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What to Expect at November's Apple Event: Macs With Arm-Based Apple Silicon Chips

Tue will be an exciting day ... my expectations are AS Mac and a slim chance of Airtags, but that type of product doesn't "sound" right when you talk about AS Macs ... no chance AirPods Studio will get airtime. Regardless, this is more exciting than Sep and Oct was, for me
 
I guess they must have some AS Macs ready to ship if they are going to announce then before Xmas. Otherwise it would really hurt the MacBook sales, as everyone would be holding off
 
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Zdigital2015 said:
If you’re holding off on buying a new Mac you say you need because of the bezels, just go buy an Etch-A-Sketch or a Speak and Spell, because your workload is not mission-critical to anyone in this world in the least.
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Easy on the elitism. The truth is no one needs a Mac to get stuff done (unless they work for a company with that infrastructure built in, and then they supply you the tools).

It's a known thing that Apple purchases are timing-based, and aesthetics matter.

EDIT: OK, if you're an iOS/Mac Developer you do need a Mac. But Macs are not only for work, are they?
 
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Hasn’t “one more thing” always been used for surprise announcements? ARM based Macs great, but we knew they were coming, and the same for AirTags; let’s hope they’ve something else in the bag.
 
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AngerDanger said:
Because for years, Microsoft kept putting full Windows on failing tablets, and it became apparent to Apple that people wanted an OS that was built for touch input first.
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Usability of MacOS and iPad OS is so similar though, they're almost indistinguishable when you equip an iPad with a Magic Keyboard. Same gestures, pointing, all that jazz. They've also been bringing the iPad world slowly but surely to the Mac side.

I feel a full merge within few years is not impossible, especially now that they're bringing ARMs to Macs.
 
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saulinpa said:
So what would the difference be between a Air and a 13" Pro? Just the touchbar?
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While Apple said they're developing Mac-specific processors, I would assume they'll be based on A14 core designs. They might put a variant of the standard A14 into the Air and put the equivalent of the A14X in the Pro, for example, or a variant of the A14X in the Air and the rumored A14T in the Pro. The Pro will also likely have higher storage and RAM options and possibly beefier graphics, similar to the current Intel Air and Pro. I'm curious to see what they'll call the chips as I doubt they'll want to reuse Axx for the Mac processors.
 
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Darth Tulhu said:
Easy on the elitism. The truth is no one needs a Mac to get stuff done (unless they work for a company with that infrastructure built in, and then they supply you the tools).

It's a known thing that Apple purchases are timing-based, and aesthetics matter.

EDIT: OK, if you're an iOS/Mac Developer you do need a Mac. But Macs are not only for work, are they?
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Define need? Does getting things done and not getting a nervous breakdown twice a day with virtualized linux on windows counts as?
 
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Apple has shown (especially this year) that they are not afraid to announce a product months before it’s available.

With that in mind, my guess is we will see:

1. MacBook (merge the MacBook and MacBook Air line into one product): 13” screen packed into 12” MacBook size. Powered by A14X. Very fast and efficient. No fan needed. Priced at $899. Puts Apple in the sub$1000 laptop price range. Available this month.

2. 13” MacBook Pro (perhaps 14”). Powered by A14T. Very powerful w/ great graphics. Slightly slimmer chassis. Brighter screen for HDR. Priced at $1099. Available this month.

3. They will preview the Apple A14T W/ Custom GPU. Game developers will be called on stage to talk about how great it is. Pro software makers like Autodesk will come on stage to hype up the chip for pro users and content creators. New MacBook Pro and iMac will be teased. Launched in March.
 
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Thanks to the other AirPods I'm now spoiled and want wireless, noise cancelling over the ear full size headphones too. But, would you like to pay $350 for a "disposable" pair of these that after two years only last a couple hours before needing recharged? Here's hoping for $350 we get replaceable (or serviceable) batteries in them.
 
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omenatarhuri said:
I feel a full merge within few years is not impossible, especially now that they're bringing ARMs to Macs.
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I would assume Apple has been planning this for several years. They may have put iWork, iMovie and Garageband on iOS to get their feet wet and see how much work it would take to port their apps over to Arm, while keeping their functionality the same or better. I wouldn't doubt that Logic and FCPX are ready for the transition, which would make it a simple matter to get them onto iOS as well. Then it really wouldn't matter which device you choose (desktop, phone or tablet); Apple's software would work the same on each. Maybe the only difference would be that desktops get built for expansion and heavier processing.
 
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bklement said:
Define need? Does getting things done and not getting a nervous breakdown twice a day with virtualized linux on windows counts as?
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The VAST majority of computer users get EVERY KIND of job done on PCs.

Personally, and many users here will agree, I use Macs (and Apple products in general) because I prefer them, NOT because I need them.

The point of my post (a reply to someone else complaining about another poster's preference) was to illustrate that "need" means different things to different people, and in most cases is used as a replacement for "prefer".
 
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omenatarhuri said:
Usability of MacOS and iPad OS is so similar though, they're almost indistinguishable when you equip an iPad with a Magic Keyboard. Same gestures, pointing, all that jazz. They've also been bringing the iPad world slowly but surely to the Mac side.

I feel a full merge within few years is not impossible, especially now that they're bringing ARMs to Macs.
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It's crazy, but true. I'm using a brydge + BT mouse with my IPP 12.9 (1st gen) for the last few days and my brain occasionally forgets that it isn't a Mac. When switching between apps is weird because there's a bit of a delay, but it's not a long delay.


I'm actually liking this combo. I wish the brydge folder over, though, like the convertible Windows PCs. And there's no place for the pencil (sigh).
 
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