omasou

Why, just why.

What is the use case?

JinTech said:

omasou said:

JinTech said:

StrangeDays said:

"But but but Apple doesn't innovate anymore! The CEO is a businessman!"

lol. People who say that overlook all of the hard work and improvements that goes into building the best in class personal computing devices out there. It's like they believe these devices pop out of a clamshell, fully formed. Or that, somehow, iterative development, isn't innovative. (Please see the first televisions then today's, and tell me iterative doesn't work). Ah well!

I’m sincerely curious, in what ways does Apple need to innovate on their pro laptop line? Those looking for a redesign, for what purpose?

I can see where Apple could and should innovate for the MacPro line. They should be fusing two of the M4 Ultra chips together, then fusing two of those chips together to create one of the world’s fastest desktops. Will they do that? No. But they should. 

Who needs an Ultra x2 at home or work, that would be an Apple Server and require fans. We may eventually hear about something like that in the near future when Apple starts using Apple Silicon in their servers farms for inferencing.

To tell the truth, I'm really surprised that Apple still offers desktops and even the iMac. Once a person invests in a good monitor or two they only reason to upgrade is to get a new processor.

A MacBook + monitor(s) is so much more versatile and doesn't lock a person down to a desk. Not to mention toting an iMac into the Apple store for service vs. a MacBook. 

Who said the Ultra x 2 would be for your home? Work yes. For people who are in need of high end desktops. 

I can see why they still offer desktops, for the I/O requirements. Not everyone wants a portable so the iMac is great for those who don’t want to have to buy a monitor. 

Just because the laptop is right for you, doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone else. 

Looks like someone's panties are in a bunch.

pulseimages said:

omasou said:

pulseimages said:

I’ll be getting the 14” MBP Max with 64GB and 2TB SSD. I’m tired of the weight of my 2019 MBP 16”. 

I have a MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max and it's an ugly thick ultra heavy brick, when compared to the older Intel MacBooks. I'll be upgrading to a MacBook Pro 14 M4 Max since it has the same processing power as the M4 Max16 and b/c I primarily use it as a desktop w/2 5K monitors and it will be lighter when I do need to carry it around.

Apple needs to drop all the ports other than TB5 so they can thin the battery and body back to where it was to reduce the weight and improve the styling. Really hoping they address this w/the body revision (in 2026?).

Which 5K monitors do you use? 

I have 2 LG Ultrafine 5K monitors.

I want to replace them w/the Apple Studio Displays but I'll wait until they add TB5 ports/hubs, b/c I have 2 Seagate Barracuda SSDs configured as a RAID and plug into and stuck to the back of one monitor and until they have TB5 there's no point in upgrading to faster SSDs.

JinTech said:

StrangeDays said:

"But but but Apple doesn't innovate anymore! The CEO is a businessman!"

lol. People who say that overlook all of the hard work and improvements that goes into building the best in class personal computing devices out there. It's like they believe these devices pop out of a clamshell, fully formed. Or that, somehow, iterative development, isn't innovative. (Please see the first televisions then today's, and tell me iterative doesn't work). Ah well!

I’m sincerely curious, in what ways does Apple need to innovate on their pro laptop line? Those looking for a redesign, for what purpose?

I can see where Apple could and should innovate for the MacPro line. They should be fusing two of the M4 Ultra chips together, then fusing two of those chips together to create one of the world’s fastest desktops. Will they do that? No. But they should. 

Who needs an Ultra x2 at home or work, that would be an Apple Server and require fans. We may eventually hear about something like that in the near future when Apple starts using Apple Silicon in their servers farms for inferencing.

To tell the truth, I'm really surprised that Apple still offers desktops and even the iMac. Once a person invests in a good monitor or two they only reason to upgrade is to get a new processor.

A MacBook + monitor(s) is so much more versatile and doesn't lock a person down to a desk. Not to mention toting an iMac into the Apple store for service vs. a MacBook. 

pulseimages said:

I’ll be getting the 14” MBP Max with 64GB and 2TB SSD. I’m tired of the weight of my 2019 MBP 16”. 

I have a MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max and it's an ugly thick ultra heavy brick, when compared to the older Intel MacBooks. I'll be upgrading to a MacBook Pro 14 M4 Max since it has the same processing power as the M4 Max16 and b/c I primarily use it as a desktop w/2 5K monitors and it will be lighter when I do need to carry it around.

Apple needs to drop all the ports other than TB5 so they can thin the battery and body back to where it was to reduce the weight and improve the styling. Really hoping they address this w/the body revision (in 2026?).