seanconnery
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Still working on the "....something of a cup de sac"
Did you mean "cul de sac"
sean
Did you mean "cul de sac"
sean
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Yes. One day I’ll write a paragraph without a typo. Well spotted.Still working on the "....something of a cup de sac"
Did you mean "cul de sac"
sean
lol!ipads? No thanks i hate them
Strange. My six year old daughter loves them :ROTFL:iPads? No thanks I hate them
The biggest issue for me is that it's more or less as expensive as a 12" MacBook which is also around the same size and weight but comes with a proper keyboard and a full macOS.The biggest issue with the new Mac Pro is you dont get much performance
at the entry price. The graphics card is poor and the SSD quite small , and of course who wants a paltry 32 GB or ram?
eGPU’s are a great alternative though you lose some performance due to the TB3 throughout bottleneck. A Mac Mini will almost assuredly require an eGPU for video and thankfully it can support two of them through the TB3 ports. Technically there are 4 TB3 ports but only two controllers which support one eGPU each. It’s the most logical option right now if you don’t want an iMac but the iMac probably packs a bit more performance though you’ll lose the T2 chip in the non-Pro iMac which the Mac Mini does indeed have. If you don’t use H.265/HEVC video then you may not see a difference though.Stuart,
You might consider an external GPU. I have no experience there, but it may be enough video processing power at a much lower price than a well-equipped Mac Pro.
I do no video, so a Macbook Pro or 2015 iMac are quite powerful enough.
Matt
Um, I can say what works for me best, but I can't do what you're doing and say what would be best for Apple to produce.Who are you to think you can decide what’s best for you? I’d assume an informed consumer... you probably know what’s best for you better than Apple, Microsoft, etc. ...
ALL of these things are compromises in one way or another.That’s different from saying that any of them can provide a suitable solution but even a suitable solution can be a compromise - even though it may work for you. ...
Different points of view I guess and that’s fine but if I don’t see my desires met I voice them. It’s still a “free” world... for now.Um, I can say what works for me best, but I can't do what you're doing and say what would be best for Apple to produce.
ALL of these things are compromises in one way or another.
I agree that the further differentiation/development of iPad OS from iOS is a huge thing. Makes me even happier that I decided to buy an iPad Pro 11" last year and sell the MacBook Air 13" that was just sitting around... The iPad Pro 11" with current iOS is already doing the number as my 98% use system.
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Mac mini too. That looks like quite the hub! At a slightly lower end price, however, there's the OWC 10-Port USB-C Dock and the OWC USB-C Travel Dock. These look a little more my speed for the Mac mini I'm planning to buy.The newer Macs (iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro) have USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports. ...
Many thanks Joe for the excellent information, much appreciated. :thumbs:The newer Macs (iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro) have USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports. Your 2013 Mac Pro has Thunderbolt 2 ports. You'll need a USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 "dongle" and/or a "hub" to get the connectivity you need. I swapped my drive enclosures to USB-C enclosures to avoid dongles, but it wasn't necessary given the availability of USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 dongles from Apple. BTW, I daisy chain the USB-C connections between drive enclosures. I also use a CalDigit dock/hub to add more ports and an SD card slot. One short cable from the computer to the dock/hub adds 15 additional ports of various kinds. Hope this helps.
Joe