A phone company making computers. What a time to be alive.
Yes, it’s important to remember that Apple pioneered the InFO-LSI “advanced packaging” that is used for UltraFusion—they were the first to use it in a commercial product (M1 Ultra) and the first to use it with TSMC 3nm (M3 Ultra). Both of these projects were complex undertakings, and both took time.No, they're MUCH harder to build, and the yields are very low. Apparently, the interconnector fusing the two packages together is extremely prone to failing at the testing stage.
It wouldn't surprise me if soon, a new type of "Ultra" chip is released that isn't two Max SoCs fused together, but it a completely new chip instead, as it might end up being cheaper and easier to do.
No, they want somethig ready to compite with nVidia. The new M5 Neural accelerators on the GPU cores will give Apple the tool to compiteApple is neglecting the Mac Studio and the Mac Pro.
They represent a tiny portion of sales because they are neglected.If this is true, it’s because the numbers of sales of these units represent a tiny proportion of Mac sales.
If this is true, it’s because the numbers of sales of these units represent a tiny proportion of Mac sales.
I thought the "media" industry runs on macs (music studios, hollywood films) or did things change and now Windows PC out compete them in hardware+price?
after all, adobe is adobe on both operating systems
The chip, memory and storage sizes are based on the Mac mini & Mac Studio.256GB is ridiculously small in 2025. 512GB should be the bare minimum and anything labeled Pro (name or chip) needs to start at 1TB.
Asus 32" 6K is $1,399 and the base model Mac mini EDU pricing is $499.Unlikely to be that cheap. Kuycon G32P retails for about $1,700. So add another $1,000. $2,699 would be the cheapest configuration I'd expect if it was to become real.
Agreed, no we dont.do we really need an iMac, Macbook Air or Mini update every single year?
Agreed, no we dont.
But what i dont agree with is paying the same msrp for a 2 years old product without any kind of upgrades.
For example, either reduce the price the second year or offer more ram or storage for the same original price.
i would love to buy an iMac with more built in storage but the prices continue to be skyhigh.But there's absolutely no motivation for a company to offer a lower price on year old tech unless the same company has released a new iteration which the year old tech is competing with.
From the producer's side, it is insane to reduce the price of their current line-up just because it was refreshed last year rather than earlier this year.
The only reason to offer a discount is if you were holding a lot of unsold stock and needed to clear it out.
Businesses aren't charities. Business are not interested in what consumers want as long as consumer keep buying from the business.
If you want Apple to have prices that you think are fairer than they have now, stop buying Apple products and convince a large enough amount of people to also stop buying Apple products. Unless you do that, you have no leverage with Apple.
I never understood the mentality of a customer that actually do not want better products and cheaper prices for themselves and others and instead keep defending the money hungry anti consumer companies.But there's absolutely no motivation for a company to offer a lower price on year old tech unless the same company has released a new iteration which the year old tech is competing with.
From the producer's side, it is insane to reduce the price of their current line-up just because it was refreshed last year rather than earlier this year.
The only reason to offer a discount is if you were holding a lot of unsold stock and needed to clear it out.
Businesses aren't charities. Business are not interested in what consumers want as long as consumer keep buying from the business.
If you want Apple to have prices that you think are fairer than they have now, stop buying Apple products and convince a large enough amount of people to also stop buying Apple products. Unless you do that, you have no leverage with Apple.
I never understood the mentality of a customer that actually do not want better products and cheaper prices for themselves and others and instead keep defending the money hungry anti consumer companies.