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It's also much harder to differentiate "pro" and consumer products these days, especially with the x86 CPU and chipset development plateauing as it is now. To
by pilsetnieks 10y ago
It's also much harder to differentiate "pro" and consumer products these days, especially with the x86 CPU and chipset development plateauing as it is now.
To have the same difference as there was between an early iBook and a Powerbook you'd have to pack the Macbook Pro with dual processor octacore Xeons, non-mobile graphics cards, etc. with all that entails (i.e. power draw, cooling, weight, price.) Few "pros" would be willing to return to lugging a 10lb "laptop" thick as an encyclopedia around, or pay twice as much.
- ksec 10y agoiPad sales, while declining, is now double that of Mac. I thought this was clear enough, consumers aren't even touching their PC anymore, at least that is where the trend is heading. The iPad, at those price point has taken over the cheaper segment what 11" Macbook Air was originally for. So what Apple envisioned, is that anyone using a PC or Mac is either a prosumer or professionals. And just like many other tech, Apple force their way in and make early steps for changes, Floppy, CD-ROM etc. No SCSI for iMac? Apple wanted everyone, or will force every USB to be USB-C type. And it is clear someday, 802.11ac / ad will be fast enough for wireless transfer between Professional Cameras. So they will get rid of SD-Card now. Any Kaby Lake offers little to no performance improvement over Skylake. And if you are wondering, the 10nm 25W Mobile CPU wont arrive til 2018. I honestly dont have any idea what people are complaining about in terms of tech. For me, apart from... Price.....