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I think Apple are looking to kill off desktops within a few years now. If you watched the event, they had a sequence showing a "pro workstation" with a laptop
by dasmoth 10y ago
I think Apple are looking to kill off desktops within a few years now. If you watched the event, they had a sequence showing a "pro workstation" with a laptop taking the "keyboard position on the desk" plus external monitors and thunderbolt storage. That's where they're heading...
- milankragujevic 10y agoBut what do I do with a MacBook Air 11" for ultra portability and no desktop yet because old PC broke, and I wanted to get a Mini because no money but I don't know what to do now...?
- josho 10y agoThat's fine for Pro's, but a silly strategy for the home/family market. Buying a mini is a no brainer. Buying an iMac is a bit iffy compared to PCs on price. But, a MacBook + display is a no go for most homes. I suppose Apple feels their iPads will target the home market.
- dasmoth 10y agoI don't think they expect home users to use an external display for "work" usage. For video or casual gaming you can connect to a TV. (Not necessarily happy with this logic, but I think it's the direction they're headed...)
- tensor 10y agoThat was quite a silly setup. The keyboard screen blocked the monitors and you have a break in the monitors right in the middle where you look most often. I currently use a MBP with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. It's ok, but with only 16gb of ram and no nvidia chips it's not exactly a good workstation. Professionals are now forced to have a second computer with a lot of ram and GPUs for computing. Very much not ideal.