I say education? I say this (iPhone chip device) will be an education exclusive..
But, I'm probably wrong.
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I say education? I say this (iPhone chip device) will be an education exclusive..
But, I'm probably wrong.
The colours of pink, blue, yellow, along with the rumours of lower cost, make me think that this will be the "MacBook" that is equivalent to the base iPad in the tablet lineup. I'd still rather they made an ultra-thin, high end MBA - but if they can go as low as £699 then it could be a great product.
Hopefully it launches with 256gb storage and that will force them to pushup the storage options on the Air/Pro.
Hopefully it launches with 256gb storage and that will force them to pushup the storage options on the Air/Pro.
Upon Steve Jobs return to Apple, his first order of business was to scrap the massive product lineup with confusing points of differentiation and created a simple product matrix.
This quite literally saved the company. Tim Cook is heading in the direction of Gil Amelio. I'm an Apple enthusiast and I have trouble explaining to friends what the point of difference is between the Air, Pro, Max, Plus, suffixes across product lines.
This quite literally saved the company. Tim Cook is heading in the direction of Gil Amelio. I'm an Apple enthusiast and I have trouble explaining to friends what the point of difference is between the Air, Pro, Max, Plus, suffixes across product lines.
Hopefully Apple renames this chip to M-Something.
There is no real advantage to confusing their chip lineup even more. The M-series chips are "upgraded" iPhone chips anyway. So why muddy the water with this? Just call it M4-Lite or M4-ULP (Ultra Low Power) or something... Not like the chip names are etched in stone or whatever.
There is no real advantage to confusing their chip lineup even more. The M-series chips are "upgraded" iPhone chips anyway. So why muddy the water with this? Just call it M4-Lite or M4-ULP (Ultra Low Power) or something... Not like the chip names are etched in stone or whatever.
If it will cost $700 with 8GB and such a processor, it would be e-waste. Imagine buying the 16GB version for $900 of this to save... nothing in comparison to the M4 Air in next year?
Why? There's no reason for it. If you can afford $750, just spend another $250 for a much more capable machine.
This quite literally saved the company, *when it was months away from bankruptcy*. Now Apple is a huge and successful company, and they still make way less products than any comparable hardware company.
Given the changes in OS26 there is no way this isn't running iPadOS which would be a lot better under an A18, given the iPad Mini is an A17. Would be the perfect time to resurrect the 13" white polycarbonate model of yore, only thinner and lighter.
I bet it won’t happen. Just as macOS on a touch-first device would result in an awful experience, iPadOS wouldn’t be great on a mouse-first device. The chip has nothing to do with the OS of the device, it’s mainly the form factor.
I really hope Apple can sell this at a low, say, $ 599, Edu price.
This would be a great Chromebook competitor.
Please make the 12" again.... it was so good (apart from the processor)
Pretty strange move, IMO. I'd love for Apple to refocus on a simple product matrix and make each product the best it can be at that price/performance level. Instead, they seem to have moved from an attitude of not worrying about self-cannibalization to actively encouraging it, as long as it involves pushing customers further up the price ladder. Long-term, this is a worse strategy, as it will reduce customer satisfaction when more people realize they overpaid for a machine that is beyond their needs.
I may be surprised when this comes out if it's actually reasonably priced and isn't a straight up rip off compared to the base M4 MBA, but I really don't expect that to be the case.
I may be surprised when this comes out if it's actually reasonably priced and isn't a straight up rip off compared to the base M4 MBA, but I really don't expect that to be the case.
I see a 8-10" display, 1-1.5lbs, 1 USB C (doubles as charging port), 1 USB A, 1 HDMI port. It will appeal to people who need something small to hook up to a projector for presentations. They'll bring back the Newton name.
It’s such a silly idea, not sure why they insist it’ll run iPadOS. They probably bet the farm the first iPad Pro with M1 would run macOS.
This is a great idea. If they do this they will capture at least another 5% of the total laptop market. People need affordability.
At least we know iPadOS works with a pointing device, as per the trackpad present on keyboard covers/contraptions (plus there is keyboard and mouse support in iPadOS) - unlike macOS that is not touch friendly at all, the UI isn't made for it.
I agree with you to a point but we have not reached that level just yet...
You're probably not reacting to my initial post, but I feel the need to specify that I don't want this thing to run iPadOS, but I cannot see what alternative it can run - macOS on an Axx chip would need to be heavily restricted app-wise to maintain performance on 8 GB of RAM and limited storage, which could be Apple's plan for a limited Chromebook-like device anyway.
Anytime is possible, but I doubt Apple will sell this at the right pricepoint to matter - it will be too expensive for its limited usefulness, stuck somewhere between iPads and Macbooks, and no expandability whatsoever as to not endanger either existing product lines.