Shipping with 8GB memory by default just seems absurd.
Also, having only 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports seems a little light as well. I would hope to have had 4 ports at least.
27-inch iMac gets a major update
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#112I definitely agree with the general consensus here that this is a solid spec bump, and most welcome at that! And like others, it made me think of their transition to ARM. I know the first ARM Macs this fall will be their lowend MacBook and 13" MBP line, but at WWDC they said the Intel to ARM transition would be complete in under 2 years (like they said with the PPC to Intel transition). And since the PPC to Intel tra…
Just my speculation, but rather than “lowering the specs“, I think they’re positioning themselves to release a “budget” option in the $800 range with a 4k screen, which will probably match performance with the low end intel iMac.
Matching encoding speeds with Apple Silicon is probably an easier task, since they can create on-chip, hardware accelerated encoders, which exist on iPhones already.
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#113Just did the fun "what kind of car could I buy instead" of maxing out the specs on an Apple computer. 10 cores, 128GB RAM, 16GB GPU, 8TB SSD, 10GB ethernet comes out to $8799. ~ A used Civic/Corolla I guess. Not as sticker shocking as the maxed MacPro. Would love to see how the machine performs though.
Now price out an AMD Threadripper build for the same price and compare the performance. You'll be shocked how overpriced the MacPro is...
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, my girlfriend works with a 2 TB port macbook pro and has a dock like this: https://www.webhallen.com/se/product/313438-ALOGIC-USB-C-Doc... She uses it with a USB keyboard/mouse and PS4 controller and an external 1440p screen.. works without issue.
That appears to only have a single C port. It's a strange thing, you can get these super complicated docking stations with all sorts of different ports, but can't get a 4-port hub that's only usb-c connectors. At least neither tzs nor I have found such hubs.
Completely misread your original comment, I apologise.
You are right, I do not see them.. I wonder if that's for a particular reason. :\
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#115What on Earth are these bezels in 2020????
I'm completely let down. I thought they were going to update the form factor
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#116Nice. The iMac Pro is getting harder to justify. Specially with that sweet nano-texture glass coating. I wonder how they justify charging US$ 500 for the coating on the iMac and US$ 1.000 on the Pro Display XDR. 32" vs 27" don't seem enough.
Nano-texture is a blessing and a curse in my experience... https://twitter.com/Stammy/status/1290673590380244994
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#117"Up to 65 percent more plug-ins in Logic Pro X." ?
I think they mean that you are now able to load/use that many more plugins than you could before?
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
It will almost certainly be a low end macbook. In fact, there's a non-pro 'macbook'[0] that already exists which would be perfect, it was discontinued a year ago, but used ultra-low power CPUs. In fact when they were talking about them (prior to release) they thought they would have ARM CPU's back then. They are fanless and have a 5W thermal envelope, which fits in with the current A12X too. The major criticisms of t…
the 12" macbook is my favorite laptop of all time. Mine is the 2016 version and it's starting to feel dated and I'm hoping that they rerelease this on the new silicon first. I'll be smashing the buy button the day it's out.
It just seems that they could juice up the power in the MacBook Airs a bit and then there wouldn't be enough of a gap between an Air and Pro to justify having the normal "MacBook" in between.
That said, the current Airs are still pretty weak on processing power and if they're not going to juice them up then a middle option would be welcome. Plus it would be a good proving ground to launch ARM with a model that's not currently available new.
I have a 2020 Air and it's pretty great but I recently saw it struggling when there's graphics-heavy stuff, namely driving a 5k external monitor while on video calls.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
iMac Pro already had the better camera/speakers/mics
Ah I see. So no improvement there. Hopefully on the redesigned ARM version.
I have an iMac Pro and can confirm the microphone is amazing. Miles better than the internal microphones on my colleagues PC laptops. (I don’t have a strong opinion on the camera, and don’t have an iMac to compare to.)
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#120Only the $2300 model has an option of upgrading to 5700XT for an extra $500, and that's not even a high-end GPU.
90% of people don't need more than what's in the iMac. For pros who would use it the iMac Pro or Mac Pro are the obvious choices. For gamers Apple has been ignoring the market and everyone knows you are better off building your own rig.