Apple Fall Event 22nd Oct

Kevin Clark · 23 Oct 2013 at 10:39

iPad Air 32Gb wifi for me. I like the bigger screen over the mini and it should be heaps faster and lighter than my IP1!
Just got to wait for the 1st

I'll sort out mavericks at the weekend when the servers are quieter.

Raymond Lin · 23 Oct 2013 at 10:43

Kevin Clark said:
iPad Air 32Gb wifi for me. I like the bigger screen over the mini and it should be heaps faster and lighter than my IP1!
Just got to wait for the 1st

I'll sort out mavericks at the weekend when the servers are quieter.

The servers are fine, I downloaded for all 3 machines last night, none took longer than 30 min.

I think I'll move my iPad to my dad, he is using iPad 1 which is really slow, and I'll get a Mini.

Vertigo · 23 Oct 2013 at 10:50

Argh, don't know whether to chance my arm at the local store on Nov 1st or just order online and wait until the Monday :/

Caged · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:04

Nexus said:
I just don't even know how to answer this....
As I said before, I've seen it rack mounted numerous times. I've probably even got a picture somewhere of where you can see it in the background.

Keep your rolleyes to yourself. It doesn't matter how many times you've written it, the Mac Pro lying down is wider than a 19" rack. You might have seen it installed in a cabinet with a rack above it, but it physically doesn't fit between the posts of a server rack.

Azza · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:32

Why is the iPad 2 still for sale? :confused:

Steedie · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:33

Vertigo1 said:
Argh, don't know whether to chance my arm at the local store on Nov 1st or just order online and wait until the Monday :/

They'll be available in other retail stores too. They have been for every other iPad launch. I've got mine from Purple shirt land each release as it's near by and they have plenty of stock

Caged · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:38

Concorde Rules said:
How exactly?

Unless your suggesting they invest in a TB to PCI-E enclosure?

Sorry, by existing I meant the aluminium tower versions.

We'd have been having the exact same discussions when the G5 moved away from PCI-X and possibly again when the Mac Pro arrived. I agree it isn't an ideal situation if you wanted to replace just the computer and keep everything else as it is but I have a hard time getting annoyed at Apple because they never promised anyone anything.

robfosters · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:38

Why is it again that Apple use ipad 2 as their lower model and not a later model like the 3. Surely only a £70 price difference would mean that the sales of the air would not be hit too bad.

icedbullet · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:40

Moses said:
I just checked the App Store update section and Pages/Numbers/Keynote(/iPhoto) are all showing up as ready to update .

I just saw that! I'm glad I didn't just buy it like I was going to last night.

Caged · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:41

I can only think they bought too many iPad 2 components and they haven't sold through yet.

KIA · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:48

robfosters said:
Why is it again that Apple use ipad 2 as their lower model and not a later model like the 3. Surely only a £70 price difference would mean that the sales of the air would not be hit too bad.

iPad 3 Retina GPU performance isn't great.

At least us iPad 2 users should see some iOS 8 action.

kona786 · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:04

Caged said:
I can only think they bought too many iPad 2 components and they haven't sold through yet.

Nah. It's the non retina screen which differentiates them between low and high end. They basically make a tidy profit on the iPad 2 and the people on the fence that know specs will plump for the iPad Air.

The A5 SoC was 32nm. It maybe 28nm now with higher clocks for iOS7.

DoubleCheese · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:10

Raymond, when you've had a chance to use Mavericks could you let us know whether there are any conflicts with LR4 or LR5.
Anyone using GoPro Studio 2 as well?

Nexus · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:15

Caged said:
Keep your rolleyes to yourself. It doesn't matter how many times you've written it, the Mac Pro lying down is wider than a 19" rack. You might have seen it installed in a cabinet with a rack above it, but it physically doesn't fit between the posts of a server rack.

Look, I'm not a network engineer, so I know nothing about rack sizes and such.

I'm just pointing out that the Mac Pro (which can be used as a server product due to its nature) is frequently seen in server rooms in various types of rack systems, perhaps not the 19" you refer to though.

What you are missing though is the point I've made all along which is far more important.....

Where exactly are you going to put those dustbins in a server room? Just leave them about on the floor? You can't put them on their side because of the design, plus they also have a fan which is based on upwards movement, which will cause an issue for other server equipment where the air is expelled horizontally. Finally there is the fact you can't stick RAID cards and such inside the new Mac Pro.

Don't get me wrong, the new Mac Pro is a behemoth. However, much like nearly everything that Apple creates under the guise of 'Pro' these days, its now squarely aimed at individuals who want power, rather than businesses.

robfosters · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:22

kona786 said:
Nah. It's the non retina screen which differentiates them between low and high end. They basically make a tidy profit on the iPad 2 and the people on the fence that know specs will plump for the iPad Air.

The A5 SoC was 32nm. It maybe 28nm now with higher clocks for iOS7.

I would have thought much slower hardware and no retina screen would have warranted a bigger price difference than a mere £70!

SDK^ · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:24

The iPad 2 is also thinner and lighter than the 3

Caged · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:46

What do Macs in server rooms do any more? The last time I saw it was when the Xserve was still a thing and it was running InDesign Server because the developer on the project wanted to use a Mac.

rhysduck · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:47

When is the Mini Retina available for pre-order/purchase?

I want one for the Mrs for Xmas but need a cover for it and would rather buy closer to the time.. is stock likely to be an issue on this?

kona786 · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:47

robfosters said:
I would have thought much slower hardware and no retina screen would have warranted a bigger price difference than a mere £70!

In our eyes yes. But if Apple can charge that and people still buy it then why drop it further?

Apple are obviously pushing the Air.

kitkat9933 · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:59

Nexus said:
Look, I'm not a network engineer, so I know nothing about rack sizes and such.

I'm just pointing out that the Mac Pro (which can be used as a server product due to its nature) is frequently seen in server rooms in various types of rack systems, perhaps not the 19" you refer to though.

What you are missing though is the point I've made all along which is far more important.....

Where exactly are you going to put those dustbins in a server room? Just leave them about on the floor? You can't put them on their side because of the design, plus they also have a fan which is based on upwards movement, which will cause an issue for other server equipment where the air is expelled horizontally. Finally there is the fact you can't stick RAID cards and such inside the new Mac Pro.

Don't get me wrong, the new Mac Pro is a behemoth. However, much like nearly everything that Apple creates under the guise of 'Pro' these days, its now squarely aimed at individuals who want power, rather than businesses.

The Mac Pro was specifically designed as a workstation, that is a device for an end user either as an individual or within a corporation.

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