'Unleashed' Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18

[Wahlstrm]

I hold Apple to a higher standard than other companies, when I pay this much for a computer. The only reason I call them mistakes is because I personally never liked these features, and I don't think anyone enjoyed the lack of SD card slot, USB-C charging or the lack of HDMI – none of these offer any advantage to anyone.

My problem with the touch bar is that it's not tactile, changing the volume and brightness requires you to look, press, hold, and drag which is 4 things instead of just pressing without looking which is 1 thing.

I also find the implementation buggy, with things like Safari tabs simply displaying garbage 50% of the time, and every app having its own weird implementation... I just resorted to making it display exactly what the traditional function rows would display, which of course defeats the purpose entirely and offers a worse experience as it's not tactile.

Worst of all the TouchBar completely turns off after a few seconds so the usefulness of say, seeing a seek bar while playing a video is lost. They shouldn't have gone with OLED (due to burnin) for this reason.

Another obvious issue was that Apple never released a magic keyboard with a Touch Bar.

Maybe if a few million MacPro/iMac/MacMini/MBA users also had access, support/adoption would be better.

A decent portion of MBP customers also use their laptop in either clamshell mode or at least on a stand while using an external keyboard and mouse. If it can only be used sporadically, then it’s very unlikely to ever make its way into anyone’s workflow.

It becomes a gimmick at best.

 

[macsplusmacs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447997813602799630

 

[ponshop]

My last mbp is a Late 2007... I think 14 years is enough time.

 

[anshuvorty]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447997813602799630

damn....it has already been leaked...but not the redesign though....apple is holding that close to their vest....for sure...

 

[EugW]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447997813602799630

"Pricing will be similar between 14 and 16 inch"

I wonder what that means.

"Base M1X is the same configuration for both models"

I guess that means both will have the 16-core GPU variant for entry level. However, I wonder if only the 16" will get the 32-core upgrade option though.

 

[anshuvorty]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447997813602799630

who wants to bet that the new design brick takes its cue from the redesigned iMacs and includes the ethernet port on the brick itself (for the higher-end configs, maybe?)

 

[ToomeyND]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1447997813602799630

Pricing similar probably means the 14" costs the same as the 16", not that the 16" has dropped to the price of the 14". Unfortunately. Still, these sound like they'll be beastly, meaning the cost could be justified. Just not for the faint of heart or thin of wallet.

 

[Codeseven]

My last mbp is a Late 2007... I think 14 years is enough time.

2008 for me, and it ‘still’ works!

 

[ggx12]

best double-surprise,

1. A week earlier than I was expecting it
2. And it's monday instead of Tuesday

What else do we need?

 

[gregmancuso]

Interested to know if apple will still allow charging through the usb-c ports.
Wouldn’t surprise me if they disable it to sell more MagSafe chargers.

I sure as hell hope not. I have no desire to carry around another cord. USB-C charges fine on the road and accepts power from my monitor via the single power / video / audio / data cable when I am home.

Not a fan of adding back the other ports either. Most people who absolutely need HDMI already have a adapter of some sort (dongle, dock, etc.). More and more conference rooms are adapting one of the wireless screen sharing options or provide multiple cable ends for video.

Up in the air over the TouchBar. I use it a lot when I have my notebook open. But most of the time my MBP is closed in a Satech stand with the single USB-C cable attached. Perhaps if Apple had offered a keyboard with the TouchBar or more aggressively supported it it would have garnered more traction.

 

[neo_cs193p]

who wants to bet that the new design brick takes its cue from the redesigned iMacs and includes the ethernet port on the brick itself (for the higher-end configs, maybe?)

And lose your internet connection whenever you're done charging? I love ethernet, but that brick doesn't sound like a laptop feature to me.

 

[ToomeyND]

And lose your internet connection whenever you're done charging? I love ethernet, but that brick doesn't sound like a laptop feature to me.

I think the new MacBook Pros are rumored to come with wifi.

 

[Zdigital2015]

I'm a little bit curious why they didn't make the event announcement yesterday. I guess it wasn't an issue because nobody has to make flight plans. It was good for us Canadians though since we were on holiday yesterday.


I'm hopeful for the M1X Mac mini sooner rather than later.

As for the M1X iMac, I'm guessing spring 2022.


That's one reason I've been thinking about the M1X Mac mini or even a late 2022 M2 Mac mini. The newness of the M1 line worries me a bit, esp. given the reports of flakiness with monitors and Bluetooth, among other things.


The pundits are suggesting it will not necessarily be along side the new MacBook Pros, but may not be that far off either. But then again some are suggesting it won't be until spring. See above. If it's that late, I might just wait for an M2 model in the fall. The M2 would be slower than the M1X, but it would also be cheaper.

If the mini is announced on Monday, then I’m happy for everyone. However, when these events are announced, inevitably the predictions become more wish fulfillment than reality, and then when Apple disappoints, the number of people here who get extremely upset is quite hilarious. So many here don’t temper their expectations with Apple’s reality, which has been extremely plain vanilla with Macs. Apple still seems to think we all want iPad Pros, despite the fact that iPadOS needs some major philosophical changes in order to replace a Mac for power users.

 

[visualseed]

G5 PowerBooks or go home!

 

[freddiecable]

a monday!!

that must mean +30" imac with 64 core m1

 

[anshuvorty]

And lose your internet connection whenever you're done charging? I love ethernet, but that brick doesn't sound like a laptop feature to me.

What do you mean? You can always have both WiFi and ethernet enabled and you will never lose internet.

 

[R3k]

blue?

I’m hoping we get a few color choices alla the new iMacs

 

[itsmesteven]

Airpods 3 is comimng for sure. I wish for a MacBook Pro 16.

 

[anshuvorty]

Airpods 3 is comimng for shure. I wish for a MacBook Pro 16.

It's all coming together....

 

[Arnold Ziffel]

Waiting for the larger M1 powered iMac.

 

[anshuvorty]

From 9to5Mac: https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/12/m1x-macbook-pro-webcam-ram-standard/

 

[boemtje]

Already looking forward to the posts (in the weeks) after the event on how apple did everything wrong, why apple sucks ever since Tim Apple became CEO, how ugly the new design is, and of course all the "I will be returning my new MacBook" threads!

 

[ToomeyND]

From 9to5Mac: https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/12/m1x-macbook-pro-webcam-ram-standard/

That render has me worried that the aluminum above the sd slot could be bent closed. So thin.

 

[MareLuce]

Why Monday tho?

I wimpered when I saw that too.

I had already cleared out my Tuesday schedule.
Monday is completely jampacked. I love listening to them live and now cannot.

much worse, If ordering goes live, I won’t be able to order immediately!

Oh the trauma.

😢

 

[LonestarOne]

Waiting for the larger M1 powered iMac.

I've been hoping for (but not really expecting) the same. But "unleashed" implies portable computers, not laptops. So, it will be a while longer.