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  • First look: Mac Pro and Apple Pro Display XDR [u]

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    rain22 said:
    Similar statements were abound for and against the trash can design and philosophy. It ended with Apple abandoning the Mac Pro for 6 years. This doesn’t bode well for sustained sales - such a niche machine. Could be the last iteration of the Mac Pro we see. Of the 4 design houses I’m familiar with, all have migrated away from Apple and I don’t see them coming back. This makes me question how many sales can be out there at this price as mid - small business will struggle to justify this - at the start of a trade war.
    Mid - small business has no business with the new Mac Pro and its display. iMac is more than enough for Photoshop. This machine is for those who have cried a lot in the past for the lack of super workstation from Apple, those who work in Disney, Pixar, NASA, Research Centre Labs, etc. And these people invest millions of dollars annually for a new equipment, so the price range is really nothing for them.
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  • First look: Mac Pro and Apple Pro Display XDR [u]

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    The similar specs for the Pro XDR monitor in the market (Atomo Sumo) cost around $40,000. Yes, Atomo has more features/IO but still, Apple's $6000 is way too cheap for a 1,000 nit display. Luckily with the grated design at the back just like Mac Pro Apple should be able to avoid superheat problem.
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  • Apple debuts new $5999 Mac Pro with up to 28-core Xeon processors

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    Okay - so I dig around what makes the price for the monitor. And what do I find? It's actually called a "reference monitor" and it costs $40,000 in the current market.
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  • New iPadOS lets you use a mouse to control your iPad and iPhone apps [u]

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    GeorgeBMac said:
    xixo said:
    Saying that an iThing can be a full replacement for a Mac is like saying a transvestite can be a full replacement for a woman.

    It can, but it's an ersatz version of the original.

    Make no mistake, adding mouse support is a capitulation. Hiding control inside accessibility settings only perpetuates the minification of the iOS UI.

    Like a supermodel who's had a few too many liposuctions, the end result isn't pretty. 
    I agree.
    I think that instead of being a full replacement for a MacBook, an iPad with keyboard and mouse will provide an alternative to MacBooks that will meet the needs of "Some of the people all of the time.  Or, all of the people some of the time".
    It's a supplement, not a replacement nor an alternative. I would hate to use mouse for the easy way a finger can do to move, scroll, rotate, zoom, pinch, press, etc. If mouse is a 2D gesture, your finger and touch screen is a 3D gestures, definitely one I won't trade in.
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  • New iPadOS lets you use a mouse to control your iPad and iPhone apps [u]

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    I get why Apple didn’t mention this on site but at the same time a lot of people aren’t going to know about so they’re still going to knock the iPad as not being a proper computer. If Apple thinks most support on the iPad is OK why not just say so?
    I guess because it's not the default on how iPad is operated. Unlike Surface or Mac, all of the equivalent Apps for iPad has been designed specifically for fingers.
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