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  • Apple unveils all new 13-inch MacBook Air with Retina display, Thunderbolt 3 and more

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    techprod1gy said:
    mac_128 said:
    Still has a 100 year old headphone jack. Curious to see if the iPad rumors come true now ...

     But no FaceID. Maybe next year...

    Edit: yup. No headphone jack on the iPad Pro. Gonna be a lot of dongles hanging off that sucker ... 
    Wireless but dongle til you bongle bro.
    Haha ... clever. But wireless won't cut it for gaming and audio recording. Unless Apple has implemented low-latency in their wireless tech recently? 
    baconstang

  • Apple's new Mac mini finally arrives with 5X performance, Thunderbolt 3, more

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    Ha. The one Mac that really doesn't need a headphone jack still has one.
    welshdog

  • Apple intros new USB-C accessories to support 2018 iPad Pros

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    rorwessels said:
    And herein lies the issue anytime Apple does something new. People will complain. If Apple had not made the new iPad Pro with USB-C, then people would have complained that Apple missed the boat and should have done it because it can transmit data faster and allows for faster recharging times, etc... And now you have the one complaining because Apple DID make the switch to USB-C (only on the pro models mind you) and you would think it was the end of the world. And Pro audio or audiophile? Really? You would rely on the built in DAC and audio jack? If I want audiophile quality sound, I used the lightning to USB adapter with an AudioQuest DragonFly Red and the AudioQuest JitterBug to clean up line the port noise from USB. Bluetooth has also gotten so much better, though I do wish that Apple would go ahead and license APT-X and APT-X HD. I am sure they won't, but it would be nice if they did.
    You need to actually work in Pro audio to understand the needs in-context of a powerful portable device like the iPad Pro. For audio output and mastering, yes one would want to hook up an external DAC, likely into a breakout box, for post processing and mixing of the individual tracks. But for in the field recording, what happens when your pro audio mic is plugged into the USB-C port -- where are you going to plug your headphones for monitoring against the playback track? Or even the quality of what's being recorded? Now you need a dongle, which starts to make the iPad less portable. And if you're doing a long session, at a club, now you need to plug in power as well, with yet more dongles. A full rig is one thing, but the loss of the headphone jack reduces the ability of what the small transportable iPad made possible -- a mobile professional recording studio.
    tylersdadMisterKit

  • Apple unveils all new 13-inch MacBook Air with Retina display, Thunderbolt 3 and more

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    asdasd said:
    I agree that the branding of the air and the MacBook don’t make a whole lot of sense. 

    The air is heavier. It’s a strange line up. The air might make sense as a sub $1000 machine(or alternatively the cheapest MacBook would be < $1000). 
    It's all marketing. There's a huge faction of Apple's MacBook fans that are specifically craving the "Air" moniker. I suspect whatever Apple slapped the "Air" name onto would result in cheers and applause from the name alone, regardless what the device was. This new "Air" is a brand new device they could have called anything.
    mpw_amherst said:
    Yeah I'm confused. If the Macbook were cheaper than fair enough. Or if it had additional selling points, besides being lighter, like FaceID fine. Is there even a sign it has had a spec bump? Doesn't look like it. Similarly with the iMacs. When do you think is best guess for when both of those will receive an update? And do you think any of the Macs will get FaceID or will Apple use TouchID for for Macs and FaceID for iOS?
    I'm really surprised about the lack of FaceID. But I suspect Apple is holding back on that one more year before they introduce it to lower-end devices. Right now it's only on their flagship phones and "Pro" level pads. I suspect we'll see it on the MB Pros next year, so maybe two more years before it shows up on the Air. Hard to believe they would redesign a brand new Mac designed to last several years on the market right as they're introducing FaceID as the replacement to TouchID, without planning to integrate it in the near future.
    fastasleepdocno42

  • Apple's new 11- & 12.9-inch iPad Pros sport a massive redesign and gain Face ID, USB-C

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    Seems like the 100 year old headphone jack is gone? But still on the brand new MacBook Air!

    Professional audio producers will likely be skipping the iPad Pro, or invest in a lot of dongles ...
    dysamoria