Apple Announces November 10 Event

[OtinG]

According to MacRumors, Apple has announces a November 10 Event. Best guess it is to introduce the new Macs and/or Silicon Macs.




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[tomsem]

https://www.apple.com/apple-events/

Given the One More Thing... theme, it seems like it will only involve a single product line. But I am hoping there’s a new AppleTV coming (e.g. the current ones do not support Spatial Audio). It would also be a good tie-in with HomePod mini, which is available Nov 16.

[Geosprouter]

and the new progressor chip.

[OtinG]

Since the event announcement does seem to imply one more thing, and since macOS 11 Big Sur has not yet been publicly released, my guess is this is going to be a Mac and Big Sur event. We might see the first Mac released with the new Apple processor. Big Sur was promised for a Fall release, so I think it will also be a part of this event.

[kyteflyer]

Its about time they did something with Mac, the quiet updates are not what we have come to expect from them over the years. Also I noticed last time I was in the Apple Store, that Macs have been relegated to the side and back bench. Only one table with a couple of macbook/airs, and the side bench with an iMac and Mini with a screen. They didnt even have a Pro on display. But, our store is fairly minor in the grand scheme, I guess others may have Mac stuff more prominently displayed. It seemed to me, though, that Apple Life is all about iphone and ipad.

[tomsem]

Mac sales are at all-time highs, e.g.:

https://www.imore.com/apple-says-mac...mac-sales-2020

Maybe this is due to coronavirus (people working and learning at home), but I think the rollout of Apple Silicon macs over the next couple of years will keep momentum going.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Mac sales are at all-time highs, e.g.:

https://www.imore.com/apple-says-mac...mac-sales-2020

Maybe this is due to coronavirus (people working and learning at home), but I think the rollout of Apple Silicon macs over the next couple of years will keep momentum going.

It's all about having the right tool for the job. It's a lot easier for me to type this on my mac that it would be on my iPad. I could do it on an iPad, and have, but using a mac is easier. It's easier to do things like spell check, to have multiple windows open at a time and a number of things.

[OtinG]

I definitely agree with the "right tool" for the job. I rarely try to type much via my iPhone XR because using that tiny keypad with big arthritic hands is VERY frustrating. Typing on my iPads is better because of larger keypads, but still extremely slow and riddled with typos because quite frankly Apple has never de-quirked how it works. Too many quirks, too many touchpad related issues with trying to make selections, copy, paste, make corrections, et cetera. And if I’m typing in a forum like this one, I can barely see the text! I much prefer and need a computer keyboard for large amounts of keyboard types of input. I also need a computer for power hungry apps and many other tasks. The iPhone and iPad both are better than a computer at some tasks, but the computer is still an irreplaceable item for me, even in retirement.

Having said that, I tend to replace iPhone and iPads 2 to 3 times more often than my Mac computers, mostly because the iPhones and iPads are much cheaper and can more affordably be replaced every 3 or 4 years, whereas I'n still using a 2012 Mac mini and a 2014 MacBook Pro! I have no clue what the profit margins amount too over a decade, but I suspect Apple makes more money off of my iPhone and iPad purchases over the course of a decade than they do over my Mac purchases over that same decade.

[pwalker8]

I'm sure Apple makes a lot more on the iPhone and iPad than they do the Mac series.

I have a 2018 MacBook Pro and a slightly older iMac and no plans to upgrade them anytime soon. It would be nice to have a larger internal drive on the iMac. I'm still considering getting a mac mini as a media server perhaps next year, but there really isn't a point to doing so until Drobo has inventory again.

Looks like they are going to release Big Sur next week since it's reported that the final release candidate was dropped today.

[OtinG]

Well I guess we will find out more on this coming Tuesday. Should be interesting. It will be a long time before I can afford a new Mac, but I’m still interested in what Apple has to offer...

[drofgnal]

I'll probably update my iMac to the new processor when available. I'll also shell out some extra and have the hard drive be all SSD based. My 2015 iMac is running pretty slow with Catalina and I'm sure it won't do better with Big Sur.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by drofgnal

I'll probably update my iMac to the new processor when available. I'll also shell out some extra and have the hard drive be all SSD based. My 2015 iMac is running pretty slow with Catalina and I'm sure it won't do better with Big Sur.

I think that SSD is now standard on iMacs. You can get up to 8 TB now. No telling what the new ones will have. I have 1 TB and wish it was bigger. When Apple split up iTunes in Catalina, some of the apps didn't include the ability to change the default location of the files, hopefully they fix that in the final release version of Big Sur.

Frankly, the biggest thing that I want from Apple is to fix a couple on holes in Catalina. But Apple has historically put such things at the bottom of the to-do list. Obviously, their current design philosophy is that everything is on the cloud which can be problematic at times, like when your internet connection is down.

[leebase]

If you are running on spinning hard disks...you will be delighted with a simple upgrade to an SSD. They are about 10x faster and aren't nearly as expensive as when they first came out.

I have revived many an "old, slow" laptop by putting in an SSD. They run better than new. It also helps to put a fresh install of Windows.

[leebase]

Less the 2 hours away. I'll place my bet with the rumors of Apple Silicon Macs. Specifically the 13" Air and Mac Pro, and possibly the 16" Mac Pro as well.

Earlier there were rumors of an $800 Macbook 12"....that would almost tempt me to buy it. I won't be buying a new Mac as I just bought one in the spring. It's great, I love it. And as I still need to run Windows and Linux in vm....I'll be served well for a good 5 years to com