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Apple To Refresh Mac mini, MacBook Pro, iMac Lineups Later This Year, Report Says (macrumors.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

According to a note shared by reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to refresh a number of its computing product lineups later this year. Via MacRumors: iPhone: There are three iPhones in the works, two OLED models in 5.8 and 6.5-inch sizes and one LED model that will be available in a 6.1-inch size.
iPad: Apple is working on two new 11 and 12.9-inch models that are equipped with a full-screen design and no Home button, with Apple to replace Touch ID with Face ID.
Mac mini: Processor upgrades expected.
MacBook Pro: Processor upgrades expected.
MacBook: Processor upgrades expected.
New Low-Priced Notebook: Kuo believes Apple is designing a new low-priced notebook. He originally said that this would be in the MacBook Air family, but now has changed his mind. Previous rumors have suggested this machine could be a 12-inch MacBook.
iMac: Significant display performance upgrade alongside a processor upgrade.
Apple Watch: Two new models in sizes that include 1.57 inches (39.9mm) and 1.78 inches (45.2mm) with an enhanced heart rate detection feature.

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  1. And Tim Cook thinks to himself.... by Sebby · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... " That oughta shut them up! "

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    1. Re:And Tim Cook thinks to himself.... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Why? It seems like a whole lot of nothin' interesting at all. So some screen is an inch bigger or a processor that sits idle 99% of the time can boast a few more Hz. Jeez, you'd think it was the second coming. Apple, please let me know when you're going to get off your asses and do something interesting again.

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  2. If only Apple also got rid of key bugs in iTunes.. by gyepi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If only Apple also upgraded iTunes to a decent music player that does not skip randomly in the middle of a track to the next song..

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  3. Some upgrade technicalities by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's amazing how a man could design systems in a way that even after he died 7 years ago they're now still sold almost as they were 7 years ago.

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  4. Underwhelming by sjbe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So basically they are putting in newer processors into most of their Mac line but doing little else. Nice but not exactly mind blowing to understate things greatly. The Mac Pro is conspicuously absent from the list. As seems usual lately the Mac seems to be getting ignored and most of the design effort is going into the iPhone.

    1. Re:Underwhelming by apoc.famine · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Honestly - what is is there to do?

      More ram, bigger hard drives, better video cards, better battery life, cheaper.

      Software will always need bug fixes...

      And a shit-ton of that. They haven't been keeping pace on bug fixes for years now. Even though I've ditched Mac at this point, I still check in MPG to see what I'm missing. And because my wife still has the last MBP.

      I stumbled on the Core Rot series googling a very irritating bug which Apple didn't seem to be addressing. Come to find out, it was well known and a year old at that point. Still hasn't gotten fixed 3 years later.

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  5. Apple needs real hardware not rumors by xack · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We all know what hardware we want, but until Apple listens to its user base the best Mac is a Hackintosh.

  6. Apple to Remove all Peripheral Ports by DatbeDank · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, Apple also plans on removing peripheral and charging ports. Once the battery is finished, you toss the device and buy a new one!

  7. I can't wait to see the new connector by denis-The-menace · · Score: 4, Insightful

    and all the dongles for that new connector. /s

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    1. Re:I can't wait to see the new connector by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Informative

      They’re removing the few remaining ports... BUT introducing the new Apple AirDongle! Wirelessly connect all your wired peripherals to your laptop - at (up to) 802.11ac speeds!

      Starting at $899 for the 802.11g model.

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  8. Apple discovers the "Notebook" market? by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >> a 12-inch MacBook

    Congratulations, you invented the Notebook.

    >> MacBook and MacBook Pro: Nothing but minor processor upgrades expected, and that only because we can't buy the old ones anymore. At least we didn't take away more USB slots - yet.

    As expected.

    Please, please spin off your MacBooks to a company that knows what's doing! (Signed: 79% of your users.)

  9. Re:If only Apple also got rid of key bugs in iTune by cre1mer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop playing iTunes on your laptop while driving a Yugo.

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  10. Apple has bigger problems by sjbe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If only Apple also upgraded iTunes to a decent music player that does not skip randomly in the middle of a track to the next song

    You actually use iTunes? I haven't fired that up in probably 3 years. Frankly Apple has bigger fish to fry than that obsolete piece of garbage. For example:
    1) The Mac Mini and Mac Pro haven't seen a meaningful update in years and basically get ignored
    2) The Mac Pro design is stupid and needs to be fixed ASAP
    3) Apple still can't get seamless integration between their operating systems and devices for files and data
    4) Apple still doesn't have a decent application for proper note taking with the Apple Pencil
    5) It's time for the lightning connector to die in a fire and be replaced with USB-C
    6) Apple needs more than a single USB-C port on certain of their laptops
    7) Dongle hell
    8) Apple Pay still not accepted enough places
    9) Apple Pencil is a total afterthought with basically no useful software support unless you are a digital artist focused on the iPad (useless on a Mac)
    10) Apple treats cases for their phones as an afterthought rather than an important part of the device despite nearly every customer buying one
    11) iPhones can have a power cord or a wired headset attached but not both at the same time.
    12) Apple Maps still lags behind Google's offerings
    13) Apple is ignoring equipment for serious artists (why don't they buy Wacom?)
    14) It's still unclear what Apple's next Big Thing will be. To grow the company they can't coast on the iPhone forever.

    The list goes on and on. Apple does a lot of things right but they could be doing so much more/better.

    1. Re:Apple has bigger problems by Dixie_Flatline · · Score: 4, Informative

      For #8, it's important for Americans to remember that they're not the only country in the world, and a great deal of why Apple Pay isn't accepted everywhere is because American payment infrastructure is woefully outdated and still apparently relies on signatures on pieces of paper in a great many instances.

      Apple Pay is accepted anywhere that tap-to-pay works, so that means here in Canada that a huge and growing number of merchants accept it. Apple Pay isn't really specifically some sort of tech magic that needs Apple specific merchant hardware to work, it just needs run-of-the-mill tap-to-pay terminals.