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By "modular", Apple probably means that it is easier for themselves to provide multiple configurations and make updates, rather than end-users having the abilit

By "modular", Apple probably means that it is easier for themselves to provide multiple configurations and make updates, rather than end-users having the ability to stick in random cards/drives/memory/CPUs.

hilyen 10y ago
I agree, I think they just mean they probably will stop the soldering and glueing of pieces that should be easily replaceable.
- sigjuice 10y ago
  I hope they improve things on the iMac as well. The situation with the current iMacs is ridiculous. The 27 inch iMac has user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, but the 21 inch iMac has the memory glued on.
IBM 10y ago
If you read the transcript [1] of the meeting closely, when Schiller mentions modular, he seems to be making the distinction that the new Mac Pro would not be an iMac Pro. That is it would continue to be a product that doesn't come with a keyboard or monitor. Their other answers saying they want to deliver regular updates speaks to what you said, but the part where he actually mentions modular just reads to me as reassuring people that it's not going to be a higher end SKU of an iMac. >As part of doing a new Mac Pro — it is, by definition, a modular system — we will be doing a pro display as well. Now you won’t see any of those products this year; we’re in the process of that. We think it’s really important to create something great for our pro customers who want a Mac Pro modular system, and that’ll take longer than this year to do. >I think, as you talk about the pro user, the fact that our user base is split over notebooks, all-in-one desktops and modular desktops is important. We aren’t making one machine for pros. We’re making three different designs for pros. We’re going to continue to. >We care about our Pro users who use MacBook Pros, who use iMacs and who use Mac Pros, who use modular systems as well as all-in-one systems, who use the pro software we make. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/transcript-phil-schiller-craig-federighi-and-john-ternus-on-the-state-of-apples-pro-macs/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/transcript-phil-schiller-c...

hilyen 10y ago

I agree, I think they just mean they probably will stop the soldering and glueing of pieces that should be easily replaceable.

sigjuice 10y ago
I hope they improve things on the iMac as well. The situation with the current iMacs is ridiculous. The 27 inch iMac has user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, but the 21 inch iMac has the memory glued on.

IBM 10y ago

If you read the transcript [1] of the meeting closely, when Schiller mentions modular, he seems to be making the distinction that the new Mac Pro would not be an iMac Pro. That is it would continue to be a product that doesn't come with a keyboard or monitor. Their other answers saying they want to deliver regular updates speaks to what you said, but the part where he actually mentions modular just reads to me as reassuring people that it's not going to be a higher end SKU of an iMac. >As part of doing a new Mac Pro — it is, by definition, a modular system — we will be doing a pro display as well. Now you won’t see any of those products this year; we’re in the process of that. We think it’s really important to create something great for our pro customers who want a Mac Pro modular system, and that’ll take longer than this year to do. >I think, as you talk about the pro user, the fact that our user base is split over notebooks, all-in-one desktops and modular desktops is important. We aren’t making one machine for pros. We’re making three different designs for pros. We’re going to continue to. >We care about our Pro users who use MacBook Pros, who use iMacs and who use Mac Pros, who use modular systems as well as all-in-one systems, who use the pro software we make. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/transcript-phil-schiller-craig-federighi-and-john-ternus-on-the-state-of-apples-pro-macs/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/transcript-phil-schiller-c...