No, just going from the rumors. Don't get me wrong; I'm very happy to have the ports back, and I'll probably buy one just for the speed. I hope I'm wrong, and they do something amazing. For example, I'd love to see 20 hours of battery life, a cellular radio, or a 800 nit brightness screen.
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'Unleashed' Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18
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The Intel 13-inch starts at 16/512 already, which the M1X will replace
Still can't believe that Apple has jumped the gun and just announced an Apple event for next Monday....the time is passing by like molasses folks!
Get something to do! I can't wait....gahhhhh...the suspense is killing me....
Get something to do! I can't wait....gahhhhh...the suspense is killing me....
Looking forward to your redesign but the M1s are a gimped. Bootcamp added serious value to MBPs for many of us. Just not a fan of virtualisation. Messy, clunky.
The HDMI, SD, and MagSafe specs were already leaked months ago.
Jumped the gun? They were actually comparatively late this time. Usually they give 7 days notice, not 6 days.
Jumped the gun in the sense that there was no hint or anything from any leakers that could've possibly led to October 18 being chosen as the date for the reveal of the MacBook Pros...
I think last year, there was some indication by the leakers that a Nov event would be done for the new M1 Macs...
I thought my M1 MBP was going to be transitional. More or less a placeholder while I waited for the real “pro” machines. But, honestly, its been one of the best macs I have ever owned and performance for most things exceed what I can humanly process. In other words, I rarely wait for anything. There are things I have rendered out that do take time and I know a beefier machine is needed to do those tasks more efficiently, but those are edge cases that don’t come up often. For 95% of what I do, this machine is enough. It will remain enough until the data density of what I am required to output increases at some distant point in the future.
That was my conclusion as well. Even running X-Plane at a decent rate was a surprise, especially since it isn't native.
Oh dear, don't watch it then!
This place is full of rumours based upon rumours and NOT ONE said the event would be on a Monday. Sad really. Perhaps it's time to get a real life.
Why not?
My wallet is ready for a 14" MBP 32/1 or 2 TB. Upgrading from a base model 2014 rMBP so should be quite a jump.
i think the vast majority are going to be saying “take my money now” after this event. Those who have money anyway lol
You are sooo wrong. THIS is going to be the boring event that I’m NOT looking forward to.
ok, it has to do cause I’m poor as hell I live with my parents same apartment and can’t afford stuff. 🥺😩😢🙁
If you save and just cut down on expenses, you can, with time afford things...
I think there may be another angle. In the Intel world, some ports required adding extra chips to the motherboard. The M1 was Apple's first laptop/desktop CPU, and was designed to be fast, yes, but also... relatively modest - make dead sure that everything works, and replace the low-end machines in the Mac lineup. With the new chip (M1X?), they now have proof that the base configuration works, and can focus on adding in all the other bits that they want. There's nothing stopping Apple from including support circuitry for more different i/o devices in the M1X. So, where adding peripherals in the Intel days meant potentially adding more chips to the design, and debates about if adding some port or another was worth the cost in space, thermals, and actual price, now it merely means figuring out in advance what you want and adding it to the todo list for the chip designers. Now the "barrier to entry" cost (not just price, but space, thermal budget, etc.) is much lower, for adding new ports and such.
That was, in general, I think, one of their motivating factors for designing their own chips - with Intel, they had to sort of scavenge around in the list of chips that Intel deigned to build, to figure out what would work best for Apple's needs. Now they can ask their own designers to build whatever they really want (in terms of performance, capacities, and available capabilities), and then the parts are there "for free" on the silicon.
Lots of places looking for workers right now.
Here, I'll go out on a limb for next year, predicting a whole year in advance:
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Sunday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Monday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Tuesday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Wednesday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Thursday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Friday!
- I predict the Fall 2022 Mac event will be held on a Saturday!
I was referring to the 13" M1 and I totally didn't think of the 16" already starting out at 16/512. Then yeah, it would make sense for them to offer it as the base for both.
Mate Google’s event is on Tuesday hence Apple’s event is on Monday.
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Fingers crossed on an updated Mac mini to match, but I'm doubtful. Still, curious what they show off!
