jeff fields

About

Username
jeff fields
Joined
Visits
49
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
533
Badges
1
Posts
176

Reactions

351Like7Dislike18Informative

  • Leaked iPad Pro design images confirm few changes

    jeff fieldsjeff fields
    rorwessels said:
    I am not sure a major redesign of the device is necessary. The design of the device is already in its purest and best form. Both the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPad Pro represent the best possible design for their function.

    Short of some groundbreaking new battery tech and see though holographic displays, I am not sure there is much to change here.

    Now the internals are another matter. If the internals can be upgraded to say the M1 chip or something like that, then we would have something truly compelling.

    Can you imagine an iPad Pro with the M1 SOC?
    Not sure what you're talking about. The iPad already has "something like" the M1 chip: it's the A-series chips, which involve the same tech as the M1, but customized for the power supply available in an iPad and the needs of an iPad. iPads already have what you're asking for, and they have for years now. You just weren't aware of just how much performance was already in the iPad.
    watto_cobra

  • Is AppleCare+ worth it for Mac?

    jeff fieldsjeff fields
    pulseimages said:
    Why does it cost so much more for the 16” MBP? 
    I imagine because a) the machine is much more expensive to begin with, and b) the display, which is the most likely thing to get damaged, is much nicer and more expensive to replace as well.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's 'iPhone 13' rumored to adopt slimmer TrueDepth notch, flush rear camera module

    jeff fieldsjeff fields
    jasonfj said:
    Apple need to milk the shrinking of the notch over the next few years to give us a reason to keep upgrading.  Expect a notch-less screen on iPhone 15. 
    Could we please just not with these half-baked, zero-evidence, don't-pass-the-laugh-test conspiracy theories? They are tiresome. 
    cornchipBeatswatto_cobraRayz2016Gaby

  • Apple's 'iPhone 13' rumored to adopt slimmer TrueDepth notch, flush rear camera module

    jeff fieldsjeff fields
    9secondkox2 said:
    Dang. Another notch? 

    If Samsung can banish it surely apple can. 
    Samsung hasn't banished it. Their "notch" is a hole-punch, instead, and at the cost of considerable functionality and quality that Apple doesn't want to give up.

    I prefer Apple's choices..
    cornchipentropysBeatswatto_cobraRayz2016edredGabyigorsky

  • Apple stops shipping 5W power adapter, EarPods with any iPhone order

    jeff fieldsjeff fields
    DAalseth said:
    The headphones were a throw away item for me anyway so no loss there. The charger though bothers me. First because until every outlet everywhere has a USB power socket, there will continue to be a need. Yes we all have a drawer of them, but how long until these either die, they do eventually, or become obsolete and won’t work with later equipment. So Apple is saving money on shipping and manufacturing and gets to start charging people for buying chargers down the road. Annoying but that’s business. The other thing that bothered me though, was that they hid behind the fig leaf of it being part of becoming carbon neutral. Yeah it will help with that but the primary reason IMO is to save money and add to their bottom line. If they’re going to eliminate them, just do it, don’t spout BS about it being for environmental reasons. It just adds to the common misconception that doing environmentally responsible things is going to be a PITA. 

    This comment is tendentious and silly:

    1. How long until Apple chargers "die"? For all practical purposes, forever. I have never had an Apple USB charger of any type fail, ever. Apple over-engineers its chargers. This simply isn't a legitimate fear. The charger will last far longer than the iPhone will.
    2. "Become obsolete"? It will be a very long time until USB-C "becomes obsolete". In any case, it doesn't matter if a charger is "obsolete", as long as it still works. And yes, of course it will work with later equipment; that's also obvious.
    3. Being carbon-neutral is not a "fig leaf". It's a real goal and it's a vital goal that all companies should be pursuing, and this goes a long way towards achieving it.
    4. As established above, this will not be a pain in the ass for basically any users, so that part of your argument is moot as well.
    fastasleepchiawatto_cobra