Eleven Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Haswell ain't cheap! Macbook Airs neither! Oh, and they also showed us a Dalek, soda can computing! Edited June 18, 2013 by eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah the new Mac Pro is hideous. Not seen the iFixit ratings yet but I imagine it's pretty low as with most modern Apple products. Old Mac Pro cases were beasts. Old vs new: And I think I've posted this in a status but if not: http://jonyiveredesignsthings.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 what's the tube thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 That's the new version of the Mac Pro (the silver thing to the left) A size comparison: Thing is this is their "pro" product, you think iMacs are pricey, these start at like $2.5K+. Mac Pros are used in the film industry for their raw grunt, and having it in a "unified thermal core" shell with a crap ton of custom parts is going to make it a pain in the ass if it busts cos you're going to have to send the whole thing in to Apple. A consumer product having to do that? Whatever. But a product where lack of use is costing tens of thousands a day it'll be unacceptable. But if you're tied into using OSX then you've got to take whatever Apple throws your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 For the record, though, I think it looks great (I just made a joke above)! However, I also realize it's probably way impractical for the type of work it should do. Concern seems to be lack of expandable... shit. Graphics card? I don't know. Something along those lines. Oh, and storage too. Argument is there are a lot of thunderbolt 2 ports for those, but then it'd be the cylinder surrounded by a mess of wires. Would have been a lot better if those were internal expansions. You'd think transporting it would be easier since it's more portable, but then you also have to pack in all those wires and external expansions. Kind of a mess. Unless you don't actually need a lot of expansions. Then it'd probably be awesome. Tech blogs seem to agree it is a feat of engineering. I mean, it's twice as powerful as the old Mac Pro, but half the size. Who cares though. I just like pretty things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I think it looks like a coozie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 what's the tube thing? The new Fleshlight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 For the record, though, I think it looks great (I just made a joke above)! However, I also realize it's probably way impractical for the type of work it should do. Concern seems to be lack of expandable... shit. Graphics card? I don't know. Something along those lines. Oh, and storage too. Argument is there are a lot of thunderbolt 2 ports for those, but then it'd be the cylinder surrounded by a mess of wires. Would have been a lot better if those were internal expansions. You'd think transporting it would be easier since it's more portable, but then you also have to pack in all those wires and external expansions. Kind of a mess. Unless you don't actually need a lot of expansions. Then it'd probably be awesome. Tech blogs seem to agree it is a feat of engineering. I mean, it's twice as powerful as the old Mac Pro, but half the size. Who cares though. I just like pretty things! I'm waiting for someone to crack this thing open and see what is and isn't replaceable. If you look at the page on the Apple site it shows some parts coming out of the case when it opens and they show you the various parts of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 2.5k for a fucking tube?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 $2.5k for the big silver boxes. They've not priced how much thier tube will cost. And that's $2.5K for the cheapest of the silver boxes. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Man. Skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 So... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Would you care to make a post with some content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Oh I was just going to see what posts other people made and just write something pretty similar in a year or twos time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Did you just excavate this post or has it been dug up long ago? I tried looking for it multiple times but it was always missing. Sad no new iPads. I was waiting for a mini with Touch ID. It would be interesting to see how Apple pay works with regards to vendor support and security. Passbook, AFAIK, never really took off. I guess this is the part that was missing. Kinda surprised about the look of the body of the applewatch. Looks fat, and I bet those who were hoping it'd use curved glass like in those crazy mock ups are disappointed. I like the interface though. And the dial thing. If it gets less smudges on the screen it's a good thing! And one thing I hate, absolutely hate, about the iOS interface is the date picker. With the dial, at least it'd be a lot better to set dates. Oh, and they spoke about watch faces being customizable, but it looks like you just get a preset, with at least one where you can pick which info shows. I wonder if it'll support third party wathfaces, since they're into extensions now anyway. Oh well, I'm not really interested in getting a smart watch. Also, free U2! There. I've said my piece. Welcome back Apple thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Apple Pay apparently doesn't store anything so it's supposed to be pretty secure. I really hope this means more NFC adoption. Didnt they already recently refresh the mini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Retina mini, but no touch ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Looks like Apple has officially killed the iPod classic, so if you ever wanted the old model for its huge storage capacity or to plug into your car or whatever, now's the time to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 >tfw when I'll never get that dream 512GB player that can handle 24-bit FLAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yosemite is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I upgraded my work laptop to Yosemite. It is very pretty and pleasing to the eye, but also this finally a really forward feeling OS. So far I really like it, everything between my phone, ipad and laptop all work as if they were one unit, its pretty great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 The way it ties devices together is probably its best feature but I do like the UI update. We updated one of the lab computers to it at work and it's nice to look at. Reminds me a lot of KDE 5. Also, startup time is way better than the 10.8 install we were on before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 My mother bought herself an iPad Air 2 recently so I've been thinking about getting her a nice case/keyboard for Christmas. Does anyone know if there's a difference between the Air and the Air 2 when it comes to accessories? I don't want to drop a Benjamin on something only to find out she can't use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I believe that the air 2 is .05 inches thinner, which may not effect both. I would find one that specifically states it fits the air 2 in the description. I doubt the thickness will make much of a difference, but hey smaller amounts of size have affected people in bigger ways before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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