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  • Apple reportedly cancels contract for quantum dot iPhone camera

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    Sorry Catalina seems to fail to post on AI.  Only after quitting Safari and returning to the blog does the fact it posted twice show up.
    n2itivguy

  • Apple reportedly cancels contract for quantum dot iPhone camera

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    Correct me if I am wrong but if "Nanoco in 2018 announced a partnership with a "large, undisclosed U.S. listed corporation" and in fact there was no such partnership, rather just some interest, they mislead investors.
    n2itivguy

  • Apple reportedly cancels contract for quantum dot iPhone camera

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    Correct me if I am wrong but if "Nanoco in 2018 announced a partnership with a "large, undisclosed U.S. listed corporation" and in fact there was no such partnership, rather just some interest, they mislead investors.
    n2itivguy

  • Editorial: New Mac Pro highlights the gap Apple isn't filling

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    mr lizard said:
    AppleInsider said:
    Or just to drive this disparity home, look at it another way. From $0 to $999, Apple sells one desktop Mac. From $1,000 to $1,999, it sells one desktop Mac. 

    From $2,000 to $4,998, it sells none.


    Wrong. You forgot about the iMac 5K, which has three base configs one of which starts at $2,300 and can be configured as necessary all the way up to $5,300. That’s actually more expensive than the base model iMac Pro!

    Once you factor the iMac 5K in, there’s no gap here, just a seamless transition from iMac > iMac 5K > iMac Pro > Mac Pro, with something at every price point. 

    What’s missing is a first party display similar to the built in iMac 4K or even 5K panels. Not every pro is going to need 1000 nits of continuous brightness offered by the new $6,000 XDR display... app developers, web developers, musicians, and so on. Lots of professions there who Apple instead points to LG’s offerings, which is a shame.  
    Of course, there is a gap, the iMac's are not upgradeable.  That's the whole point.  If you don't want or need that's fine get an iMac but self-employed graphics guys need upgradeability without paying for the Mac Pro's amazing power which is more than they need.  I have a 2013 Mac Pro and I've already upgraded the RAM and SSD but that's all I can do.  It has TB2 and USB 3 and outdated GPUs and CPU.
    gatorguyrunswithfork

  • Editorial: New Mac Pro highlights the gap Apple isn't filling

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    rob53 said:
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    I already said the exact same thing in an earlier article's comments.  That exact price range.  The answer IMHO is a what is basically an iMac without a screen in a mid-sized tower with BTO options from $2-4K.  Four slots, options in CPUs (not sure of i5 through i9 or even Xeon is feasible) and GPUs, both replaceable, user accessible RAM slots and a host of I/Os using the latest standards.  Optional Apple Keyboard with touch bar.  

    This would be for serious amateurs and self-employed professionals that cannot justify the new Mac Pro which again IMHO will not sell many entry-level versions since any pro working with a good budget will want that beast upgraded at least to a mid range at around $12,000 or more.  That's not a lot in the video, printing/graphics industries.

    The $2K I'd save over an entry-level Mac Pro would go on the new Sony 200-600mm G lens :)
    What's wrong with the base Mac Pro? Isn't that what you're asking for? Add your own monitor and you have a headless iMac Pro with the ability to grow. If you want fewer RAM slots, a non-Xeon processor, and still want internal expansion, then you'll need to pay for those features. I think the iMac Pro is a fantastic computer and it's still expandable, just not inside the enclosure, everything has to be added externally, which is also the way many things would be added to the Mac Pro.
    I hear you but the additional $2-3,000 is the problem.  You are paying for a lot of engineering so it can be vastly upgraded which is great.  However, most of those upgrades are out of most one-man business price range. As I said I doubt many of the high-end purchasers will go for the base model they'll upgrade it at purchase.  My suggestion of a mid-range tower is that's less expensive and upgradeable but to nowhere near the Mac Pro's possibilities.  Does that make more sense?
    -hh (2017)