Apple new product rumours and general news

[editor]

Do other manufacturers of Bluetooth earphones offer battery replacement?

At least expensive earphones less likely to be thrown away as regularly as shitty wired ones which typically lasted a few months before ending up in landfill.

They're far more likely to be lost too. Apple (and others) have successfully carved out a whole new lucrative market for themselves with their 'replace single earbud' sales.

And if you're going to be comparing like with like, then compare them to expensive wired headphones, not cheap shit. You know, the kind of things that can potentially last decades without extra 'investment.'

 

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[elbows]

They did a pretty good job of the short hype video.



But then I would say that as I am GPU centric, GPUs are at the heart of my creative ambitions. I need all the GPU power I can get for realtime 3D fluid simulations and other realtime graphics stuff, but I get caught in a quandry with discreet GPUs because I hate heat and noise and excessive power consumption. The original M1 impressed me in this regard, although it didnt have the level of grunt I needed it did demonstrate the potential it was possible to imagine when considering further scaling up of this tech. Now it is just a question of finding out how the 32 GPU core configuration actually turns out in terms of performance, noise and energy consumption. There is a reasonable chance it will just about manage to achieve the right balance and meet my requirements.

For those who seek opportunities to mock the new devices, as always people can laugh at the prices. But they can also find opportunities to mock the u-turns apple have performed in terms of ditching the touch bar, bringing back certain ports. Apple also seem to have conceded that when it comes to this sort of performance class they should prioritise thermal performance over weight and thinness.

Plus these laptops use the notch design and some will find cause to mock that and the way they hide it in much of the marketing material.

 

[magneze]

Weird to have the notch but no Face ID.

 

[Crispy]

They are some scarily powerful laptops for sure.

 

[skyscraper101]

Ordered the new Airpods 3, should be arriving on Tuesday. They look like a solid improvement, aesthetically, and in performance. And thankfully they don't have those silicone tips of the pro which I hate, plus bluetooth 5.0.

I've also engraved the case with my phone number just in case it gets lost.

 

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I love my Pros. Although since driving into work since I moved house, I now hardly use them!

 

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Peak apple

Apple Releases Polishing Cloth for $19

Apple today released a microfiber Polishing Cloth accessory, designed for cleaning the screens of Apple devices, for $19. Although today's...

www.macrumors.com

 

[Saul Goodman]

Peak apple

Apple Releases Polishing Cloth for $19

Apple today released a microfiber Polishing Cloth accessory, designed for cleaning the screens of Apple devices, for $19. Although today's...

www.macrumors.com

Damn, it's for cleaning the screens of Apple devices. I wanted one for my not-Apple device but its not on the compatibility list.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Damn, it's for cleaning the screens of Apple devices. I wanted one for my not-Apple device but its not on the compatibility list.

 

[Gerry1time]

Damn, it's for cleaning the screens of Apple devices. I wanted one for my not-Apple device but its not on the compatibility list.

Doesn't look like it's backwards compatible with my old Macbook either

 

[Saul Goodman]

Doesn't look like it's backwards compatible with my old Macbook either

No surprise really. It's the way of the Apple.

 

[cybershot]

I was looking at laptops last night as I’m in the market for something a bit more grunty and want a 4K screen now I’m doing a bit more video editing with my drone footage. Prices are ridiculous across the board, to the point the MacBook Pro’s actually look reasonably priced. I’m considering one, but I think I’ll wait for a few reviews to drop first.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The new MacBook Pro looks positive. I do want a mag safe and I do want sd cards and HDMI
Slightly fucked off the USBs are are the new one same with the thunderbolts.

I currently use my 2015 MacBook Pro with a thunderbolt monitor from the same period. It's the perfect set up for me a the moment. It's so handy being able to dock my laptop and use it as a second screen that is separate from the large monitor. I would be happy just buying the same thing again if something breaks. I assume the new MacBook won't work with the thunderbolt monitor? Even with a thunderbolt adaptor?
Is there even a thunderbolt monitor alternative?

Like I say, nothing wrong with what I have now, but one day they are both going to quit on me, and at some point they are not going to be supported with OS updates.


One more question. Does the new MacBook Pro come with that shitty Big Sur?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

They’ll come with whatever is the latest version of the OS.

 

[teuchter]

I assume the new MacBook won't work with the thunderbolt monitor? Even with a thunderbolt adaptor?
Is there even a thunderbolt monitor alternative?

What's the reason you think it won't work?

 

[skyscraper101]

I always thought getting rid of magsafe was a backwards move, so I'm glad it's now back. I can't tell you the number of times it has been useful in preventing a tripping/yanking situation over the years. My hesitation in upgrading since they removed it certainly had that in mind.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

What's the reason you think it won't work?

Thunderbolt 2 monitor Thunderbolt three laptop. Specs for the monitor that date back to 2015.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I always thought getting rid of magsafe was a backwards move, so I'm glad it's now back. I can't tell you the number of times it has been useful in preventing a tripping/yanking situation over the years. My hesitation in upgrading since they removed it certainly had that in mind.

Oh and that stupid shit changeable taskbar thing. That's gone. Real keys are back.
They have been something to avoid since 2015 IMO.

 

[Crispy]

Thunderbolt 2 monitor Thunderbolt three laptop. Specs for the monitor that date back to 2015.

It's still compatible with the new machines. You can use a dongle Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (or a cheaper 3rd party equivalent)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It's still compatible with the new machines. You can use a dongle Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (or a cheaper 3rd party equivalent)

Well that's good news at least. . . .but hopefully my 2015 lappy will still serve me for a while yet. I'd have to buy a few of those dongles for thunderbolt drives and USBs. Annoying.

 

[skyscraper101]

Oh and that stupid shit changeable taskbar thing. That's gone. Real keys are back.
They have been something to avoid since 2015 IMO.

yep, hated that too. It should be obvious to anyone that people want basic function keys like ESC to be in the same place at all times without having to look and check if they were available.

 

[MrCurry]

Peak apple

Apple Releases Polishing Cloth for $19

Apple today released a microfiber Polishing Cloth accessory, designed for cleaning the screens of Apple devices, for $19. Although today's...

www.macrumors.com

Briefly tempted by this but then I realised it will come with the latest Mac OS preloaded. For polishing, I prefer to stick with windows.

 

[elbows]

They’ll come with whatever is the latest version of the OS.

In this case it will be Monterey which is out next Monday.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

In this case it will be Monterey which is out next Monday.

FFS, I haven't got used to Big Sur yet

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

yep, hated that too. It should be obvious to anyone that people want basic function keys like ESC to be in the same place at all times without having to look and check if they were available.

I want a solid work horse that 'works'. I don't give a shit if it's 3mm thinner. Get a fucking air book.
I also don't like all these changing thunderbolt sizes, but I guess that was inevitable. There does need to be a one plug for all . . . and am I right in saying usb, usb3 and thunderbolt etc all have the same hole now?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

FFS, I haven't got used to Big Sur yet

Big Sur looked horrible so I avoided it.
Looks like a flipping phone. I don't want my laptop to look like a cross between windows and and a phone.

 

[editor]

Peak apple

Apple Releases Polishing Cloth for $19

Apple today released a microfiber Polishing Cloth accessory, designed for cleaning the screens of Apple devices, for $19. Although today's...

www.macrumors.com

For the stupidest of cash rich mugs.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Big Sur looked horrible so I avoided it.
Looks like a flipping phone. I don't want my laptop to look like a cross between windows and and a phone.

This is my first Mac (M1 MacBook Air) and it came with BS installed. So I had no choice.
I quite like it as it seems similar to my iPad so was less scary than I had anticipated having mainly used DOS based and Windows machines for thirty years prior.

I'm unsure how the OS iterations work on Macs. Do I have to install Monterey? Or is that a choice and Big Sur will keep being updated, get security updates etc.?

 

[teqniq]

This is my first Mac (M1 MacBook Air) and it came with BS installed. So I had no choice.
I quite like it as it seems similar to my iPad so was less scary than I had anticipated having mainly used DOS based and Windows machines for thirty years prior.

I'm unsure how the OS iterations work on Macs. Do I have to install Monterey? Or is that a choice and Big Sur will keep being updated, get security updates etc.?

It'll get updates so long as it's supported, which won't be that long actually.