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> Plus they are nerfing the desktops by only offering the all-in-ones with m2 I'm confused by this statement. The iMacs leapfrogged M2. The new models shipping

> Plus they are nerfing the desktops by only offering the all-in-ones with m2 I'm confused by this statement. The iMacs leapfrogged M2. The new models shipping next month will have regular M3 chips, replacing M1 models.

daft_pink 3y ago
sorry, it's a typo and it won't let me edit it now. I meant that they only desktop they upgrade to m3 is the iMac and all the other desktops are thousands of dollars with the old processor... so like Mac Studio for $2,000 that I need to buy to power all my monitors now is using an old outdated processor.
- Twisell 3y ago
  You either have a very specific workload that justify replacing $2000+ devices each year with zero waiting margin... ...or you are vastly exaggerating by stating that a 8 month old device is an old outdated processor and that you can't wait 4 more months for the update.
  - daft_pink 3y ago
    Can I wait? Sure. But this is the whole problem with single source computing that suddenly we have to wait for the processor to be delivered in the form factor we would like until a single manufacturer chooses to give it to us and they could choose not to as the intel mac mini was not regularly updated or choose to spend thousands of dollars to purchase something that might be outdated in a four months. Plus the entire reason why I have to spend so much money is because they didn't bother to put a few dollars in i/o parts to allow it to support more video outputs that their low end devices could easily drive, and they don't support third party drivers well enough that we can use displaylink.
    - fragmede 3y ago
      displaylink works just fine with an M2 macbook, what was your experience with it?
- steve_adams_86 3y ago
  I wouldn’t consider the M2 outdated. My studio is running the M2 Max and it takes a lot to make it sweat. Would the M3 be better? Sure. In some ways. Is the M2 bad? Not at all. This is the best computer I’ve ever used by a wide margin, and I expect to continue using it for a long time. I would have hesitated to get an M2 with the M3 announced, but having used one now… I don’t care very much. It’s a bit like updating your iPhone every year. It’s like 5% better and in the scheme of things, it’s not worth worrying about.

daft_pink 3y ago

sorry, it's a typo and it won't let me edit it now. I meant that they only desktop they upgrade to m3 is the iMac and all the other desktops are thousands of dollars with the old processor... so like Mac Studio for $2,000 that I need to buy to power all my monitors now is using an old outdated processor.

Twisell 3y ago
You either have a very specific workload that justify replacing $2000+ devices each year with zero waiting margin... ...or you are vastly exaggerating by stating that a 8 month old device is an old outdated processor and that you can't wait 4 more months for the update.
- daft_pink 3y ago
  Can I wait? Sure. But this is the whole problem with single source computing that suddenly we have to wait for the processor to be delivered in the form factor we would like until a single manufacturer chooses to give it to us and they could choose not to as the intel mac mini was not regularly updated or choose to spend thousands of dollars to purchase something that might be outdated in a four months. Plus the entire reason why I have to spend so much money is because they didn't bother to put a few dollars in i/o parts to allow it to support more video outputs that their low end devices could easily drive, and they don't support third party drivers well enough that we can use displaylink.
  - fragmede 3y ago
    displaylink works just fine with an M2 macbook, what was your experience with it?
steve_adams_86 3y ago
I wouldn’t consider the M2 outdated. My studio is running the M2 Max and it takes a lot to make it sweat. Would the M3 be better? Sure. In some ways. Is the M2 bad? Not at all. This is the best computer I’ve ever used by a wide margin, and I expect to continue using it for a long time. I would have hesitated to get an M2 with the M3 announced, but having used one now… I don’t care very much. It’s a bit like updating your iPhone every year. It’s like 5% better and in the scheme of things, it’s not worth worrying about.