March 8th event announced!

[Herdfan]

I'm getting the SE 2022 for my mom. She needs a new phone and doesn't need all of the bells and whistles.

Is it different from the previous SE?

Wife likes the size of the SE and her current one is showing its age.

 

[Citysnaps]

A significantly upgraded (including more ports as well as performance) Mac Mini would dovetail nicely with Laminar Research's upcoming X-Plane 12 flight simulator. I'm looking forward to both.

 

[DT]

A significantly upgraded (including more ports as well as performance) Mac Mini would dovetail nicely with Laminar Research's upcoming X-Plane 12 flight simulator. I'm looking forward to both.

Is X-Plane running native on Apple Silicon yet?

 

[Citysnaps]

Is X-Plane running native on Apple Silicon yet?

Last I heard, no.

But when I was using X-Plane 11.53 on my M1 MBA six months ago via Rosetta, it worked really well with a decent FPS. And that was with my MBA also driving a a large Sony TV (via an HDMI adapter), a secondary iPad for flight maps via WiFi, and with a yoke and rudder pedals through USB.

An upgraded Mini and upcoming X-Plane 12 (word is it will be native AS) would be killer.

 

[Joe]

Is it different from the previous SE?

Wife likes the size of the SE and her current one is

Rumors say it’s exactly like the 2020 SE but with updated internals.

 

[Herdfan]

Any chance Apple will announce they are ditching the Lightning port on the phone for a USB-C like the iPads?

I know, but I can wish.

 

[Edd]

Is it different from the previous SE?

Wife likes the size of the SE and her current one is showing its age.

If she’s got an original SE, the 2020 SE (current one) is bigger, based on the iPhone 8. I doubt this new one will be smaller than that. For me, the 2020 SE is the optimum phone size.

 

[Pumbaa]

Any chance Apple will announce they are ditching the Lightning port on the phone for a USB-C like the iPads?

I know, but I can wish.

lol

That said, I will be stuck with lightning for years and years even if they were to ditch it now… My AirPods Max and an iPhone 13 Pro Max will not be replaced anytime soon (I hope!).

 

[Herdfan]

If she’s got an original SE, the 2020 SE (current one) is bigger, based on the iPhone 8. I doubt this new one will be smaller than that. For me, the 2020 SE is the optimum phone size.

She had an original and then I upgraded her to the 2020 version. But it has been a lemon as about half her calls don't ring in.

So if there is a new one I will get her one as she likes the size as well. Ok, she accepts the size as she would be happy with the size of the old 4.

 

[Huntn]

Was the contact lense they are working on mentioned?

 

[DT]

Any chance Apple will announce they are ditching the Lightning port on the phone for a USB-C like the iPads?

I know, but I can wish.

Many folks think that before they'd go USB-C, they'd completely switch over to "wireless", though I'd assume they'd keep some sort of wire based, direct connect option for device recovery.

 

[Roller]

The focus on performance makes me think: iMac Pro and Mac Pro.

I guess Apple may give a sneak "peek" at what's coming, but I don't expect more than one non-laptop Mac to be announced for immediate or imminent availability. Much as I'd like that to be a 27" iMac, I expect a high-end Mac mini. But if its specs are right, I may consider it with two monitors instead of waiting for the iMac.

 

[B01L]

Was the contact lense they are working on mentioned?

I gave it a laugh emoji, but AR contact lenses could become a thing some day...?

I guess Apple may give a sneak "peek" at what's coming, but I don't expect more than one non-laptop Mac to be announced for immediate or imminent availability. Much as I'd like that to be a 27" iMac, I expect a high-end Mac mini. But if its specs are right, I may consider it with two monitors instead of waiting for the iMac.

I think, with the "sealed" aspect of Apple silicon (everything either in the SoC or on the SoC package) AIOs like the iMac may go out of favor; no one likes setting aside a perfectly good display when the actual computer parts need upgrading (via total replacement)...

So this Mac Studio makes sense, mid-range to high-end (assuming M1 Pro to dual M1 Max SoCs) to cover a wide spread of compute power needs; where in the past you had the Mac mini (reasonably priced, but low power) on one end of the spectrum and the Mac Pro (very high-priced, with compute power to match) on the other...

 

[Joe]

I’m over lightning port. I want usbc so I can have 1 charger for all my devices.

 

[DT]

I’m over lightning port. I want usbc so I can have 1 charger for all my devices.

If there needs to be a physical port, holy hell, I agree 1000%, USB-C. It's small, asymmetric, supports high data throughput, supports high power, and __everything__, including several of Apple's own products, supports it.

 

[Huntn]

I gave it a laugh emoji, but AR contact lenses could become a thing some day...?



I think, with the "sealed" aspect of Apple silicon (everything either in the SoC or on the SoC package) AIOs like the iMac may go out of favor; no one likes setting aside a perfectly good display when the actual computer parts need upgrading (via total replacement)...

So this Mac Studio makes sense, mid-range to high-end (assuming M1 Pro to dual M1 Max SoCs) to cover a wide spread of compute power needs; where in the past you had the Mac mini (reasonably priced, but low power) on one end of the spectrum and the Mac Pro (very high-priced, with compute power to match) on the other...

I heard about it somewhere recently, although it might have just the glimmer in a researcher’s eye.

 

[Nycturne]

Many folks think that before they'd go USB-C, they'd completely switch over to "wireless", though I'd assume they'd keep some sort of wire based, direct connect option for device recovery.

As a developer, I really hope they don’t ditch the port completely in favor of wireless. The wireless debugging experience is currently miserable, compared to being physically connected.

 

[DT]

As a developer, I really hope they don’t ditch the port completely in favor of wireless. The wireless debugging experience is currently miserable, compared to being physically connected.

Yeah, same here, that was my comment about "wired based direct connect", I mentioned recovery, but would be for development as well (thinking something like the Apple Watch "diag port"). To be clear, I don't personally see how they'd completely abandon a physical port, there's a number of use cases where the port is much better (or even necessary), not to mention, the sluggish wireless/inductive charging speeds.

 

[SuperMatt]

I heard they’re gonna announce the Apple Polishing Cloth - coming in 5 different colors!

 

[B01L]