Ghost_MH Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jason said: I've seen some people speculate they'll do FaceID on the Mac next year and went for the notch now just to have design consistency once it's introduced. Sure, but that's just peak "things that Apple did6 and I hate". They have an the tech they need to do that today, but very likely chose not to because it's a feature they can sell people as an upgrade. The big upgrade this year for people don't don't care about specs were the return of ports. Next year it'll be Face ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I am highly temped to order a Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra. My current Mac set up is an Intel based MBP from...2019? Getting the itch to get in on the Apple silicon game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Unless you're a full time film editor or 3D animator, the ULTRA model is probably overkill. I really liked what the announced yesterday. It's finally the X-Mac, after all these years/decades. I'm happy to see the 27" iMac go. They were great computers, but attaching high end monitors to the computers themselves was was always so wasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I have my eye on that Ultra Model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, ort said: They were great computers, but attaching high end monitors to the computers themselves was was always so wasteful. It would have been a lot less of a big deal if they hadn't killed target display mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, ort said: Unless you're a full time film editor or 3D animator, the ULTRA model is probably overkill. What if you're a big dumb idiot that just likes technology?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I mean maybe, but I bet for 99% of what normal people do with computers the speed difference between the two wouldn't even be noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, ort said: I mean maybe, but I bet for 99% of what normal people do with computers the speed difference between the two wouldn't even be noticeable. Your epeen is never going to reach the ecervix with that attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 I continue to be extremely impressed by Apple's new computers. If I had any use for one at all I'd absolutely be looking to overspend on a studio right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Yeah, it funny, because 20-25 years ago I was always chasing after the newest thing because the computers back then couldn't keep up with my workload... but these days? I can do my job on a MacBook Air. And that's not even slumming it, like, yes, I do notice a difference with better hardware, but the bottleneck is me, not the CPU. Spending $4,000 on a Mac Studio vs $2,000 on a MacBook Pro (or even $1,000 on a MacBook Air) would probably save me like 30 seconds a week in compute time. It's just so not a big deal anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I might pick up a Mac Studio, but not for any regular workload. It just seems like a great platform to virtualize some ARM VMs. Don't know if I can get away with $4k. $2k should be easy enough, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 The $2,000 one is also an absolute monster of a machine. It's better specced than the M1 Max MacBook Pros they just released and those destroyed $20,000 Intel Mac Pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I'd like a computer that could easily edit, and display even, 8k video. Damn shame work is slow with these high rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I am a big dumb idiot with a raging tech boner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I am a big dumb idiot with a raging tech boner DAAAAAAAAAAAMN how many tabs you gonna open? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: DAAAAAAAAAAAMN how many tabs you gonna open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I really get my knickers in a bunch when the first thing you have to do after hooking a piece of electronics up is an immediate update 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Been a minute since I had a Mac desktop for my own use and nearly threw up at the "natural" setting for mouse scrolling. Next thing you know MS is going to call inverted thumb sticks for FPS games "natural". NOPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Been encoding some DCPs for the theater and getting around 35-40 fps, compared with my AMD 3900X machine which typically gets 20-24 fps. And the JPEG 2K encoder isn’t even tuned for the Apple silicon yet. Terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 6 hours ago, sblfilms said: Been a minute since I had a Mac desktop for my own use and nearly threw up at the "natural" setting for mouse scrolling. Next thing you know MS is going to call inverted thumb sticks for FPS games "natural". NOPE. I use inverted Y controls but Apple's "natural" scroll feels so bad to me. I have no idea why I'm like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 3:38 PM, sblfilms said: Been a minute since I had a Mac desktop for my own use and nearly threw up at the "natural" setting for mouse scrolling. Next thing you know MS is going to call inverted thumb sticks for FPS games "natural". NOPE. Your fingers and instincts are backwards. Or, you didn't grow up with Flight Simulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, Emblazon said: Your fingers and instincts are backwards. Just confirming what we already knew from your pumpkin fetish, you're a fucking pervert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Jason said: Just confirming what we already knew from your pumpkin fetish, you're a fucking pervert. Only for your mom. Up is up and down is down for FPS is simply inhuman and uncivilized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Inverted sticks all the way for shooters. Natural scrolling is the first thing I turn off on new Macs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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