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I'm curious if this will run on a full-fledged version of MacOS or if we'll finally start to see the ipad-ification of a laptop from apple
by jonfw 3y ago
I'm curious if this will run on a full-fledged version of MacOS or if we'll finally start to see the ipad-ification of a laptop from apple
- WillPostForFood 3y agoThey really should just enable mac apps on the iPad, and let that be the low-cost MacBook.
- robnado 3y agoThere is something to be said about the laptop form factor and macOS enabling productivity. That said, I would definitely see the guts of an iPad being put in the frame of a laptop with macOS.
- bpye 3y agoThe Air and 2 port Pro are very close to being the guts of an iPad Pro in a laptop chassis with macOS anyway.
- hx8 3y agoMacOS generally needs more ram than iPadOS because iPadOS can be more aggressive about pausing and closing applications to free up more ram than MacOS can be. I think some modern iPads are still at 4GB when that's too low for modern MacOS.
- kube-system 3y agoDifferent input devices really do need different UI controls, if you want a comfortable and polished experience. You can just do it anyway and expect the user to 'deal with it', but you end up with experiences that people just don't really like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Tablet_PC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Tablet_PC
- WillPostForFood 3y agoan iPad with the Apple keyboard brings input parity, so really nothing holding back running Mac apps.
- kube-system 3y agoAn ipad with a keyboard would still have an issue with the control design disparity between touch input vs pointer input.
- Wingman4l7 3y agoWe already have... they've destroyed reparability by soldering in the SSD and the RAM, and they turn into soft-bricked e-waste every time someone donates one and doesn't remove their Apple cloud account first.
- gumby 3y agoThey reduced the need to repair due to disk or RAM failure by getting rid of the connectors. I am not claiming they did this out of the sweetness of their hearts, but I do challenge your first point. I believe apple could fix the “didn’t log out of iCloud” problem if they want, even if only through through some special apple-only refurb process. They would have to have some way to figure out n if it were stolen or legitimately discarded. But they have no incentive to do this.
- helf 3y ago[dead]
- Wingman4l7 3y agoI've never seen a disk connector failure, but I've constantly seen disk failures. Soldering your disk to your mainboard also makes the cost (and odds of failure) of data recovery much higher.
- wnorris 3y agoI assume this will be lower cost through plastic casing, M1, and low RAM/storage. Currently the M1 is sufficient for 90%+ of the population (IMO), it is the RAM/storage that will outdate most Apple computers. If Apple sells this in the $599-799 range with 8GBs of RAM that would be a solid offering for most K-12 schools.
- nvm0n2 3y agoObvious strategy for price segmentation: it runs full macOS but can only install/run apps from the app store, and has no Terminal.app. At a stroke that partitions the market so developers and admin UNIX lover types can't buy them. Pro media users can't either because not enough RAM. But it runs Safari and iLife.