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  • 15-inch MacBook Air demand drops significantly, says Kuo

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    I find it a beautiful industrial design however...

    ...I would ask if the cost of memory and storage is a point of resistance, especially for larger POs...?

    To add 750GB (to 1TB) to the 15" Air currently adds $400USD which translates to maybe $533USD / TB per Apple.com.  Adding 1.75TB is $800USD or $915USD for 2TB...

    Newegg is offering PCIe 4 Samsung Pro @ $90 1TB and $140 2TB spec'd up to 7,000 MB/s

    They don't even offer a PCIe 256...

    So it seems Mac storage currently costs around 600% of the cost while the PCIe are swappable (repair) and upgradable (need) - I am unsure of speed equity...  It sure adds up quickly for something that is likley to be unsupported and perhaps even unrepairable after 6 years...




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  • Entire iPhone 15 lineup's camera specs detailed in last-minute leak

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    "The slight boost in resolution for the Telephoto and Ultra Wide cameras will result in improved image quality."

    In my testing the i14 the UWA was visibly soft even on the small i14 screen, which was confirmed in a number of reviews over time... My i14 'pro' was returned. If the UWA lens remains unchanged and 'soft' how will higher MP help...?
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  • M3 Max chips being tested for future MacBook Pro models

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    ...could this move to (Tim) Apple (controlled) silicon, apparently annual releases and onboard everything be more about shortening support, developer, upgrade and obsolescence cycles than meaningful improvements for customers...?
    williamlondon

  • Amsterdam builds massive bike garage resembling an Apple Store

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    I find myself asking how they will keep the floor clean...?
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  • New 15-inch MacBook Air sales are half the figure Apple expected

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    I looked at it on the weekend and really liked the hardware design, however the above comments regarding costs of ram and storage seem on point. Perhaps the current pricing approach for Apple is finally catching up with them...?

    $159 gets one 2TB @ Newegg - currently offering a Samsung 990 Pro...
    $800 gets one 2TB above the base cost of 256GB for the Apple option, and it is not (easily) user serviceable...

    "PCIe Gen4 performance limits showing up to 7,450/6,900MB/s for Sequential Read/Write:
    www.newegg.com/samsung-2tb-990-pro/p/N82E16820147861
    www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/15-inch-midnight-apple-m2-chip-with-8-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-256gb#

    32G of RAM might be helpful too, yet is even 24GB @ $400 at sufficient multiples of what is currently available elsewhere for PC under $100 to give pause?
    www.newegg.com/crucial-32gb/p/20-156-328?Item=20-156-328&Description=&cm_re=-_-20-156-328-_-Product
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