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Here are my quick-hit reactions to Apple's March 8 event, at which the company updated the iPhone SE and iPad Air, rolled out a brand-new Mac and external ...

Since this is the end of the era, I’d expect Apple to turn the page soon and introduce the first wave of M2-based Macs. The M2 will probably be a somewhat modest improvement—you can’t make a big leap in performance and energy efficiency like the M1 every time out. The M1 Max chip itself is intelligent about saving energy by shutting off unused elements, so there doesn’t need to be a micromanager at a high level trying to spread the load. And it will please a lot of people who want a bit more than the 24-inch iMac, but don’t need to spend $2000 on a Mac Studio and then find a display to use with it. While it’s true that an Apple silicon-based Mac could probably do all that work itself, it’s important to remember that the Studio Display is also compatible with Intel Macs, including models from all the way back in 2016. The Mac Studio could be seen as an attempt to let the iMac and Mac mini go back to what they were before, with the Mac Studio shouldering the load as the provider of computing power to people who want it. There’s a good reason the M1 Ultra wasn’t named something like the M1 Max Duo: it’s not two chips, it’s two complete systems-on-a-chip combined into a single package. You heard Apple’s John Ternus right: The M1 Ultra is the final chip of the M1 era. It’s also processing the audio being sent to it, creating spatial audio effects for the Studio Display’s speakers. But here’s why: That A13 is doing the work of Center Stage, scanning the wide-angle camera image for faces and scaling and moving the view so that people are always in frame. With an A15 processor inside, I’d imagine this SE will be on sale for a couple of years at the very least. One of these days, this design will fade into oblivion like the original iPhone SE design (based on the iPhone 5). But Tuesday was not that day. I’m more struck by the fact that the iPad Air’s specs show just how efficient Apple can be about standardizing hardware and re-using it across multiple devices.

The new iPad Air gets a desktop-grade chip. Consider it a sign of things to come.

But the inclusion of the M1 in the iPad Air, a tweener of a device that was always more expensive than the most basic iPad and less powerful than the most souped-up iPad, means yet another Apple tab has been elevated to “PC” status. But next week, Apple will begin shipping a device that closely resembles a MacBook with a touchscreen. Will Apple ever ship a MacBook laptop with a touchscreen?

Convenient features like SD card slots, HDMI ports, and a traditional laptop keyboard were unceremoniously booted from MacBooks in favor of USB-C and a ...

The pairing of a Mac Studio and Studio Display is a less expensive, more flexible alternative to the iMac Pro’s computer-inside-a-screen. I don’t want to overstate Ive’s influence — or understate his accomplishments — at a company that’s as massive and successful as Apple. But with each passing Apple event, it’s hard to ignore the fact that a product shift is happening at the company. The last iMac Pro started at $4,999, while the starting price of a Mac Studio with Studio Display is $3,598. At least, that was my takeaway after watching Apple comparing the performance of the Studio’s M1 Ultra with the kinds of Intel Xeon processors it used to include on its professionally focused all-in-one, and which Apple now includes in its more expensive Mac Pro. That means four Thunderbolt 4 ports on its rear and the continued existence of traditional USB-A, Ethernet, 3.5mm audio, and HDMI ports for the vast majority of users that still need them. Apple’s professionally focused Mac Pro was given a space-efficient cylindrical redesign that failed at the basic task of keeping power-hungry components (like those a professional user might actually need) cool.

iPhone SE, Mac Studio, M1 Ultra, Apple Studio Display, and more! Jason Cross (Macworld.com) on 09 March, 2022 09:13.

That would hardly be enough to justify the US$1,599 (AU$2,499) starting price (you can spend more for a tilt-and-height adjustable stand or nano-texture glass), but the Studio Display is more than just a monitor. This monster of a chip will debut in a whole new product: Mac Studio. Think of it like two or three Mac minis stacks on top of each other, with lots of Thunderbolt ports and even an SD card slot in the front. The regular iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are now available in green, while the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max are available in a new Alpine Green finish. It's available with an M1 Max, 32GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD starting at US$1,999 (AU$3,099). That's for a 24-core GPU version–the full 32-core GPU will cost AU$300 more, and you can get 64 GB of RAM and an SSD up to 8TB, too. It's a monster of a chip, and an impressive technical feat. In partnership with the MLB, Apple TV+ subscribers (and for a limited time, non-subscribers) will be able to watch a live double-header on Friday evenings, complete with a live pre- and post-game show. It is likely much more powerful than a Mac Pro that costs 2-3 times more. It appears to the operating system to be a single chip with 20 CPU cores, 64 GPU cores, and up to 128GB of memory. We also expected a new iPad Air update, and Apple didn't disappoint. M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max… and now M1 Ultra. That's right, Apple has a fourth variant of its M1 Apple Silicon, and it's essentially two M1 Max chips in a single package, connected by a custom high-speed interconnect. With the tagline Peek Performance, Apple's first event of 2022 contained a surprisingly robust array of new stuff. The price is still US$599 (AU$929), but the cellular-equipped model, which now has 5G support costs AU$1,159.

And Apple is getting in on the fun too. In a tweet sent out to remind fans of the event, Apple is teasing that it's Almost whoa time, a clever word choice that ...

Among the rumors flying around are the launch of a brand-new Mac Studio and 27-inch Studio Display, Apple's first consumer-level monitor in years. Apple used the tagline Pro. Go. Whoa. to tease an event on May 6, 1998. And Apple is getting in on the fun too.

Containing a breakthrough M1 chip, 5G capabilities and a new front camera with Center Stage, the new model is set to provide better performance capabilities and ...

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