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What to Expect at Potential Apple Event in March: iPads, Macs, and More
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Always on and OLED is not a good combination. Or have the solved the image burn in problem that plagued OLED since it's inception?
And hopefully update the desktop era enclosure. Get rid of the power cord, halve the size, improve heat sink passive cooling, and add a battery. And also release new portable inexpensive display options to go with it.
I had really been looking forward to the next generation iPad Pro with an M3 processor. After buying the iPhone X the screen was large enough that I found myself rarely ever coming home and putting my phone on the charger in favor of the 9.7” iPad Pro like I had been doing.
I also wound up getting a MacBook Air which led to a further decrease in usage of the iPad so i wound up giving my mom my old 9.7” iPad Pro to replace her obsolete iPad 2 and still wanted something to fill the gap between the phone and the laptop but didn’t want spend a ton not knowing if I’d really even use it much so I grabbed a relatively inexpensive 10th generation iPad all the while thinking that if I started to use the iPad more I’d grab the next generation iPad Pro or iPad Air when they launched.
Anyway I had found myself using the iPad with its larger screen more than I thought I would so I was biding my time for the next wave of iPads until I got my hands on the Apple Vision Pro three weeks ago.
It’s basically an iPad on steroids when it comes to the screen size. An iPad and an AR / VR headsets all in one that blows the regular iPad and iPad Pro out of the water in terms of being a media consumption device with a surprising number of iPad apps that work on it right out of the box.
So there goes my need for a new iPad. Honestly between my iPhone 15, M3 MacBook Pro and Apple Vision Pro I don’t see myself ever using an iPad again. I think I’ll go ahead and give my mom the 10th generation iPad I bought.
I also wound up getting a MacBook Air which led to a further decrease in usage of the iPad so i wound up giving my mom my old 9.7” iPad Pro to replace her obsolete iPad 2 and still wanted something to fill the gap between the phone and the laptop but didn’t want spend a ton not knowing if I’d really even use it much so I grabbed a relatively inexpensive 10th generation iPad all the while thinking that if I started to use the iPad more I’d grab the next generation iPad Pro or iPad Air when they launched.
Anyway I had found myself using the iPad with its larger screen more than I thought I would so I was biding my time for the next wave of iPads until I got my hands on the Apple Vision Pro three weeks ago.
It’s basically an iPad on steroids when it comes to the screen size. An iPad and an AR / VR headsets all in one that blows the regular iPad and iPad Pro out of the water in terms of being a media consumption device with a surprising number of iPad apps that work on it right out of the box.
So there goes my need for a new iPad. Honestly between my iPhone 15, M3 MacBook Pro and Apple Vision Pro I don’t see myself ever using an iPad again. I think I’ll go ahead and give my mom the 10th generation iPad I bought.
I usually keep my iPads for about five or so years. My current Air 5 I bought in Nov. 2022, but this new Air 6 12.9 just might be too tempting to resist upgrading early.
How about a...
- revised AppleTV 4K with raytracing GPU?
- Mac's with M3 Ultra?
- HomePod 3 / HomePod mini 2?
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Nothing, but if your in the market for a new device why do you want one that 1.5 Yrs + old.
The base MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air have long had a strange relationship...
Meanwhile, 8GB in a $1600 MacBook Pro is just as ridiculous as 8GB in a $1200 MacBook Air - and the longer this goes on, the more ridiculous it gets. All the base M3s should have 16GB/512GB minimum. If you don't need that you probably don't need an M3 (the M1 Airs are good little machines).
The MacBook Air at the $1200 price point has been stuck at 8GB/256GB since 2017, when that was a reasonable spec, but since then most of its other specs have increased significantly (as you would expect from evolving tech) yet the RAM and SSD have stubbornly remained fixed and immune to industry changes. In 2024, comparably-priced PCs using comparable LPDDR RAM and comparable fast SSDs increasingly come with at least 16/512 and/or far cheaper BTO upgrades than Apple offer - and we're talking about other manufacturer's premium ultraportable ranges - XPS, ThinkPad, EliteBook etc. Increasingly, only sub-$1000 flying bricks come with 8/256.
M1 (any machine) starting at 8GB ~2020, maybe. M2 starting at 8GB ~2022 - pushing it. Having the M3 starting at only 8GB in 2023/4 (inc MBP and iMac) is a joke. These are premium machines and they are supposed to have premium features. 16GB of RAM, even LPDDRX5, just isn't that expensive today and on any other platform paring anything as powerful as an M3 with only 8GB of RAM would be a false economy. While Apple's implementation - with the RAM soldered atop the processor - may be unusual, there's no evidence that the actual (probably Samsung) LPDDR chips it uses are unique in any way.
At some stage, Apple will have to up its base to 16GB. The longer they wait, the more they narrow their potential market to existing Apple converts who will just put their hands in their pockets.
You wouldn't necessarily want one thats old but it will come to a point when they will update them less often. Thats if their environmental claims are genuine. Updating devices to chase sales only gets you so far, especially if the software is the weak aspect and needs to catch up.
In the future we will look back and i think their will be genuine shock at the pile of e waste we have created with the explosion of technology sales since 2000.
You may say that this has enabled technological advance… and that would be a yes, for consumer tech. But those advances would be made regardless in other sectors (military, aerospace, space, medical etc etc).
One day we will look back and see how ludicrous it is that someone would say they wont buy that.. its been out 1 and a half years 😂
...and hopefully an iPad mini with M CPU or otherwise StageManager so we can use an external screen with the iPad model that needs it the most. Having no proper external screen support on a devices with the smallest screen is just plain stupid.
If they'd also stop offering 8GB RAM base model that'd be great and make 16G the baseline instead... 32G memory cost less than 80$ in total. Looking at what Apple charges it's just pure greed at this point...
If they'd also stop offering 8GB RAM base model that'd be great and make 16G the baseline instead... 32G memory cost less than 80$ in total. Looking at what Apple charges it's just pure greed at this point...
I personally believe that if they absolutely have to have a cut down model (sub $1k) to save cost, 12GB should be the minimum, if not 16. The pros should start at 24 or 32. I think Apple is doing itself a disservice by selling devices with 8GB of RAM, in the way of long-term experience of their users. Some people don't care what the specs are, but they definitely know if their $1600 device isn't performing well after a year or two of use, and that will stick with them for a long time.
Why did you expect anything in the M4 this early? Apple has yet to even fully implement the M3. You might not even see the M4 this year, so don’t expect many rumors before April/May.
12 GB base would be more than enough for the “Air” models, while bumping “Pro” machines to 16 GB seems logical. Might finally see a bump in 2025 with the M4.
If they were serious about it being for gaming they woukd probably put M3 at least in it, considering the hardware ray tracing etcIt could sport an M1 chip and support that resident evil remake perhaps.
I think if they did that and said to developers they would push it more seriously for gaming.. then studios would focus more.
As powerful as it is even now… its like developers forget about it.
That I wouldn't mind. My saving up for a new pro-level Mac Mini had to be greatly postponed, since I currently need to replace my car.
I like the post on YouTube
The OLED display dimensions are likely thinner, the iPad doesn't need to be as thick compared to the current panel. Also using a padded sleeve case for the iPad Pro while being transported in a backpack might help with risk. The fact that he had to demonstrate this as a huge mistake means he is bored today.
if this event is focused on home, I wonder if there’ll be an updated Studio Display. They’ve been discounted by $300 for a couple weeks now.
If there is a new model, at a minimum for my needs would be dual Thunderbolt inputs. Beyond that, a higher refresh rate and HDR support would be nice.
If there is a new model, at a minimum for my needs would be dual Thunderbolt inputs. Beyond that, a higher refresh rate and HDR support would be nice.
I think for the average Mac user the jump from Intel to M1 is a huge leap and satisfies them and will satisfy them for years to come. I bet if anyone went back to using an Intel machine for a couple of days they would miss their M1 a lot.
I can't see the huge jumps from M1 to M2 / M3 but then I am a generic user rather than a power user....
We'll see what comes soon 🙂
I need to purchase both a new MBA and a iPad or iPad Air.
Not necessarily a new iPad. But I want a larger iPad to replace the 2013 that totally died recently, after only served as a clock last year, and declining a few years before as well. But it really served me well.
Was sitting and checking refurbed iPad's, but I'll wait to see what comes and how prices will be after the event.
I need to purchase both a new MBA and a iPad or iPad Air.
Not necessarily a new iPad. But I want a larger iPad to replace the 2013 that totally died recently, after only served as a clock last year, and declining a few years before as well. But it really served me well.
Was sitting and checking refurbed iPad's, but I'll wait to see what comes and how prices will be after the event.
Could we please have a Monday, April 1 event at which they say the Magic keyboard and mouse will be released again, but still have the Lightning connector. And then when the groans die down or at the "Just one more thing" phase, they say "just kidding, the new peripherals are all USB-C."