Apple iPad/Mac Event - October 16

Sad Professor

Source is John Paczkowski, which means this is all but official.

http://recode.net/2014/10/03/codered-apple-to-hold-ipad-event-on-october-16/

godtabh

Apple might bankrupt me this year

The Black Oil

Sort of interested in an updated iPod Touch of some description. Have a Classic, but would like to explore other options. Sometimes refurbs pop on the store.

DubDJ

Hoping the MacBook lineup sees some significant changes. Currently have mine up for sale and want to get a decent upgrade. Last updates were incremental.

_Redzer_

DubDJ wrote: »

Hoping the MacBook lineup sees some significant changes. Currently have mine up for sale and want to get a decent upgrade. Last updates were incremental.

There won't be a significant change to the macbook line because Intel's chips are delayed into next year, excluding the 12" retina macbook air, possibly, but the rumours have been very dry on that front as of late, too.

DubDJ

_Redzer_ wrote: »

There won't be a significant change to the macbook line because Intel's chips are delayed into next year, excluding the 12" retina macbook air, possibly, but the rumours have been very dry on that front as of late, too.

I think that's the reason for the smaller spec bump a few weeks back, but I've also seen the new 12" Retina could be held up by the same delay. The Intel chips are a big step up, also I'd like to see the new USB 3.1 ports too so I'm going to wait as long as I can before updating.

Zcott

My 2008 MacBook Pro is getting a bit long in the tooth, despite upgrading it. Hello 27” retina iMac...

banquo

Better start brushing up on my Chinese if I'm to understand a word of it.

holystungun9

There have been no rumours/leaks about a mac mini so there must be no chance of it happening. I have a macbook pro and a mac mini which I use at home about 50/50. I need to tidy up and get all my software on one machine and have it as my main computer. A mac mini with some more balls and that I can still open up would be great for me.

Zcott

I wouldn't be surprised if they're waiting for Broadwell chips for the Mini. Refreshing the current generation only a few months before a chip refresh isn't the smartest decision.

eirlink

mac mini with twin monitors will be my next setup
hopefully soon

dloob

I wonder is this actually taking place?
It's just about a week away and no official word yet.

squonk

I'd love them to recreate the Mini in a NUC sized form factor. Maybe not quite as small as the NUC but if they could do that and make it fanless my wallet would open faster than a hooker drops her unmentionables!

Zcott

dloob wrote: »

I wonder is this actually taking place?
It's just about a week away and no official word yet.

Invitations normally go out a week before the event, so check back tomorrow...

EDIT: Invitations are out!

dloob

Zcott wrote: »

Invitations normally go out a week before the event, so check back tomorrow...

EDIT: Invitations are out!

Aha my plan worked, I just knew as soon as I said no invites yet they would send them out. :pac:

Now time to analyse what the invite says in minute detail.
What could they mean by it's been way too long?
Must be a reference to something non ipad, apple tv update maybe?

holystungun9

I hope to Lucifer they give some bit of love to the mini. Yes, I know about the processor roadmaps but maybe a redesign with some speed bumps.
Maybe it is a reference to the apple display? That thing has been knocking around for a long time.
It's hardly the TV is it? It doesn't seem like that long ago when it got resized to the hockey puck size.
At least the event has been confirmed.

dloob

Actually it's been a while since the iMacs have been updated too hasn't it?
That's probably what they are referring to.

banquo

I reckon:

Updated Mac Mini, and a new form factor would put some gleam on a device that doesn't have the next gen Intel gear.

Retina Thunderbolt Displays, but could anything other than the Mac Pro power them? Reckon we'll see these for the Mac Pro until display prices come down / their other hardware moves up.

Updated iMac, but not retina. Seriously, that would just cost so so much money it's not feasible.

Also have the sneakiest of feelings of the iMac going back to being the "Apple Macintosh", but have nothing to back that up beyond a hunch.

Possible updated Apple TV – either a huge update or none, as there aren't any worthwhile incremental hardware updates they could make to the current gen. I don't think we'll see a full-blown Apple TV until Apple has their cloud data server centre built and they have the capability to stream all that content, so I'm leaning towards no update for aTV at all.

New iPads, would be surprised to see them introduce the fabled "12 MBA, as their laptop line is plenty diversified already, unless they scrap the non-retina 13" MBP altogether and the 11" MBA.

Oh, and new iPads with "Retina HD", if they can do that without changing the size of the display.

Edit: I thought about this instead of sleeping.

Zcott

I don't know, retina iMacs seem quite likely now. I'd be surprised if they weren't there.

Not sure about a retina HD iPad though...it seems pretty good to me already, unless its for a new 12” iPad.

Sad Professor

If Retina iMacs happen they will be 4k, not 5k, making their claim to Retina questionable as they won't be twice the pixel density. 5k is off the table, at least in the iMac, due to the expense and the power draw. Maybe they don’t need to be 5k to be considered Retina in Apple-speak, but 4k will create resolution problems requiring scaling. I didn’t think Apple would go down this route, but as they showed with the iPhone 6 Plus they are open to using scaled resolutions.

banquo

Retina TB displays this round, retina iMacs in the future with Haswell.

Still don't see how anything other than the Mac Pro could push all those pixels to it.

caolfx

Interesting.

If there's not an update to the current Macbook pro's (I'm looking at getting a 13" one), do you reckon it's still worth forking out for at this stage?

DubDJ

SuperOito wrote: »

Interesting.

If there's not an update to the current Macbook pro's (I'm looking at getting a 13" one), do you reckon it's still worth forking out for at this stage?

I'm in a similar situation and the last update was a spec bump, I'm holding out until they make a major change, even if it's looking like 2015.

banquo

I got a refurb model at a great price, it's absolutely perfect. Worth looking into.

caolfx

DubDJ wrote: »

I'm in a similar situation and the last update was a spec bump, I'm holding out until they make a major change, even if it's looking like 2015.

I'll hang on if it's around Feb, but any later and I'll just go with what's there now. It's been too long since I've had a Mac.