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Despite the headline this is still just speculation. But it is a pretty obvious bet at this point. The iPad pros are so fast, and have serious physical limitati
by burlesona 7y ago
Despite the headline this is still just speculation. But it is a pretty obvious bet at this point. The iPad pros are so fast, and have serious physical limitations compared to laptop and especially desktop computers.
I’m excited to see what Apple’s processor team could pull off with the higher budget, better heat dissipation, and much larger battery capacity that comes with a MacBook Pro housing.
- phren0logy 7y agoSaw a rumor today that the next iPad Pro will have a keyboard cover featuring a touchpad. No idea how credible that is, but it would be interesting to see if the iPad Pro and Macbook meet in the middle.
- Corrado 7y agoAgreed. I've thought for quite a while that Apple should/could put multiple ARM processors in a laptop and turn them on/off depending on need and power supply. This is the best of both worlds, in my view. Doing lots of heavy computing (gaming, etc.)? Turn on all 6 ARM processors! Working from the library and remoting into your server? Only turn on 1 ARM processor. I could even see being able to choose the number of processors when you buy the machine. Trying to save money? Get the single processor option. Need to compile Rust code daily? Get the 6 processor model. Or get a low end Mac Pro today and upgrade it tomorrow with processor cards. There are a lot of options when you control the complete system; Hardware, Firmware, and Software.