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  • New M4 Macs are expected to launch on November 1

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    chasm said:
    T.bias said:
    Would it be too much to ask for an Apple Studio update with the rest of them? I know the current Wunderzwillinge united squad arounde it being delayed until the WDC, but wouldn’t it just make more sense to release them all at once?
    Mac Pro and Mac Studio likely to be updated in the second half of 2025, and thus likely announced at WWDC.

    And without getting into a long-winded explanation, no it would not make any sense for Apple to release all its products at once for many, many, logistical and manufacturing reasons, among other factors. Even if you just wanted all the Macs (not anything else) released all at once, that wouldn't be practical from a production point of view.

    Tim Cook was the wizard overseeing Apple's manufacturing and logistics before he became CEO, it is precisely because of what he did and his subordinates have done since that the company can produce so many products and categories of products across a given year.
    I’m skeptical. The Mac Pro and Mac Studio have tiny volumes compared to just about every other product they sell. I seriously doubt it would be a big logistical issue to release these at the same time. 

    The only non-marketing reason I can think of for waiting until much later to release the high end desktops is if Apple is making a bunch of m4 ultras for ACDC purposes and wants to use every one they can get for that purpose.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Ireland plans what to buy first with Apple's $14 billion tax windfall

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    So far the 21st Century is turning out to be the best by far in the history of Ireland. This is another page in that book. I say good for them! All the other centuries were pretty harsh on the Emerald Isle. They deserve a break.
    ronn9secondkox2williamlondonsphericwatto_cobrabyronl

  • Thinner & lighter Apple Watch Series 10 arrives with new design, sleep apnea detection

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    I guess 10 rather than X because X ruined X. 
    DaPaleRidergizmosf415nubusStrangeDays9secondkox2watto_cobra

  • Everything new in the third round of Apple Intelligence developer betas

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    install applications directly to an external drive.
    Welcome news, though it’s crazy that this has to be a “new” feature — I could easily install apps on an external SCSI drive on my Mac iisi thirty years ago. 

    Would be nice if iCloud and other services that use the API could use an external drive as a local cache so I can have the files without taking up internal SSD space. That’s something I couldn’t easily do thirty years ago 

    avon b7Alex1N

  • New M4 Mac models being tested ahead of likely October release

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    Alex1N said:
    Given how these model names work, [...]
    Here's the identifiers (different from model numbers) since M2, when they began using "Mac" for all of them:

    M2

    Mac14,2 :: M2 MacBook Air 13"

    Mac14,3 :: M2 Mac mini

    Mac14,5 :: M2 Pro MacBook Pro 14"
    Mac14,6 :: M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16"

    Mac14,7 :: M2 MacBook Pro 13"

    Mac14,8 :: M2 Ultra Mac Pro

    Mac14,9 :: M2 Max MacBook Pro 14"
    Mac14,10 :: M2 Max MacBook Pro 16"

    Mac14,12 :: M2 Pro Mac mini
    Mac14,13 :: M2 Max Mac Studio
    Mac14,14 :: M2 Ultra Mac Studio

    Mac14,15 :: M2 MacBook Air 15"

    M3

    Mac15,3 :: M3 (8/10) MacBook Pro 14"

    Mac 15,4 :: M3 (8/8) iMac (Two ports)
    Mac 15,5 :: M3 (8/10) iMac (Four ports)

    Mac15,6 :: M3 Pro (11/14) MacBook Pro 14"

    Mac15,7 :: M3 Pro (12/18) MacBook Pro 16"
    Mac15,8 :: M3 Pro (12/18) MacBook Pro 14"

    Mac15,9 :: M3 Max (14/30) MacBook Pro 16"
    Mac15,10 :: M3 Max (14/30) MacBook Pro 14"

    Mac15,11 :: M3 Max (16/40) MacBook Pro 16"

    Mac15,12 :: M3 MacBook Air 13"
    Mac15,13 :: M3 MacBook Air 15"

    It's guesswork, but here's what I think the four in this most recent leak mean:

    M4 (projected)

    Mac16,1 :: M4 (8/8) iMac (Two ports)
    Mac16,2 :: M4 (10/10) iMac (Four ports)

    Mac16,3 :: M4 (10/10) MacBook Pro 14"

    Mac16,10 :: M4 (10/10) Mac mini

    Thanks for the M2 list and M4 projections, tenthousandthings. Given that list, with regard to the M2 Studio (Mac14,13/Mac14,14), it does appear that the M4 Studio won’t be released any time soon, ditto the M4 Pro mini - if that numbering scheme persists to the M4 Studio and mini ranges. 

    Unfortunately for me, the Studio is now my preferred option given that it has a fan and a great big copper heatsink, as opposed to the (currently) fan-less mini; and my 11,3 mid-2010 27” i7 iMac is really on its last legs.

    Given the time- and (likely) feature-gaps between the M2 and M4 ranges, at this stage I don’t want to have to cough up for an M2 Studio, and definitely not an M2 mini, but I may have to if the iMac croaks before the release of the M4 (Max) Studio. I’m not sure that M2 trade-ins would be worth as much as I would like and/or need. If only money weren’t an object.
    My m2 pro Mac mini definitely has a fan
    nubusAlex1N