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- NBQ001
Looks like the M1 is a beast indeed
- Was waiting for this post! :)
Seems like Apple's new architecture is a paradigm change.Nairn - Funny that £5m worth of apple products stolen in the UK on the motorway called M1. Coincidence?shapesalad
- Can't wait to see what the M2 or M1X or whatever Pro version delivers.
I'm a PC, and I'm hard to this shit.
I think I might go Apple.Nairn - utopian must be so happy to see apple not innovatingmonospaced
- @monospaced Stop bullying.
: )ideaist - Hopefully some proper Thunderbolt expansion hubs come out. Like, 1 to 4 expansion without all the other shit like HDMI and card readerssection_014
- Useless for me without bootcamp/windows support. Apart from my Mac media box for Apple TV, I guess this will be the last stop for me on the Apple train.SteveJobs
- Sorry guys, but, I'll wait to the next push from IntelOBBTKN
- yeah I'm in that club 2 :Dsted
- in 3-4 years we will see how strong is actually the apple fanbase :)sted
- As an animator this seems like a toy. I need a machine with at least 32GB of ram...ideally a lot moredkoblesky
- https://en.wikipedia…ideaist
- wikipedia page by apple fanboys.sted
- @dkoblesky: first of all these new batch of M1 machines are not necessarily meant for real pro (even though you can do it) stuff except maybe the 13’’ mbp...NBQ00
- ...secondly maybe you should try a M1 MBP with 16GB first before you can say it’s not enough. Maybe the M1 with 16GB is like an intel with 32GB or even 64GBNBQ00
- Which is why an iPhone only has like 6GB of RAM but feels snappier than a Samsung with 12GB of RAM.NBQ00
- @dk there’s a huge chance that the idea of NEEDING an amount of memory comes to an end. Especially if what you have is this efficient.monospaced
- The current M1 blasts through rendering jobs without getting warm. Beats a 64gb system using only 8gb (Cpu only). Says a lot.monospaced
- okay....I'm impressed with this.utopian
- Was waiting for this post! :)
- NBQ001
Here's how a $2k MBP M1 with 16GB beats a $6K MBP with 64GB Ram: https://twitter.com/twostraws/st…
- I'm fine with my late 2013 machines... wish there wasn't this constant need to buy and make obsolete perfectly fine computers.shapesalad
- lol, so you want the rest of the world to be stuck with outdated computers just because illustrator works fine on 2013 machines? :)NBQ00
- No I just don't want to keep paying out a good couple £ks every few years to keep up with the middle class designers than can afford such extravagances.shapesalad
- Well, nobody forces you. But let others do so if they want to be with the latest tech.NBQ00
- Your 2013 will feel nearly obsolete in a year or so anyway. And it lasted this long because Apple makes good machines.monospaced
- My wife and I both have 2012 macs that run but are not fun to work with anymore from age. It’s time to upgrade.monospaced
- Apple will give about $200 each in trade in value. Not bad!monospaced
- NBQ000
Here's another M1 cheerleader with Blender render tests on M1 Air:
- It's not how fast it does it, it's about how well it does it. My 2013 laptop gracefully renders over the course of 7 hours while delighting me...shapesalad
- ... with a lovely screen saver and some ASMR white noise from the fan.shapesalad
- Its also a free source of heating in the winter.shapesalad
- lolNBQ00
- I've only kept my iMac for heating purposes.garbage
- This guy is hilariousdkoblesky
- This is just moore's law, isn't it? It looks like...faster CPUs....its not magic..just because Apple did itdkoblesky
- Well Apple is no CPU company like Intel or AMD and yet they have the best CPU design out there.NBQ00
- fanboys unite we got a
new dependency for you!sted - Not a CPU company? They've been making chips for years. I'll wait for a comparison test before saying "best" about anything.formed
- I love how the 32 core threadripper is 500% faster on the render test LOL. Just imagine the 64 core score.zarkonite
- I give them props for good tech. I just hate guys like this and their extravagant language. It is just a fucking computer!dkoblesky
- Moore's law? It breaks Moore's law with an advanced rate.monospaced
- STEVE JOBS BREAKS MOORE'S LAW FROM THE GRAVEdkoblesky
- sted0
Apple on Wednesday agreed to pay $113 million to settle consumer fraud lawsuits brought by more than 30 states over allegations that it secretly slowed down old iPhones, a controversy that became known as "batterygate."
Apple first denied that it purposely slowed down iPhone batteries, then said it did so to preserve battery life amid widespread reports of iPhones unexpectedly turning off. The company maintained that it wasn't necessary for iPhone users to replace their sluggish phones, but state attorneys general led by Arizona found people saw no other choice.
Apple, the most valuable company in the world, acted deceptively by hiding the shutdown and slowdown issues, according to the court filing.
"Many consumers decided that the only way to get improved performance was to purchase a newer-model iPhone from Apple," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wrote in a complaint made public on Wednesday. "Apple, of course, fully understood such effects on sales."
According to state investigators, the move boosted iPhone sales "potentially by millions of devices per year."
The slowdown reportedly affected Apple phones that were released between 2014 and 2016. It first came to light after iPhone users complained on Reddit and technology blogs.
- "Shocking" Typicaly corp actions. Apple's just done a great jog of branding and marketing, but their agenda is the same - eek out every last penny.formed
- ^ I keep reading this. as if it's some revelation of evil. as opposed to what every single business on the planet does. makes products, sell productsinteliboy
- lol sted this is not Apple's latest newsgrafician
- the real "NEWS" today was Apple cutting to 15% the charge for developers doing <1 mil revenue from appsgrafician
- https://www.apple.co…grafician
- this was released at 1:12pm
thats the latest "news" about apple
https://www.qbn.com/…sted - ^"Rumors"grafician
- whether it is close to reality or not all i hope is that you can read.sted
- sted, it stays.imbecile
- @inteliboy you buy in into an ecosystem what demands money in every corner,
builds more and more dependency for you while keeping existing things expensivested - as possible. while users have to constantly fight for their rights.sted
- but, but, they have such good ads and marketing!! Aren't they 'for' designers and privacy??formed
- Looking forward to Apple making their new machines being absolutely impossible to repair by independent outfits.face_melter
- You do realize the slow down was to improve battery life right? The only problem is they didn’t put it in writing. There were no “damages”monospaced
- If it were android the battery would die and they would have to get a new one or a new model. Same thing.monospaced
- Difference is th at google doesn’t even try to improve battery life.monospaced
- sted1
3:06:24pm
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Foldable Apple iPhone Coming In 2022: ReportRumors of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) introducing a foldable iPhone have been in the air for some time now. A recent report from the Chinese news site Economic Daily News suggests the idea is coming closer to reality.
What Happened: Apple is seriously pursuing its foldable phone ambitions and has begun testing the product at its assembly partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.-ADR (OTC:HNHPF), known as Foxconn, the report said.
Cupertino is reportedly evaluating the use of OLED or micro OLED tech for a foldable iPhone screen, as assembling methods for these two types of screens are very different.
Apple is testing several key components of a foldable iPhone such as the screen and bearings in a bid to expeditiously bring the product to the market, the report said.
The foldable iPhone could be in for a September 2022 launch, according to the Economic Daily News.
Samsung would supply the panel for the screen, and bearings are likely to be supplied by Taiwanese companies, including New Nikko, according to the report.
Related Link: Why iPhone 12 Will Be Another 'Defining Chapter' In Apple's Growth Story
Apple leaker Jon Prosser had revealed in a tweet in June that Apple's foldable phone has two separate display panels on a hinge, unlike Samsung's Galaxy Fold, which has a single display.
Apple's "foldable" iPhone isn't really a foldable.
The current prototype has two separate display panels on a hinge.
Round, stainless steel edges like current iPhone 11 design.
No notch — tiny forehead on outter display that houses Face ID.
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) June 15, 2020Why It's Important: Any Apple product launch brings hyped-up expectations. Apple will fall into the role of follower rather than an innovator at least with respect to foldable phones.
It remains to be seen how much of Apple's touch the company can add to the product to differentiate it from the foldable phones already available on the market.
AAPL Price Action: At last check, Apple shares were trading down 0.15% at$119.21.
Related Link: Reliable Apple Leaker Predicts Christmas Surprise From Cupertino
fuck off graficianCourtesy photo.
- "rumours" "apple is testing" "evaluating" "foldable" "prototype" @sted dumbassgrafician
- at this moment, i still believested
- lol do you still believe they will release an iCar? When I mentioned Apple "news" I was actually talking real newsgrafician
- I demand REEEAAAALLL news about the omnipresent tech company that I stand by and cheer on from the sidelines like a sports team. WOOOOO! YEAH!face_melter
- autoflavour5
having a bit of technology upgrade..
just ordered new iPhone 12 pro max, got new Apple TV 4k and some AirPods pro..not just gotta wait until Christmas so can play with the Playstation 5 and hopefully convince my wife to let me upgrade our TV to 75inch..
Gotta watch the apocalypse in style
- Given I have a iPhone 6s .. I think its about time.autoflavour
- I will never marry...grafician
- don't say that grafician, im sure there is someone out there for you.. just lower your standards until you find someoneautoflavour
- Now you can do this: https://twitter.com/…emphor
- Can you take some pics in shitty pub lighting or similar low light and report to us how the phone does in low light? That's supposed to be its selling point.cherub
- fuck that slitscan looks awesome.autoflavour
- NBQ000
Also exciting to run iOS apps on Macs: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/18/i…
- good for instagramming?shapesalad
- LOL they look like Flash websitesgrafician
- Can't say I mind the bridging of compatibility, but from reviews this seems very dependent on the quality of the app.evilpeacock
- kingsteven1
Apple's implementation of Thunderbolt on the current M1s is actually pretty scuffed. I didn't realise how much of 'Thunderbolt' is specific to the implementation of intel hardware. Turns out 'Thunderbolt support' means very little in guaranteeing it's speed advantages over USB - for example: Apple make a decision to integrate graphics in to the chip because it'll make M1s look good in benchmarks = no GPU accelerators will ever work with the current batch of M1s.
In a similar way other TB hardware may be 'fully compatible' but loose any speed advantage over USB due to reliance on intel specific instructions (this may be the case with low-latency audio/ DSP over TB). Also haven't seen much mention that the Apple thunderbolt controller can only run a single external monitor - vs 4 on the intel MBP!?
Saying that, there are redesigned MBPs expected next year, I just bought a 16" intel but I'll probably jump on second revision of redesigned apple chip MBPs (mid 2022?) - While the speed of the M1 is impressive, there's a lot more to consider...
- I was wondering about this. I figured Apple would sort it out, but it makes sense that there's issues. Maybe best to wait for USB4 Macs.section_014
- It's TB, but I believe it's also USB C and will give good bandwidth as a result. What's a GPU accelerator?monospaced
- Also, my understanding all 3 of the M1 machines can easily support 3 external displays, and I believe at beyond 5K resolution as well.monospaced
- @mono https://www.engadget…kingsteven
- https://appleinsider…kingsteven
- i had read that elsewhere but it seems it does support 2 x 4k with the internal monitor turned offkingsteven
- "GPU accelerator" = eGPU. And no, not supported in this first generation (if ever?).evilpeacock
- But honestly I wouldn't need an eGPU for the very capable laptops; Performance is that good. Maybe the Mini 'tho.evilpeacock
- NO. IT IS MAGIC. DO NOT DOUBTdkoblesky
- ok, so it's the mini that can do 3 screens at once. And support for an eGPU is a weird criticism for this.monospaced
- If your'e the kind of person that needs an eGPU on a Mac, you're probably not in the market for their entry level gen 1 modelmonospaced
- I'm still with you though, it's best to wait until 2nd gen while they work out the kinks on beta testers who jump right in.monospaced
- I wanna see the 128Gb M2.5 versionNairn
- yuekit0
After using Big Sur for a few days, I'm really liking the new UI design. I like how it's moving in the direction of iOS/iPadOS but also brings to mind the simplicity of early days of Mac. Also the new sound effects are hilarious.
Between this, the new processors and revamped Macbooks, is it safe to say Apple has righted the ship?
- kingsteven5
My 2014 MacBook Pro had nasty key and trackpad outlines etched in to the antiglare coating on the screen glass - it wasn't visible in use until a couple of years ago (and I missed the 4 year Apple replacement scheme) but now it's noticeable all the time and pretty distracting when working on a white background.
I have a new 16" on the way but in order to keep it tidy for work i'm going to try and get at least a couple more years out of this one as a rehearsal room/ live recording rig (i remember gigs)... so I figured I'd try and do a bit of a refurb myself and replaced the battery, rubber feet and charger this week, unfortunately the only way to replace the glass is to replace the whole screen assembly (costing about 300 noop) so that's not really an option. While searching for solutions I found a few people saying that the anti-glare coating could be removed entirely by using Listerine and a microfibre cloth, so fuck it, I thought i'll give it a go...
Before:
After:
As you can see, it's much more reflective when the screen is off, but in use it's hardly noticeable - certainly a massive improvement on the state it was in.
- dopenb
- I’ve never seen damaged anti glare coating before. And yours is crazy messed up.monospaced
- Damnscarabin
- Anybody use that $1000 apple nano coating?scarabin
- yeah, it was only visible at the edge for years, got worse when the battery started to die so it may be heat related... google 'apple staingate' to see somekingsteven
- horror stories, i think these models 2014/2015 are particularly prone to it.kingsteven
- I have a similar problem on a 2015 but it’s not even close to this bad. Just a little at the topnb
- piece of paper. problem solvedautoflavour
- i had my screen replaced for free by Apple as the coating was wearing away.Leigh
- you're a king, stevenpseud
- it's a common problem, I have a little but nothing like that on a 2015. You can remove the coating apparently but I haven't bothered yet as not that bad.fadein11
- oops, should have read to the end.fadein11
- I find rubbing/isopropyl alcohol is easier than mint listerine. Cleans up waxy or greasy finger prints that glass cleaner cannot remove.fattymcgrizzle
- yeah, read a few techniques but went for the listerine because it wasn't as harsh... day 2 and this is such an improvement, wish i'd done it ages ago.kingsteven
- I have exactly the same problem with my late 2013 mbp. even worse... thanks for the tip!sandpipe
- be quite sparing with the listerine - i've seen some folks that damaged the screen because it leaked behind the glass! - small dabs and a circular movementkingsteven
- worked for me, only took about 20 minutes! i may go back and tidy the edges up with a q-tipkingsteven
- Is the glare really bad now? Wondering if I should take the plunge as well. Mine's got some nasty marks where they screen hits a couple of the keys.Gucci
- haven't noticed any glare under normal lighting but the weather has been grim, i may regret it come hammock season...kingsteven
- i read some folks used anti glare film that attaches statically afterwards... may be worth a look https://uk.gearbest.…kingsteven
- NBQ007
- Fantastic overview. So much important info here. I am a convert. When does that MacPro with this chip come out?dkoblesky
- Maybe next year WWDC or end of year.NBQ00
- The full transition will be done by or in 2022 so who knows.NBQ00
- At first I was like...meh...they always brag...but this is a real game changer it seems. Good. Intel model old, power hungry...this is better for planetdkoblesky
- It certainly is interesting!formed
- sted3
Lots of good things about the M1:
- dkoblesky6
I have been a windows guy all my life. I build my own PCs. I have used Macs from work so I am familiar with them and respect them but have always been allergic to the sales bullshit and overpricing and the cult of followers that blindly follow them. I could always build a PC myself that is as fast as whatever mac machine is out there for half the cost.
But this is different, because it is like going down to the core layer of how shit gets done on a computer and rethinking it.
At first I was like: 8GB of ram? this is a toy
But they build RAM onto the CPU and the way the code is written, they don't need as much........and so on. Read these posts and watch the video NBQ00 posted. A lot of good info there.
It's about time, really. The intel model has dominated for too long. Now we know what Apple is spending a lot of their R&D on - reinventing the computer from the bottom up - and not just building shiny expensive phones.
This sums it up well from @dhh on twitter:
"I pray that Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm is letting the M1 give them ideas, take them in new directions. Because this level of sorcery is too damn powerful to be held by a single company. Especially a monopolizing conglomerate like Apple. But fucking kudos to those chip wizards"
- Competition is good for the consumer. There's room now for companies we've never heard of to step up, too.formed
- Intel fell asleep at the wheel and will die if they don't have something at least on par very, very soon.formed
- Too powerful. Sorcery?!
It’s ARM architecture. Not new. And in the lowest end of the lowest market share computer on the planet.monospaced - Next thing you know the derpy dumb haterz will say Apple killed intel or some stupid ass shit. Look, it’s a niche machine and a niche company.monospaced
- I agree. If the competition wants to be relevant they will respond. But it will be THEIR fault if they can’t step up.monospaced
- Just like adobe didn’t step up to make flash a decent mobile experience. Ha.monospaced
- Apple is just a company. A really big one. They are not better or worse than anyone else. They make some good R&D decisions. Good for themdkoblesky
- Exactly. Saying they are too powerful is kinda funny. Because they really aren’t. They aren’t really winning except in profit.monospaced
- I agree with everything you’re saying pretty much. I can’t wait to see where we go with this next gen approach and competition.monospaced
- @mono wait till 2022 to even consider an upgradegrafician
- Yes if competition doesn't step up it'll be their fault. :/i_was
- Once they stop supporting intel, hackintoshes will be gone in a few yearsscarabin
- I’m sure there will be an M1 hack somehow.monospaced
- monospaced0
Their show, Ted Lasso, was one of the most surprisingly great shows I’ve seen in years. I didn’t expect anything at all; in fact we just put it on in the background at first. I’m not a sports fan and I don’t care about UK football, but I ended up loving this show. Found myself laughing and even crying at parts. They do an amazing job of making you really care about everyone. It’s already been renewed for two more seasons. Highly recommend.
- They really played up to the British stereotypes in places, but yeah, loved it. Such a fine gent of a inspirational coach too.Ianbolton
- Yeah. They do. As well as the American ones. He’s a total over the top Ridiculous cliche Stereo type too.monospaced
- Totally agree, this show was great. I'm sure Apple will slowly but surely develop a creative pipeline to rival HBO.zarkonite
- I don’t see why not. It’s where things are going clearly. And right now there aren’t that many big players.monospaced
- ideaist6
Ordered a Mac Mini for my wife who is NOW EMPLOYED!!!
Baseline 8GB of ram and 512GB drive; hoping to have an external to compensate.
ALSO ordered a subwoofer to complete my PSB "studio"/reference speaker setup.
I'm running out of anxieties.
Things are looking up.
: )
- Reviews on these new machines are bananas.ideaist
- I was thinking of getting one myself to try out the new Mac silicondkoblesky
- You only live once @dkoblesky. I'm going to double it as a PLEX media server and "get fucked up and sing/play" audio studio.
Early Christmas.
Can't wait.ideaist - When you get that. it comes with the OS, right?dkoblesky
- Yeah man; OS's for Mac OS have been free for years now. Mac OS Big Sur buddy!!! Icons aside it's fast and tight.ideaist
- Update: this thing fucking fliiieeesss.ideaist
- _niko1
Question about the Mac mini with the m1 chip, my sons asking for a gaming pc and for an i5 16g of ram and a xforce video card of some sort it will be slightly more expensive than the new Mac mini but from what I’ve read the m1 is 6x faster than the i5
So my question is can you do gaming on the Mac mini? Mostly for Minecraft and fortnite.
- Why not a Switch? It does both games great and is less than half price.monospaced
- We have it, not sure why he asked for a gaming pc other than his friends use it to play and they have an advantage over him because of frame rate and controls_niko
- But yeah probably unnecessary either way I’ll dig some more as to the why_niko
- I don’t think I would recommend a mini M1 as a gaming computer.monospaced
- For under $800 US there’s nothing that comes close I think 4K at 130fps is insane https://youtu.be/aTf…_niko
- if it's for gaming with his friends, I wouldn't recommend a Mac. Even though fortnite and Minecraft will play excellent on an m1 chip.inteliboy
- get an old crt monitor...the low res and high refresh rates seem to work like magic. youtube search 'crt gaming'.uan
- it's not just the fps, it's also the monitor refresh rate. i play csgo and since building my Cyberpunk rig have gained a major competitive advantageSteveJobs
- to those with potato pc's. also, cpu doesn't matter that much with gaming. you need a dedicated gpu. gaming pc's are pretty cheap to build these days actually.SteveJobs
- And no, you can't game with the mac mini nor on any apple display device. even the ultra-expensive pro display only goes up to 60hz.SteveJobs
- When Apple makes a more powerful chip it will negate any need for a dedicated GPU. That’s kinda the point. No doubt it will be reserved for the pro machines.monospaced
- NBQ00-11
- Bennn-2
Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th
550$ ... Probably cost 35$ to make.
The pricetags on headphones and earbuds are ridiculous
- Beats v.2Nairn
- I'll bet you they're better than most headphones in that price range and over.zarkonite
- beautiful. and yeah I'd imagine bang for the buck they're incredible._niko
- Seems kind of silly to call it Airpods Max. Airpods were a genuinely new design, this is just headphones.yuekit
- I miss Jony Ive voiceNBQ00
- Also these headphones look uninspired and generic. Beautifully engineered but the design itself is lame imo. But I'm sure people will like it.NBQ00
- These will go well with my other surgically sterile designed minimalist statement pieces.
*sips $60 espresso*SteveJobs - Looking forward to seeing someone taking these apart to see what's inside. Perhaps some on-board ARM-based sound processor?Nairn
- Doesn't Apple only use AAC and/or SBC for their wireless audio? Compared to other high-end gear, that's pretty average.face_melter
- Innovation!utopian
- A strange combination of Apple Watch elements and Airpods; i'm sure they're fantastic and folks will eat them up.ideaist
- I’m curious if this was designed by Jony Ive freelancing for Apple via his new design company LoveFrom. But yeah it’s not that good imo.NBQ00
- Steel frame, TONS of tech, and if it really does go hi-fi, then it's worth the money. Bose, Beats and Sony already in the $350 game, and aren't THAT great.monospaced
- If they sound as good as good Sennheisers, then they'll do great. Definitely WAY more than $35 to make. LOLmonospaced
- Closed headphones so no spatial audio, any audiophile knows it.i_was
- lol at saying equivalent or lesser-priced Sony's and Bose aren't great. Such myopic horseshit.face_melter
- @face, calm the fuck down, ffs. I love my noise-canceling wireless Sony headphones, but they're quite near to real hi-fi sound. Bose models have work to do too.monospaced
- I put emphasis on the word "THAT" to get the point across that they are actually pretty great, but somehow you missed that. Contribute or fuck off?monospaced
- Also, pointing that Sony and Bose are in the $350 category is a PERFECT comparison, because it's how people will justify the $200 difference. Direct competitorsmonospaced
- ^ Fight club notes.
: )ideaist - So, what exactly is myopic when I'm discussing the biggest players in the category right now? Jesus christ.monospaced
- apple - the headphone companyapi
- beats by cook.ideaist
- @i_was What are you talking about? how does a closed design interfere with spatial audio?zarkonite
- Cost $500m to buy Beats by Drenb
- We need fisheye to chime in here.ben_
- If anything, you could physically set multiple speakers to encourage spatiality in a closed design. not that you'd need to.Nairn