. Then the final announcement would be the Macbook Air. Apple's biggest seller is the Macbook and much like they've done with the iPod line I can see them diversifying. They'll keep the standard Macbook with optical drive but give it a facelift to better match the iMacs. I think if they introduce an "air" model it will have to be extremely sleek, run cool and offer some kind of multi-touch interface either through the trackpad or the screen. I think it also needs to be priced under $1K for it to find an audience.
I'm all for the media server as well. It's a mess trying to find and organize photos, videos and iTunes with multiple computers. A central server that would be constantly on, gathering the media and organizing it so that it's easily accessible from any computer would make life a lot simpler. And Apple underlying theme has always been to simplify computing.
So aside from iPhone updates and the iTunes movie rental store the next thing would be to introduce the new media server. Then the final announcement would be the Macbook Air. Apple's biggest seller is the Macbook and much like they've done with the iPod line I can see them diversifying. They'll keep the standard Macbook with optical drive but give it a facelift to better match the iMacs. I think if they introduce an "air" model it will have to be extremely sleek, run cool and offer some kind of multi-touch interface either through the trackpad or the screen. I think it also needs to be priced under $1K for it to find an audience.
Pretty much anything that is stored in iTunes can be synched or streamed to an Apple TV.
Now with a DVD/Blu Ray player, TV Tuner, Web Access and perhaps a few more features, it'd be perfect. However in reality, I'd probably just wait until I have a HDTV as the main set and then plump for the current/replacement Apple TV or a Mac Mini and access content from other machines through Bonjour.
When was there a delay of 6 months between the announcement of an Apple hardware product at Macworld and its actual release? The only thing I can think of like that is the iPhone itself, and that was an exception (due to FCC approval process, it had to be unveiled much earlier than a normal Apple product).
But I can't think of any Mac hardware that has had such a delay between announcement and availability.
I agree. I don't buy software at a store... I buy it online; and download the latest rather than install and then download the upgrade.
Music CD's sales are falling in favor of iTunes and other such services. CD's and DVD's for back up are stupid, slow and expensive when you can buy 500G drives for $100. I don't have a use for optical drives. My Dell computer I have for work doesn't have one... the external I leave at work and have used it perhaps 6 times in 4 years.
What would be cool is if you could use an optical drive networked from another computer gracefully... oh, you can!! just turn sharing on!
Whenever Apple does finally introduce the 3g iPhone that will take about 6 months too right? Apple said they will never pre announce a product that long in advance again, so I don't know what they plan to do with the next iPhone since it will have to go through the FCC too.
You, sir, are making way too much sense for this frenzied crowd. You are saying the same thing I am, namely, who is the product geared to. If its made to be docked to a desktop machine (meaning it has limited cpu, hard drive space, no optical, no firewire, etc,) then you have a large iPhone with a folding keyboard. Yes, you can do email, web browsing, light word processing, maybe the whole Office suite, but certainly not iLife. What you have left is a product looking for a niche and Apple simply doesn't do that. I could see this as a tablet but even that is a stretch. I don't see a limited laptop at all. 6 more hours?
I am thinking back in the 90's this happened a couple of times around when Apple went from the 68 series architecture to the PPC architecture.
However, I might be wrong on the delay time (might have been shorter) on when a product actually was available to purchase from when it was introduced. Also, in those days, there was more than one MW each year. I believe there was 4 (SF, Boston, Tokyo and Paris). So things got a bit confusing...then boring as fewer new items were introduced.
Recently, what is introduced seems to be available right away. The recent exception that I can think of was the iPhone as you mentioned.
That's a good point about the PowerPC switch; that was also a case where you probably had to announce something much earlier, to give devs time to prepare for it; although I don't recall if Apple specifically unveiled the first actual Power Macs at the same time as the PowerPC announcement.