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Apple makes room for new Macs by rethinking retail Vision Pro demo stations
I can’t read the vibe here. Did you mean to suggest this was some adhoc thing that happened and not just the plan from when the area was installed.Only have one store to judge from but it seems to me Apple do move things around and to the front/ground to suit different marketing pushes.
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Apple Vision Pro rumored to get M5 in 2025, but lower cost model is delayed
So we seem to be in the throwing muck at the wall hoping to have some success in predicting stuff phase of what is version 2?AppleInsider said:Apple Vision Pro may get an M5 upgrade in 2025, but the expected lower-price headset has been delayed, and may offload processing to the iPhone to cut costs.
Apple Vision Pro on display at Apple Park. Image credit: AppleMing-Chi Kuosays that production of an all-new version of the Apple Vision Pro has been pushed back to "beyond 2027." He claims that the current existing model will be replaced with an identical one upgraded to an M5 processor in 2025.
As I understand it, production of the cheaper Vision Pro has been delayed beyond 2027 for a while now. This means Apple's only new head-mounted display device in 2025 will be the Vision Pro with an upgraded M5 processor.
I think what really drove Apple to delay the cheaper-- (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo)
He says that Apple has chosen to delay a rumored less-expensive Apple Vision Pro due to reasoning that "simply reducing the price wouldn't help create successful use cases." Apple has also struggled with attracting rapid development of apps and experiences for the headset.
Kuo likened the thinking at Apple to the company's experience with the HomePod line. "Even after launching the cheaper HomePod mini, Apple's smart speakers failed to become mainstream products," he said.
Kuo does not say whether this news comes from his industry sources, or is once again solely his extrapolation from his experience covering Apple.
However, his projection about plans being revamped for the lower cost Apple Vision Pro is backed up by a Bloomberg report. That report claims that Apple is "seriously considering" developing a cheaper "Apple Vision" headset that offloads most if not all of the computing duties to the user's iPhone. Such a device might look more like existing AR smart glasses.
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A clever hack fixes the new Mac mini power button's awkward location
Clearly to change to a production method for the casing that saves 40% aluminium but needed the internals to slide into place.Kwikiwi said:First time in a while that Apple has put form over function on a product.
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A clever hack fixes the new Mac mini power button's awkward location
Surely someone buying a rack worth of minis is getting them profiled at the factory to reboot when power is restored making the button entirely redundantleehericks said:
Since they won’t fit existing data center racks they will have to come up with something new anyway. The power button is on the back corner so I imagine they will be very accessible when on their sides in a custom rack. 🤷♂️rob53 said:
As for the button being on the bottom, that's actually a stupid move for Apple. When these go into server racks, and they will go there immediately after the M4 Mac mini Pro is released, data centers will complain. Sure they will only turn them on once but they will need the easy ability to manually power cycle them when needed. -
M4 Pro Mac mini vs M1 Max Mac Studio compared: Smaller and better
Problem is the Apple logo ends up sideways or upside down if you try to do something cube acrylic stand.drow said:i'm looking forward to someone producing a thunderbolt dock which the new mac mini just slots into, providing it power and a pass-through accessible power button.
