"no way would steve have allowed this"..but Steve did the original mac mini that is looking way uglier than this...nice try windows user
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I’m not a pc user , been using macs since the lc days , yep they were boring but at least they were cheap
The mini is sleek and purposeful, this looks like it’s just easy to make for maximum profits , something Tim’s good at it seems
The mini is sleek and purposeful, this looks like it’s just easy to make for maximum profits , something Tim’s good at it seems
the price/performance ratio is unparalleled
If you dont have $1999 to start, there is the M1 mac mini that is greater value than the mac mini from 15 years ago was at $499...with inflation and all. Stop miss-leading information. Its your right for your own opinion no matter what it is
If you dont have $1999 to start, there is the M1 mac mini that is greater value than the mac mini from 15 years ago was at $499...with inflation and all. Stop miss-leading information. Its your right for your own opinion no matter what it is
The first mac mini was even uglier, but you are saying that you liked it...so you are contradict yourself.Plus you can also storage this away from your desk; its an mini desktop not an all in one.
Dont buy it, since its clear you dont need it
Dont buy it, since its clear you dont need it
Looks fine to me. Certainly looks better then a dark Mac Mini which is more noticeable.
The lighter color resembles Apples past Macs.
What looks bad in this image of a three monitor setup?
I see few potential problems with this new 27" Studio Display, work with this monitors for many hours and you will end up:
Eyes strain
Neck Pains
Head aches
Glossy screen
You need to pay extra to prevent above issue - very clever way to grab more money.
Nano-texture glass
Tilt- and height-adjustable stand or VESA mount adapter
I feel bad that the last five years in particular has bred a whole species of whiners complaining that these pro-grade products don't look nice. Disregarding the fact that one man's ugly is another man's beautiful, these people didn't exist in this universe until Apple started building underperforming unreliable products for the designer-crowd who valued aesthetics above functionality, and along with that shift in focus came a whole host of headaches like poor battery life, impractical one-port laptops, 'flexgate' displays and butterfly keyboards.
The 'new' Apple is designing products that put functionality, practicality and flexibility above absolute aesthetic considerations (even though that's subjective like I've already stated), and as a result, the Apple faithful, who for five years held their heads in their hands in utter woe, are finally singing the joyful song of their people again. So all you haters can go back to your pretty 12" MBs with one port and crap keyboards and let the rest of us celebrate!
Phew.
The 'new' Apple is designing products that put functionality, practicality and flexibility above absolute aesthetic considerations (even though that's subjective like I've already stated), and as a result, the Apple faithful, who for five years held their heads in their hands in utter woe, are finally singing the joyful song of their people again. So all you haters can go back to your pretty 12" MBs with one port and crap keyboards and let the rest of us celebrate!
Phew.
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Nobody knows what Steve Jobs would have "allowed" were he still around. Its such a reductive argument to use whenever Apple do something that an individual doesn't like.
I get the argument that Apple could try something new with a laptop in terms of input surfaces, extra screens etc as some PC makers are doing, but this is a small form factor computer. What do you want it to look like within the likely design parameters for such a device?
Something magical like the original Macintosh or say a g4 cube or the g4 iMac , or the bondi blue iMac etc , things that Steve was definitely involved in , Steve was a product and design guy , cook is more like ballmer , a boring bean counter with the design ability of a gas pump who lets Jonny ive run out of ideas with his dieter ram fixation do the designs as he hasn’t got , what’s that thing Steve said … taste
I think it looks nice enough. It'll probably look/feel better in person like the 7.1. Isn't the body milled from one piece of aluminium? I noticed that the 7.1 was much nicer in person because it feels so solidly built. Having said that, I only ever see it when I hit the power button.
I can imagine someone will make a caddy for it that lets you stash it under your desk for the minimalists out there.
I can imagine someone will make a caddy for it that lets you stash it under your desk for the minimalists out there.
Granted today it’s fast, but it’s even worse than a Mac Mini due to zero upgrade path. It’s the ultimate disposable Mac.
It’s one thing to toss out a $1200 Mac Mini ever 4 years on an upgrade cycle, but entirely different to throw a $4000+ Mac in the dumpster in 5.
This Studio Mac is another “let’s see how much we can piss off the customer” from Apple.
It’s one thing to toss out a $1200 Mac Mini ever 4 years on an upgrade cycle, but entirely different to throw a $4000+ Mac in the dumpster in 5.
This Studio Mac is another “let’s see how much we can piss off the customer” from Apple.
Well how did the sell 27” iMacs for so long without nano textured glass and adjustable stand? (Similar display). It did tilt like this display.
Nope. I love the Studio, it will be my next Mac later this year (rocking Mac mini 2018 ATM). I love the look, beefy and powerful, in comparison with regular mini
Nope. Not at all. I think it is perfect. Very happy with it.
I agree and I doubt in the minority. Super, super functional. Totally portable if need be, all the ports (and more) than we expected and so on. I want to crunch through Pro Res RAW and this will do it.
Can’t you still work on VRR projects, you just aren’t able to watch the fruits of your labor after it’s done without a HDMI 2.1-TB 4 dongle.
It’s a solvable problem, mate.
Maybe a little bit disappointed.
I expected a few more sku's for Mac Studio, namely one with an M1 Pro at a more affordable price. right now it not only starts at a M1 Max but it starts at a mid-range 16 inch mbp with M1 Max at 2k which is slightly too high imho.
I'm possibly only saying this because most benchmarks show that close to all specs for the 14/16 inch macbook pro's are basically useless and you should generally just go for the base-spec unless you have a very hardcore idea what you're doing professionally. (as in rendertime optimisation expressed in seconds vs business profit)
Architecture-wise it does probably make sense since all their sku's double, and adding an M1 Pro sku wouldn't double into sometime else.
Even though I'm not in the market for a display: I also think the screen is overpriced for what it delivers but knowing Apple they probably just hardstuck the pricepoint where they want to be at and then will upgrade the screen in the coming years to have it be a bit more worth the price.
Overall I do think apple's strategy is mostly solid, releasing a powerful pro desktop box with an external screen.
I expected a few more sku's for Mac Studio, namely one with an M1 Pro at a more affordable price. right now it not only starts at a M1 Max but it starts at a mid-range 16 inch mbp with M1 Max at 2k which is slightly too high imho.
I'm possibly only saying this because most benchmarks show that close to all specs for the 14/16 inch macbook pro's are basically useless and you should generally just go for the base-spec unless you have a very hardcore idea what you're doing professionally. (as in rendertime optimisation expressed in seconds vs business profit)
Architecture-wise it does probably make sense since all their sku's double, and adding an M1 Pro sku wouldn't double into sometime else.
Even though I'm not in the market for a display: I also think the screen is overpriced for what it delivers but knowing Apple they probably just hardstuck the pricepoint where they want to be at and then will upgrade the screen in the coming years to have it be a bit more worth the price.
Overall I do think apple's strategy is mostly solid, releasing a powerful pro desktop box with an external screen.
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I don't know. Computers have not really been getting bogged down by higher demands for most people for a while now. If you have a high end 2015 or 2016 machine these days, it still is more than enough power for pretty much any task outside of professional video editing. These are already far more powerful than most of what is available today. That coupled with compute power demand not increasing at the same clip as it did 20 years ago means these are likely to last a very long time.
I totally agree about hoping they had come out with an M1 Pro version. That would have been perfect sitting at $1500 in my mind.
As for the display, I would not expect an update for some time. Apple historically does not update their monitors often.
Speak for yourself, I like the pizza box enclosures and think they’re honestly a better idea than towers.
The worst part about Steve Jobs’ death is the endless comments by people who seem to know exactly what he thought.
Well how did the sell 27” iMacs for so long without nano textured glass and adjustable stand? (Similar display). It did tilt like this display.
Yes you are right about that but I knew there is few issue with iMac.
Most of people don’t know at the time of purchase but once users experienced with iMac for few days they will learn few issues.
I think it is a good choice to go for Mac mini, MacBook Pro or Mac Pro desktop, you can buy any Matte monitor(s).
What I hate the most is Apple is very controlling with the hardware and lack of upgradability, force you to decide at the time of purchasing.
Apple could’ve make something like modularity (made by Apple) for SSD & Ram it is good option for the upgradability purpose and only work for any Apple computer.
I tend to look at my monitor(s) and not the computer.
You can put your older mac mini on top and it will look good.
I wonder how it will look IRL. I've seen a number of things in pics which turn out to be much better looking IRL (and vice-versa).