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Re: iMac Refresh

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: iMac Refresh
Date 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
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In article <fec65cec-cb3b-1519-66c8-69a1ecae07b9@scorecrow.com>, Bruce
Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:

> > My guess is the apple silicon macs will start with something like the 
> > Macbook and the Mac Mini as these will require the least difference from 
> > the iPad chip designs already in hand, and the higher performance MBP 
> 
> You could just as easily argue that a new iMac will be first with Apple 
> Silicon because the all-in-one design is little more than a large iPad.

no it isn't, therefore that argument is not compelling.

> My bet is on a dual announcement: MacBook Pro and a MacPro.

highly unlikely, to the point where it can be safely ruled out.

the mac pro is far too recent to have an update so soon and it's also
intended for a niche audience, making it unsuitable to be first.

> The MacBook pro will be a top of the range machine - has to from a 
> marketing perspective - but will take advantage of being able to turn 
> off unneeded cores to save power when the user is idle. This could be 
> used to extend battery life or put in a thinner battery and make a 
> lighter machine.

the macbook pro is a likely possibility, especially since the 2-port
13" model was not updated this past spring.

the imac pro is another possibility since it was not updated this past
week.

another possibility is a return of the retina macbook 12", which
screamed apple silicon from the start.

it's also possible it could be something entirely new, given that apple
has stated that apple silicon will allow them to make products that
were not previously possible.

> The "MacPro Apple Silicon Edition" will have multiple chips to provide 
> maybe 128 or more cores for parallel rendering type jobs. Not sure what 
> technology Apple have in the way of RAM interconnect-type stuff to allow 
> efficient RAM access though.

no.

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  Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 08:30 -0400
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                Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
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        Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
          Re: iMac Refresh Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-08-07 23:27 +0100
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