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Re: iMac Refresh

From RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: iMac Refresh
Date 2020-08-07 15:06 +0000
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <rgjqmf$dv4$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
References <rgg775$i4$1@gioia.aioe.org> <060820200830585327%nospam@nospam.invalid> <rghlnu$t73$1@gioia.aioe.org> <070820200905284583%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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On 7 Aug 2020 at 14:05:28 BST, "nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <rghlnu$t73$1@gioia.aioe.org>, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone like to talk me out of it? :-)
>>> 
>>> it's *already* obsolete.
>> 
>> In the sense that I expect it to work, to do the things I want it to do, it
>> won't be obsolete for me. Or I suspect pretty much everyone else who buys
>> one.
>> And I'm not sure how something can become obsolete before the replacement is
>> announced.
> 
> it will certainly work, however, based on past transitions, it won't be
> supported as long, won't be as fast and will have fewer features than
> apple silicon macs. some software will require apple silicon, with no
> intel counterpart.

The feature side of things will be interesting. I had Intel and PPC Macs at
the time of the last change and I don't remember any significant feature
difference - insofar as my memory serves correctly and the comparison is
relevant.

> 
> the future is apple silicon. intel is the past (and in more ways than
> one).

Well, partly the case. It is literally the present, for end users at least.

> 
> the only reason to buy an intel mac is if you absolutely need something
> *now* and cannot wait under any circumstances (e.g., existing mac
> failed and it must be replaced *today*), or for some reason, you need
> to natively run both windows and mac os.
> 
>>> wait for apple silicon.
>> 
>> Yes, I would have done if it was due in the next year. But really, I'm not
>> that curious.
> 
> the first apple silicon mac(s) will be released by the end of 2020,
> likely announced in october, approximately 2.5 months from now.

We'll see. I'd be very surprised if we see a silcon iMac for a year or more.

-- 
Cheers, Rob

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iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-06 06:16 +0000
  Re: iMac Refresh bob <email@domain.com> - 2020-08-06 10:29 +0200
    Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-06 08:42 +0000
  Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 08:30 -0400
    Re: iMac Refresh bob <email@domain.com> - 2020-08-06 16:51 +0200
      Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 12:53 -0400
        Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-06 17:26 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 14:06 +0000
              Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
                Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-08-06 21:11 +0100
        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
            Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:36 -0400
    Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-06 19:30 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 08:41 +0000
        Re: iMac Refresh Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-08-07 10:03 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 12:01 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
        Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 14:06 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
        Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-07 15:06 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
              Re: iMac Refresh Ray <amos-jones@outlook.com> - 2020-08-08 07:25 +0000
                Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-08 08:57 +0000

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