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  • Apple's Mac mini is the little Mac that could, 15 years later

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    2011 mini:
    i7 (hyperthreaded)
    gpu (discrete, 4K/2x TB 27" support)
    slotted ram (upgradable, non OEM)
    slotted twin drive bays (upgradable, non OEM)
    clear anodized AL (more wear resistant/sustainable)

    Upgrade speed/cores/specs on this form factor and my wallet will happily open again...
    Please... What am I missing, except maybe a Kensington lock slot ???

    watto_cobra

  • Apple researching HomePod-like audio for future MacBook Pro

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    ...having just been through the exercise of 'Smart TV' and how proprietary such has become I keep hoping AirPlay2 will offer true decoding for surround sound via wifi & bluetooth, perhaps even ATMOS. I too have discrete analog audiophile equipment (cubes) connected with Airport Express that may be tough to better with anything soundbar, not to mention the environmental and cost aspects of replacing perfectly functional gear... I continue to hope Apple may resurrect Airport and Time Capsule too, sigh...
    watto_cobra

  • Pro Display XDR works on iMac Pro at 5K, not 6K

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    zimmie said:
    tht said:
    That is one strange issue. The TB3 chips in the iMac Pro aren’t full Titan Ridge chips? Bandwidth limitation?
    Essentially, yes. Based on teardowns, iMac Pro units uses two JHL6540 Thunderbolt 3 controllers ("products formerly Alpine Ridge"; each handles two ports), which only support DisplayPort 1.2.
    So even though the base pro tower ships with a 580X one needs an entire iMac Pro upgrade to run 6K (or better 8K) simply due to the choice of a $8.55 controller in a $5,000 ~ $14,000 computer...?  We have a 2017 'pro' computer based on a 2010 TB standard ?    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#1.2

    How and why does this happen...? 
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondondysamoria

  • Review: The BenQ 27-inch DesignVue UHD Thunderbolt 3 is an asset for designers, photograph...

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    indiekiduk said:
    melgross said:
    These days, I would consider a monitor with “ultra high” resolution to be much higher than the 5k of the iMac, which has had that Rez for quite some time. The 4K Rez of this monitor isn’t anything near ultra high. I don’t know why that term was used. Even the 6k of the new Apple pro monitor doesn’t qualify as being ultra high. With 8k Tvs coming out now, even that barely qualifies these days.

    the price is good enough for what it is. Not sure it qualifies to be equivalent to the real pro monitors out there though. They’re about 50% more, and up

    PC monitors aren't more than 4k because Windows would look too small on a 27", so you just don't get non-Apple designed 5k 27" monitors, there were a couple of attempts but the Dell one needed 2 cables and the Iiyama suffered from many dead pixels. On Windows 4k is "ultra-high" because it's the highest you can get.
    "The Consumer Electronics Association announced on October 17, 2012, that "Ultra High Definition", or "Ultra HD", would be used for displays that have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or wider and at least one digital input capable of carrying and presenting native video at a minimum resolution of 3840×2160 pixels."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-definition_television#Technical_details

    watto_cobra

  • Editorial: Pro Display XDR and Apple's Grand Stand

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    I really struggle trying to understand the internal dialogue of these people, who’s only purpose is to complain about every possible solution to their supposed problem. If he’s using a 10 year old machine currently all of his problems are entirely in his head, even the 5K iMac (or new mini as you said) would solve his computing problems. 

    Apple doesn’t cater to DIY hobbyists, nor have they ever. Jobs hated slots:

    https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Diagnostic_Port.txt

    ...these dudes need to find a solution that works for them (PCs) or admit they’ve just want to martyr themselves publicly. 
    Or to put it another way, “Hell hath no fury like a faux nerd scorned.” 
    I noted the last line of the folklore link: "much to the eventual benefit of customers, who didn't have to buy a whole new Mac to expand their memory"
    Peza