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Yeah, while USB-C does have its weird problems, it's handy to only have to bring one brick for the iPad and Mac. If only the iPhone would ditch the Lightning port now, it's more than served its purpose.
I'm absolutely not in the market for new Mac hardware now but it's going to be interesting to see what direction the laptops will be taking. I get the feeling they got some backlash over the last few years with the keyboards, lack of ports and so forth.
I support them ripping the band-aid off and going USB-C though. Apple have a good history when it comes to this, and I was around when the world was making fun of the G3 iMac's lack of legacy ports too.
I'm tired of car journos complaining on youtube that Honda or whoever can't fit a "normal usb port" so you'll "need to buy an adapter" or something such.
My 2015 VW electric car came with a cable to connect to its infotainment system. The cable has a 30-pin apple connector. Not only is it an out-of-date apple connector, (lightning was already out for 3 years), but neither of us even have had iPhones the whole time we've had the car.
My 2015 VW electric car came with a cable to connect to its infotainment system. The cable has a 30-pin apple connector. Not only is it an out-of-date apple connector, (lightning was already out for 3 years), but neither of us even have had iPhones the whole time we've had the car.
Not sure what you’re getting at, though.
Just that proprietary connectors in cars are indeed a pain in the ass.
Yes, a lot of people have been waiting for this. If the rumoured performance numbers materialise, it will make almost any non-gaming high performance laptop obsolete. The standard bread & butter M1 already made Intel freak out, so the M1X (or whatever they call it) will definitely turn up the pitch here.Apple event announced for next Monday, with the most likely leaks/rumors finally pointing to "proper" Apple Silicon-based MBPs. The following is expected:
- M1X chip, bigger/faster than the base M1, with up to 32GB RAM
- 14" and 16" models with identical hardware
- Return of a HDMI port and a card reader in the case
- Some new form of MagSafe for charging instead of USB-C
- No TouchBar, normal F-key row
Imho: 32GB max is a bit meh, I'd prefer a 64GB option for proper futureproofing. Also, I'd really want it to support 2 or more external displays vs. the single one the current M1 Macbooks do... though given the "new" HDMI port plus retaining multiple USB-Cs, I think this is likely.
Still, even with those limitations this is extremely likely to be my next work laptop - and since my current one is long overdue for replacement, I'll be ordering immediately upon announcement (or at least our IT will be). Not sure which size to go for if they are really identical spec-wise... probably the 16" still, for the bigger battery and more screen real estate when not working with external displays. Cost isn't really a factor, this being a work laptop provided by the company.
If the rumoured performance numbers materialise, it will make almost any non-gaming high performance laptop obsolete.
Well, if the rumours are true (unlike with the series 7 Apple Watch) it will end up looking more like the original Mac Mini, just thinner. The power PC Mac Mini was launched in January 2005, so technically the second Bush administration. The current Mac Mini (2018 Coffee Lake redesign) is basically the same as the first unibody which is from 2010, so more than a decade old so your point is valid. ?Rumor has it they've got a "Mac Mini Pro" in the works, with a new design and the same kind of performance as the upcoming MacBook Pros.
I have a 16GB M1 mini and it does everything I could possibly ask from a computer. It also lives behind the monitor so I really don't care what it looks like but it's been looking the same since the Clinton administration so I don't think a redesign would hurt.