Apple to show new iPads, retina iMacs and OS X Yosemite on October 16

[patrickjp93]

Well in that machine...it's 1600MHz SODIMMs...and you can upgrade the RAM yourself so it's sort of not an issue.

Apple started soldering them in the 2013 iMacs. You can't upgrade, at least not without a heat gun, wide pliers, and a gentle hand.

[flibberdipper]

I actually can't wait for Yosemite to roll out. Looks pretty neat. Wish I had a Mac Mini to take advantage of it. Sadly, that isn't gonna happen.

 

[Builder]

Apple started soldering them in the 2013 iMacs. You can't upgrade, at least not without a heat gun, wide pliers, and a gentle hand.

No. There's a little RAM door in the back.

The RAM is in that cage there.

[Techhog]

Still no new Mac Mini? FFS Apple.

No. There's a little RAM door in the back.

The RAM is in that cage there.

SODIMM... Why?

[Builder]

Still no new Mac Mini? FFS Apple.

SODIMM... Why?

Because I believe they use mobile processors as well and SODIMMs are very compact.

[Raboo]

I want new mac mini and macbook pro/air.

[bcredeur97]

i bought an iPad 2... I still have it. I dont think I will buy one again; it's just not worth it to me and it just sits on my desk. I may sell it actually..

 

 

As far as the retina iMac goes, thats cool. Hope the price isnt through the roof lol.

 

And I too am interested in a new Mac mini... I honestly like those

[cesrai]

@build what do you think about the new iPad what do you except?

[Valentyn]

Because I believe they use mobile processors as well and SODIMMs are very compact.

 

Normal desktop CPU's, but SODIMMs because of the thickness of the system.

 

Personally, I'd prefer the older thicker iMac with better GPU in there. Turn that thickness into a lovely heatsink. 

[Builder]

Normal desktop CPU's, but SODIMMs because of the thickness of the system.

 

Personally, I'd prefer the older thicker iMac with better GPU in there. Turn that thickness into a lovely heatsink. 

I mean the 775M is also a helluva graphics processor for a standard computer too.

[Trik'Stari]

Will it bend that is the question? #BlendGate

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OMG I want that blender... I'd like to see him blend all 3 consoles.

[Valentyn]

I mean the 775M is also a helluva graphics processor for a standard computer too.

 

Oh true, but no one would complain if they managed to get a full GTX960 or 970 squeezed in there.

[Builder]

Oh true, but no one would complain if they managed to get a full GTX960 or 970 squeezed in there.

They would be the company to manage that...like the Mac Pro.

[Valentyn]

They would be the company to manage that...like the Mac Pro.

 

Oh yes! Fingers crossed indeed. A Mac Mini with a decent GPU would make a lot of people happy, and garner a lot of buyers.

It would be the closest to the fabled  xMac.

[Builder]

Oh yes! Fingers crossed indeed. A Mac Mini with a decent GPU would make a lot of people happy, and garner a lot of buyers.

It would be the closest to the fabled  xMac.

The xMac was something entirely different though...I'd say the closest thing to the xMac archetype would be the old PowerMac G5 design Mac Pro.

 

I think you underestimate what would make people happy. Apple could only make these people happy if they released a gaming machine that was cheaper and more powerful than their own by a significant margin and ran Windows out of the box.

[Valentyn]

The xMac was something entirely different though...I'd say the closest thing to the xMac archetype would be the old PowerMac G5 design Mac Pro.

 

I think you underestimate what would make people happy. Apple could only make these people happy if they released a gaming machine that was cheaper and more powerful than their own by a significant margin and ran Windows out of the box.

True, but the xMac needs consumer hardware. I liked my old Mac Pro, but it cost a bomb due to it being a workstation.

 

I guess, you're right. The average PC gamer will almost always build their own, and often ignore anything that's not within those realms.

 

Still a Mac Mni with a dedicated graphics card would serve many so  well. Even if they just got some nice mobile Graphics in there. Essentially an iMac without a monitor. Great thing for those that want a desktop Mac without a Monitor, but don't need or want the Mac Pro.

[lttiscancer]

I and many would be happy if the Mac Pro gets an option to have NVIDIA Maxwell GPUs, along with Haswell-E and DDR4.

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Do you see where the gpu cards are held and what their dimensions are? No nvidia solution will fit.

[Builder]

Do you see where the gpu cards are held and what their dimensions are? No nvidia solution will fit.

I don't think anything's out of the question. Look at the Mac Pro. I don't think anyone expected that.

[Victorious Secret]

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Do you see where the gpu cards are held and what their dimensions are? No nvidia solution will fit.

 

and no one before thought you could fit a professional grade workstation with workstation hardware into something this small, but guess what? They did. Don't underestimate what engineers and designers can come up with when they're up for it. 

 

[patrickjp93]

They would be the company to manage that...like the Mac Pro.

It's not like it's actually that hard to do. The PCBs on graphics cards are huge compared to the little dies housed on them. 

[patrickjp93]

Just wait until Intel releases Skylake-EP with an onboard ECC GPU. OpenCL has a bright future ahead, much as though I hate it as a programming language, preferring CUDA.

[Guest]

I never understood why iPad Air already does not have finger print reader anyway. What are they adding besides that?

 

I feel like Apple should give up on the yearly schedule for the iPad line and go for a bi-yearly one instead. I don't think there is that much interest in for tablets anymore. Furthermore, once you get a tablet it is likely that tablet will last you for a long time, longer than your phone so there is less incentive to buy another one next year.

1. No tablets have fingerprint readers- it seems less useful on a huge screen.

2. That's backed by what? iPad sales are higher than ever, and it's not like a phone where you're expected to upgrade on a strict schedule- the iPad is updated yearly to entice users on older models. iPods are the only thing Apple doesn't upgrade yearly; even Macs get at least small spec bumps once a year.

[Kirihuna]

If they extend the battery life even more and offer multitasking, I would love a new iPad Air.

 

Mostly because my current iPad Air has a shattered screen, only reason for me to get a new one.

 

4 > Air was a big update. i don't think Air > Air 2 will be so.

 

Might just get a Mini, depending on how the screen is on the mini this time.

[RexinOridle]

Finally use your dick to unlock the iPad.

[Builder]

It's not like it's actually that hard to do. The PCBs on graphics cards are huge compared to the little dies housed on them. 

Well yeah but that huge PCB has power distribution, memory, other chips and processors...you should know that. It's not just a tiny little die.

 

It's not as if it's using low TDP parts. It's a workstation that you can fit in your backpack. It has a full socketed (not BGA) LGA2011 processor, four DIMM slots, a PCIe SSD slot, and two workstation grade graphics cards. It runs nearly silent 90% of the time and when the fan turns on there's only one of them and it's very quiet.

 

If it's so easy why didn't anyone else do it first?