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Windows10 is 'wacky' as you say. I am constantly encountering ridiculous issues that I have never found comparable on OSX or linux.
OSX is not perfect of course. and the interaction between iOS and OSX is strained as there is an obsession among all tech companies to shift everything to the cloud. some things simply cannot be customised the way i want, but generally the experience is consistent and productive.
hardware wise, i am driven mad when trying to use external disks and monitors with a rMB.
care to explain the limitation and issues? i mean, you connect both at the same time (with adapters) and what happens?
I think it is a limitation of power draw for the adapters, but i'm not really sure.
Generally speaking a USB-C to USB-3 (type-A) cable works for everything, powered by the rMB. any adapters, and I have three (expensive Apple branded HDMI and VGA plus a hub that was recommended according to reviews) are flaky. Disks and monitor will connect, but will randomly disconnect in the middle of a transfer or whenever is least convenient.
I can even connect a USB3 hub to the USB-C to USB3 cable and everything is fine.
My diagnosis is two-fold. USB-C hubs and adapters are flaky when they are designed with passthrough power. Having only one port means that devices are either powered by the rMB battery or grappling with the flaky adapter which cannot provide enough power, by design, because of thermal limitations.
There are reports of these hubs getting so hot that they melt SD cards, for example.
Amen brother, I also own a rMB and my external monitor is useless, and hate having to rely on adapters for everything. It is the biggest issue, since I got used to the kb and trackpad.
It will be a silent update from iPhone 6s to iPhone 6ss. And Macbook Pro S.
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Look, this post is important in the grand scheme of things because it brings us closer to page 1000.
Will AMD possibly be able to provide Apple with something close to the 1060m/1070m for the Macbook Pro? As a heavy Adobe Suite user (mostly premiere and AE), it is hard to not lean towards other machines like the XPS 15 which should see a refresh this fall with new GPUs.
Probably not...if they do put Polaris 11/RX 460 in it, it would be half as powerful as a 1060...and that's assuming that the supposed RX 460 in the macbook was just as powerful as the desktop version of the 460.
My best guess is we'll see invatations going out Wednesday's a week before the event. Any later then this and I'd say we won't be having an event on September 7th.
The fact that Tim Cook of loaded a large number of share right before a romoured event is highly suspicious. Apple share always increase in value right before and directly after an iPhone event. Especially if they are going to be planning on realising a new MacBook also.
Seems like Tim has some insider information and anticipates that investors are not going to be happy relatively soon.
The fact that Tim Cook of loaded a large number of share right before a romoured event is highly suspicious. Apple share always increase in value right before and directly after an iPhone event. Especially if they are going to be planning on realising a new MacBook also.
Seems like Tim has some insider information and anticipates that investors are not going to be happy relatively soon.
Tim Cook unloading shares was to be expected, and may explain the delay of any product announcements.
When an executive's share options vest, they immediately get a huge tax liability to pay for those shares. The most common way to do this is to sell enough of the newly vested shares to cover the tax bill. However, an executive would not be allowed to sell shares in a period around any announcement that they would know about, that would be expected to affect the stock price. Given we knew Tim was going to be getting these shares around now, which I think are the last of his billion dollar bonus for signing on as CEO, we should have expected a quiet time around now as well.
Expect business to resume as normal in another week or so.
[Finally joining the thread after 18 months of lurking]
When an executive's share options vest, they immediately get a huge tax liability to pay for those shares. The most common way to do this is to sell enough of the newly vested shares to cover the tax bill. However, an executive would not be allowed to sell shares in a period around any announcement that they would know about, that would be expected to affect the stock price. Given we knew Tim was going to be getting these shares around now, which I think are the last of his billion dollar bonus for signing on as CEO, we should have expected a quiet time around now as well.
Expect business to resume as normal in another week or so.
[Finally joining the thread after 18 months of lurking]
I have had schoolwork where a gtx 980 was basically a minimum. I eventually got gtx 980 x2 sli. To make my homework take less time and be easier.
I hear you, I had one where i7 was specified in the Syllabus so I asked prof what the deal was, he said if he caught anyone on i5 they will fail the class and be reported to student affairs. Naturally I upgraded to a Mac Pro.
Does anyone know what the benefits of moving to 14nm are? Slightly quicker CPU, better battery life and less heat are my assumptions but if anyone has any other information I'm all ears.
If I was in the market for a 13" I would buy one now as I prefer the current port selection and don't care about the OLED panel, however I want 15" and feel the update will be much more significant for the 15" due to the 22nm chips in the current model. I welcome any insight into this from fellow forum members who are more knowledgeable.
Originally wanting to purchase a 13" I had a look at the current models in PC World yesterday and my mind was blown at the difference in size and quality of the experience for multitasking between them. Split screen apps are much more comfortable on the 15" and I feel I will be able to go without an external monitor if using it. Despite the small sounding 2.1" difference in diagonals it is actually a 34% larger area.
http://www.displaywars.com/13,3-inch-16x10-vs-15,4-inch-16x10
If I was in the market for a 13" I would buy one now as I prefer the current port selection and don't care about the OLED panel, however I want 15" and feel the update will be much more significant for the 15" due to the 22nm chips in the current model. I welcome any insight into this from fellow forum members who are more knowledgeable.
Originally wanting to purchase a 13" I had a look at the current models in PC World yesterday and my mind was blown at the difference in size and quality of the experience for multitasking between them. Split screen apps are much more comfortable on the 15" and I feel I will be able to go without an external monitor if using it. Despite the small sounding 2.1" difference in diagonals it is actually a 34% larger area.
http://www.displaywars.com/13,3-inch-16x10-vs-15,4-inch-16x10
Basically, 14nm means all the components on your CPU are a bit smaller and closer together, so there is less work to do moving electrons around on each CPU cycle. This means you spend less energy running at the same clock speed, which also keeps the CPU cooler. That opens the potential to run the clock a little faster while staying in the same energy envelope of the larger CPU. The energy saving leads to a better battery life.
Typically, each generation of component shrinkage is by a factor of the square root of 2 (around 1.4) so that two shrinks half the component size. Alternatively, as the number of components of a CPU is governed by the area of the CPU, you can put twice as many transistors into a CPU of the same size - which is basically Moore's law.
Typically, each generation of component shrinkage is by a factor of the square root of 2 (around 1.4) so that two shrinks half the component size. Alternatively, as the number of components of a CPU is governed by the area of the CPU, you can put twice as many transistors into a CPU of the same size - which is basically Moore's law.
So it looks like the smallest amount of time before an event for an invite in recent history (based on what Dydegu posted) was 8 days; most hovered around 11 days (which would be today). If this is the case, and we don't see an invite by the 31st at the latest, I suppose we need not expect an event on the 7th.
Just been thinking about this as my desire for a new laptop grows ever greater the closer I get to beginning college. -_- Friends of mine are already moving into their dorms (at other colleges; I start comparatively late) and a number of them had their new for-school PC laptops in their photos! *sigh*
Just been thinking about this as my desire for a new laptop grows ever greater the closer I get to beginning college. -_- Friends of mine are already moving into their dorms (at other colleges; I start comparatively late) and a number of them had their new for-school PC laptops in their photos! *sigh*
So it looks like the smallest amount of time before an event for an invite in recent history (based on what Dydegu posted) was 8 days; most hovered around 11 days (which would be today). If this is the case, and we don't see an invite by the 31st at the latest, I suppose we need not expect an event on the 7th.
Just been thinking about this as my desire for a new laptop grows ever greater the closer I get to beginning college. -_- Friends of mine are already moving into their dorms (at other colleges; I start comparatively late) and a number of them had their new for-school PC laptops in their photos! *sigh*
That's ok. Just take pictures of your iPad Pro.
Tim Cook will Like it on Facebook.
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Thank you for the reply. From what I can see, what I will miss out on is maybe an hour or two of battery life and a faster integrated GPU going by the Haswell to Broadwell improvements in the 13", both of which I can live with.
Thank you for the reply. From what I can see, what I will miss out on is maybe an hour or two of battery life and a faster integrated GPU going by the Haswell to Broadwell improvements in the 13", both of which I can live with.
You mean on Apples version of social media because you know... as a company, let's be a jack of all trades and good at none anymore. Apple.. I'm drunk but I'm also sick of this negligence of information on the products which you founded. Social media!? Are you friggin kidding me!? iPad Pro - Super Computer? NO! If that is where you truly believe where the future of computing is going, I am gone. I will buy out of your ecosystem because you have neglected your Mac users.
I am sick of checking this website everyday for news on new Macs on your outdated line. Sad and pathetic on both my part and yours. Give me something new and not outdated.
Getting fed up with your crap.
So it looks like the smallest amount of time before an event for an invite in recent history (based on what Dydegu posted) was 8 days; most hovered around 11 days (which would be today). If this is the case, and we don't see an invite by the 31st at the latest, I suppose we need not expect an event on the 7th.
Just been thinking about this as my desire for a new laptop grows ever greater the closer I get to beginning college. -_- Friends of mine are already moving into their dorms (at other colleges; I start comparatively late) and a number of them had their new for-school PC laptops in their photos! *sigh*
dude
don't let jealousy get to you
possible that website designers of Apple website are having issues with updating the event page..
Apple Press Release:
"And today, we're open sourcing iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS, since we're discontinuing all hardware. Apple will be mainly focussing on emoji's from now on."
"And today, we're open sourcing iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS, since we're discontinuing all hardware. Apple will be mainly focussing on emoji's from now on."
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