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When Could the October Apple Event Be Held?
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If the Mac sold in the volume the iPhone did, we would get that sort of update, but it doesn't and for the most part, outside of truly Pro users, the vast majority of us don't need annual updates. Besides, I see Apple being very (maybe too much so) conservative with their CPU roadmap as it relates to the desktop. Intel pukes out multiple iterations of essentially the same CPU to appear as though they are the boss, but in reality, I think they could get rid of 30-40% of their SKUs and no one, not even OEMs, would notice. My point is that Apple doesn’t have a large roster of SoCs and isn’t going to in the foreseeable future. Users expecting that sort of stratification a la Intel are going to be disappointed. Bottom line, every two years refreshes are probably going to be the norm going forward.
I think I agree with that. However, Apple has refreshed the MBA roughly once a year in some shape or form. While we may not see a new chip this fall, I think we may see some sort of refresh.
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I think the MacBook Air refresh falls into the 2015-2017 black hole since Apple reused the industrial design from the redesigned 2018 MBA for the 2020 M1 MBA. If the changes to the 2022 MBA are as radical as the rumors are saying (colors, et al) and Apple wants to make a big splash with it, since it sells so well, then late next year when the M2 is ready for production is when Apple will release it. I see no evidence of any sort of interim update to the M1 MBA, it certainly isn’t getting a new SoC, as the M1X is strictly for the new 14” and 16” MBP.I think I agree with that. However, Apple has refreshed the MBA roughly once a year in some shape or form. While we may not see a new chip this fall, I think we may see some sort of refresh.
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I think you, like many others, will enjoy the "upgrade" to real buttons.
I've also gotten used to the touch bar on my 16", with the occasional annoyance.
But now I got a new MacBook Air M1 with real buttons for screen brightness and sound and guess what - real buttons are WAY better.
So you're in for a treat!
The decision for touchbar was Samsung-esque of Apple... pointless feature to "distinguish" themselves. Apparently not user tested.
I’d like to see it on Wednesday, November 3 just to annoy everyone and prove everyone (except you) wrong.
M1 Macs were released on November 10, 2020, so I think that’s absolutely the last date Apple can use and be ready for the holiday shopping season.
I think they will probably have yearly updates once the Apple Silicon train gets going full speed.
This is an extremely big transition for Apple, happing at a very difficult time to conduct business and physically manufacture anything, especially silicon.
It's likely going to be 2-3 years for Apple to get their Mac / Apple Silicon cadence worked out.
This may be too optimistic, but here's hoping for not only an M1X Mac mini with new form factor this fall, but also a new M2 Mac mini next spring. The M2 Mac mini will be slower and will have fewer ports than the M1X Mac mini, but it will have that new design and will hopefully have corrected most of the strange bugs associated with the M1 Mac mini.
Either way though, even though M1 performance is more than enough for my needs, I'm leaning heavily away from buying the M1 Mac mini, unless a great deal on one shows up. If no such deal materializes, I'll probably buy either an M1X or M2 within the next year.
I think it makes total sense for an upgrade yearly, but rolling via reusing for other models etc. The M1X starting in the 16" MBP, Mini and 27" iMac, then M2 in Mac Pro, iMac Pro. Later M1x in the 13" MBP, Mac Mini, Air, M2 in 16" MBP, Mini 27" iMac etc. So variations maybe, but the same chip design across multiple products, as we're already seeing with only one chip out.
What's interesting and not at all predictable is how this all will play out with Mac Pro chips, 32-64 core systems should be possible, but will Apple keep the SOC design or would it make more sense for them the load "two" SOCs into a Mac Pro instead of designing Mac Pro specific chips.
I don't think there will be a yearly update in the m1(x) processor. The tendency is much slower, especially with the new M silicon-processor I don't think it's possible for apple.
Sold off a maxed out 16" MBP several months ago...looking forward to pulling the trigger on a new MBP (haven't decided between 14" and 16"...really depends on the available specs).
Got my wife a 13" M1 MBP (maxed out)...and I purchased a similar M1 Mac mini to hold me over.
Got my wife a 13" M1 MBP (maxed out)...and I purchased a similar M1 Mac mini to hold me over.