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For anyone interested, the live virtual Apple event is today at 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time. See the link below for How to Watch. Watch it in your web browser from the Apple website or YouTube. The info below is from the MacRumors website.
These are rumored to launch today:
MacBook Pro: New 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pros with mini-LED display and the Apple designed M1X processor, a newer version of the M1 that Apple used in place of Intel silicon in some models last year.
Mac Mini: Apple is working on a high-end version of the Mac mini with an updated design and the same "M1X" chip that's expected to be used in the MacBook Pro, so it's possible we'll see a new Mac mini at the event.
macOS Monterey: macOS Monterey may officially launch today and possibly be preinstalled on the new Macs. It's been available as beta.
In the Works But Not Expected Yet
MacBook Air - Rumored to have a mini-LED display, a new Apple silicon chip, and multiple color options, the MacBook Air refresh is expected in 2022.
iPad Air - The next-generation iPad Air may feature an OLED display and Pro-level features like 5G connectivity, LiDAR, and new cameras and speakers, but it's not rumored to be coming until 2022.
AirPods Pro - Apple is working on a new version of the AirPods Pro with a stemless design and a new wireless chip, and these could come in 2022.
Larger iMac - There's another iMac in the works that has a larger display and a faster Apple silicon chip, but little is known about it and it's not expected in 2021.
Mac Pro - Apple is developing two versions of the Mac Pro, one of which will feature a redesigned chassis that's smaller in size. The new Mac Pro models will feature high-end Apple silicon chip options with 20 or 40 computing cores, made up of 6 high-performance or 32 high-performance cores and four or eight high-efficiency cores. We don't yet know when the new Mac Pro models are coming.
When to Watch the Apple Event
Honolulu, Hawaii -- 7:00 a.m. HAST
Anchorage, Alaska -- 9:00 a.m. AKDT
Cupertino, California -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
Phoenix, Arizona -- 10:00 a.m. MST
Vancouver, Canada -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
Denver, Colorado -- 11:00 a.m. MDT
Dallas, Texas -- 12:00 noon CDT
New York, New York -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
Toronto, Canada -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
Halifax, Canada -- 2:00 p.m. ADT
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- 2:00 p.m. BRT
London, United Kingdom -- 6:00 p.m. BST
Berlin, Germany -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
Paris, France -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
Cape Town, South Africa -- 7:00 p.m. SAST
Moscow, Russia -- 8:00 p.m. MSK
Helsinki, Finland -- 8:00 p.m. EEST
Istanbul, Turkey -- 8:00 p.m. TRT
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- 9:00 p.m. GST
Delhi, India -- 10:30 p.m. IST
Jakarta, Indonesia -- 12:00 a.m. WIB next day
Shanghai, China -- 1:00 a.m. CST next day
Singapore -- 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
Perth, Australia -- 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
Hong Kong -- 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
Seoul, South Korea -- 2:00 a.m. KST next day
Tokyo, Japan -- 2:00 a.m. JST next day
Adelaide, Australia -- 3:30 a.m. ACDT next day
Sydney, Australia -- 4:00 a.m. AEDT next day
Auckland, New Zealand -- 6:00 a.m. NZDT next day
Apple Store is being updated today
Follow Ups:
I've got three things I need to replace where I'm considering Apple: a laptop, a tablet, and a phone. But I find myself leaning away from Apple on all three. It's been a while since they released something that made me want it.First, I've got an old MacBook Air 11 that I still use every day. It's sluggish under High Sierra and doesn't receive security updates anymore. But I've held off replacing it, hoping Apple would someday come to its senses regarding connectivity on its smaller laptops. I want something 13" or under and the port situation with the MBP 13 and MBA is a deal-breaker. I really don't get it. The MBP 13 has a constant thickness like the other MBPs, so there's no reason why it can't have the same complement of ports - aside from cost of course. Even my little MBA 11 has a MagSafe, a Thunderbolt port, two USB ports, and headphone jack.
Second, my wife has an old iPad Mini that she uses mostly for surfing Facebook. It's been rock solid, but it's sluggish with today's web-based content. It's also stuck on iOS 9 and therefore hasn't seen a security update in 2 years. We'd really like to get another one. But we're choking on the $599 price for the 256 GB wifi-only model. We got our daughter a Galaxy Tab A 8.0" two years ago for $250, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that despite the lower spec chipset, the performance was fine (and still is). The updated model is just $200 and there are discounts available. It doesn't have a Retina display or a metal back, but we can't ignore the price difference.
Finally, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S7 (930U) which will no longer work on AT&T in a couple months. I want something easily pocketable, smaller than the S7 if possible. The iPhone Mini is the perfect size, but I don't like iOS very much and I don't use cloud storage so moving files on and off of it is a PITA. Unfortunately, Android phones have all become phablets except for niche offerings like Unihertz. So I'm really torn about what to do, go with the size I want or the OS I want.
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I;m chuckling. My wife had upgraded to an iPhone 12 to replace the old one. Since the video was the one thing she wanted to use, connecting to her PC for transferring files was the main advantage. This proved impossible. We use some Mac Minis for web stuff and I figured out that she could air drop the files which is slow, then copy the files from the Mac back to her PC over the our network.
With an Android phone, just plug in the usb port and copy the files over, simple and fast. She ended up selling the new iPhone to my son that wanted to replace his 6 for a discount.
-Rod
If you're an Apple user and not using iCloud you are missing out big time on many of the benefits, not only for storing and retrieving photos and videos, etc., but for automatically restoring all your Apps, contacts, emails, texts, calendar entries, notes, etc. should you lose your device. Even if you don't lose your device, you have access to many of the tools from any web browser on your PC or a public PC.Downloading Videos or Photos from iCloud to your PC:
If you have an iCloud account your iPhone photos and videos are automatically uploaded to iCloud where you can retrieve them to your PC/Mac at your convenience.
For example, you're on vacation taking photos and videos with your iPhone. They are all being uploaded to iCloud while you're on your trip, uploading over 4G LTE / 5G cellular or WiFi. No brainer, no worries.
You're in your hotel or at home now and want the videos on your PC. No problemo. Login to your iCloud account from your PC web browser. Select the video(s) + photo(s) you want then download them to your PC. That's it.
Login to your iCloud account from your PC web browser. Click the Photos icon.
Select Media Types. Select Videos.
Select the videos you want to download.
Now Download the selected videos.
If you select multiple videos, they will be archived to a ZIP file. Download the single large ZIP file to your PC then un-ZIP it.If for some odd reason you absolutely refuse to embrace the convenience of iCloud, you can buy tiny storage devices (like a usb thumb drive) that plug into your iPhone Lighting port. Download your videos then plug the device into your PC USB port to transfer the videos.
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iPhone 13 Mini, 256GB, red, black leather case
It was $829 unlocked, which is more than I had wanted to spend, but the Android flip phones I was looking at were even more.
It's a really nice phone. It fits comfortably in the pocket of my jeans. Performance is snappy. But despite the small size, it stays cool and I'm easily getting a full day on a charge. It looks & feels like a high quality product too.
This is the first iPhone I've played with that had iOS 14 or 15, so I checked out some of the new widgets & customization features. Until now, the iOS user interface has been slow to evolve beyond a tiled icon app switcher. This is really going to open things up.
It takes pretty good photos and videos too. My only gripe is media transfer. It appears I can work around it through 3rd party software, and I hope that's true because I really hate iTunes.
I'm looking at that one now. I was amazed at how much clearer the screen is. I was thinking I would have to get the bigger version to be able to see with my old eyes, but the mini was perfectly fine. It's hard to find the 256 in stock though. I'm debating about the 128 instead. Generally don't need that much memory, but hey, it'll be my first NEW iPhone after two hand me down's (a 4s and a 6s) so I feel like I should get what I want.
When I purchased mine, it was one of just a handful left around the whole Boston metro area, but stores around here just got another shipment.
The good thing is that iOS is relatively lean and iPhones don't come loaded up with 3rd party bloatware, so there was only 16GB used when I unboxed mine. The 128 GB model should be viable as long as you don't shoot a lot of video.
I like to have a ton of music on my phone, and I've got kids so we take lots of pictures and videos. Since Apple doesn't do SD cards, I had to look for the 256 GB or 512 GB models. The 512 GB was easier to find in stock, but I don't need to spend a grand.
Thanks. Exactly my thinking. I haven't had much memory on my old phones, so never did take pics or videos, left that to my wife and her 256GB 8. I made use of the compressed AAC format to save space. My daughters have 128GB 7's that are FULL. They take so many pics and BURSTS and never delete anything!
I can find a 256, it's just a further drive. And yeah, I'm already choking on the $800 or so. I'd get an 11 for $500, but they're backordered for a month or so, and I really hate the feel. I don't need much more than an 11, but I do need it now. 12 makes no sense, not much more to get the latest, and those are backordered too. Hope to have one soon.
Went to the spaceship (Apple HQ) and got a blue 13 mini 256 GB. Wife got a blue 13 128GB. I like the size of the mini, remains to be seen how well it works for me. There's an extended return until January 8th if I want to exchange. We'll see.
The compact size really won me over. It's crazy how big phones have become. This would have been a flagship just 5 years ago.
Enjoy it.
Thanks, you too! Now I need new headphones/earbuds. No Apple Air (AKA Q-Tips) Pods for me. I think I have a dongle somewhere...
but I love the iPhone!
For most people, Apple seems like the best choice.
For those who like to be different, well there's a lot out there that's different for sure.
I like the iPhone because it's so standard. I can fuzz around with the PC, but I like my phone to just work, but that's me.
And Apple makes good hardware that holds up better than most.
I don't have the same appreciation for iOS and the iPhone though. I got an HTC Desire back in 2010 when I needed a (mostly) world wide usable phone. That was my first experience with Android done well and I haven't had much interest in the iPhone since then.
I haven't lost interest in Apple. To me the benefits far outweigh some of the shortcomings. It's not all about the hardware in my case. It's about the entire eco-system.The new 14 inch MacBook Pros have 3 Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, and headphone jack. If you need more there are several pocket sized multi-adapters on the market. I have a $30 Belkin that fits in my shirt pocket and provides USB-A, HDMI, and Ethernet jack.
The standard iPad 64GB is $329 sometimes available for $299 from various retailers. It's performance will be significantly better than the old iPad Mini. If your wife needs 256GB it's $479. My wife has a 64GB iPad which is sufficient for all her apps. Many of her photos and videos reside mostly in iCloud for a whopping $2.99/mo with room to spare. Added benefit - it's all in iCloud if she ever loses her iPad. It's all copied to iCloud automatically w/o manual intervention.
The iPhone SE is the small sleeper bargain in the iPhone line up today. All of the major carriers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile) are offering subsidies on iPhones.
I HIGHLY recommend having an iCloud account as it backs up your iPhone automatically at night. This includes all of your Apps, contacts, calendar entries, text messages, emails, bookmarks, music, photos, notes, videos, etc.etc.etc. You simply pickup where you left off on the NEW iPhone as everything is copied over automatically when you power up the NEW iPhone.... no worries about manually copying data from your old iPhone to the new one. The added benefits include: if you lose your iPhone you don't lose any of your data and it is all easily accessible to you from a web browser when you login to your iCloud account.... same for all those cherished photos and videos.
All of my iPhone and iPad data accessible to me by logging into my iCloud account from any web browser
P.S. The Find iPhone feature will find my stolen iPhone on a map and will also allow me to 'brick' it remotely.
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Yeah, the port situation is fine on the MBP 14 and 16. Now why can't they do that on the MBP 13? The current model is just a thicker Air. Seriously, I priced out MBP 13 and MBA with 16 GB memory and 1TB storage and the MBP is $250 more expensive for the same specs. In return for the extra $250, and the extra thickness and weight you'll be carrying around, you get a Touch Bar and 2 hours more battery life. That's it.I'm probably going to try the iPhone. I'm going to take a look at the foldables today, the Samsung Z Flip 3 and Motorola Razr, just to see if they tickle my fancy before I give up. I'll miss not having BubbleDS as my whole house audio remote, but there aren't any other apps I use that don't have iOS equivalents.
I understand the value of cloud syncing for people who need disconnected access to the same stuff on multiple devices, but I pretty much never do that except with music, and my music collection is far too large to sync.
We both have iCloud accounts and Google and Samsung accounts as well, but we only use the cloud for device backup, excluding all our media files. We take a lot of pictures and video. We returned home from our last camping trip with 20 GB of new data on my phone, 5 GB on my wife's phone, and IIRC another 20+ GB on my daughter's tablet. And I'm typically carrying around ~100 GB of music on my phone which I switch up every few months. Transferring data on and off an Android phone couldn't be simpler. I plug it into my desktop computer, open the file explorer, and drag & drop to or from a NAS share. Then watch it crank along at 80 MB/s not affecting anyone using wifi. When we got home from that trip, it took me about 15 minutes to get all the pictures and videos off the three devices and into an organized file structure on my NAS.
I understand there is a 3rd party app that can let me do something similar with an iPhone so I don't have to even think about using cloud sync as a means to do a one-way file transfer.
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File Handling is my biggest gripe with Apple.... I bought an iPhone just to see how it was done... I was not impressed.
Daughter's iPhone 7 needs a new battery...yeah, 13 year old has a nicer phone than me, stuck with a hand me down 6s.
I'm weak Abe, I don't think I can leave again without SOMETHING!
6s was an excellent iPhone, still viable today but getting kind of long in the tooth. I think you deserve a new phone ;-) I'm on the iPhone X which is still considered old but I'm not ready to upgrade yet. I usually wait a few years between upgrades.
I haven't looked into the fine print details but all the major carriers are subsidizing new iPhones. The catch is, they want you on a pricey unlimited plan with 5G which is typically their premium offering. If you're already on an unlimited plan, it might be worth looking into a carrier subsidized upgrade from AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile.
My wife's iPhone 11 is on Comcast/Xfinity at $12/mo per Gig which for her works out to either $12/mo or $24/mo since she uses very little data. Comcast uses the Verizon cellular network so it works out pretty good. The low cellular pricing from Comcast/Xfinity is only available if you have their internet service.
It's been great, a hand me down when my wife got her 8 (I had a 4s at the time!). But, battery won't hold a charge anymore and I've got some mysterious inky looking splotches on the screen, so I do actually need a new one.
I had been looking at CPO X's and 11's, but even those are pretty pricey, with only a 90 day warranty. We have a pretty cheap old person's discounted unlimited plan on Verizon that's tough to beat. The downside with Verizon is their subsidies require a new line, which makes no sense to me. I know Xfinity is offering a discount, and I should probably switch, but I'm not sure of the coverage around here. They are supposedly on the VZ network, but I'm not sure. Wife and I don't use much data, but the two teen girls do!
IF they had introduced a new mini I'd be walking out with one, the 14" MBP is what I'd want. Hated the touch bar and like Dave don't like the limitations of the ports. Daughters have new Air's and there's not much that can connect to them. They don't care, but I need more.
I just keep telling myself there's audio stuff I want to buy, amp, speakers, streamer...so I'll try and control myself. Except for the phone. But then how much phone do I actually neeeeeeed?
I managed some areas of publishing technology for a large company where Apple initially was far ahead of Microsoft/IBM in dealing with complex publishing tasks. To get any new, large hardware purchase approved I was required to do a TOC, Total Cost of Ownership, analysis. In every case where both platforms offered a solution, if you factored training time and technical support into the cost of owning a machine, Apple always won.
Many people compare only the hardware cost and specs which is simple to do while ignoring the big picture.Techies with tunnel vision are especially guilty of this. The question isn't how fast and cheap is it (speeds and feeds) but how does the solution improve my organization's productivity and bottom line.... or my personal productivity.
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...as if the original Apple M1 processor wasn't enough. The original M1 already beat out Intel's best for laptops / consumer computers. The M1-Pro and M1-Max raise the bar even higher and we'll see them in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops.
Integrated graphics performance also betters anything Intel has to offer. Separate GPUs are available in many laptops (including Apple's own laptops with Intel processors) but at the expense of huge power consumption and greatly reduced battery life. M1-Pro and M1-Max are not only game changers for CPU performance but graphics performance as well - at incredible power efficiencies translating into greater battery life.
As someone who still uses a Computer for Computer Music,
that concerns me.
I've Never heard any fan noise on my 2013 iMac ( when using HQ Player ).
Maybe the 27"
will have faster processors.
Mine should be good for a while longer.
I hope.
We've never considered the iMac for music. HQPlayer can truly stress ANY computer depending on how HQPlayer is configured. I've always used different generations of the Mac Mini for music and now mostly use the fanless Sonore microRendu or DIY Raspberry Pi streamers.
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24' iMac.
It might not. Especially if he has optimized his software for the M1 chip.
HQPlayer can stress ANY computer depending on how you use HQPlayer. My Mac Mini normally runs cools with no fan noise at all running just about any player software like Audirvana, Pure Music, iTunes, Roon, etc. But launch HQPlayer and it will hog every available core and spin up the fan if its configured for certain realtime PCM to DSD conversions.As you know, I'm not into DSD but I did experiment with HQPlayer and it can really stress a CPU!
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And HQ Player is my main playback SW for downloaded files, some of which are DSD 256 and DXD. However, I do not use the various processing modes available on HQ Player, so I'm sure I'm not putting quite the load on the processor that I would if I were incorporating HQP's various exotic processing modes in my playback.
I like PORTS!
Only thing missing is the TOSLINK port that is hidden inside the headphone jack of my early 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. Yes, it sounds better than USB, at least when hooked up to a Chord MoJo.
It's a keeper, but if I ever have the urge to upgrade at least I now have a reasonable path.
With its sleek design it was the M1 chip that allowed Mac to bring back many ports. The M1 based board requires so much less real estate and cooling hardware than an Intel based board freeing up space for more ports while retaining its very slim design.I'm waiting to see the next gen Mac Mini with M1 Pro or M1 Max CPU.
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Apparently, you click on them, and then they take over your computer in order to mine for Bitcoin. It's probably those Russian hackers trying to undermine our democracy! ;-)
Anyway, I've so far seen the announcement of the new MacBook Pros with the M1 "Pro" and the M1 "Max" chips so far. I want one! I want one!
My first home computer was an Apple II which was useless for any practical purpose I had in mind. A year or so later, (circa 1983), I bought a PC clone which I found much more useful.
Things have changed a lot since those days but Apples are still over priced if no longer under performing.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Not to convince you otherwise but....."My first home computer was an Apple II which was useless for any practical purpose I had in mind. A year or so later, (circa 1983), I bought a PC clone which I found much more useful."
Aside from the KIM-1 single board computer with HEX keypad, the Apple II was my first computer too around 1979. I found it quite useful running VisiCalc spreadsheet and EasyWriter word processor. This was around 1979 before the IBM PC was even born.
By the early 1980's I had switched to IBM PC and PC clones running DOS then Windows. Similarly I found Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect to be my productivity tools of choice in the early days.
So I was a PC user for over 20+ years until my company sent me a MacBook Pro around 2006. I kicked and screamed for a month complaining about the toy I was given to do my serious work. After giving it an honest try I soon fell in love with its elegant user interface and reliable operation. No blue screen of death.... it just works. The user interface was well thought out compared to its PC competition, things were just easier to find.
Under the hood was a seriously reliable operating system very similar to UNIX (Linux). Opening a terminal windows opened up a world of UNIX derived command line tools that I was already familiar with. If you play with Linux or UNIX, you already know about 90% of the Mac at the command line level from a terminal screen.
So I've been a Mac user now for 15+ years with no plans of ever looking back. However, I will admit that there are times when I need to run the occasional oddball Windows software so I just run those on my Mac under a Windows virtual machine."Things have changed a lot since those days but Apples are still over priced if no longer under performing."
Not over priced if you compare against comparably equipped PC laptops - at the lower end of MacBook range, as there are no PC's to match it anymore at the high end. Nearly every major laptop maker has a high end $2000 - $3000 laptop but in that range, I would choose a Mac. If bargain hunting in the sub $1000 range a PC might be the way to go if entry level gets the job done for you. Mac has never been about competing in the entry level range.
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The tech that fixed my daughter's MB Air last week was once of the same mind. Never, Never Never. Until she was writing a term paper and her brand new Sony Vaio crapped out on her. Her roommate loaned her his backup Mac. She's been a Mac user ever since, now works at the Genius Bar. There's always hope!
I agree, it just works. Sometimes I wish I had more control over some of Apple's choices, but not often.
I'm already eyeing that new 14" MB Pro.
Macs are far from perfect and there's lots to complain about but I find myself complaining less compared to my time spent on a Windows PC. I've been a convert for about 15 years now.Those walk-up Genius Bar techs have the inside scoop training and troubleshooting tools that even a seasoned Mac user might not be familiar with. They've solved a few problems for us over the years.
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We've been a Mac family ever since 1985, but I used PC's (Compaq, Dell, Lenovo) at work for over 24 years. I haven't used a PC for about five years now (since retiring from the corporate "real" world), so I'm now falling out of familiarity with that environment. I guess it's what you get used to, but I always thought that the PC environment was more "clunky" than the Mac environment, although there also seemed to be a few very specific things that the PC could do which the Mac couldn't. (Vice versa too though!)
it supposedly will support up to 64 GB of memory. I very much like having 32 GB with my Mini.
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