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Late 2025 for M4 Mac Studio & Mac Pro seems more certain now
Alex1N said:One of the main reasons that Apple gave at the announcement of Apple Silicon was its frustration with Intel not providing timely updates on its CPUs. And now, four years on, we appear (according to rumour at least, but the clock is definitely ticking) to be in a very similar situation - with Apple being the one to drag its feet. That’s not to say that Apple Silicon isn’t a vast improvement on the Intel offerings that it replaces, but timing issues are beginning to become apparent. It’s making purchasing a Mac much more of a gamble.What timing issues?!Is there another system out there that outperforms an M2 Studio? If so, then Apple might have a problem.If not, then you simply buy the best you can afford at the time you need the system.Your impatience doesn't drive Apple's product plans.There is always that someone who is waiting for something better/faster/smaller and never buys anything.Decades ago, I worked in an electronics store and we had a nice older gentleman as a regular customer. He had the means to buy nice stuff as evidenced by his purchases over the years. Yet, he only purchased inexpensive TVs and eschewed the better performing models. He kept saying he was going to wait for one of those "TVs you can hang on a wall". Well, he passed away a few years before the first plasma sets were introduced, never mind became mainstream. I know he would have been one of the first customers for a plasma.
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visionOS 2 is a promising update with tons of new features
Pema said:This all looks great. What isn't great is that the Vision Pro is too expensive. There are no tiers like with any other major Apple product. You can customise the latest MacBook M3 to your budget. Likewise you can select the iPhone you can afford/or need and customise that to your budget.
Not with the Vision Pro. It's like Henry Ford's mantra: you can have any colour you like as long as it's black.
I cannot begin to imagine Apple releasing just the one iPhone model: iPhone Pro Max specced to the hilt at $2200 USD. For starters not many people can afford to spend that much on a phone, neither do all users need that level of iPhone.
The Vision Pro looks to be a truly revolutionary product in the mixed reality headset space, but at $3500 USD per unit it is too rich for me.
The other problem is the buyer needs to go into the Apple store to be fitted for the product. Another impediment.
There is no trade-in for the Vision Pro! to bring the cost down.
I would suggest that somewhere along the line Apple botched this product from wow to go.
Tim Cook needed a headline grabbing product and pushed for its release before it was ready. Hopefully when Apple re-releases the Vision Basic in 2025/2026 it will have refined the product to the point of where the main features of the Vision Pro trickle down to the Vision Basic, plus the hardware costs will have been streamlined and on mass production cost less.
I am a buyer at $1500 USD. That's it.
Can I afford to wait to 2025/2026? Well, I haven't been lying back dreaming I must have a mixed reality headset that will drain my wallet out of $3500 USD.
The iPhone is a different paradigm. I often do think of the next release and what it can do for me. The iPhone 16 looks like a winner. And I will be upgrading. And after the trade-in it will run me appx. $900 USD. I can stomach that.
The good news is that Apple is not a one-trick pony like Humane who put all their eggs in one basket and now are shopping their omelette for a buyer.
Most likely HP. They usually buy obsolete technologies. Palm O/S - remember that?A lot of illogical statements here.Sorry you can't afford or won't spend the dollars on this first-of-its-kind product today. Like every other technology since the dawn of time, the price will drop as the market takes hold and the user base increases. Because it is too "rich" for YOU, does not mean the product was "botched".- I paid at least $2500 in 1988 dollars for a Mac SE with dual floppies because I couldn't spring for the 20MB (yes, MB!) hard drive.That was a lot compared to many PCs on the market.
- You "cannot begin to imagine Apple releasing just the one iPhone model" No need to imagine, That's really unbelievable. When the first iPhone was launched, there were a couple of configuration options, but there was only one model.There was no "tiered line" because it was the first.
- Same for the iPad.
- No trade-ins for either of those at introduction. As, again, they were the first.
- If I remember correctly, there was no AT&T (only provider at launch) subsidies either, making the first iPhone even more expensive compared to other device. Somehow the iPhone succeeded anyway.
Personally, I don't have a use case for the Vision Pro right now at any price, but I can certainly appreciate it as an amazing product and game-changing interface.Your post reads like you can't afford it, so you will bash it instead.
- I paid at least $2500 in 1988 dollars for a Mac SE with dual floppies because I couldn't spring for the 20MB (yes, MB!) hard drive.That was a lot compared to many PCs on the market.
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New AirPods Pro beta feature allows users to tailor noise cancellation
So... you want no noise cancellation unless you receive a call, then automatically switch to maximum noise canceling.Isn't it still illegal to drive with headphones on both ears for obvious safety concerns? Especially with noise cancellation!With only one AirPod being used, noise cancellation is a moot point.Most people would simply use BT in the car with the windows closed during a call, which would automatically mute the radio when a call came in. -
Apple Watch Series 10 to be thinner and have larger screen size
Nope. Solid all-day battery life is all I need. No issues charging every night. Would much prefer the thinner watch.What would be the point of a 5-day battery life? I have electricity where I live.laytech said:Don’t go thinner, go thicker and get longer battery life. If they go thinner and brag about same day battery life that is just pants. Longer battery. My ultra is now down to 1.5 days and it’s a pain. Come Apple, we need 5 day battery. Bigger watch longer battery please.
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Our favorite features so far in iOS 18 from Control Center to Genmoji
frantisek said:Nice. Guys could you make article about new features that are available for everyone? Worldwide, all languages and all devices? Thanks.
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