Apple Mac Studio

Post by r00fus » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 6:50 AM UTC

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How long did it take you to check the 'Optimize Storage' box?

That's a somewhat recent addition, and it does help somewhat with the Photo library problem. It sucks if you don't have a fast internet connection, though. It also sucks if there's ever a problem with the photo library, because then you don't have a backup anymore. Maybe 240GB are enough for light usage if you store photos in the cloud. I can only say that in my experience 1TB is the bare minimum if I don't want to s…

Post by pjmlp » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:01 AM UTC

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I don't think anyone besides hardcore computer nerds actually care what their computers look like. Lest we repeat the sins of The Trash Can Mac...

For people with big clunky PC boxes, they stick it under a desk or on the floor because that's where it fits and it's out of sight. Because of the "sleek" design and smaller size, Apple has people convinced that the computer should be like children in the '50s--seen but not heard. If you offer someone a computer in the shape of the mac mini or this new studio design OR they could have a typical PC style box, I'm gues…

Post by pjmlp » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:03 AM UTC

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I would like to highlight just how much Apple is focusing on their customers and use cases right now. It seems that they're targeting products to what their professional customers actually want. And in this case, it's a 3.7" little thing that can process 18 streams of 8k video (fully specced out). That's kinda crazy, and they're doing it at a price point that's competitive compared to all of the companies out there.…

As a programmer, data scientist and macOS user, I have to say I'm just annoyed by Apple these years. They've built a preset of users who may use their products, on that list are "Creative producers", etc. I'm not saying creative works aren't important - I personally enjoy poems, movies and photography very much. But just imagine how many MacBook Pros and other products Apple sell each year - does the world need that…

Post by Hamuko » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:05 AM UTC

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Because nobody outside hardcore computer nerds wants a beige box tower with 14 drive bays sitting on their desk. People want quite little boxes that gets work done without having to have dedicated room for loud machines.

The advantage of a huge beige box ( mine is white actually) is that easy airflow and acoustic padding makes them pretty quiet. But yes huge. Mine is 24" x 20" x 10". And very heavy. Not on my desk.

Post by jstummbillig » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 7:09 AM UTC

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If that was really a consideration that correlated strongly to success, the market would've shown that a while ago and the most successful projects would sail through Apple approvals. However, this is not reality, and when our philosophy fails to describe reality, only one of those two things is capable of changing.

Mobile games have been bigger than PC or console for awhile, and a few of the titles are massively popular and profitable. Though App Store review policies differ in permissiveness, the approach from below has been the industry model both on iOS and Android. Remind me what you were saying needs to change.