The press invite declared "we've got a little more to show you" and months of rumour and speculation appears to have been true. There aren't many left that still deny that Apple is very likely to be launching a smaller iPad to the world and in a short while we will find out for sure. Many have wondered whether it'll be called the Mini, Air, Jr or even iPad Touch but my guess is that it'll be differentiated only by it's size, similar to the MacBook Pro and iMac line-ups. Join us for the special event from the California Theatre in San Jose to see what gadgetry goodies will be vying for a place on this year's wish list.
Apple iPad Mini event
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i gotta feeling... oooh, oooh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2hakCRB_8
in the uk @EE have announced 4g data plans today. no mention of tablets. seems an odd time to make an announcement if the ipad is being updated later?
http://ee.co.uk/plans
things i'm hoping for today:
- full epub3 support in ibooks
- movie trailer enhancements in itunes (cause http://trailers.apple.com is so much better it hurts)
- revamp of itunes movie extras (soo crappy right now)
- updated imacs / mac minis
mostly i'm looking for software updates. happy with whatever hardware comes out.
They revamped iTunes last time. Would they do it again so soon?
oh, actually, maybe a new airport extreme to support 802.11ac wifi.
they promised a new version in october: http://sidepodcast.com/event/apple-iphone-5-keynote-next-generation-device-launch#data-18897
we haven't see it yet.
But I don't want them to go on about that again. want neeew stuff.
yeah, there may be some repetition.
wonder if they'll mention maps...
live stream: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2012/
will they bring back the "e" prefix for education and make it the ePad ?? (BRING BACK THE eMac!!)
yay for Apple loveliness :D
Ha, I beat Mr C.
*dumps coat, prepares coffee, flexes credit card*
Ready! :)
The stream is on the Apple TV. Ah-maz-ing!
innit?
Could be that they're updated for UK 4G
meanie
so why no tablet pricing?
That was my point earlier. An official stream, at last
anyone brave enough to make some predictions?
:)
13" Retina MBP
iTunes 11
Refreshed 10" iPad with Lightning
New 7.85" iPad [no suffix] in cellular
Think iMac or Mac Mini but not both
Plus lots of iBook demos
wonder if this'll get more viewers than a man falling from space?
I think my mother in law would choose Coronation Street over this :)
oh. rats.
first fail of the day. new ipod doesn't have a dock, so i can't watch the fbfb that way :(
Are there any 4G capable tablets in the UK, yet?
nope.
I'd guess that's why then.
They have another week to add that, or whenever the iPads eventually become compatible here
but why not wait a day and announce it all tomorrow?
Previous events on the ATV app, did that appear overnight?
hmm?
Hey all.
Because most folk just care about smart phones and have you seen the tweets they've been getting asking when the tariffs will be released.
Plus, tomorrow is already stolen thunder in the tech press
I just got asked by a student if I have the ability to put internet on their computer.
Hey JW
Wow
The live events app on the ATV. Is it new or did it already have previous event footage?
ahh no. it appeared for me this morning.
Hello all, watching TWiT who have doughnuts, it's making me hungry
want/need!
I should have said I didn't have the floppy disc for it.
I predict that's not the last time you'll say that this evening.
I have a feeling this is not the last time I'm going to see this comment from you this evening
Hello... I have coffee and peanuts.
Andy is currently wrestling a macbook from the children and will be along anon...
♥
:)
:)
heh
we are live!
Gah - having to refresh the page to see new comments :-(
Where are they streaming it?
...Just got TWiT up here now too.
huh?? which browser, IE?
I hope they have puppets again.
I know it's wrong but I love these events because I can listen to Leo
goof tunes
*good tunes
Mr C. Have you seen the Microsoft Surface commercial?
Safari or Firefox... I know, I know... I should just suck it up and read on the phone...
yeah. like that they've redefined "click".
if it's not firefox 16, you might have an issue. safari should be perfect am using it now.
nice venue
It's like an episode of Glee. What's with the angry dancing school girls?
Terrible
Yeah, why don't they show anything about how it performs, or what they have on it, or what it can do... They just show that it clicks...
Last event here was for iPods and U2 played at the end
it's a good click though ;)
Just gone back to safari again....
... and now it works.
Obviously I should have complained ages ago...
well... half of them.
Or to come out of landscape mode you have to exit RT and go into 'Windows view'
Doh!
copyright notice!
Hey Janna, LPG
CNet is showing it...
stream is linked above chappie.
I'm a bit slow.
i just have 'available shortly' on my stream, refresh did nothing. I'm relying on you lovely lot + fbfb :) <3
An official Apple one this time
damn good quality video. wonder what the numbers are.
When I bought my iP5, the Specialist tried to Hi 5 me. I just gave her a funny look
ohhh hang on a second.. trying it in safari would have been a good idea. *head desk*
oh yeah! safari only, or ipod.
They do like to do that... 0-0
iPad Air!
Afternoon all.
Excited :)
Mostly. Little bit pixelated for the fast tracking shots
Hey Andy
verge mention!
Not to me they don't :)
Had to restart stream to sync audio with video, it was way out, working now.
I opened the music video at the top thinking that is the stream and got half way through before I figured it out.
bless the verge!
OK you lot - how many apple things are running at your place to watch this (here air, two phones, MacBook Pro and the apple TV... the ipad is on but its being watched by a 9 year old currently obsessed with minecraft...)
Ha, 200 million iOS6 users. Take that other brands of smart device!
x2 ipads, x1 apple tv, x2 mbp's.
3 inc Twitter and comments.
Plus an Android tablet watching Dalrymple's live updates
Tis where a child in tow is useful, deflect to the tot!
No, just x1 iPad, I'm afraid.
oh, no live timing :)
60% in one month
Whoa, Twit just turned red.
and pause has been poked.....
35b downloads. thirty-five billion.
Damn - went to open Tweetbot, pressed pause on ATV remote
too much technology.
ibooks is dreadful tim. fix it please.
The new iBooks...its the same!
Wash out your device... with air of course... no such thing
Or a christmas theme!
yay. continous scrolling in ibooks.
Now all books are just 1 page....one really long page...
Hmmm. Quite easy to lose one's place.
ohh... that's a bit strange..
Or if you read Japanese!
Nooo that's going backwards!
one handed reading though
You can do that anyway.
oh.
heh heh.
only takes one hand now
...well i can't ;)
on an ipad. how??
No Mac Mini on the screen
Just saying
Well, you got to have super muscles to hold an iPad in one hand anyway.
engadget shout out.
13" MBP coming
that's where i do my reading. #heman
retina?
I still want an Anti-glare display though
Rest on forearm use hand bent round.
Gah! Buffering
ohhhh light mbp make me happy. this one kills me ever day i walk with ut to uni.
Look how thin that is...
Yours is 17" isn't it?
YAY retina!
no dvd though ;)
No optical drive
15"
I love it, but it is heavy.
Seriously? You need a better bag then :)
want, want, want!!
or stronger shoulders.. lol :) any shoulder bag and it kills, stupid heavy thing :)
Rucksack style one is best.
Crumpler or coocoon needed!
what's the graphics though? nvidia?
You won't be able to tell if something is photoshop, because you won't be able to see the pixels.
Crumpler plus DSLR + iPad = win
but they are so bulky most og the time :) #pickycustomer :)
75% less reflection is still too shiny :(
#pleasenotintel #pleasenotintel #pleasenotintel
INTEL!
For the next apple announcement could Mr. C and Christine do a TWiT like show?
SOD IT
blast. still need the 15" then. grr.
i'm bouncing off the walls!
The inside looks like a Decepticon face.
Integrated only, for retina?
Interesting - flash drive is under the trackpad. Might be more vulnerable to liquid spills.
$500 cheaper than the 15"
yeah, will have to hear what the reviews say. video editing needs cuda from nvidia
But it probably frees up somewhere else for other tech.
And anywhere is vulnerable to liquid spills if you are a twonk
Still want one Mr C?
#WineGate
great ad!
It doesn't have any asbestos either.
*takes a bow*
Ditto...
NEW MINI!!!
now that we NEEEEED.
He he
does it need firewire800 now?
YOu knew there would be something called mini in this presentation...lol
Accessible RAM :)
still no nvidia.
Quad Core Mini
Some of us have FireWire externals
time to get some apple credit :)
iMacs have is - plus there's obviously room on the back.
MBPro Retinas are too thin, so there's the adapter for those.
tb adapter
Must. Resist
Lack of chin? Please
THIN!!
I think we have those original imacs down in our basement.
NEEEDDD
how is it that thin!!
gorgeous!!
wowowwo
Super thin
it's like the... future
blooming heck
That is amazing.. not sure I like it though!
Someone get Phil a stylist or just a nice pair of jeans that fit :)
WHere is it!
what graphics? i want that one.
No optical too?
Who's looking at his clothes!?
Where does stuff go?
ooooh. no optical in any mac product?
Gently curved back hides a lot ;)
It buffered and froze :)
molecule welding?
Non retina MBP and Pros
fat boy!
ahh
I am looking and it didn't freeze... those are probably wrangler by the way...
one day apple are going to force me to upgrade and i'm going to be sobbing that i need to buy an external optical drive. i better be a very rich photographer...
not retina
what the c**k is a "nit" ??
You won't need one
plasma deposition??
They're only about 40 quid from PC World. You don't need an Apple one.
apple are not hardware developers, they're scientists.
the number of cds i have, and my ridiculous bad luck with internet connections (always always slow for any download) disagrees with you ;)
KEPLER BABY!!! yeah
Mr Branson, don't give me high speed broadband that can't stream a non-HD video.
Grrrr
#need #need #need
the student in me is angry Apple would make me spend even more money ;)
I thought 40% less volume meant it wasn't as loud for a sec...
no firewire 800 on the imac
heheheh quiet mac :)
:)
RIP them to iTunes and back up to Time Machine
FUSION Drive?!
Interesting - there's plenty of room on the back of that ;)
This was rumoured a while back for the MBP
i think they couldn't be bothered to redesign to mini.
Starbucks....
It's a pretty logo.
fusiondrive is genius
how have they done this? incredible.
this sounds good...
Same technology as aeroplanes. PFM
Hybrid drives have been around for a while, this isn't anything new.
If you get one, make sure your backup regime is rock solid.
Pure Flippin' Magic
:)
are they that smart though?
fly by wire...
Stuck in the past.
i had to actually go to the apple store and get a genius to download mountain lion onto my mac because no internet connection i have access to would download it in anything less than a week.. i couldn't help but think that having to take my mac into the store to download something was a bit backwards. not apples fault. but annoying. :)
Yes, they're that smart.
Wow, that's pretty cheap.
fair enough. i still want one.
I kinda want an imac.
I'll have to wait until I move to Japan to get one of those, I don't see me fitting that in the plane's overhead.
i wonder if i could persuade uni to buy a new imac for the photography mac suite....
mini was disappointing, but imac is awesome.
I love mine.
That and an iPad are perfect
I wonder if Apple folks take a look in the toilet after they do a #2 and say "That's the best #2 I'VE EVER DONE!"
Oh almost certainly :-)
'look it's so thin, it wouldn't take up much space!' :)
100 million
dollarsipadsHybrid drive 750GB http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-750GB-Momentus-Mobile-Hybrid/dp/B0073Q7GV0
Other drives are available
More iPads than PCs
Not a post pc era eh Microsoft?
"you'll be giving us access to the tools we'll have to use in the workplace"
hehe ohh that is a good one, they pride themselves on our facilities being those we would use in the workplace.. and being up to date :D
Any guesses on intro price?
$299 is mine
retina or no retina is the question.
I'll bid for sub $250
What else can you do with a mini?
alright Tim, come on. I'm gettin' hungry here!
I'm with you 299. I'll order one today if it is.
nvidia graphics!
Non
ePad...
tim has a very quiet voice. that mic gain is right up.
These events would be a lot shorter if they stopped telling us what we already know!
Softly spoken Southern gent
I hope not - iPad with a CRT display? ;)
i'll teach him how to project his voice if he gives me an imac as payment :)
Andy says no way sub 250.
I have pointed out that under 250 most school districts don't require a special dispensation per device permission...
their target is US schools tho
But they'll get a multi purchase and educational and discrete discount
custom fonts. w00t!
Indeed.
I think we will be adding iBooks author to our curriculum starting next semester.
MathML too. wicked.
Comic Sans Shakespeare, yes!
That's where I mean
And its original price, not discount that triggers the permission bar, certainly in Washington and California...
interesting
Ha. Updating a digital book quickly and easily. Whodathunkit.
hehehehe. bloody ibooks.
We have at least 4 trials that I'm aware of for iPads and iPod Touches
The real problem is school districts having ANY money to buy stuff like this.
4th Gen
So come back next week...
come on and give us the mini simulator already!
It's not just buying it once, it's upgrading also
A6X processor.
i ♥ phil.
Yes, but a lot of schools have money they can't spend without district permission if the per device price is more than xx. take it under that bar and individual funds given or raised direct by the school come into play for these...
iPad 4 and iPad Air?
iPad 4, regular and diddy
LTE UK coverage. EE.
Sha mon!
*doffs cap*
is it 802.11ac wifi?
apple have to update the airport extreme. it's not keeping up with the mobile devices.
Wait for it
Mini
bubby ipad! cute!
Yes, plus n on both 2.4 and 5GHz
wait... i'm confused... they updated the NEW ipad already ??!
Ordering
yeah, brought the january update forward.
Now that is a nice reveal!
That's called progress.
the iPhone : GIANT
Aww... I liked iPad Air better...
Mostly a slight refresh. Better cellular and connector. Better CPU
Face it... you ordered in your head months ago!
Oh dear, that's... a look.
Yup :)
ohh i think i'd prefer an ipad mini rather than an ipad.. cuteness.
Without the Nexus though, I'd find it harder to justify the smaller device
OK, any residual desire for a kindle has gone...
Want to buy now!
i'll have a pretty black one please..
+1
just read the fbfb's 'Phil shows off his new wares.'
as 'Phil shows off his new watch.'
:D
no work for developers.
7.9 or actually 7.85? :)
Black! Kindle, six foot under...
This is the correct (and only rational) choice.
Yeah, right. I'll believe it when I have one in my hand.
1024x768.
perfect. thank you apple.
but will it be sub £300 ??
I'd take a brown one.
As expected, very good
Same resolution as iPad 1 and 2
non-retina tho. so super cheap.
Wait, that looked like a new Paper...
$249 is my guess then.
this is a bit of a cheap shot....
Nexus doesn't feel thick or heavy
And they beat that, nice!
looks as thin as the touch. and that is thin.
It's less than Steve's desire to go thermonuclear on Android
They're really stretching now.
Landscape on 7" is sucky in 16:9
looks awful
He may as well end the sentence with "so there!" :)
Does anyone actually use facetime?
not that i've ever seen.
iPhone 4S CPU?
We tested it once. :)
I've used it.
I have.
OK, i'm sold... when's christmas ?
I can see the ipad mini becoming a choice device for DJs/Digital musicians... two devices to a gig, new version of Djay that spilts the decks with your phone/opdtouch as the control/mixer device...
same as touch. it's just a big touch :)
Some of my friends do
November this year, I reckon
Yes. Quite a lot.
I've used it for mentoring, and am talking to a singing teacher atm who would teach via it...
You don't know how much better having iPhones have made it for my wife and I keeping in touch while she has been in Japan because of facetime, iMessage, and so on...
i do!! :)
For free, in HD
Yes! For free!!
iMessage is ace. I'm not so much about the video talking.
Now if only corporate wouldn't take 3+ months to order anything. We're still waiting for iPhone 5's for bleep's sake.
♥ mad scientist jony
Got mine last Thursday!
He specifically said you can use it with one hand. He's talking to you, Mr C.
Show me the price and the reservation page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gorgeous.
#affinity
What about the smart case?
They are using the English pronunciation of Aluminium.
gotta say, the video stream is pretty much flawless.
About time ;)
Patience!
Etc...
When you spell it incorrectly like that, that is the proper way to pronounce it!
While the video is on. Anyone know if you can transfer Google Play credit to another account, like a gift?
That's because the International Chemical Union specified that the correct spelling of Aluminium is Aluminium.*
Or it's because Jony Ive is British :)
*We have to spell Sulphur with an f. Fine by me.
Dalrymple says $329
87% of the stuff I type on here is spleled incorrectly.
Speaking of education, my son's teacher asked us the other day what tablets we have access too. I basically had to tell her "pretty much everyone currently made" :)
Tpyo's for the win...
pricey :(
That's wicked expensive.
why still sell the old ipad 2??
Somebody broke embargo there then...
Don't think I'll get one...
$329 ... pfftt....
Why not? ;)
He's live commenting. Probably the delay on the feed
it's old, and rubbish by comparison. just muddies the product lineup
hehehe!!
awwwwwwwwww
Andy, what's the UK price of the iPad 2?
Store is down
that.is.pure.genius.
So no retina and it is over 300?
yes.
It was £329 fro 16GB. £399 for "new" iPad 16GB
Tim, thanks to you, I missed a free lunch. Tim ruins everything!
It's by Apple and fits the Eco system. It'll sell
ipod's that wobble tim. WOBBLE.
Smaller display with same resolution is heading towards retina
So basically, at this price, it's only worth it if you're too poor for the full size version, or you like being 3" shorter than everyone else
:)
but they don't fall down?
sadly not :)
sums it up nicely.
you ipod wobbles??
£250-275 I reckon
yeah. jony ive screwed up. the lens sticks out. it's driving me nuts.
It's expensive, but the 7.X" form factor is really nice.
Lens bezel sits proud of the back. I told Mr C to get a case ;)
Or some sandpaper.
Ahhh.... got it
Priced just more than the kindle fire... the 'of course we aren't poaching your market' whilst knowing full well that lots of people will go 'well its only a few dollars more'
Ok, going to lunch.
:)
Later all
Mr C, look at the Incipio cases on Amazon. Super thin
cheers!
Or you could put it screen down :D
i'm not getting a case.
i dont think i quite understand what you mean... but anything that costs that much and is driving you nuts is no good.
Audio died/cut
jony is tired!
worst apple product since the magic mouse :(
Did he say anything about pre-orders?
friday
cheers for that everyone.
can't believe no mention of itunes?!
friday evening, our time...
(resists saying anything)
I told you they did that already.
If over subscribed, the app works better than the web page to order
It was a joy attending this live event with everyone. Now it's time for lunch!
Ow ow ow... why such a horrid noise. especially when it then stopped itself
What was the score with the mac mini and the MacBooks?
Orders 12 from the pub. Oops :)
FBFB replay now added to the thread. Thanks peeps.
Have a read of the FBFB just added, see if it answers your questions :)
13" with retina. Mac Mini with new stuff
Take a closer look at the photos on the web site, you will see that the camera lens bezel sticks out slightly.
Cheers folks
*Looks for Nexus box*
need to think about what to buy. imac is way more interesting than the mini.
ipad mini isn't something we really have a use for.
:)
which makes it wobble when it type with it on a desk.
*ipod rage*
It's cute and I can see it would be good for people that want one but don't want to shell out for the full one. Personally, if I want small I have phone, if I want big I have iPad. Small iPad is no use :)
I agreed the sale last Friday. Smart man
don't need it for testing purposes either really.
I really don't like the iMac, too thin. They've gone too far this time!
I used to think that.
I can... but only because I've been being lured by the idea of a kindle. this would avoid such a fate! (especially given the press this week)...
And you'll have plenty of people you can ask to look at things for you...
You can't see how thin it is when you are sitting in front of it though. I love the laminated display, no more tedious glass cleaning.
Wonder if there's an SD slot on the back?
http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/overview/
Bit of memory foam underneath it?
ohhhh i understand, thought you meant the actual structure wobbled!
I would see it every time I stand up though. I do that quite a lot, I'm afraid.
£269
yeah. cause that's what i wanted when i paid for it.
it's rubbish. there's no hiding it or fixing it. it's a crappy apple product.
16GB £269
32GB £349
64GB £429
Add £100 for cellular and UK 4G compatible now
They do seem to be getting more and more scientific. I suppose when you hit the limit of normal technology awesomeness, you have to start looking at it on an atomic level.
What is?
UK starting price
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/compare/
I do agree. I think that they forget that lots of people do actually type on them, not just play games :-(
we still need a new router. all the devices are supporting wifi standards that apple's own networking solution can't handle. that is just odd.
Do you type on a device that small when it's on it's back?
Do agree that it's a bad choice though. Have it 2mm thicker
The extreme has to be upgraded soon. Maybe soon and on the quiet?
My biggest gripe is no ADSL compatibility. Hence buying a new NetGear router a week or so back. Yes, NetGear. iOS 6 works just fine with it.
yes. I did a lot when I had the iPod touch 3rd gen. it too wobbled horribly under speed. Ended up with a wireless keyboard which was, well, a bit incongruous (being umpteen times the size of the device).
Drove me back to pen and paper for everything of length for a while. Phone not so bad. But this pretty is best :-)
Landscape thumb typing FTW :)
No Alex, must be bath time
Ha! didn't used to do that til you mentioned it. but still type properly for speed! Small hands have their advantages.
Oooo I bet I could get up quick a speed on the ipad mini
yup. that's the only way i can type on it :)
true. but how long are you gonna be using adsl. fibre everywhere in 2 years.
huh?
Darwin gave you opposable thumbs for a reason. Pick it up :)
Am guessing he's doing bed time routine with Nina.
He usually pops in to the event threads
Not here. MK got fibre fitted when it was first built and they've spent years ripping it up. only new build getting it again...
ahhh, he tweeted earlier. hadn't spotted him missing. #sorryalex
Unless we aren't here by then (stares hard at andy)
Only way to get fibre currently is via BT Infinity. We have been a BT-free household for over 8 years now.
eh, all your exchanges are accepting orders already: http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/
If you can type over 40wpm with your thumbs only then fine. I can go faster than most touch screens keep up...
They've been doing that for the last 5 years. Fooled us!
40 auto corrected words at least ;)
you might find yourself left behind if the LLU operators don't sort themselves out soon. 200MB verses 16MB is no contest for me.
Some areas our provider already is 'in'. But not here. long tedious political story...
Also, you need a phone as quick as your typing
*ahem*
I agree, but there's a principal at stake. Hoping our LLU supplier - Be are able to start offering FTTC soon.
And having to accept what they think you are trying to say, not ness. what you actually want to say.
Voice inputs for the win for conversation/fiction. Not much use for code though :-(
Also, Milton Keynes sufferes the double whammy of aluminium cabling and phone lines routed around 3 sides of the grid roads. Fine for telephony but useless for anything else.
This phone is fine right now... (paddingtonstare) I read nice and fast too...
hope so too. either way though, adsl missing from airport won't be much of a biggy :)
Fibre > 4G > ADSL > 3G > give up
give up? but the future is so brilliant :)
was kinda hoping for an ibooks 3 download. is it delayed until the mini is released?
Anyway, I'll put the keynote and FBFB on rewind as soon as I'm home and the keynote is up :-)
This thread is killing my phone!
randomly timed FCPX updated - http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2012/10/final-cut-pro-x-10-0-6/
are ibooks textbooks available is the UK? Couldn'tt find them anywhere in the store earlier
yeah, hard to find tho: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/ck-12-biology/id401004653
iPad Mini announced on the final day of Ceefax, coincidence?
After 38 years
Announced on the anniversary of the iPod
Press pics via Jim Dalrymple
http://www.loopinsight.com/liveblog_entry/auto-draft-782/ipadminiloop/
looks like a galaxy note :)
I thought Tim said it was available immediately.
hmm...
*refreshes*
I thought he said 'today'
They're rebooting the data farm :)
Right, home now. What happened to the button at the top, allowing you to scroll down? And the audio alerts tick?
Probably more accurate. Forgive me, it was one of the first things mentioned, and now I have MacBooks, minis and iMacs to think about.
hehehehe. any idea what's first on the list?
Wonder how easy a new iMac LCD is to replace :)
they're still there but are browser dependant. have you switched?
trying to decide. which event was better, today's or the one last month?
Can't see the scroll arrow on Firefox or Windows Phone. Not bothered about audio alerts as it only works in Chrome anyway.
I'm guessing a lot easier as there will be no glass cleaning, my least favourite repair task.
iMac now supports up to 32GBof RAM
http://www.apple.com/uk/imac/design/
Last month's was too long.
#BlameDaveGrohl :)
Darn him and his foo fighting.
odd. sounds like they're not loading the custom typeface.
imac pro
;)
Doesn't appear to be user upgradeable though, only "configurable".
so is the new imac screen still too glossy for pro use?
Good point. Saw a pic of full width speaker cutouts and didn't notice the RAM access panel missing
:(
Well I think the Retina is still too glossy, but I did get used to using an iMac (mainly helped by the 30" Cinema Display I had connected to it).
http://post.ly/9dUFH
Line in port is gone too.
Alex spotted the 27" has ram slots, the 21 does not
"8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory; four user-accessible SO-DIMM slots"
USB headset req'd
Or TB
Ah, missed that, in plain sight. Note also base model has no Fusion drive option available.
Interested to know if Fusion drive needs to be run at 88mph
Great Scott!
single thunderbolt port on the mini is very odd. seems completely backwards. drop f/wire and give us two tb's.
Daisy chain?
adds to the peripheral cost. many, many drives are coming out with a single port :(
Core i7 on the 21" iMac is new, isn't it [with turbo]
But that's the whole point. Silliness
http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10599
I'm still thinking I should get a Drobo mini and be done with it.
Just pop in a new drive every other year
this thing is looking chubby this evening :)
http://www.apple.com/uk/displays/
New model with the promised Mac Pros in 2013?
dunno if there's much point to a new mac pro. build a decent TB break out box and attach it to an iMac.
Tim alluded that they'd be arriving next year. Probably the lat ever, I guess
New iPads on the BBC News now.
Blimey
ZD Net editor says "it doesn't come with Google Maps"
Erm https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en#bmb=1
So we searched far and wide for other ideas, and we found one in a process called friction-stir welding. It’s commonly used on airplane wings, rocket booster tanks, and other parts that simply can’t fail.
it's a spaceship!
Will people really pay £1,500 for a laptop with only 128Gb of storage?
dunno. which one is it?
13" retina
one use case - making/testing retina websites. admittedly a niche use case :)
Haha, I see where that's going ;-)
i want an imac:
"we adapted a process used on smaller surfaces like camera lenses and fighter pilots’ helmet"
wha?!
13" range is now £999 to £1699
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
:) :)
768GB is an £800 option
Sheesh
ssd is year's away from being affordable.
hence fusion drive.
I'll keep mine till AppleCare expires and decide if I still need a desktop
tried to add one to our server today. £70 a month extra. eek.
OK, it's got 12 Cores but Mac Pro is 2.4GHz vs iMac's quad 3.4GHz
http://www.apple.com/uk/macpro/specs.html
so the only appeal is expandability.
Unless you need 64GB of RAM and like big boxes
You think? It's about 50p/Gb at the moment, how quickly do you think it's likely to drop further?
surely it's nearly £1 per gb?
On Apple prices, yes, but outside of Cupertino, it's half that.
Apple's drives and RAM have a notoriously high mark up
ahh, i haven't tried to buy my own. just tried to add it to our server. that is raid ssd though.
Ooh. Slightly related
"From November until February 2013 every EE customer gets a film download a week, and the data is on us http://t.co/RCxFFS5o"
hold on though, this isn't apple?
256GB (SSD) / £294.99
http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10599
Fixed link: http://t.co/RCxFFS5o
Ta
Try a supplier that doesn't charge over the odds :-)
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Storage/cat/Hard-Drive---SSD
What about a bare drive?
TB just isn't dropping fast enough in price
lacie are awesome though. wouldn't buy anything else for video editing.
re: 4G - is it just me, or are people being a bit quick to call EE's 4G prices excessive? Seem reasonable to me.
£5 more per month than 3G seems fair to me
not me :)
https://twitter.com/betterthan/status/260706467701731330
Maybe, but companies like OCZ, Crucial specialise in solid state, so I've no qualms using them.
fair enough. i can't see the price dropping too fast though. would love a full ssd set up, but am expecting to wait quite a bit longer. especially for 1tb / 2tb drives.
http://ee.co.uk/plans#section-plans-mobile-broadband
Is it me, or do the 18-month and 24-month plans not look right side-by-side?
I'm happy to have my general storage on an external, conventional HDD. I just want a 512Gb SSD for daily use.
my external drives are the most at risk. keep dropping the buggers :)
Yeah, that looks wrong
You need bubble wrap carpet and wine shields in every room! :)
:)
iPad Mini takes the iPhone 5 colour scheme of Black & Slate
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad-mini/specs/
To cellular or not to cellular?
Am thinking 16GB - with
am still sold on dongles.
Understandable for you without a phone.
I just want a Mophie Battery Case
but with a phone, you can tether?
True. Tethering 4G could be a data muncher though.
Unlimited data tariffs seem so long ago :(
what's most surprising, is how little i actually intend to buy.
mac mini was a let down. imac needs looking at, but cant until december. no need for ipad mini and the ipad 4 is the same as the ipad 3.
i can't actually spend any money.
Lego Star Wars coding http://i.imgur.com/3Sdn4.jpg
Baking http://i.imgur.com/XsH5c.jpg
Web design http://i.imgur.com/b63Tf.jpg
From http://imgur.com/a/0XvKw
:)
If Mac Mini had 2 TB ports would you buy? Would a TB splitter work?
oh yeah and the 13" mbp has shonky graphics.
needs nvidia graphics. unless that's an upgrade option, is a no go.
Doesn't appear so but it's always had integrated graphics, same as the 13" MacBooks
http://store.apple.com/uk/configure/MD388B/A?
Graphics break out box? :)
that's the new one. the old one had a NVIDIA GeForce 320M. i shoulda bought one last week :(
Refurb store will have em soon, updates quite frequently
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
Or a retail store, ask your friendly SPC Genius
:)
If not sold out already, they'd be pulled from the shelves.
Forums sometimes mention people asking for yesterday's stock and getting good deals
Wait, there was an iPad four?
new processor, faster graphics and lightning connector.
Also made sense to have an almost entirely fresh line up before Christmas
Rather than new tablets in Feb
agreed. gave them less time to innovate though. fatty ipad needs to go on a diet, not get bigger :)
like this summary - http://www.marco.org/2012/10/23/assorted-event-thoughts
Wonder if the iPad 2 will soldier on for years like the iPhone 3GS as the entry level big tablet
Mr C wants everything thinner, I don't want it thinner, I just want ever-greater battery life :-)
Speaking of Marco, his chat on Build & Analyze podcast was quite interesting. Talks about creating The Magazine. Which I've dl'd but not read yet
i don't want thinner? the ipod is too chuffing thin. i want more POWER! graphics power specifically.
unless you meant the ipad? that's not too thick, its a big heavy though. compared to gen 2.
True, you really can feel it in your hand, but compare it to the beast of weight that is the Nokia Lumia 920 and they've got a heavyweight tech category going there :-)
heheheh