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Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by _ph_ »

dkarp wrote: post #177
yisonPylkita wrote: post #156

128GB of RAM in M1 Ultra is unimpressive compared to 1.5TB of RAM in Mac Pro. Right now Apple doesn’t have a replacement for Mac Pro with Apple Silicon EDIT: At the end of the presentation Apple said Mac Pro refresh is coming later so let’s wait and see

*128GB. I dislike how they omit this and act like it's more powerful than Mac Pro.

Looking at the CPU/GPU power, it seems to be. Which is amazing considering how much a well-speced Mac Pro costs and how large it is. They also mentioned that a Mac Pro is coming up, expect even more power there and probably some solution for larger memory sizes.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by Nextgrid »

deckarep wrote: post #73
MangoCoffee wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes, you can. i don't know if people here are too young to remember before Steve Jobs return, Apple was in the gutter. Steve had to make a deal with Microsoft to inject money into Apple. no one stand at the top forever. if it happened before it will happen again.

As a long-time PC user, I remember going to CompUSA and seeing the Mac section of games which was laughable. Back then you bought Apple if you were a sound engineer or into graphic/media design. I used to tell people I’m a die-hard PC user simply: Mac sucks! Fast forward to around 2009 and I’ve been a happy Apple user since then for all my software engineering needs. Is the platform perfect? Nope! And nothing is. Is…

I used to be the same, but I'm contemplating a return to Linux more and more and already use a Linux machine for day-to-day work.

macOS' recent updates have been a massive downgrade in terms of usability, try to force garbage on me that I don't want (no, I don't need Apple TV+ nor News on a work machine) and reliability on the M1 Air is bad - just yesterday the thing half-locked-up for 30 seconds (caps lock still responded, but everything else froze) with no explanation, not to mention the occasional kernel panics and constant nags for permission for every goddamn thing (you've implemented the notifications permission system to prevent apps from spamming me, but your solution is to spam me with one for every app that I run even for apps that never actually send notifications?).

I just need a machine that works and gets out of my way. It used to be as everyone else was trying to get in your way, Apple was mostly content with just charging a huge premium. That seems to have changed in the last couple years.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by _ph_ »

nightski wrote: post #194

Wow $4k is pretty crazy. I'm not saying it's a bad deal, just that it's enough to make someone think "do I really need this". I can build a powerhouse PC for $2k.

The Mac Studio starts at $1999 and at that price probably is faster than a $2k PC.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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alexashka wrote: post #196

A 27" LCD screen from 2014 for only 1600$. Wow. Oh, the stand is extra!!! HAHAHAHA! It's actually 2000$ with the 'height-adjustable' stand - the exact price of an iMac from 2015 that came with the exact same LCD monitor - except, you know, there was also a computer in there!

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Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by thom »

alexashka wrote: post #196

A 27" LCD screen from 2014 for only 1600$. Wow. Oh, the stand is extra!!! HAHAHAHA! It's actually 2000$ with the 'height-adjustable' stand - the exact price of an iMac from 2015 that came with the exact same LCD monitor - except, you know, there was also a computer in there!

There _is_ a computer in there. You just can’t use it.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by alwillis »

Nextgrid wrote: post #182
mrfusion wrote: post #95

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Why not?

In my case Face ID was a significant downgrade, even before the pandemic and masks. With Touch ID, I can reach into my pocket, place my finger on the button as I'm taking the phone out, and by the time I got the phone out it's already unlocked, played the unlock animation and is on the home screen. If the phone is on the table/etc I can just put my finger on the button and unlock it - so again by the time I actually…

Face ID in iOS 15.4 supports unlocking while wearing a mask. I've been testing the public beta and it works great: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/01/27/face-id-mask-ios-15-4

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by alexashka »

gnicholas wrote: post #216
alexashka wrote: post #196

A 27" LCD screen from 2014 for only 1600$. Wow. Oh, the stand is extra!!! HAHAHAHA! It's actually 2000$ with the 'height-adjustable' stand - the exact price of an iMac from 2015 that came with the exact same LCD monitor - except, you know, there was also a computer in there!

No, they include the basic tilting stand in the $1600 model. [1] If you want tilt and height adjustable, it's an extra $400. The VESA version is also available for the base price. 1: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-studio-display

I stand corrected.

1600$ for a 2014 LCD monitor remains fucking outrageous.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by sdo72 »

I like small phones, and the SE was one of my choices up until recently. I thought I was going to wait for the iphone 14 mini but it doesn't seem to happen. So I decided to bite on the iPhone 13 mini. So far it's better than the SE 2nd I've been using since the release.

The 13 mini is a bit smaller, the battery is significantly better, the camera is also a lot better and the portrait is available to mostly everything (not just a human face for the SE). It has all the good things I've been wanting. The only thing missing is the finger print reader, but the iOS 15.4 allows us to use with a mask on. So far the FaceID seems accurate and convenient most of the time.

If you're using an SE 2nd, consider a 12 mini or 13 mini.

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by xu_ituairo »

DonaldPShimoda wrote: post #211
dkarp wrote: post #161

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When I see a presentation so well trained and rehearsed, I am also put off. It's such overt manipulation of my monkey brain.

This is... such a weird take to me. Imagine you are a developer who are going to talk about a product you worked on, and you are aware that millions of people[1] are going to watch you present. You're telling me you wouldn't want to do everything in your power to be well-rehearsed? You wouldn't try to do things like learn how to stand still or not stutter? Like, that is just... I absolutely cannot comprehend that you…

I imagine the post you're replying to means that they don't want a presentation to look too planned and staged (which feels insincere). Of course you want to practice, but you want to make it look natural and effortless at the same time.

Like a stand-up comedian who makes it sound like he's telling an anecdote (that just happened to come to mind) for the first time, even though he's told it a million times on stage before.

("Acting is acting like you're not acting.")

Re: Apple Event March 8, 2022

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Post by windpower »

Nextgrid wrote: post #207
nightski wrote: post #194

Wow $4k is pretty crazy. I'm not saying it's a bad deal, just that it's enough to make someone think "do I really need this". I can build a powerhouse PC for $2k.

My main problem with these kinds of prices is not just the markup per-se but the fact that you've now got 4k$ into a very fragile, unrepairable machine - and for laptops, also vulnerable to damage & theft. I've always stuck with entry-level MacBooks for that reason - it's a more reasonable amount of money to lose and allows me to not care too much about it even in sketchy situations where you wouldn't want to bring a…

I don't really bring my desktop computers in sketchy situations where they might get wet. They tend to sit in the exact same spot on my desk in my office for their entire lifetime. It'd be a weird trade off to design a desktop computer for physical durability and water resistance...
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