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Apple Special Event - 10.16.14 - "It's been way too long"
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Fixed that for ya.
The Real Abed
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It'll install in place.
Some people would recommend doing a clean install though. But it's not required.
Come on over and join us in the Yosemite OT!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Not sure if I want to buy an Air 2 or a Mini 2. Was leaning towards the Air before today but really want something with more than 16GB worth of storage and the 32 GB mini being $349 compared to 64 on the Air 2 at $599 is quite the (unfortunate) gap in price.
Anand wrote a lot about it in the iPad Air review. The A?X chips had beefier GPUs with a bigger memory bus for the higher resolution chip. To compromise the A7 had a big buffer, but in specific workloads the A6X was faster.
A smaller memory bus saves power, but I guess they chose to go the old route because the A8 is so power efficient to begin with and this way they could brag about 2.5x GPU perf.
There's like an 80% chance of the iPad Air 2 getting 2 GBs of RAM. There were some components leaked a few days ago indicating 2 GBs of RAM on Macrumors.
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/13/ipad-air-2-a8x-2-gb-ram/
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/13/ipad-air-2-a8x-2-gb-ram/
Vire
Member
I don't get Apple, why do you announce shit saying it's available now and then it's not up on your App Store?
Yosemite should be live the instant the press conference talks about it.
The Real Abed
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CITATION NEEDED! Where do you see this? It looks like the same design. Did they hide the RAM inside now and remove the removable bottom?
Ken Masters
Banned
Lol @ the iPad mini 3, what a fucking joke. $100 extra for nothing more then Touch ID
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
4K iMac for $2500 - $2300 EDU - is agressive as hell. And actually, I think it'll do just fine with its base specs. Especially since you can flip to 256GB SSD for free.
Only thing really crappy is the default GPU - while decent - is only 2GB of VRAM. The 4GB is pretty nice, but a sizeable investment; not really worth it since neither is going to play games especially well.
But I have a 15" rMBP and a gaming PC, no need for this. But does this mean we could see a 5K display from Apple for ~$1000? Even $1500 might be worth it...
Only thing really crappy is the default GPU - while decent - is only 2GB of VRAM. The 4GB is pretty nice, but a sizeable investment; not really worth it since neither is going to play games especially well.
But I have a 15" rMBP and a gaming PC, no need for this. But does this mean we could see a 5K display from Apple for ~$1000? Even $1500 might be worth it...
Anand wrote a lot about it in the iPad Air review. The A?X chips had beefier GPUs with a bigger memory bus for the higher resolution chip. To compromise the A7 had a big buffer, but in specific workloads the A6X was faster.
A smaller memory bus saves power, but I guess they chose to go the old route because the A8 is so power efficient to begin with and this way they could brag about 2.5x GPU perf.
I'm pretty much hardware illiterate. Based on what we know about the A8 and A8X so far, how would it compare on this chart?
Got that iMac Retina beauty with EDU discount. Can't wait.
Edit:
Normally Apple says "Easy accessible RAM Slots" on the specspage. Look at the 27" iMac, you can see it there.
At the specs page of the mini, you can't find that sentence.
Edit:
Normally Apple says "Easy accessible RAM Slots" on the specspage. Look at the 27" iMac, you can see it there.
At the specs page of the mini, you can't find that sentence.
infiniteloop
Member
weird the didn't even mentioned iTunes 12.
Ken Masters
Banned
2GB RAM is the major improvement but it's not confirmed yet
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini
Tech Specs :
4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 memory
Configurable to 8GB or 16GB, only at the Apple Online Store.
Low Profile Ram. Same as in the MacBooks.
ALSO - GREAT DEAL ALERT - iPad MINI 2 REtina REFURBISHED for $249. Go get them while they're hot people!
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad/ipad_mini_retina/wi_fi
I'm in the exact same boat. I game a good amount on my iPad 2 so that's a huge part of my decision about an upgrade.
infiniteloop
Member
Mac mini Server is dead 
CrudeDiatribe
Member
The 27" iMac, in contrast with the Mini and 21" iMac, says it has user upgradable RAM on the tech specs.
So the GPU is basically up to 288 GFLOPS if the advertised performance figure is applied directly. (I arrived at 259.2 in an earlier calculation, assuming it's the six-core version of the iPhone 6 GPU...) Tegra K1 is 364.8 GFLOPS by comparison - the question is how much the GFLOPS matter anyway?
Ken Masters
Banned
What happened to iPad multitasking?
iPad Pro
I'm curious about the refurbs iPad Mini 2. Is the quality really that good? I'm not expecting new, but does Apple have a high standard when it comes to refurb? Buying used hardware is something I haven't done before.
I'm eyeballing the 32GB at the moment. I doubt I'll need that much space on my iPad. I'll probably get a few select titles on it *cough* FFT *cough*
UtterlyPerplexed
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I'd have been fucking embarrassed to be anywhere near that front stage when the iPad Mini 3 slides came up. Absolutely disgusting how much of a non-upgrade it is. It deserves to tank while the Mini 2 finds a sudden resurgence in popularity.
It's pretty much exactly the same as new, and you can even get AppleCare for it to extend the warranty to two years.
Is this going to be a tablet/laptop combo like the Surface Pro always advertises to be? Still if this thing is really 12-13 inches, I can't imagine using it in place of my laptop.
TerryLee81
Member
Doesn't this mean that you can only buy 8 resp. 16 gigs via online store and not in the retail store?
I don't think this rules out user upgradeability.
Thanks! Going to buy a 32 GB Mini 2 then.
Yeah, you can get the 32GB model for $50 less than the new 16GB one. If Mini 3 has more RAM though...
Then you should just splash that $100 extra and get the Air 2
The LP DDR3 Ram is the same as used in the Retina Pro/MacBook Airs. It's not a common ram type. It's the same kind as they solder in the other computers.
The Real Abed
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Hmm... I am going to have to make some decisions. I'd like 16GB but $200 for it is stupid. And the only Mac out of all I'm considering that has user upgradeable RAM now is the 27" iMac, and I'm not really even considering that one as much as I was the 21". I only need it for a server. But I'd still like it to be super powerful.
If I got the iMac, I could retire my poor ACD with its huge pixels and low resolution, even if I'm not going for the Retina iMac.
If I got a Mac mini, I'd have to make sure to get the second model for $700 just to not be left with super old technology and specs. Well, more than they already are. But that $200 RAM making it $900 and not having a way to upgrade it yourself is silly.
Then there's the HDD in both. 5400RPM. That's what's in my 2010 mini and that thing is slooooow. But I can't tell if it's slow because of the HDD or the processor. Either way, why can't they just have 7200RPM HDDs at the least in both models?
Tough decision. Need to make it by Saturday. (I can pick up an iMac that day or order a Mac mini by then.) I'd like to keep it to stock models just to save time on shipping or pickup. (Change the RAM in the iMac and suddenly you have a longer waiting time. Remove it and boom, you can pick it up in store. Bah. I like convenience and instant gratification.)
TerryLee81
Member
Ah ok, didn't know that. That's a shame.
I've bought 3 refurb items from Apple over the years and they are practically brand new. I couldn't find a scratch or scuff on any of them.
Many others have praised the quality of them as well.
I would definitely consider a 32GB if you plan to play games.
So if you use mostly for gaming, seems like iPad Pro might be worth waiting for, depending on your game needs. I have a 3 and it still works pretty well so might wind up waiting though who knows how long it will take given the supply issues.
Kind of conflicted though because feel like I've been waiting to refresh forever.
Went ahead and bought a refurb 32GB Space Gray Mini 2. Time to experience the glory of an iPad. And paying only $320 is so much less than I expected! :-D
What else should I pick up for my Mini?
I also find it funny that I am seeing the price of the Silver Mini 2 16 GB cost more than the 32 GB. Get on the ball, Apple!
Thanks for the help, my fellow Gaffers!
Refurbs are fine - as new.
Would try to get 32GB if you can afford it. 16 GB fills up quickly, even if you only have one or two big apps
Timan
Developer
Just purchased the new iMac with Retina, (DAMIT APPLE! making me broke).
But now I'm looking for some thoughts on this,
I have a top of the line iMac right now currently, trying to figure out what to sell it for, anyone have any suggestions?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Applecare til Dec 14, 2015,
3.5 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
3gb Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096 MB
But now I'm looking for some thoughts on this,
I have a top of the line iMac right now currently, trying to figure out what to sell it for, anyone have any suggestions?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Applecare til Dec 14, 2015,
3.5 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
3gb Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096 MB
They likely will get an additional year of iOS support in the future, too.
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