New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

They have hiked the decrepit Mac Pro by £500!

that strip looks like those touch-thermometers that you're supposed to apply to your kid's head in order to read temperature, that never work correctly and that I always throw away

Reminds me of:
https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/nook2.jpg

maximum system memory is 16 GB

my work machine has 48 GB of GRAPHICS memory

very curious to see what machine apple engineers will use in the future

how can they be selling new "pro" machines w 8GB of memory

how

hope apple adds haptic feedback to the touchb ar

maximum system memory is 16 GB

my work machine has 48 GB of GRAPHICS memory

very curious to see what machine apple engineers will use in the future

― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:21 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark

are macbook pros still user upgradeable w/r/t RAM?

negative

ew

http://www.avclub.com/article/apple-isnt-including-standard-usb-ports-its-new-ma-244981

Debuted in 2014, USB-C is designed to be “future-proof,” resistant to changing technical whims. (We’re sure Apple engineers will crack that problem, too, though, given enough time.)

although i agree that old usb needs to go

i like that you can't charge your iphone from the new macbook lol

and the lack of a lightning port for those new earbuds is... interesting

The bar looks awesome--the function keys are very much ripe for disruption and doing it this way makes a lot of sense. So does putting fingerprint ID on the keyboard.

System RAM on anything calling itself a "pro" should be 16GB and expandable to 32GB minimum. Storage needs continue to ebb away but the need for more RAM over time hasn't dissipated in the past 25 years.

Who the fuck is in charge of Apple TV?

the lightning/earbuds this is a non starter unless you only own and love the new iPhone earbuds because they're obviously only wired as a coat cutting measure. ppl are like "you want us to buy lightning headphones and no lightning port!!" But Apple really isn't releasing, and is not now encouraging, lighting headphones. They're 100% on wireless with a quick charge option, which works fine with laptops

*cost cutting, coat switching

very interested in the future of final cut pro and logic pro. deep neural networks have completely upended signal processing and apple has not shipped a decent gpu in years.

I don't know why people have such an issue w/ Apple TV. I have the new one and it's pretty great.

It is pretty great but its development hasn't ever been heartfelt or driven by much vision. Better the past few years I suppose.

But Apple really isn't releasing, and is not now encouraging, lighting headphones. They're 100% on wireless with a quick charge option, which works fine with laptops

― mh 😏, Friday, 28 October 2016 12:37 (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sure, but there are people who've invested in lightning headphones, and there'll be grandpas who'll buy an iphone 7 and macbook pro together but will have nowhere to insert their headphones. it's not prohibitive but apple's certainly setting an expectation and failing to meet it (never once have i received pack-in headphones that won't plug into the company's other devices).

and the charger for those airpods is lightning, so that's another dongle/cable required there too

Apple is being drowned by the success of the iPhone. They can't ship the iPhone with a USB-C cable because 99.5% of their massive customer base wouldn't be able to use it. Yet they're not willing to hold ~back~ the Mac from USB-C heaven. So they've fractured what used to be their USP of everything just working together.

I mean, all this was a historical aberration anyway. The original vision for the Mac was something not far off the iPad — it was when it tanked as a general consumer product they grabbed on to creative pros as a lifeline. Now they don't need those guys, is it any wonder their conception of "pro" seems frozen somewhere around about 2007?

Christ, off to look at Windows once more.

Christ, off to look at Windows once more.

Question from David: The lack of a 32GB BTO option for the new MBPs raised some eyebrows and caused some concerns (me included). Does ~3GBps bandwidth to the SSD make this a moot issue? I.e. memory paging on a 16GB system is so fast that 32GB is not a significant improvement?

Schiller's answer: Thank you for the email. It is a good question. To put more than 16GB of fast RAM into a notebook design at this time would require a memory system that consumes much more power and wouldn't be efficient enough for a notebook. I hope you check out this new generation MacBook Pro, it really is an incredible system.

lol

that last sentence is great

Seems like my plan to eventually use a laptop as my main work computer, so I could untether myself from my desk and travel during busier production periods, is becoming less likely.

http://i.imgur.com/YWD28sO.jpg

you found the contents of my cable drawer, I see

lol

No Power Extension Cable: In line with the 12-inch MacBook, new MacBook Pro models do not come with Apple's Power Adapter Extension Cable in the box. Previous MacBook Pro models included the extension cable in the box for several years. The extension cable, which provides extra length between the power brick and wall outlet, can be purchased as a standalone product for $19.

anyone want mine? It's been under my bed for years.

i know it is popular to do this and i already do this but is it too soon to just say apple is going down the tubes and is a bad shitty company these days

has any other manufacturer released a laptop with a trackpad that's even close to the macbook's?

getting a 15" for work in January. just told the boss i need another couple benjamins for dongles.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1478028788/auxillite-lightest-2-in-1-dac-converter-for-your-i

stooop

lol

Talking of Benjamins:

https://blog.pinboard.in/2016/10/benjamin_button_reviews_the_new_macbook_pro/

Saw a huge roundup of MBP reviews, and the *only* one that was gushing praise was that blog by the Brooks guy who wears the suspenders

for suspending disbelief

xxp lol sad

lol groovypanda

All the stuff around the iPhone and the MBP plus the way iPads have been going make me picture Cook as completely neurotic and disorganized behind closed doors.

where do you go when yours is the world's most valuable brand and shareholders are screaming for more? you go cray-cray and hike your prices

i cant wait to see gruber's mental gymnastics rationalizing the new macbooks pro in his review

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a new research report outlining why he's upbeat about MacBook growth in 2017. Kuo expects price cuts for both new and existing MacBooks in 2017 coupled with a refresh that adds support for 32GB RAM and more, bolstering his belief in the MacBook line next year.

lol

Kuo cites Apple's tendency to price "major-upgraded models," like the original MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, higher near the initial launch "before undergoing in price cuts in the following year" as precedent for price cuts in the second half of 2017. He also believes that the ecosystem for USB-C devices and software that takes advantage of the Touch Bar will become more mature, making it more enticing for users.

Finally, Kuo expects refreshed MacBooks Pros to be launched in the second half of 2017 with support for 32GB of RAM. However, Kuo says this is dependent on whether Intel launches Cannonlake processors on time.

(3) the new MacBook to be launched in 2H17 may support 32GB DRAM, eventually attracting more core users; this depends on whether or not Intel ships Cannonlake CPU on time in 2017, which features 15-25% less power consumption of LPDDR 4, versus the existing LPDDR 3. If Cannonlake doesn’t enter mass production as expected, the new models launched in 2H17 will adopt Coffee Lake, which continues to adopt LPDDR 3, and maximum DRAM support will also remain unchanged at 16GB.

you gotta buy the laptop twice now fuckers

The entry-level model, powered by a Skylake-based 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, currently has an average multi-core score of 6,970, indicating the notebook is only up to 7% faster than the early 2015 base model 13-inch MacBook Pro. Last year's comparable model, equipped with a Broadwell-based 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, currently has an average multi-core score of 6,497.

stunning speeds

has any other manufacturer released a laptop with a trackpad that's even close to the macbook's?

Supposedly Razer makes a laptop with a quality keyboard and trackpad but I've never seen one in person.

Kuo expects price cuts for both new and existing MacBooks in 2017 coupled with a refresh that adds support for 32GB RAM

even grubes is starting to hint at grousing about this shit. Then links to the most Apple-defending blog post of them all

http://i.imgur.com/3UgW8t3.jpg

lol

are hackintoshes still viable?

afaik

up until this update, a hacked up 2006 Mac Pro could run new versions of macOS, so modern hardware definitely has a fighting chance