PickUrPoison

pulseimages said:

StrangeDays said:

Fatman said:

No computer should be sold in 2020 with anything less than a 1TB SSD drive - period. Please manufacturers just stop making anything smaller! Apple are you listening? I looked into the mini ... add a 1TB SSD and you’re now at $1399 - that’s a deal breaker. Ended up buying an iMac on sale for not much more, figured at least I get a nice 5k display out of it (plus the keyboard and mouse) ... but still a lousy 1TB mechanical drive - spin spin noise noise! Cmon do I have to wait until 2025 to get the drive I need at a decent price!

Absurd. My mother and other light users have no need for 1 TB SSD minimum, so it’s wasted money. Your needs aren’t everyone’s needs. 

256 GB and 512 GB are enough for an iPhone or iPad but not for a computer. Apple’s core audience isn’t your mom. 

You’re crazy! Having a $1,399 entry level model makes zero sense. There are plenty of users who only need 128/256/512GB; why should Apple eliminate their ability to buy models at $799/999/1,199, if that’s what those customers want. 

Soli said:

CraigAnderton said:

fastasleep said:

CraigAnderton said:

(A standard iMac is a non-starter for pro audio production because it can't be configured for more than 32 GB of RAM.)

Huh? You can put up to 128GB in the current 27” iMac. 

I was referring to the standard, basic iMac. But while I'm here...I might as well mention that a tricked-out Mac Mini would work well for many audio applications, at a much lower price than a Mac Pro.

There's nothing called a "standard iMac," but in relation this conversation standard would make sense in relation to the iMac with a Pro designation. That can be config'd with up to 64 GiB RAM from Apple and 128 GiB actual, as noted by fastasleep, in the 27" model. If you meant the 21.5" model then you should refer to as such.

It’s somewhat confusing due to the limitations of the available BTO configs. 

tenthousandthings said:

OkiRun said:

fastasleep said:

CraigAnderton said:

(A standard iMac is a non-starter for pro audio production because it can't be configured for more than 32 GB of RAM.)

Huh? You can put up to 128GB in the current 27” iMac. 

Which always begs the question to me...what will the Mac Pro 7.1 do for them practically speaking that the iMac Pro maxed out can’t ?

For the record, maximum RAM:

21.5” iMac = 32 GB
27” iMac = 64 GB
27” iMac Pro = 256 GB
Mac Pro = 1024 GB or 2048 GB (maximum configurations available from Apple = 768 GB or 1536 GB)

A couple of corrections, re: the 2019 models, the 21.5” iMac has a max RAM capacity of 64 GB, but 32 GB is the max config currently available from Apple. Similarly, the 27” (non-Pro) iMac has a max of 128 GB, but 64 GB is the highest config that can be ordered from Apple. 

OkiRun said:

fastasleep said:

CraigAnderton said:

(A standard iMac is a non-starter for pro audio production because it can't be configured for more than 32 GB of RAM.)

Huh? You can put up to 128GB in the current 27” iMac. 

Which always begs the question to me...what will the Mac Pro 7.1 do for them practically speaking that the iMac Pro maxed out can’t ?

Well granted if they don’t want an all in one, there really isn’t a whole lot of choice. But many pros who would have bought Mac Pro in the 2006–13 era have long ago happily switched to iMac. That’s why they made iMac Pro in the first place (though some were convinced it was a stop-gap until the 7,1 was ready; yeah no).

There’s a certain group that really has no need for a tower but they want one, even if they never use any of the slots. But they want the cheap tower that Apple would lose money on. Time to give up on that fantasy, deal with reality and fork over $6k if they want a Mac Pro. 

Gaby said:

PickUrPoison said:

Gaby said:

mike1 said:

repressthis said:

The predecessor to the iPhone 11 Pro will have a smaller 5.4” display??

Huh? The X, XS and 11 Pro have all had 5.4" displays.

Uhm no.... 5.8” in point of fact. That’s why this holds no water in my opinion. 

The rumor has been for months 5.4/6.7”, instead of 5.8/6.5” for the Pro/Pro Max, multiple sources including Kuo, who time and again nails the display sizes. The previous rumor of 5G on all three, which never made sense unless the prices for the 12/12 Pro and 12 Pro Max were going to be $999, $1,299 and $1,399 (i.e. no chance in hell), or if 5G was an optional upgrade.

Now we’re starting to get more nuanced rumors, such as ProMotion for the Pro models, 5G optional and only available on one model, which could be the 5.4” or the 6.7”; I suppose the 6.7” is most likely. The Y-octa tech makes no difference, that’s all about cost. 

I was actually responding to the commenters that said they had always had 5.4” screen....

however I still disagree with your comment! They’re not going to shrink one of their top end devices by almost half an inch. That’s ludicrous. 

Ludicrous is a perfect description of your deciding that the best source of display size forecasts is wrong just because you think he’s wrong. I think I’ll go with Kuo on this, no offense.