Oct 18 Apple Event

In photos, Apple always shows the Homepod mini with the cord attached. Apparently it's a nondetachable USB-C cable that needs to stay plugged into wall juice via a 20w adapter (or maybe to a powerbank for more portability?).
It's confusing about how it requires you to have one of the listed iOS devices, at least to set it up, because later on when listing the compatible audio sources, at the end of that list it also says you can do this:

"AirPlay other content to HomePod mini from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac".

Sort of confusing.
 
Ulenspiegel said:
You don't have to talk to Siri.

It (she) reads your mind smoothly like aluminium. ;)
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Or like glass. Especially if you have a larger iPhone.

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JayMysteri0 said:
Apple seems to be obsessed of having multiple versions of the SAME thing, so that customers always have 3 options in seemingly every Apple product. Whether it's headphones, phones, tablets, their computers.
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That is directly attributable, in my view, to Bean counter Tim

He loves having a confusing SKU-fest and doesn’t really care what the lineups look like or if they make much sense.

“Just give us money” is about his level of concern.

There simply isn’t product guy leadership anymore, and it shows.
 
Benchmark with M1 Max:

Geekbench 5, 1749 single, 11542 multi-core

That is around the same score as a Mac Pro with 12-core CPU.
 
JayMysteri0 said:
It takes "courage" to correct the issues one causes.

Much like SD card readers, and yet another proprietary plug that no one wanted gone in the first place.

🤦‍♂️
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Give them credit where it's due. With the improved keyboards, removal of the touchbar, the SD card slot, and the headphone jack, this is about the biggest admission of "hey, we fucked up, sorry" I've ever seen from Apple.
 
Renzatic said:
Which sports a desktop class CPU, right? If so, that's highly impressive.
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Yep. As predicted (by me), to beat Apple, Intel needs 16 or 24 cores (and that only beats them on multi-core).

The Apple Mac Pro chip (Jade 4c) may double-up on all the hardware, and will slaughter intel at a fraction of the power
 
Renzatic said:
Give them credit where it's due. With the improved keyboards, removal of the touchbar, the SD card slot, and the headphone jack, this is about the biggest admission of "hey, we fucked up, sorry" I've ever seen from Apple.
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That's just it.

Checking the promotional material, there isn't any admissions.

Just new selling points, by making what was old, ...new.

Thanks Apple, we get back the things that made us like Apple products. That's marketing 101, take away what's loved, so they'll be more appreciated when they are returned.
 
Cmaier said:
Yep. As predicted (by me), to beat Apple, Intel needs 16 or 24 cores (and that only beats them on multi-core).

The Apple Mac Pro chip (Jade 4c) may double-up on all the hardware, and will slaughter intel at a fraction of the power
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If that Geekbench is correct, then that means the M1 Max is in the same class as a Ryzen 5800-5900x. For a low powered laptop CPU, that's absolutely insane.

Plus, there's also the fact that Apple dared to directly compare their GPUs to laptops equipped with Geforce 3080s.

Now I know that synthetic benchmarks should always be taken with a grain of salt, but still...
 
JayMysteri0 said:
That's just it.

Checking the promotional material, there isn't any admissions.

Just new selling points, by making what was old, ...new.

Thanks Apple, we get back the things that made us like Apple products. That's marketing 101, take away what's loved, so they'll be more appreciated when they are returned.
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Just be happy
 
Renzatic said:
If that Geekbench is correct, then that means the M1 Max is in the same class as a Ryzen 5800-5900x. For a low powered laptop CPU, that's absolutely insane.

Plus, there's also the fact that Apple dared to directly compare their GPUs to laptops equipped with Geforce 3080s.

Now I know that synthetic benchmarks should always be taken with a grain of salt, but still...
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Well, the numbers make sense, more or less, if you scale the M1 numbers.
 
I was really hoping for a new Apple monitor today…

I remain bummed that they won’t package up a 5k 27” panel in an Apple enclosure and get something out there for those of us with no need or budget for an XDR
 
M1 Pro and M1 Max sound great. Nice with more ports. A bit confusing with different kinds of MagSafe.

Still sticking to my M1 Mini for the foreseeable future, it does what I need it to do (and does it well), simply not in the market for a laptop at this time.
 
lizkat said:
Saved this meme for something exactly like the combo of the Homepod MIni and a Siri-run Music plan.

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Thanks for the chuckles:D
Renzatic said:
If that Geekbench is correct, then that means the M1 Max is in the same class as a Ryzen 5800-5900x. For a low powered laptop CPU, that's absolutely insane.

Plus, there's also the fact that Apple dared to directly compare their GPUs to laptops equipped with Geforce 3080s.

Now I know that synthetic benchmarks should always be taken with a grain of salt, but still...
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TBF this was the best MBP upgrade in the past 7 years. I got a 13" intel Air 1.5years ago, and now that I charge it thru my external monitor with an external webcam attached, the only upgrade that would make a difference on my day-to-day use is the speakers.
 
leman said:
Hi everyone, hope I am not too late to the party :) This place definitely looks cozier than MR and it's nice to see so many familiar names. @Cmaier, how is your exile going?

Wish everyone a fun keynote and may the new MacBooks be what all of us want them to be!
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Great to see you here, and you are very welcome; make yourself at home.

Why not introduce yourself in the "Welcome New Members" thread?
 
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