Most likely that will be true. However, as the percentage of its revenue from iOS devices continues to increase, we can expect Apple to devote less and less attention to its PC lineup, especially in the "post PC world" Tim Cook described at the keynote.
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Most likely that will be true. However, as the percentage of its revenue from iOS devices continues to increase, we can expect Apple to devote less and less attention to its PC lineup, especially in the "post PC world" Tim Cook described at the keynote.
I wouldn't even remotely consider a Mac upgrade until they sport USB3. It'll happen when the Ivy Bridge chipsets hit the market. Until then, just plain silly.
Thunderbolt could have been really cool, but it's really being held back by costs. Intel, get the connection on PC laptops so we can see some price drops!
Thunderbolt could have been really cool, but it's really being held back by costs. Intel, get the connection on PC laptops so we can see some price drops!
I don't need toys Apple, some people have work to do...
Without the toys, there probably wouldn't have been an Apple today however.
No doubt...but for some reason they continue to believe there is no market for that.
There is more of a market for that mid range machine (mac mini pro) or whatever you want to call it then there is for the Mac Pro machine.
Don't know why we can't get a mini tower with 2 graphic card slots, 2 drive slots and 2 optional PCI slots or something equivalent.
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480GB has been out for quite a while, but it's pretty pricey (my boss actually bought one, and I installed it):
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/SSDAPE6G480/
Hopefully the new Macbook Pros will have retina displays, 8 gigs of ram standard, 250gig SSD, and USB 3.0/Thunderbolt/HDMI/eSATA ports.
Too pricey for the Airs. I'd be more interested in a 8GB upgrade option. At 4GB, the Air is seriously weakened as a work laptop. The RAM limit really hinders the machines performance with anything more than a couple of apps open.
Just give me a Mac Pro, that finally supports the world of AMD and Nvidia GPUs please. And allow the OS to permit my Mid 2010 MP to upgrade beyond the 5870 GPU. That is why I bought an "upgradeable" MP. So I could use all those slots. There is no need for the nearly two-year-old 5870 to be the top compatible GPU card with a Mac. And Nvidia should be an option too. The most frustrating part of the Mac system to me.
The graphics card on my 2007 MBP just crapped out again this weekend...I NEED a new computer now and updated Macbooks or iMac will suffice umkkk thanks apple 
Count me in among those waiting for a new Mac Pro. My 1,1 is getting way too long in the tooth. Even though it mostly satisfies my needs at the moment, it's only a matter of time before it dies a horrible death.
Come on Apple, I have about $3K with your name on it. Release the damn things already.
It might not die a horrible death, but this might make you want to upgrade:
Mountain Lion supposedly doesn't run on the Mac Pro 1,1 (or 2,1) because they aren't supporting 32-bit EFI (unless something changes in the release version). There is a hack to make it work, though.
Edit: Aardwolf mentions below that he ran Mountain Lion on the 1,1 without hacks. So maybe this isn't conclusive. This is what I was going off of: http://www.j4mie.co.uk/blog/how-to-install-mountain-lion-on-macpro11/
This machine more than satisfies my needs, and I haven't even maxed out RAM or put in SSDs yet, so I am a bit disappointed that they're dropping support on a machine whose hardware is adequate despite it being 6 years old, but that is typical of Apple. I'll probably use the hack to run Mountain Lion if I have to.
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I've been stuck w/ this Dell XPS. Been running great since 2008, but since I uploaded W7 and it's like a totally new machine.
BUT i'm really drawn to the creative software programs on my wife's 5-yr old iMac and I see myself making and editing home videos/pix of the family so i'm leaning towards a refreshed iMac when ( or if? ) it will come out this year.
Guess we'll wait and see.
BUT i'm really drawn to the creative software programs on my wife's 5-yr old iMac and I see myself making and editing home videos/pix of the family so i'm leaning towards a refreshed iMac when ( or if? ) it will come out this year.
Guess we'll wait and see.
Also waiting for the new MBP's!! If the new MBP's have retina display, I'm sure it will be a pricey option (as in not standard).
2012 should be another "The Year of the Mac"...
As for other products, I reckon the 'Apple TV' will make an appearance at the end of the year as a way to cap things off in style.
- Retina displays for the MacBook Pro models at least. I wouldn't hold out for the iMacs yet however, simply because of the cost of the larger panels.
- Mountain Lion, which fingers crossed will continue the trend for another nice £20 update. Some of the new 'features' are still in my books obvious updates that could have been packaged into Lion at some point, but oh well.
- MacBook Airs to drop the 'Air' branding, and MacBook Pro's get an expected new form factor. Dropping the optical drive is almost a dead cert - this is Apple, afterall.
- I might be pushing it, but I think they'll drop one of the Mice options on the BTO's, and the Magic Trackpad will become the standard option. The OS is so much easier to use with a trackpad that it makes sense from their point of view.
As for other products, I reckon the 'Apple TV' will make an appearance at the end of the year as a way to cap things off in style.
I'm also hesitant to get a MacBook Air for this reason as well, and have to keep reminding myself of this every time I start to want one. When I upgraded to 8GB from 4GB on my work MBP, it made a huge noticeable difference, especially when I run multiple VMs (I almost always have at least 1 VM running, and occasionally run 2 or more at the same time). I can't imagine the SSD in the Air is so fast as to make RAM limitations negligible, but you might hear someone claim that.
That said, on my personal laptop, on which I never run VMs, 4GB has been adequate (I have a Mac Pro for heavy lifting). Even so, I'd like whatever laptop I buy, even for personal use, to be a bit future-proof. Now that the newer MBPs can take 16GB (unofficially) and aren't too expensive, this raises the bar even further, and even 8GB is starting to look small.
My MacPro1,1 ran the Mountain Lion beta with no trouble (except for the usual beta bugs). I put Lion back on it for now. I didn't have to hack it either.
We are of like mind.... sadly it seems like Apple is positioning the company to be a post PC company... to me honestly, Windows 8 is starting to look pretty neat.
they better be a lil careful up in Cupertino, the former lifeblood of Apple, the Professional market, is skipping town if they don't support it better.
They ought to have better appreciation for the fact that during the 1990's and early steve jobs era version 2.0, it was this market that kept Apple alive.
rewarding this market with great products and diversity in offerings? Nope. last Mac Pro update was over 500 days ago and that one was minimal at best.
its time to do a proper desktop product line. they are rich in money, its not like they would lose cash in the proposition. they would unleash lots of pent up interest in the desktop line that imac's and mac mini's are just not enough power for.
Ditto for me as well. I've been waiting since last summer. I just wish we had an announcement already.
I'm in the group that is waiting for the new iMac. I the the original G5 iMac so I'm definitely ready for a new iMac. The G5 is fine for a lot of things, but the large files from the new digital cameras are a challenge for it.
And I do expect a bit of a performance increase from the 1.8 G5 to an i5 or i7.
And it is going to be time to upgrade the wife's Air later this year when her Apple Care runs out.
I think the improvements from her current Air will be noticeable - just not as much as on the iMac.
And I do expect a bit of a performance increase from the 1.8 G5 to an i5 or i7.
And it is going to be time to upgrade the wife's Air later this year when her Apple Care runs out.
I think the improvements from her current Air will be noticeable - just not as much as on the iMac.