![]() I went directly to Apple's site and placed my order. I had $160 saved for months, so I was ready. It was early December 2016, and I was sitting in my office getting some work done when Twitter refreshed and several people and sites started saying that Airpods pre-orders were now open. Very rarely do I get a high-demand item on Day One. Just goes to show that you never say never. If you would have told me just two years ago we'd have ports added back to the laptop line, I'd have said you were outside your mind. We got new AirPods, new colors of HomePod mini, and even a new "voice-only" Apple Music plan (we'll have to see more about that later).Īpple is clearly listening. There wasn't too much to not like about Apple's event today. Even the prodigal son, Magsafe, has returned! Full-size HDMI, SD Card slot, as well as three Thunderbolt ports now blanket both sides of the computer. Last but not least, Apple claims to have "advanced connectivity" - which really means they brought back some ports. In it's place is a full size black keyboard, surrounded by black on the case as well. Gone is the Touch Bar, a less-than-revolutionary tiny touch strip above the keyboard that almost no one used. I couldn't help but look at the new laptops and think about my first Apple notebook - the iBook G4. The new chassis is like something from 2005, and I love it. The new screens also have 120Hz ProMotion, as well as take on the XDR moniker now. On the new MacBook Pros, they have new screens with an iPhone-like notch at the top to maximize screen real estate. The star of the show might have been the new processors, but it was the MacBook Pros that stole the show. Apple has clearly done a lot of optimization with these chips for limited power consumption and to minimize heat issues. These new computers, on average, are 5-7 times faster than the regular M1. In fact, most times, they do the opposite. Now they're just leaving everyone in the dust.Īpple is not one to over-promise and under-deliver. ![]() With the introduction of the M1 chip earlier this year, Apple was already well ahead of the entire industry when it came to raw processing and graphics power. No longer held down by Intel, Apple has been allowed to "unleash" it's in-house silicon to heights that it we would never have seen when they were waiting on Intel to catch up. Apple today released newly-designed MacBook Pros with brand new M1 "Pro" and "Max" chipsets.
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