I always expect disappointment, and I haven’t been disappointed in years.
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What to Expect at Apple's October 30th Event: New iPad Pros, Mac Mini, Low-Cost Retina Notebook and More
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Lol this wrong. College students barely know how to use a computer (besides computer science majors and a few others). Most just write their papers on a laptop and could do very little else. The idea that they plug in more than the laptop charger is laughable.
They don’t even need flash drives to take to the computer lab to print... they all use google documents and just open it from wherever they are.
...and if they do release a new Mini next week, the differentiation will be:
- Mini: exists; Pro: doesn't exist
I wonder if Apple are going to do anything with the Intel + AMD Vega packages? They're not Pro fodder, but they might be a contender for the Mini...
The mini is still plenty small as it has an internal power supply. All the other SFF computers like the NUC have external power bricks that are quite large.
If they release a new mini that is at least the equivalent of my 2012 2.3 i7 16GB I'm in. My cMP 3.46 hex works great but is stuck on High Sierra. USB3/TB3 is what I'm looking for. TB3 added to the current mini but with newer processors will not do. The idea of a more pro mini really strikes me as something I really want to order at the first opportunity.
You definitely are not the only one. When held with one hand, your thumb literally would have nowhere to go. I’m sure I’m not the only person who carries an iPad around with one hand sometimes.
I totally agree. The self-contained power supply is one of the great advantages of the mini, Apple TV and Time Capsule. BTW, a thousand poxes on Apple for not releasing a new Time Capsule with the latest wifi innovations and an 8TB storage option.
It’s sad that I’m about 10x more excited for this iPad and Mac reveal than any other Apple event in the past year. New USB-C iPad, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini all have the potential to be genuinely innovative.
But at the end of the day, it’s an Apple event in 2018, so I’ll keep my expectations low and probably still be disappointed.
But at the end of the day, it’s an Apple event in 2018, so I’ll keep my expectations low and probably still be disappointed.
One more chance to laugh at $1000+ Mac with 5400rpm spinning hard drive
Very true, my anecdotal experience is they mostly write papers, check email and follow social media. I've recommended Airs with LibreOffice as a viable machine that is reliable and powerful enough for most students. Sure, some majors require more computing power or have to run a specific Win based program, but those are edge cases.
There a lot of choices at the $1000 price point; am partial to Macs because of build quality.
I'll second that. My Mini is still running 24/7 with no problems in it's an old Core 2 that I used to run iTunes to access media on an AppleTV. I'm only retiring it because I can run an iTunes server on my NAS and serve video to my Apple TV via a Plex server and inFuse.
When Tim thinks "pro" he means advanced/semi-pro like a MacBook Pro, not ultra heavy-duty but very nice for most of us.
what to expect:
every single mac has a t2 chip
by 2021 you can’t install new mac os without one
(before you say “they sell new macs without them now so they’ll be supported for more than three years....
they sold the last g5 imac until january 2006
the last is it can run is 10.5 (leopard) so by 10.6 (snow leopard) 2009 it was done )
every single mac has a t2 chip
by 2021 you can’t install new mac os without one
(before you say “they sell new macs without them now so they’ll be supported for more than three years....
they sold the last g5 imac until january 2006
the last is it can run is 10.5 (leopard) so by 10.6 (snow leopard) 2009 it was done )
New 6.1 inch iPod touch! Almost same as iPhone Xr but with no cellular connection!
Remember what they did to the 2014 Mini? I’d expect them to similarly cripple/close off this new one as well.
I see no reason to upgrade from my 2012 i7 16GB mini with a 256gb ssd and 1TB spinner. It would have to be something really compelling.... Quite frankly, Apple has jumped the shark. What they’ve done to their entire computer line has been disgraceful.
I see no reason to upgrade from my 2012 i7 16GB mini with a 256gb ssd and 1TB spinner. It would have to be something really compelling.... Quite frankly, Apple has jumped the shark. What they’ve done to their entire computer line has been disgraceful.
This time, you will probably be lucky, because mac mini will very likely be announced at this event.
I'd like to believe that, if Tuesday is indeed about Macs in the least, that one of the things that gets changed (and helps justify the overall pricing) is that the entire lineup transitions to SSD. Knowing Apple, they'll "throw us a bone" on that front, but put 64GB versions in, stock, and then still charge arm-and-a-leg pricing to upgrade to anything reasonable.
"Hey, you said you wanted SSDs in our desktops...voila! You're welcome. - Your pal, Tim"
Grrr...
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I wonder if the rumored 13” inch is in fact a bigger version of 12” inch MacBook with more ports (basically a potential substitute for Air some of us wanted in the first place) and the rumored “low cost” machine is just 12 inch MacBook with reduced price?
I agree. But they could even bump up the screen quality somewhat without incurring higher component prices.
Lol since 2002 OSX (or this bs named macOS; incorrect that is died should not have been named back), has been cpu agnostic!
Apple scheduled 12mths for porting from Power architecture to Intel x86 and completed their lineup in 7-9mths! Shipping products not announced in that time frame.
Apple can most definitely increase the cores or stack does to get 8-10-12-16 core A12’s or new designed chips wiring in a team and quickly use Xcode/Seift to port the kernel over.