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

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    echosonic said:
    I work in showbiz. I have friends in camera departments, and while the reddit user he cherrypicked is spot on in his cost breakdowns, that market of buyer/user is SO niche and SO tiny that Apple would lose money catering any product to them. Pro Camera ops are not the people for whom the Mac Pro was designed. Its pretty clear it was designed for post/video guys, and while I don't begrudge them, I do think Apple is doing a serious disservice to the pro audio/graphics community, a MUCH larger community, by not offering some sort of model thats lean on the video-centric BS. Audio (and still graphics design, for that matter) don't need these ultra-expensive video cards that hold the Pro at 6k per unit minimum. At least having the option to dumb down the GPUs would be nice. They'd sure as hell sell more machines. I just bought a trashcan Mac Pro. 12-core, 64RAM and 1TB SSD. I paid 2k. I'd have happily dropped double that on a new Mac Pro if it had similar specs, and I care not what video card it has.
    The base $6k Mac Pro doesn’t have an ultra-expensive GPU, those configs will cost more. 

    That said, I have exactly zero tolerance for any pro who thinks a $6k base is too expensive. What do you want to pay, 3k like the current Mac Pro? Pros have better things to do than bitch about a $50/month (more like $35 after tax deduction) perceived overcharge. 

    If Apple priced the base at $2k some would still bitch. And for what? What pro on this earth can’t cover a $50/month increase in expenses?  That’s a fraction of a billable hour for these folks.  It’s ridiculous and those complaining certainly aren’t pros who use their Mac to generate revenue. It’s perfect for a one-person shop, as it can be bought at a modest config/price and upgraded as needed. 

    Even a hobbyist can afford the Mac Pro if they want to. People afford $700 truck payments if their hobby is showing off driving around in a nice truck. $100 a month for most any “hobby” is peanuts. 
    OkiRunfastasleepwatto_cobraDetnator

  • 'iPhone 12' line expected to use two different OLED screen technologies

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    Gaby said:
    mike1 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. 
    doozydozen

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro reveals its future direction

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    k2kw said:
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    k2kw said:
    lkrupp said:

    Simple criticism

    To blogger critics who have never done anything apart from writing their opinions on a subject, the solutions are simplistic: stop making light and thin machines, go back to using a keyboard from 2015, and add more RAM! Also, be faster with less heat and don't spin those fans up! Physics are not a problem when you ignore them.

    Never has a more accurate paragraph been written. Way to go Mr. dilger!
    This Thanksgiving I will be thanking Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal for Shaming Apple into fixing its Keyboard (by going back to the scissor design) and not the many Apple delusional fan boys who like to attack others who actually expect Apple to deliver product quality that matches its price.   

    And just like like those who asked for more than 16 GB RAM I would not be at all surprised if Apple delivers a MBP with an SD Card or HDMI slot in the next revision.
    You trally think Apple whipped up this replacement keyboard only after Stern’s column? 

    You clearly have no idea the timelines involved with dozens of disciplines:  concept and industrial design, engineering (many specialized branches of engineering , including materials, mechanical, thermal, electrical, manufacturing and reliability), subsequent prototyping, testing—then rounds and rounds of iterating these process sequences—then developing various prototypes, final candidate selection/qualification, a ton of continuing QC and other engineering, and many other steps between pilot and ultimately volume manufacturing. This thing has been in process for a minimum of two years, likely longer.

    PS The chances of SD card or HDMI coming back are exactly equal to the probability of mini-DisplayPort, DVI or VGA coming back. Or EGA or CGA for that matter; exactly zero. 
    I give a high probably for the Stern article causing the latest model to come out this year and not be delayed till 2020.
    I would give a zero probability to that. You can’t take the last 14 months of a schedule and just lop it in half. And especially not due to an editorial written by some rando in a Murdoch rag. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro reveals its future direction

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    k2kw said:
    lkrupp said:

    Simple criticism

    To blogger critics who have never done anything apart from writing their opinions on a subject, the solutions are simplistic: stop making light and thin machines, go back to using a keyboard from 2015, and add more RAM! Also, be faster with less heat and don't spin those fans up! Physics are not a problem when you ignore them.

    Never has a more accurate paragraph been written. Way to go Mr. dilger!
    This Thanksgiving I will be thanking Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal for Shaming Apple into fixing its Keyboard (by going back to the scissor design) and not the many Apple delusional fan boys who like to attack others who actually expect Apple to deliver product quality that matches its price.   

    And just like like those who asked for more than 16 GB RAM I would not be at all surprised if Apple delivers a MBP with an SD Card or HDMI slot in the next revision.
    You trally think Apple whipped up this replacement keyboard only after Stern’s column? 

    You clearly have no idea the timelines involved with dozens of disciplines:  concept and industrial design, engineering (many specialized branches of engineering , including materials, mechanical, thermal, electrical, manufacturing and reliability), subsequent prototyping, testing—then rounds and rounds of iterating these process sequences—then developing various prototypes, final candidate selection/qualification, a ton of continuing QC and other engineering, and many other steps between pilot and ultimately volume manufacturing. This thing has been in process for a minimum of two years, likely longer.

    PS The chances of SD card or HDMI coming back are exactly equal to the probability of mini-DisplayPort, DVI or VGA coming back. Or EGA or CGA for that matter; exactly zero. 
    thtwatto_cobra

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro reveals its future direction

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    davebarnes said:
    I don't care.
    Where is my 32-inch iMac with double the screen resolution?
    Oh, dear. You had a prototype iMac and it’s been stolen? 

    Not good. Not as bad as leaving a pre-release IPhone in a bar, but still... not good.  :#
    watto_cobra