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I've only watched the first 7 minutes of the video so far, and it's so… boring. Formulaic. Predictable.
Some of the effects are really neat, like the rotate-pan-zoom from Tim Cook's HomePod mini to a living room with Nondescript HomePod Manager Dude, but… when everything's a superlative, nothing is. I'm mildly interested in the HomePod mini. Maybe even two. Why on earth did they have to make them only grey and white, though? You can do a mesh in different colors! Like some teal-ish blue or brown-ish red or whatever, like JBL does: https://de.jbl.com/smart-speaker/LIN...peaker#start=1 |
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Another meh event from Apple. iPhone 12 Mini and MagSafe magnetic charging is interesting, but not exciting. No reason to upgrade from the XS I’m using now. No G5 networks here, so useless. HomePod Mini, who cares?
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iPhone 12 Pro Max in Pacific Blue....... MINE!!! Will be breaking my streak of black phones finally.
Though after that I will probably start keeping my phones longer again. Unless the 13 is radically redesigned outside of a smaller notch/removal of the lighting port, better cameras/SoC can only go so far for me. The only reason I have been upgrading every year because there was something I wanted out of the new phone. I joined the Apple Upgrade Program with the 7 Plus the jump to the iPhone X was a no brainer. XS brought back the Plus form factor, and the 11 Pro Max did add the ultra wide camera which I wanted to use for my Italy trip last year. 12 Pro brings 5G and a redesign. So I may opt to keep the 12 Pro Max longer and leave the upgrade program. giggity |
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We all know they'll roll out new meshes for the HomePods in a subsequent release - accessorizing being popular.
It will be interesting to see what kind of uses the LIDAR will lead to in handsets. My first act will be to survey my backyard to see if I find any Mayan ruins. ... |
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I love the colors of the iPhone 12, but hate to feel like I'm missing out on features of the Pro, especially with the cameras.
Looks like I'll be going to a 512GB iPhone 12 Pro in Blue. Love that color, and since I never put my iPhone in a case, I'll get to look at it for a while. I've had the green for the last year, and while I like it, I like that Apple is switching it up with the colors each year. No more Twitter. It's Mastodon now. |
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They did promise they'll be shipping an ARM Mac to customers by the end of this year. Whether it's a Mac mini, I'm not sure.
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I doubt the Mini is high on the list. The MacBooks and iMacs will likely come first.
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Hard to say. Right now, what Mac is really in desperate need of an update?
If they hadn't shipped those Ice Lake MacBooks Air, I think they would've been the perfect candidate for an update. The Mac mini is also fairly old again at this point (one might argue it's because Intel suddenly decided not to do 'B' CPUs any more, but one might also argue it was an unforced error on Apple's part to use a weird special CPU). My guess is they'll start with a new Air. Maybe they'll bring it back in 12- and 13-inch versions, replacing the 2015 12-inch MacBook and the 2018 Air, finally giving the two a consistent name, and giving them much longer battery life. They might make them fanless, too. That way, they don't have the awkwardness of the Air being faster in some tasks than the Pro. Then, slowly work your way upwards. |
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I assumed ARM would come to the Mini or Air first.
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They don't call it a mini though, they call it a dev kit.
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Very strange to see Apple give so much time to Verizon and be doing weird incentives/offers on the Apple store specific to carriers.
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The only thing I can see is a $30 difference between AT&T/Verizon and T-Mobile/Sprint models of iPhone 12 (not for the 12 Pro or any other phone model, just the 12 and the 12 Mini) . This may be due to a hardware difference in the phones, a carrier-specific activation charge, or some other mumbo-jumbo. Doesn't look very "incentivized" to me. Am I missing something else? - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Apple's store purchasing experience looks worse than a Staples webpage now. Special Carrier Offers at Apple is plastere at the top of the store screen, there's about a dozen different prices shown, and different term lengths and monthly payments scattered all over the page and different trade-in values and offers, and clicking on ATT and Verizon brings up other "Special Trade-in Offers" |
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Yup. Not a great look. The weird offer is just iffy marketing, but the Verizon demo doesn't even make much sense to me? Did they feel defensive about not having 5G last year?
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I now see the "Special Carrier Offers at Apple" option, but I don't see all these different prices you speak of. I see carrier offers from AT&T and Verizon: Quote:
Also, I priced out an iPhone 12 Mini and at the bottom it says the price includes an instant $30 AT&T discount, which makes me believe that AT&T and Verizon are paying Apple $30 for every iPhone sold on their networks. - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Oh that is *shitty* timing.
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Yeah, it really is.
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Remember folks, Apple tolerates the Mini, but doesn't love it. They are never going to make it truly competitive with the iMac range. Never Never Ever. |
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Exciting isn’t it? Luckily I only lost one day last winter, and wasn’t selected for a trial. Glad I wasn’t too, it was a case of a fender bender.
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So even if it's 4 inches high the total volume is smaller than the current model. Sorry, missed that. Last edited by Frank777 : 2020-10-16 at 08:27. |
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I like the current form factor, no need to make it taller. Smaller it could be, but taller? No thanks.
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