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What to Expect From an Apple Event in October: iPad Pro, M2 Macs, and More
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Apple has several times said it would never do something then years later changed its mind...so I am one who wishes Apple would let us dual boot on an iPad pro, either ipados or macOS. My first iMac let me do that in os9 and os10. The chips are fast enough, and we would only have to learn one system.
The entire value proposition of the Mac Pro is its expandability via PCIe slots. Otherwise it's just a decked out Mac Studio in a larger chassis with all of the same limitations.
It would be nice if the new iPad pin-connectors allow me to position my iPad in portrait mode while typing using a magic keyboard. I'm hoping what that rumor will mean, even though it'll mean me having to buy a new magic keyboard. Fingers crossed.
I'm not going to be buying one, but I think the Mac Pro is the thing I'm most excited about. I really want to see that thing.
An M2 Pro mini would be a lovely thing. I’d be shocked if it happened, but a good kind of shocked.
QMS and a more stable eARC signal vis a vis room for more granular EDID data thanks to a bigger pipeline.
I’m aware eARC works on an 18Gbps pipeline, but I’ll take a bigger pipeline any day to stabilize existing features, while introducing QoL ones in the process.
I’m aware eARC works on an 18Gbps pipeline, but I’ll take a bigger pipeline any day to stabilize existing features, while introducing QoL ones in the process.
I'm expecting Apple to put Mx chips into redesigned keyboards and mice. Then when problems start to crop up they can issue multiple firmware updates that do nothing to fix the issues and still make them less useful than the previous gen.
Because the 24" iMac has too small of a display that is worse than the 5K, the 27" Studio Display is an overpriced piece of garbage with an iPhone grafted to it and still doesn't work as intended after multiple updates to the firmware, and the upcoming mini doesn't have a built in 5K (or greater) display.
Why is it so hard to understand that there is a segment out there that wants an all-in-one with a larger and higher resolution display and a spiffy new Mx? Pointing them to an inferior 24", an overpriced Mac Studio/Display combo, or a mini that doesn't even come with a display is seriously playing without a full deck. And the crowd that says you should just get a 4K display is seriously missing the point.
I find it hard to believe that it's already been nearly two years since I got my M1 mini. I've been really happy with it. Unless the M2 version improves substantially on it, I think I'll stick with the M1 for a while longer. It does everything I need it to do.
My opinion I doubt that they will be introducing the 27 iMac Pro this year and if they did people probably wouldn't be happy with the price point they put it at. Why would they cannibalize sales of the 27" Studio Display with the 27" iMac Pro that has the display quality of the Studio Display?
I would like a larger one, but would be satisfied with a 27", 30" would be the sweet spot for me if it was 8K.
Personally I'm still holding out for OLED. I am not interested at all in mini-LED. If I have to wait until 2024, then so be it.