nadriel

Personally? I’m not buying iPhone 13, because of upcoming ASi MBP 16” that will run me dry. After that I’d go for new Apple Watch. But I’d still name the lack of USBC as the reason for not upgrading o iPhone 13 now, just so they’d make one that has the port. I hope the EU law passes quickly.Also, I don’t think there will be a portless iPhone within the next 5 years at least, but I wouldn’t bet any money on it (need that for the RAM & storage upgrades).

Edit: But I very much like the 13 offering over my 7, I’d go for mini if it’d be a bit wider. But my 7 still works and, MBP 16” will take all my tech spending budget for the whole year.

Even with smaller (8 seats) planes with all the navigation and weather gear integrated in the cockpit, I’ve already seen about ten years ago pilots using iPads to find the optimal spread and location for luggage to maintain the center of mass. They are really useful tools as well as they are media consumption gizmos.

Couple things come to mind from this video. 1) this is badly made and for the lack of a better word, desperate, 2) why is a processor company marketing Windows and features on computers that use their products, 3) this only exists to market for people who are not into the Apple ecosystem to sell them that - even Apple fanboys (who are dumb) look at how amazing these devices are, 4) TOUCHSCREENS and 5)  there are some issues with Macs, and ideological differences I personally have with the way Macs have been going towards (for a long time).

Optional rant on the fifth point:
I prefer Apple devices: how they look, how they're priced (they are not more expensive than other premium stuff, except the upgrade tiers make me cry damnit). But in all honesty I don't like the operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, MacOS) that much, but prefer them very much over Windows, ChromeOS and Android. I'd stay entrenched in the Linux and Open Source world, but in general the hardware is ugly, outdated and expensive in comparison, which is why I bought my first Mac in 2013-ish and then couple years later my iPhone and iPad. There's not much I'd like to change over Apple hardware, except make it more serviceable by me (more screws, less glue!).

The software ecosystem works well enough for me, but it's not magical how it works and I still think I had things easier on my Linux ecosystem of yesteryear. Thankfully, modern hardware is much better and longer lasting than 10 years ago so it doesn't matter that much that they solder the components most prone to wearing down straight to the motherboard, even if I'd really prefer sockets for them.. 
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As long as the new MBPs support at least 32GB RAM (pretty much absolute minimum for me) I'm in for one. I'd rather have waited for ARMv9 variant, but I need a new laptop that can handle all my workload even with some caveats. Even the first gen ASi Macs seem very solid and an awesome upgrade rather than a side-step, I was a sceptic at first but the M1 has sold me performance-wise, just not enough RAM..

The suggested logos are kind of ugly, messy and even have the small trademarks too.. But better than nothing.