Microsoft: unseats Apple as most valuable company. Market caps:
- MSFT: $2.48 trillion;
- AAPL: $2.475 billion;
Desktops:
- if you are in the market for upgrading your desktop, one word of advice: wait.
- Apple has discontinued its smallest model (the 21.5") and now offers only the 24" and the 27" (the right thing to do, by the way -- if you want a smaller screen, buy a laptop; if you are buying a desktop, you want as big a screen as you can afford or for which you have space)
- the current Apple desktops are still Intel-based; Apple's laptops have the new M1 chips and have already improved those chips
- tea leaves suggest Apple will move to M1-based desktops next cycle;
- if you can afford it, the new M1-based desktops will be worth the wait; but,
- if you are looking for an incredible buying opportunity, the older Intel-based desktops will come down in price -- significantly
- in the old days, I always upgraded to an older model just as the new models came out; Apple computers "last forever"
- Later, November 2, 2021: as predicted. iMac Pro coming in 2022 with M1 Pro / Max chips. Link here. And, yes, I will upgrade.
Models: here are the two Apple desktop models: link to Apple.
MacBook Pro 2021 review: Sunday morning reading, from Joanna Stern, The WSJ: full-size ports, real function keys and other retro features, plus cutting-edge M1 Pro and M1 Max Chips, make the new MacBook Pro modesl the laptops to beat.
Using my typical apps on the baseline $1,999 14-inch model with M1 Pro chip and 16GB of RAM, I couldn’t get the thing to slow down. Even when I simultaneously exported a video in Adobe Premiere, listened to music in Apple Music, played the racing game “Asphalt 9” and launched 30-something Chrome tabs, the thing never revved its fans.
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The néw iMacs are ARM based computers but IMO too fruity for my taste and lack ports. Apple will get the picture and next release will sport more ports. The silver one is the only color I could stand. You are correct on waiting.
ReplyDeleteSeldom do I have strong feelings about one thing or another about which I often blog, but in this case, I know I'm right (LOL -- pride goeth before the fall) -- Apple will sell a lot of these desktops -- maybe even sell out the inventory -- but those who follow the industry closely will agree, I'm sure. Thank you for taking time to write.
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