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  • Testing an AMD WX 9100 eGPU with the 15-inch i9 MacBook Pro

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    It also doesn't help that NVIDIA kept leaking information about new Macs. I believe this is what happened with the last Mac with an NVIDIA GPU. If you want to partner with someone, especially Apple you have to keep your mouth shut until it's officially released. 
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  • A year with Apple's 5K iMac: Still the best Mac for your money

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    eightzero said:
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    eightzero said:
    I've been using iMacs since...well...i upgraded from a Starmax clone. I had a Duo230, and a string of Performas, but iMacs since then. Im gonna have to rethink it when the time comes. A $3000 iMac? Uhh...no.

    I'm seeing really nice 4k displays for under $500. I may go with a MacMini if it gets updated and will drive a 4k display. Or make replace my MBA with a MacBook and use it in clamshell mode. Will just need to see what is available when the time comes. My needs are modest, as I do no graphics work. Kinda sad to see the iMac simply not meet my needs at an affordable price.

    You do know the 27" 5K iMac starts at $1650 on B&H, not $3,000 as you suggest and if your needs are modest then thats all you need. If you can settle for any kind of Mac mini or MacBook Air replacement then you can settle for the lowest end 27" iMac which will also allow you to add RAM later on if that's a concern whereas the other Macs do not. 
    You know, this is fair. But the monitor/display should last for a long long time. Maybe it is time to separate the two, and then upgrades/ replacements are more tenable. I guess I've just gotten to the end of the iMac being my only choice.

    I really did like that Duo. I wore it out. 3 new replacement keyboards, and one logic board. I only had it for like 5 years, but it seems like it was forever. I guess you never forget your first mac. 
    The display will last you a very long time and by the time you want a different display it will be time to update the computer anyways so you'd end up buying a new display anyways. I don't really see the big deal here. There's no reason why you can't get at least 5yrs out of a current gen 27" 5K iMac, especially with your modest needs as you put them. 
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  • A year with Apple's 5K iMac: Still the best Mac for your money

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    eightzero said:
    I've been using iMacs since...well...i upgraded from a Starmax clone. I had a Duo230, and a string of Performas, but iMacs since then. Im gonna have to rethink it when the time comes. A $3000 iMac? Uhh...no.

    I'm seeing really nice 4k displays for under $500. I may go with a MacMini if it gets updated and will drive a 4k display. Or make replace my MBA with a MacBook and use it in clamshell mode. Will just need to see what is available when the time comes. My needs are modest, as I do no graphics work. Kinda sad to see the iMac simply not meet my needs at an affordable price.

    You do know the 27" 5K iMac starts at $1650 on B&H, not $3,000 as you suggest and if your needs are modest then thats all you need. If you can settle for any kind of Mac mini or MacBook Air replacement then you can settle for the lowest end 27" iMac which will also allow you to add RAM later on if that's a concern whereas the other Macs do not. 
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  • Apple's HomePod seizes 'small but meaningful' portion of US smart speaker market

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    nunzy said:
     Apple doesn't care about market share.

    They make a tidy profit on every HomePod they sell. They also use HomePod as a camel's nose Under the Tent in order to solidify their hold on the customer's purchase of future products. All that Apple cares about is maximizing profit. If they could increase profits while servicing only the 1%, they would be eager to do so
    Why aren't you banned yet? 
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  • Apple reports best June quarter ever with $53.3B in revenue on 41.3M iPhone sales

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    wood1208 said:
    MAC sales down in last quarter and will continue down because Apple didn't release Function Keys Macbook Pro.
    First of all its, Mac, NOT MAC. Thats a huge pet peeve of mine. It just shows someone's ignorance of Apple. 

    Second of all, you have got to be fucking kidding me that sales were down because Apple didn't update the non-TouchBar MBP. Please stop making baseless stupid comments just because Apple isn't suiting what you want in a Mac at the moment. You only sound like a dipshit in the end. 
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