Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Apple Is Hiding Something…

Computers for rich people.

https://youtu.be/2GlbxfquG-U

Not impressed with new iMacs.

Apple tends to introduce new models, sometimes taking away features like ports and memory, and then charge at least $200 more for the new computer compared to the previous model.

Compared to my used 2017 27" iMac with a 5K display that I paid $1,050 for, the new iMacs have ...

A smaller 24" 4.5K display.  (4K is overkill on this size display.)
Only 8 gigs of RAM.  (This is not really enough.)
Is non-upgradeable.  According to one source,  you can't even fix them.  Maybe Apple can fix them.

Fewer ports.
A crappy Apple keyboard and crappy "magic mouse."
The M1 processor that is over twice as fast.
Costs at least $250 depending upon the model.

The M1 processor is a mobile processor, but it outperforms most desktop processors.  On the high-end CPU list, the M1 is almost halfway down, but my Intel i5 7500 is close to the bottom.




My 2017 iMac came with 8 gigs of RAM, but I added 32 gigs.  That is overkill because a total of 16 to 24 gigs is plenty.

If I wanted an M1 processor then I would buy a Mac Mini for under $700 and then configure the peripherals the way I wanted.

It is possible to upgrade the processor on my iMac, at some cost, but I am thinking of doing that.


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April 21, 2021

Happy Hump Day! Apple announced a bunch of new stuff yesterday, including svelte new iMacs with the company's M1 chip, an updated M1 iPad Pro, the long-rumored (and finally official) AirTags, a new Apple TV with the A12 Bionic processor and (vastly) improved remote, and even a new purple color for the iPhone 12. There's a lot, but we have all the details below. Posts for days, y'all.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Meta Human looks amazing

I have thought for a long time that digital actors in movies were inevitable.  I have mentioned in the past that we might be able to recreate dead actors.  Online I suggested that your gaming console might be able to play a realistic 3D-generated movie, although I am not sure how that is any better than pre-rendered videos.

The same people who made all the AT&T "You will" commercials in the early 90's more recently predicted that in the future that the distinction between movies and games will blur.  In a way, this is already happening.



Saturday, April 10, 2021

Why does Apple still sell this absolutely terrible Mac?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRhYzEImuu8

It does not surprise me that Apple would sell people a crappy computer for $1,100.  I also hate the idea of a 21.5-inch display.

He points out that for $1,100 you can buy a used 2017 27 inch quad-core iMac.  I paid $1,050 for mine almost 2 years ago.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

CPU? GPU? This new ARM chip is BOTH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXhlDt2SD8o

This video is over a year old.  Cutting to the chase, some of the features of this advanced chip can be found in Apple's more recent M1 chip that is a bit of a technological revolution:  Put CPU cores, GPU cores, and ultra-fast RAM onto a single chip, along with specialized compute sections for things like video rendering, and the result is a single chip that uses much less power while delivering more performance.  In the near term, this is probably the future of computing.

One of the advantages of being one of the richest companies in the world is that you can spend more on R&D.

Apple's low-end computers, like the M1 Macbook Air or the M1 Mac Mini, deliver a lot of computer power for the money.