Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 25, 2023 11:11:45 GMT
It would be nice if it’s an iPad Pro. The battery on my big boy is on its last legs
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Oct 25, 2023 11:25:59 GMT
New Ipod. Holds over 1000 songs.
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nexus6
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 25, 2023 11:27:09 GMT
It's a new phone with a physical keyboard.
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EMarkM
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Post by EMarkM on Oct 25, 2023 11:34:59 GMT
May we introduce...the Apple A-Gage....
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Post by Fake_Blood on Oct 25, 2023 12:56:21 GMT
New Ipod. Holds over 1000 songs. Plays everything at 1.5 speed. Comes with free U2 album. |
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Post by ozthegweat on Oct 25, 2023 16:58:58 GMT
Might finally replace my work MBP. It's still an Intel machine, and since summer I've pretty much exclusively worked with XCode/SwiftUI. The fans are on full blast almost the entire time and my 20 years younger, hip and jacked colleagues work in blissful silence on their M2 Max machines. Bastards.
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Post by beastmaster on Oct 25, 2023 17:07:13 GMT
Rumoured to be new iMacs. I really hope there's a M3 Mac-Mini in the lineup.
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 25, 2023 17:20:25 GMT
Ooo hopefully the old mini macs drop in price now.
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Oct 26, 2023 8:30:03 GMT
Mac rumours suggesting we might see the next few bits and bobs of their game initiative too. Seems like generalised rumours rather than anything concrete but here they are anyway:
“- M3 chips will likely have hardware-accelerated ray tracing like the A17 Pro chip.
- Apple hinted at more AAA games coming to the Mac in a recent interview.
- Resident Evil Village launches on the iPhone 15 Pro on same day as the Apple event next week — a coincidence or some kind of hint? We're still waiting on Resident Evil 4 for the Mac.
- macOS Sonoma features a new Game Mode.
- At WWDC 2023 in June, Apple released a toolkit that makes it easier for game developers to port Windows games to the Mac.
- A source informed us that Apple is holding its event at the unusual time of 5 p.m. Pacific Time because it will fall during business hours in Japan, and claimed that the event will include a major tie-in with a Japanese game developer, but we have not independently confirmed the accuracy of this information”
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 26, 2023 8:59:19 GMT
I think Apples ecosystem play is slowly pulling me in. I have never had the urge to get a mac but since I now have apple one, an iphone, an ipad I'm drawn to the fucking things.
I don't need one though, my surface pro is perfectly fine for computer needs...but shiny new toy keeps calling. HALP!
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Derblington
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Post by Derblington on Oct 26, 2023 9:17:14 GMT
There is no help. You just need to accept it and then cave.
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hicksy
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Post by hicksy on Oct 26, 2023 9:48:33 GMT
Stay strong you don’t need one!
Style over substance vs too costly mostly unless you use graphic design apps or like stroking your ginseng oiled goatee…
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Post by uiruki on Oct 26, 2023 9:54:35 GMT
If you need a new computer then a MacBook Air is almost the default recommendation at this point, if you can take the changes you’ll need to make to get used to macOS. On the other hand, if your current machine’s suiting your needs then there’s no need to get one now because they’ll just get better next year and then the next year.
I normally replace my laptop every three years but as we rumble towards three years of my M1 Air it hasn’t missed a step, the battery life is still ridiculously good and I honestly can’t think of anything I would upgrade for outside of releasing one in the old 12” MacBook form factor.
Maybe wait another year, see what is happening then.
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Post by dogbot on Oct 26, 2023 9:55:28 GMT
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Post by Dougs on Oct 26, 2023 9:58:01 GMT
MacBook Airs are tremendous bits of kit. I might be interested in a mini though too.
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mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 26, 2023 10:30:01 GMT
Yeah I'm thinking mini as it's the cheapest way onto a Mac.
Even though the Air looks godly, I can't justify more than £1k for something I don't really need.
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hicksy
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Post by hicksy on Oct 26, 2023 11:09:37 GMT
Yeah I'm thinking mini as it's the cheapest way onto a Mac. Even though the Air looks godly, I can't justify more than £1k for something I don't really need. Must admit I've had my head turned by the mini a few times.
But then I realised a Lenovo laptop in a January sale was exactly what I needed at sub £500 and it's been doing me proud for 3+ yrs... (plan to get 5+ yrs out of it).
But then I don't play anything other than retro games or ageing pc games (lucasarts adventure games etc.) on it so high end graphic performance is not a requirement I had. |
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Post by dogbot on Oct 26, 2023 11:23:11 GMT
MacBook Airs are tremendous bits of kit. I might be interested in a mini though too. I was looking at an M2 Mini for my next desktop, but by the time I specced it up to where I wanted it, it was prohibitively expensive - like, £600 more than what I bought in the end, for a lesser spec. I may still buy one if I can find a deal later, though. I absolutely love my Air, though. It wasn't cheap, but it's been great value already. |
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 26, 2023 11:44:52 GMT
Stop talking about the Air you fucks.
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Post by dogbot on Oct 26, 2023 11:45:51 GMT
I can post a pic, if you prefer?
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 26, 2023 11:55:15 GMT
I put in the series code of my office iMac to see what I’d get in a cheeky trade in.
It said ‘time to recycle your iMac!’
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Post by dogbot on Oct 26, 2023 11:58:13 GMT
Harsh. I didn't even bother asking them what my 8 year old, no label Windows laptop would get for a trade in. "That'll be an extra £400, please"  |
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Post by tincanrocket on Oct 26, 2023 13:15:00 GMT
I'm assuming hicksy's talking about the Microsoft Surface? |
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Post by ozthegweat on Oct 26, 2023 15:28:29 GMT
Mac rumours suggesting we might see the next few bits and bobs of their game initiative too. Seems like generalised rumours rather than anything concrete but here they are anyway: “- M3 chips will likely have hardware-accelerated ray tracing like the A17 Pro chip. - Apple hinted at more AAA games coming to the Mac in a recent interview. - Resident Evil Village launches on the iPhone 15 Pro on same day as the Apple event next week — a coincidence or some kind of hint? We're still waiting on Resident Evil 4 for the Mac. - macOS Sonoma features a new Game Mode. - At WWDC 2023 in June, Apple released a toolkit that makes it easier for game developers to port Windows games to the Mac. - A source informed us that Apple is holding its event at the unusual time of 5 p.m. Pacific Time because it will fall during business hours in Japan, and claimed that the event will include a major tie-in with a Japanese game developer, but we have not independently confirmed the accuracy of this information” Why they don't put that chip into an Apple TV and position it as a console is beyond me. Apple has never shown they're serious about gaming. Perhaps that's about to change. But I doubt it. |
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Oct 26, 2023 16:55:04 GMT
Mac rumours suggesting we might see the next few bits and bobs of their game initiative too. Seems like generalised rumours rather than anything concrete but here they are anyway: “- M3 chips will likely have hardware-accelerated ray tracing like the A17 Pro chip. - Apple hinted at more AAA games coming to the Mac in a recent interview. - Resident Evil Village launches on the iPhone 15 Pro on same day as the Apple event next week — a coincidence or some kind of hint? We're still waiting on Resident Evil 4 for the Mac. - macOS Sonoma features a new Game Mode. - At WWDC 2023 in June, Apple released a toolkit that makes it easier for game developers to port Windows games to the Mac. - A source informed us that Apple is holding its event at the unusual time of 5 p.m. Pacific Time because it will fall during business hours in Japan, and claimed that the event will include a major tie-in with a Japanese game developer, but we have not independently confirmed the accuracy of this information” Why they don't put that chip into an Apple TV and position it as a console is beyond me. Apple has never shown they're serious about gaming. Perhaps that's about to change. But I doubt it. Honestly, I think that will happen. Makes too much sense. When you are away from the house game on your phone and when get home, carry on from where you left off on the tv or Mac. They got an ecosystem there already. And it probably be something I’ll be interested in. What they have shown of Mirage and Resi looks impressive. Sometimes look at my ps5 and wished it was a bit smaller! If they can get console gaming in an Apple TV box I’d be game, and I suspect given the reach apple has, everyone would want their games on it too, |
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Bongo Heracles
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 26, 2023 17:16:31 GMT
It feels like buying Backbone and bundling it with Apple Arcade would be a complete tap in.
Play on your phone, seamlessly move to Apple TV, then your Mac…
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hicksy
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Post by hicksy on Oct 26, 2023 19:08:55 GMT
The new Apple TV Ads with the double thumb and finger click to activate is both intriguing and concerning.
What next… do the Irish jig to create a calendar entry?
/mind boggles
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Post by Reviewer on Oct 26, 2023 19:44:25 GMT
‘Concerning’ is an odd take on something so unimportant.
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Post by ozthegweat on Oct 26, 2023 20:07:06 GMT
The new Apple TV Ads with the double thumb and finger click to activate What? |
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hicksy
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Post by hicksy on Oct 26, 2023 20:13:39 GMT
Looks to be the Assistive Touch features of the iWatch after a google.
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