netrox

I like Apple stickers but I do think it makes no sense to provide everyone with them. It should be asked for free with purchase though. 

I actually thought it was a weird way to present the iPad Pro. 

The recent announcement makes it more likely that Mac Studio will have M4 chip. I think they wanted M4 for Mac Studio for a few reasons - it is expensive to produce Mx Ultra and the improved 3nm process makes it more economical to scale for bigger chips and at same time, improve performance. Also, I suspect they also went M4 to patch security vulnerabilities in M1-M3 but of course, Apple could somehow patch it with a chipset to block attacks in real time for older M chips in new devices. 



 

retrogusto said:

ndornquast said:

Some info to be aware of:

• 10 core processor only available on TB versions, 256 & 512MB versions get 9 cores (3e & 6p).
• 1TB option is $600 (60%) more than base option, $400 more than 512GB version.
• Textured nano glass requires TB option.
• Wide angle camera is dropped.. only one camera on rear.
• GPS still requires cellular version, which is $200 upgrade.

I am extremely disappointed Apple continues to bundle options.  Why should I have to buy storage I do not need to get the processor I want??

To get better processor and GPS, with AppleCare and tax is now $2,070.. and that doesn’t include any accessories.. and that’s the 11” version.

After I ordered mine, I also noticed that the 1TB and 2TB models have 16GBof RAM, whereas the other models have 8GB. I was surprised that they didn’t make this more clear in the marketing, because some people certainly would have upgraded the storage just to get the extra RAM. 

I vaguely remember that they did benchmarking on iPad Pros with bigger RAM chips that came with 1TB and found no performance boost at all. It's likely the bigger RAM was used for 1TB disk performance and not for CPU/GPU performance. 

This is why it's called "Pro" - it's for professionals. 

Soon, it will be "Air" for consumers.