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Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps

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Re: Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps

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So they are releasing a new MacMini within one year? That is pretty amazing. Previously they would go at least 2 years between revamps. I guess the MacMini is becoming more important?

I'd argue it has much less to do with mac mini being any more important than the chip itself being important. They're probably trying to push it in every spot they can, and there is no sense in making more old chips if you can just put the new one in instead.

Re: Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps

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> Apple plans to launch the redesigned MacBook Pros in 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes. They’ll have a redesigned chassis, magnetic MagSafe charger and more ports for connecting external drives and devices. Apple is also bringing back the HDMI port and SD card slot, which it nixed in previous versions, sparking criticism from photographers and the like. Even if they continue to force the anti-feature that is the Tou…

I've had MacBooks since 2005, and I'm an amateur photographer. I really don't miss the ports or MagSafe at all. I actually like the USB charging better, as it allows you to connect the cord to either side, and it doesn't get accidentally knocked out if I use it on my lap. I've found that the cord being on other side is nearly as good as magsafe anyway, as it will be better positioned to pull out if it gets yanked.

Yes, I did use the SD card reader from time to time, but most serious cameras use other cards (my older camera uses compact flash, and the newer one uses XQD). It makes no sense for Apple to integrate readers for those, and my XQD/CF readers also read SD cards, so the card reader is useless.

All of my mobile peripherals at this point are USB-C, so I don't care about USB-A ports either. And when I'm at home, I use a dock, which has all of the ports I need.

Honestly I'd much rather that they keep the laptops thin instead of adding ports I'm not going to use.

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I really wonder how many performance cores they could pack in a Mac Mini before the thermals broke.

Based on how well Apple designs thermals, we can only throw dice. [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiCBYAP_Sgg

Why does he take the back cover off and complain that the air flow and cooling don’t work properly?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Based on how well Apple designs thermals, we can only throw dice. [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiCBYAP_Sgg

Why does he take the back cover off and complain that the air flow and cooling don’t work properly?

There should be a cooper pipe between the CPU and cooler like this one[1].

Seriously, WTF? Where is it?

1: https://i0.wp.com/lemmymorgan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01...

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

They mean phones and Macs now both run ARM chips... Doesn't mean same apps of course.

Actually the part about the same apps is true https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/install-any-ios-app-m1-mac/ The problematic part of that quote is where it claims that iPhones and iPads used to have Intel processors.

But it's not. macOS allows you to run iOS apps, not vice-versa.
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