Apple Mac Studio

Post by sofixa » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 8:35 AM UTC

radlad wrote: post #430

drorco wrote: post #362

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For cases when you have let's say a gaming PC and a Macbook connected to the same screen. You want a USB-C port so the Macbook will get everything from a single USB-C port (power included), but you also want your gaming PC to benefit from a high performance monitor with high refresh rates on a DisplayPort/HDMI connection.

Isn't this what a dock is for? Are you treating your monitor itself as the dock? I still don't see why the monitor itself needs USB-C support. I use a Lenovo Thunderbolt dock for both my M1 16" MBP and a Lenovo laptop running Linux. It runs 2 x DisplayPort monitors, mouse, keyboard, and webcam.

Post by nardi » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 8:56 AM UTC

makeitdouble wrote: post #560

jdgoesmarching wrote: post #418

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Also I feel like everyone is missing their AR/VR push right around the corner. VR headsets with these chips will be dramatically more powerful than other devices on the market. Combine that power with Apple product marketing, and devs will be there regardless of how much the Metal APIs suck.

VR is happening on PC. Event the Quest2 has a PC link that expands its possibility many-fold, and you guessed it, it works only on PC. Apple could come with its magic to take the field, but it’s been a while we saw them succeed in a market where a serious competitor is already expanding (voice assistants or the apple TV comes to mind). I’d love to be proven wrong, but won’t be holding my breath)

Post by arvinsim » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 8:58 AM UTC

Gigachad wrote: post #605

dylan604 wrote: post #470

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Even if they stagnate, you can at least pull out a GPU and replace it with another (when they're available for purchase) even if you don't change RAM/CPU which you could replace when faster is better as well. You can even change storage options. None of that swapability is available on any of the Apple systems, so when they stagnate there's nothing that can be done.

Practically this doesn't often happen, especially on work machines. All the parts are loosely linked by generation. It's not often you want to jump forward 5 years in GPU tech but not want an upgrade in every other field. Unless you are swapping parts out yearly for the absolute latest bit, there is not a whole lot of benefit over selling your existing device and getting the new one where you will see improvements ac…

Post by baud147258 » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 9:08 AM UTC

andrewmcwatters wrote: post #441

outworlder wrote: post #415

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> low-margin Really? Have you missed the insane markups on anything 'gaming' related for many years?

Could you provide an example?

Post by fmos » Wed, Mar 09, 2022, 9:15 AM UTC

QuikAccount wrote: post #90

This is such a random thing to complain about but I hate these Mac product pages with the animations as you scroll. I guess they are designed for mobile but I navigate them on a desktop using a mouse wheel and they always look super clunky.