saarek

About

Username
saarek
Joined
Visits
157
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
1,981
Badges
1
Posts
1,643

Reactions

1.1KLike57Dislike175Informative

  • Lightning iPhones get real USB-C support with custom case

    saareksaarek
    “ The company even promised, and upheld, that the Lightning connector would be in place for at least ten years.” 

    The frustrating part about lightning was that it could, and should, have been developed more. Apple left it to languish at shitty slow data transfer speeds, etc, allowing USB-C to become the clear winner.

    When the EU came looking at ports there was no obvious reason to keep Lightning around. Had it offered something superior to USB-C they’d have had a much harder time creating the mandate.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • M5 MacBook Pro now expected in the first half of 2026

    saareksaarek
    danox said:
    nubus said:
    danox said:
    Back to school and Christmas 2025 missed oh well….
    More of Christmas + end-of-year - but agree. There is no reason for the 3rd iteration of 3nm to slip.

    Let us rethink the next MBP.

    TSMC is on schedule to deliver 2nm volume production in 2nd half of 2025. Production started in 2024.
    Apple can't really use those chips for the duration of a year unless they go to iPad Pro, Mac Studio + Pro, and MBP.
    Tandem OLED is ready and the macOS 26 menu is designed for it.

    If the next MBP combines 2nm with OLED it wouldn't be late - it would be 10 months early.

    I was asked by a relative who is ready to buy a Mac PowerBook now and I told them do not buy now. Wait until Apple update’s to an M5 processor, what’s the point of buying an M4 MacBook Pro if the M5 version is right around the corner within the next three-six months?
    I’d strongly recommend against the PowerBook line, at 20 years old they really are only for the enthusiasts.
    Xedwilliamlondon

  • Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook: Colorful and affordable

    saareksaarek
    As long as it has 16GB of Ram and a 256GB SSD I’ll order one the second they get released.
    williamlondonAlex1NnubusForumPost

  • M5 MacBook Pro now expected in the first half of 2026

    saareksaarek
    I guess my trust M1 Pro gets to stick around until 2027 then.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamred oak

  • New Vietnam trade deal means Apple will pay at least five times more in tariffs

    saareksaarek
    Kuminga said:
    Kuminga said:
    Throughout this whole trade war debacle, it's pretty clear old Donnie boy knows nothing about economics, something he majored in college!

    Maybe Wharton should look into revoking his degree, because clearly he didn't learn a damn thing!
    This is an amazing deal from America. Please look again 
    How is Vietnam paying nothing for US goods and Americans paying more for goods from Vietnam a win? Americans are the losers here. We're paying more. How is that a deal?

    Kuminga said:
    Besides the headline rate numbers, The fact Vietnam was willing to open up their entire market with no trade barriers is a huge deal for US farmers . This is an amazing deal. You  are
    Right, different countries have different situations, but if this is framework . HOLY ߒ鰟纰߇갟縰߇谟纰
    Farmers export $120 billion worth of goods from the US. Vietnam imports a total of $3 billion ish in agriculture, and only a percent of that from the US. They promised to increase imports from the US in February, but it won't be the full $3 billion. This is a blip considering the rest of the world is reducing their reliance on US goods thanks to the Trump tariff policy.

    I see no victories in this trade policy or so-called "deal."
    Let me try to explain, you have it backwards 

    The 0 percent is a tariff that would be paid by Vietnam/US companies selling into Vietnam , so with 0 tariff, 

    Say if us farmer wants to sell $100 of beef to Vietnam, it will be $100, but if there was a 20 percent tariff, that same beef will be $120 with tariff cost split between the two parties or paid by US farmers . So if domestic beef is $100, people in Vietnam will have to pay $120 for US beef. Why would they buy US beef?  That is assuming no trade barriers banning us beef like there was before this deal . Now U farmers have a more even playing field 

    as for other way , they need the US consumer market so 
    U companies can most likely make Vietnam companies who wants to sell into the USA pay most of the tariff in order to access US markets 
    I think you are being overly optimistic here. Apple drives an incredibly hard bargain with all of their suppliers, there is little meat left on the bone, as such that 20% tariff cannot just be swallowed by the supplier in Vietnam. Apple will have to either;

    A: move production to another country, which is expensive, and there is no guarantee that Trump won't just place massive tariffs on where they move to.
    B: Swallow the 20% tariff by lowering profits within the USA, or raise the price worldwide to pay for Trumps Tariff.
    C: Charge the 20% to US consumers. 

    Really, no matter what happens, the US Consumer is going to end up spending more on their Apple goods because of Donald Trump. One way, or another, they are going to pay more, it's inevitable. Tariffs are damaging.
    ronnRogue01muthuk_vanalingamToroidalp-dogsphericsconosciutodewmekiowawabloggerblog