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  • Maxed-out Apple Silicon Mac Pro costs 1/4 what a maxed Intel one did

    darkvaderdarkvader
    Less RAM, no GPU upgrades.

    NOT impressed.  Honestly not even sure why Apple bothered.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon

  • No matter how great Apple makes its new OSes seem now, don't install the betas

    darkvaderdarkvader
    I'm downloading it now.

    And I'm not a developer.  :p
    Nunnyobizzkkqd1337

  • Rumored next-generation Apple Silicon processor expected in fall 2023 at the earliest

    darkvaderdarkvader
    AniMill said:
    Either the Mac Pro is dead, or so delayed that it’s become superfluous in their product lineup. Perhaps it’s become such a niche that any further investment simply is not a viability for Apple anymore. Either way, if Apple does not at least preview a Mac Pro option at WWDC, I think it’s dead Jim. Though $3000 ski goggles are considered the “next” thing - but I believe AR/VR is already past the public interest inflection point. WWDC is going to be a very interesting show.
    Keep in mind how long Apple took to release the current Mac Pro.

    And don't forget what the Mac Pro is.  Apple's M chips as they currently exist are utterly inadequate to power a Mac Pro.  They max out at 128GB RAM, and can't support any GPU option other than what's on-chip.  The Mac Pro can use 1.5TB of RAM, and dual Radeon Pro GPUs.  It's a FAR more powerful platform, and that's going to continue to be the case unless Apple actually develops a chip that can use off-chip RAM and non-Apple GPUs.  Releasing something now and calling it a "Mac Pro" will just make Apple look silly, much like they did when they released that stupid trash can and called it a "Mac Pro" in 2013 - and at least that thing had expandable RAM (to 128GB, which was at least adequate 10 years ago) and dual GPUs that were theoretically upgradeable, and even though it turned out nobody released GPUs in that form factor you could at least add eGPUs.

    Any "Mac Pro" Apple releases now with an Apple chip is going to be WORSE than the trash can.  Their best bet if they have any intention of staying in the professional video market is to update the Intel Mac Pro, and that's going to be the case for the near and intermediate future.
    williamlondon9secondkox2canukstormcgWerks

  • There's a way to get a free flatscreen TV -- but with a catch

    darkvaderdarkvader
    So, gaff tape over the camera, blackwrap and maybe a bit of art over the ad screen, hook it up to an Apple TV so they get no data from what you watch, and give them a fake name and fake info about what you're interested in.

    In a few years when they've gone bankrupt, pull the thing apart and use the 2nd screen for something useful too.
    BigBWSRsdw2001Oferappleinsideruser

  • Apple will make big interface changes in watchOS 10

    darkvaderdarkvader
    Yeah, why can't I have digital with seconds without that stupid activity rings thing taking up most of the watch face?

    I have ZERO use for analog watch faces.  And I want seconds.
    tokyojimu