Yoinks. I was hoping for a full Touch Keyboard™ on the new machines.
Oct 18 Apple Event
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Yoinks. I was hoping for a full Touch Keyboard™ on the new machines.
Bright colors for the Homepod mini! Hot damn!
No, I’m still not getting one, and Siri still sucks. I use it exactly once a month on the 19th to set a 40 minute timer so I’ll know that I can now eat and take my pills after my Boniva. Other than that, it’s Alexa all the way.
No, I’m still not getting one, and Siri still sucks. I use it exactly once a month on the 19th to set a 40 minute timer so I’ll know that I can now eat and take my pills after my Boniva. Other than that, it’s Alexa all the way.
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No need to wait! There’s already a leaked copy of the event posted by Apple! They even included some predictions below the video. Clumsy.
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Just to keep my geek cred intact ...
When we got back home, I slung all the bags into the garage, ran in, grabbed a beer a fired up the event.
Wife watched too, she faded during a few of the slow paced "Let me review the features ONE MORE TIME ..." moments, I sort of did too.
Wife afterwards: "If you need one of those, get one, and use the business card"
When we got back home, I slung all the bags into the garage, ran in, grabbed a beer a fired up the event.
Wife watched too, she faded during a few of the slow paced "Let me review the features ONE MORE TIME ..." moments, I sort of did too.
Wife afterwards: "If you need one of those, get one, and use the business card"
I was a little surprised they didn't dump the 14" internals into a Mini case and call it a day (per the previous M1 designs), but the M1P/M1M (what's the currently accepted short form?), may require a little more engineering - or - there's something else on deck that's a little more-than-a-Mini.
That said, I'm tempted to just get a 14", 32GB / 1TB with the M1Max, which would pretty much be my Mini spec. When I got my Mini the equivalent notebook in terms of CPU/RAM was about $900-1000 more, but that would've had a substantially better GPU, and of course, been fully mobile (vs. easily portable).
That said, I'm tempted to just get a 14", 32GB / 1TB with the M1Max, which would pretty much be my Mini spec. When I got my Mini the equivalent notebook in terms of CPU/RAM was about $900-1000 more, but that would've had a substantially better GPU, and of course, been fully mobile (vs. easily portable
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That's a great point, and the Mini has just been quietly updated in the past, it's not =event worthy=
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Right, if I use MagSafe to power the machine, that's fine.....but then I will have to plug in the LG Thunderbolt 3 monitor separately to it, which will take up one of the three Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, leaving me with only two to use in addition. The LG monitor uses ONLY the Thunderbolt 3/USB connection; it has no other way of connecting it to any computer. I often plug in two external drives simultaneously while transferring files from one to the other. With my current setup I have the LG monitor plugged into one of the 2018 15" MBP's four Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, leaving me with three free to use, and there have been times when I've needed to use all three at the same time. In addition, I'll also have to plug in both the monitor and the computer separately to the power source, a surge protector...... Oh, well, first-world problems, eh?
As for the HDMI port, I've never used one and don't anticipate any need to do so in the future, so that will be wasted on me, but I do understand that many people indeed DO need them and it will valuable to them to once again have that available on their mobile computer, especially for business and education related activities.
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Yep, can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to deal with connecting to projectors at places where I don’t control the setup, and it’s always a little janky dealing with the USB-C-to-HDMI adapters (I have 3 different ones. Typically I find that one of the three works, but it’s not always the same one). I’ll probably use that port a couple times a year. But the number of times I’ve used more than 2 USB-C ports since 2016 is probably zero. Maybe one. And one of those is always powering the computer. So I don’t mind losing the port.Right, if I use MagSafe to power the machine, that's fine.....but then I will have to plug in the LG Thunderbolt 3 monitor separately to it, which will take up one of the three Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, leaving me with only two to use in addition. The LG monitor uses ONLY the Thunderbolt 3/USB connection; it has no other way of connecting it to any computer. I often plug in two external drives simultaneously while transferring files from one to the other. With my current setup I have the LG monitor plugged into one of the 2018 15" MBP's four Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, leaving me with three free to use, and there have been times when I've needed to use all three at the same time. In addition, I'll also have to plug in both the monitor and the computer separately to the power source, a surge protector...... Oh, well, first-world problems, eh?
As for the HDMI port, I've never used one and don't anticipate any need to do so in the future, so that will be wasted on me, but I do understand that many people indeed DO need them and it will valuable to them to once again have that available on their mobile computer, especially for business and education related activities.
They sucked me in with this setup. Now I have the apple card and monthly payments. Somehow, it's your fault.I was a little surprised they didn't dump the 14" internals into a Mini case and call it a day (per the previous M1 designs), but the M1P/M1M (what's the currently accepted short form?), may require a little more engineering - or - there's something else on deck that's a little more-than-a-Mini.
That said, I'm tempted to just get a 14", 32GB / 1TB with the M1Max, which would pretty much be my Mini spec. When I got my Mini the equivalent notebook in terms of CPU/RAM was about $900-1000 more, but that would've had a substantially better GPU, and of course, been fully mobile (vs. easily portable
Sweet, what did you order? I'm still working my way through this thread, slowly, took an extra day off so things are in __low__speed__ today
Yeah, when I transitioned from my machine being a MBP to a Mini, it was because the laptop spent 98% of its last year "docked", i.e., on the deck, closed, with external displays/KB/mouse. I also kind of wanted to not be able to take work with me. Leave the desk, work is done. Plus, like I mentioned, at the time, the i7 Mini seem to have better sustained (CPU) performance and paying extra for capabilities I never used seemed silly.
I think a Mini is still my preference. I occasionally like to write away from the desk, but I can use of our M1 laptops, or even the IPP (and maybe I'll finally get a KB for it).
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I went for the 16” loaded, except 4tb and not 8tb. Been waiting for this machine for a long time.
Apple seems to hav some issues with the order volume right now. I messed up too
In the end I canceled and ordered with the university supplier. If I am already going to wait for more than a month, I might as well get three year warranty for free…
