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WWDC12 Thread of iOS 6, Mac OS X Mountain Lion and iCloud
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No, I'm talking about the Mac Pro, not the Macbook Pro. Although I guess it's kind of ironic you just glossed over it like that. The update is a slap in the face.
The dip had nothing to do with Apple. Europe closed down, the Nikkei opened down and the Dow took a tumble because after thinking it over over the weekend investors realized Spain is still boned, not because Apple didn't announce a new ipad.
What's humorous to me is that an entity like CNBC is link baiting with Apple news.
I was really hoping for a Macbook Air with Retina display. My use cases have drifted toward being much more interested in something lighter than something with power and storage. I guess Apple couldn't find a way to bring the Retina display price down to the Macbook Air $999 area.
I'm on the fence. I was considering selling my old MBP and getting an Air anyway, and I might still do it even though we'll probably get an MB Air Retina in a year.
I'm on the fence. I was considering selling my old MBP and getting an Air anyway, and I might still do it even though we'll probably get an MB Air Retina in a year.
thats the point i think, i don't think there will be a 13" pro
it will be 11 and 13 inch macbook airs (in the future) and a 15 inch mac pro
they won't make two different cases for the 13 (air and pro)
which means it will be a long time before we see quad cores in the mac air so if you need laptop grunt it has to be the 15 inch macbook pro
POWERSPHERE
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I think the fact that I can get a refurb from the last refresh with the 13" with 256gig hard drive vs the new 13 with 128 for the same price is making it harder. Double the drive storage is a pretty big deal for a laptop, and I don't know if she'd care about it being a bit quicker.
Yeah.
lunarworks
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The golden rule for Apple buyers: Never buy the first generation of ANYTHING.
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I thought the golden rule for Apple buyers was: some poor will buy this first gen off me next year
it's a laptop though. how could you mess up putting together hardware that's been standardized. (ram, gfx card, etc.)
Good Job Bob
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Third party shit is going to be so blurry too.
Great show overall. Mountain Lion didn't get enough face time though imo, and Forstall seemed to be actually poking at it or something.. but anyway, new MB's are great, retina's a bit pricey though.
Too bad that battery life is around the same but that's to be expected I suppose. Pretty much how I imagined it half a year ago, in terms of a thinner bezel and lack of teardrop Air design.
Too bad that battery life is around the same but that's to be expected I suppose. Pretty much how I imagined it half a year ago, in terms of a thinner bezel and lack of teardrop Air design.
Gary Whitta
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I don't know any Apple buyer who abides by this rule.
I don't need quad core grunt, just a non-ULV dual core would do for me, as that's what I have now.
CrudeDiatribe
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Gary Whitta
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Yeah, USB3.0 will do that.
criesofthepast
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They have thunderbolt and now USB 3, why would they create their own?
Same reason they had goofy ass headphones for awhile. They are a hardware company, lots of money in peripherals.
Also I just like bitching about firewire.
Your $2.5K computer should have more memory than a $399 xbox 720, so get the 16GB.Man, I'm feeling like I should cancel and re-order with 16GB of RAM, just for future-proofing, especially since it's not user-replaceable...
Help me decide, GAF
criesofthepast
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You'll prob sell it for a newer model before you ever get to the point in the future where you'll need 16gb.Man, I'm feeling like I should cancel and re-order with 16GB of RAM, just for future-proofing, especially since it's not user-replaceable...
Help me decide, GAF
I say 8 is plenty.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Why, oh why, can't I watch the keynote natively on my AppleTV. Seriously.
The stream on the site is ugly too. High res screens, low res streams ugh.
Because they haven't posted it to the Apple Keynotes (HD) podcast feed yet. They will, though.
Man, I'm feeling like I should cancel and re-order with 16GB of RAM, just for future-proofing, especially since it's not user-replaceable...
Help me decide, GAF
16GB to go.
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airplay but it's shitty quality, where's the HD keynote podcast apple!
Quote my link, copy/paste that into quicktime, and it works.
What's wrong with your computer? Works fine here?
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They didn't update it, they just added a New sticker on the SKU. I am not sure how stable Lion is on hackintosh but snow leopard is very stable
American MAC OS X stig is fat
Didnt they update the default RAM on the base model to 6 GB from 3 GB (lol)?
plus the slightly updated chips?
Oh, heh. Didn't even realize they bumped the Pro today. *looks*... Yeah they didn't even add thunderbolt or USB 3.0, that's kinda inexcusable.
So is using a graphics card from 2009 in your pro workstation.
Man, I'm feeling like I should cancel and re-order with 16GB of RAM, just for future-proofing, especially since it's not user-replaceable...
Help me decide, GAF
Yes get the 16. $200 isn't that bad considering what Apple has charged for RAM in the past.
Do off the shelf PCIe cards work these days? I had a G5 PowerMac back in the day and the video card options were quite slim.
Nope, can't throw just anything in there. Currently Apple is offering a 5870 as an upgrade (also from 2009 and way overpriced) and the nVidia Quadro 4000 for $1,200 which is ancient and costs an arm and a leg (but is at least something resembling a pro option). There are ways to use newer cards, but they involve not-so-nice things like flashing a modified BIOS to make it work or using hacked drivers. Neither are good options for professionals who need bulletproof systems.