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Apple's new 27-inch iMac sports 10th gen Intel chips, Nano Texture option
tyjon31 said:The description of the new iMac strongly suggests that the SSD can not be upgraded by the end user. That is frankly a showstopper for me since the SSD pricing (> $1K for 4TB!!) are easily double what you can buy online. A very disappointing decision on Apple's part. -
Russian man sues Apple for 'turning him gay' after cryptocurrency mixup
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27-inch iMac flash storage cannot be replaced or upgraded
blastdoor said:sflocal said:The vague issues regarding upgradability of the SSD in the new iMacs is the reason why I ordered it yesterday with the 8TB option. It will be my last Intel-based iMac and I decided to bite my lower lip and max it out so I never have to deal with it ever on that machine.That being said, with Thunderbolt3, it's really not that much an issue. There are excellent external TB3 enclosures (like from OWC) that will let you install regular NVMe drives to your heart's content. I get that it would be nicer to upgrade the internal drive, but it is what it is.There isn't really an elegant/clean 8TB external SSD option that would suffice for me, so perhaps there was a bit of vanity involved in having it all in one enclosure. If there were an 8TB SSD that I could tack on to the back of my iMac, then I would consider it but most NVMe's max out at 2TB, and others uses multiple NVMe's in a RAID-0 configuration... again, not elegant. It would not surprise me if Apple is doing exactly that on the 8TB model (2x4TB, 4x2TB, ??) but at least I have Apple's stamp-of-approval, it will work flawlessly, and avoid the potential headaches of 3rd-party vendors (and their drivers) and future MacOS compatibility.If it were a 1-2TB single SSD, I probably wouldn't care, but going to 8TB given the current NVMe options, it's limited imho.In the end, I'm essentially future-proofing this machine as I plan on using this machine (to run x86-64 virtual machines) even after I buy the next ARM-only iMac.Perhaps if/when that time comes where I don't need it, maybe the resale value will be that much better if I decide to sell it. 8TB, 128GB RAM, 10-core i9 and 5700XT might still have enough muscle even down the road I hope. -
Huawei again accused of passing off DSLR photos as smartphone shots
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Flaws in Apple's iMac Pro VESA mount fueling new episode of repair anxiety [u]
StrangeDays said:So one (1) case of this happening (to an apple-pouty-face video blogger no less) is now cause for "concern", blowing it, an epidemic, etc... Welcome to the internet generation.It's 100% a valid case. A problem always starts with one person. If you watched the video, the blogger did state that when he went on an Apple forum, there were other VESA users that experienced similar problems with broken screws.
I deal with delicate screws in other areas - my motorcycles use aluminum screws - and it's nerve-racking on how delicate those things are. This is an area where I think Apple really needs to fess up and own the problem. The way they treated the customer while his iMP was in the shop also was inexcusable. -
Swallowed AirPod sends 7-year-old to emergency room
AppleInsider said:Stroud hopes that other parents will be cautious when giving AirPods to their kids, as she never anticipated her son would swallow the AirPod.When I was seven, I was happy just playing outside in the dirt. -
iPad wins again, Google cancels upcoming tablet products
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CBP defends seizure of OnePlus Buds, claims trademark violation
flamaryu said:Why do people need keep being china into this they do OnePlus is indian and it is mostly made in India. They hate the Chinese and two these were approved by the fcc so I doubt there trade mark problem here which is the reason apple is staying far away from this one.
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Apple hourly workers feel helpless under punishing pressure & mistreatment
sully54 said:georgie01 said:This attitude of ‘I deserve better’ is literally ruining our societies. I’m not saying they do or don’t deserve better, I don’t know. What I do know is that ungratefulness, jealousy, and entitled attitudes lead to things falling apart. Not building things up.
It’s not even that long ago that people were grateful for their jobs, even if they weren’t ideal. Working is a privilege, but our culture looks at how other people have it better or just that we think we deserve better. Most people don’t understand that attitude breaks down the culture. A lack of appreciation ruins everything.If “deserving better” means being treated with a modicum of human decency, then yeah, we deserve better.
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Intel wants to manufacture Apple Silicon
lmasanti said:Do we remember the times in which Apple made the chips in Samsung's factories and Samsung copied the technology?
They copied the ads… Why not the chips?
(They copy so wrongly the ads that the future of their chip is in serious condition.)