elijahg

ihatescreennames said:

Maybe now someone can make it so location based Shortcut automations can run automatically and not require I tap a “Run” button to initiate them. 

Some of these "tap to run" shortcuts have be released from their shackles to run automatically in iOS 17. However Apple still feels the needs to send a notification every time, which you cannot disable. It's really annoying.

chasm said:

I'm a bit surprised at the lack of a USB-C direct connection, given that most Macs (and an increasing number of PC laptops) lack traditional Ethernet ports, and also at the use of USB 2 ports for anything at all in the year 2023. Those should have been USB 3.0 ports at a minimum, given the support for SSD drives, and I doubt that would have cut into the profit margin on this thing at all.

The price and built quality are pretty nice, but ultimately this unit is pretty disappointing for people with modern machines. Hopefully Synology will wake up, figure out what year it is, and upgrade this model to modern specs before too long.

It's a NAS. Network Attached Storage, not direct attached storage.

JMStearnsX2 said:

I HATE the new lock screen, it's a Mac not an iPad. What is with the tiny user icon and crazy wasted space? I hope they increase the size of the icon and test field significantly, and add back the name of the user...

What else do you think should be in the space wherein there can't be anything you shouldn't see while the Mac is locked?

danox said:

elijahg said:

hmurchison said:

iPads have gotten a bit too expensive. 

Apple likes to charge premium pricing and the now iOS developers think everyone wants to pay them annually for their work.  I have less and less reason to purchase an iPad anymore.  I'm struggling to find reasons to continue to invest in iPad OS.  A  Mx based 12" Macbook would potentially obliterate any need I have for an iPad. 

It's been a nice run but Tablets "feel" like a market that has passed its zenith. 

I think Apple missed the boat with the iPad. Its just hasn't evolved in the way the iPhone has, and the OS restrictions mean it can't really be used by people in environments that don't fit in the narrow scope of use cases Apple imagines. In other words outside of media consumption, it's pretty useless.

Web development? Nope. App development? Not really. Network engineering? Nope. Control of industrial machinery? Not really. Building non-iPad software? Nope. Essentially anything outside of Apple's iPad ecosystem is a no-no. Yes great you can use FCP on it now. No one in their right mind actually would however, when a Mac can do it with 10% of the effort required to navigate the iPad UI. When using an iPad I feel like I have to put in the same effort to get the UI to do what I want as I do in Windows, whereas everything is effortless on the Mac.

Aside from that, the multitasking UI is still unbelievably clunky. It needs real, overlapping windows rather than full-screen everything and constant clumsy gestures to navigate around.

Sounds like you need a Microsoft Surface computer to solve your problems, Apple devices are not for everyone.

I have a Macbook, that solves the problem. However, an iPad with a "real" OS would be brilliant. For fixes on the go, just perfect. Much more convenient than a Macbook. The Surface's hardware is abysmal. The power and flexibility of the software though is great, aside from it being Windows.

hmurchison said:

iPads have gotten a bit too expensive. 

Apple likes to charge premium pricing and the now iOS developers think everyone wants to pay them annually for their work.  I have less and less reason to purchase an iPad anymore.  I'm struggling to find reasons to continue to invest in iPad OS.  A  Mx based 12" Macbook would potentially obliterate any need I have for an iPad. 

It's been a nice run but Tablets "feel" like a market that has passed its zenith. 

I think Apple missed the boat with the iPad. Its just hasn't evolved in the way the iPhone has, and the OS restrictions mean it can't really be used by people in environments that don't fit in the narrow scope of use cases Apple imagines. In other words outside of media consumption, it's pretty useless.

Web development? Nope. App development? Not really. Network engineering? Nope. Control of industrial machinery? Not really. Building non-iPad software? Nope. Essentially anything outside of Apple's iPad ecosystem is a no-no. Yes great you can use FCP on it now. No one in their right mind actually would however, when a Mac can do it with 10% of the effort required to navigate the iPad UI. When using an iPad I feel like I have to put in the same effort to get the UI to do what I want as I do in Windows, whereas everything is effortless on the Mac.

Aside from that, the multitasking UI is still unbelievably clunky. It needs real, overlapping windows rather than full-screen everything and constant clumsy gestures to navigate around.