[GDT] apple event march 8th gameday thread

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Clark Nova: Jul 18, 2004

I was left with absolutely no desire to squander thousands of dollars on nearly-disposable electronics. loving lame

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:09

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# ? May 4, 2024 11:56

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

go play outside Skyler posted:

ahem, you'll know I graduated university in 3-prong connector sciences so of course I would recognize it if I saw it

where did you see it because none of the renders on the website seem to show a 3-prong design

it's literally the shape of the plug, it's a normal 3-prong cord hole

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:09

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

mediaphage posted:

it's literally the shape of the plug, it's a normal 3-prong cord hole

was talking about the display

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:11

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

go play outside Skyler posted:

was talking about the display

my bad

it's just using a magsafe connector like imac, looks like

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:11

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

mediaphage posted:

it's literally the shape of the plug, it's a normal 3-prong cord hole

iec c13 is �normal�, not this c5 garbage

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:12

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

hobbesmaster posted:

iec c13 is �normal�, not this c5 garbage

literally nobody cares, it's normal enough you'll be able to find cords for it if you want, stop whining about a power connector cutout

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:12

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

hobbesmaster posted:

iec c13 is �normal�, not this c5 garbage

that's some Mickey Mouse poo poo

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:13

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

Clark Nova posted:

I was left with absolutely no desire to squander thousands of dollars on nearly-disposable electronics. loving lame

i mean, the ipad air is a nice bump if you're looking for something to upgrade and your ipad is over 4 years old and you add literally every accessory possible to break that $1k minimum

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:13

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

go play outside Skyler posted:

that's some Mickey Mouse poo poo

gently caress imagine I made this joke instead

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:13

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

mediaphage posted:

my bad

it's just using a magsafe connector like imac, looks like

wonder if you'll be able to use a power supply with an ethernet connector on it

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:13

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

mediaphage posted:

literally nobody cares, it's normal enough you'll be able to find cords for it if you want, stop whining about a power connector cutout

yes but what about the Cinema Display

seems like you will literally have to buy a special cable from apple if you lose it

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:14

Pulcinella: Feb 15, 2019; Can't post for 22 days!

Perplx posted:

the mac studio was built exclusively for MKBHD and iJustine

Need all that cpu and gpu power to process 8K RED footage of tech products (really love being able to see finger print smudges and stray hairs that no one bothered to wipe off in high-resolution.).

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:14

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

go play outside Skyler posted:

yes but what about the Cinema Display

seems like you will literally have to buy a special cable from apple if you lose it

how often do you lose monitor power cables, be honest

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:18

Perplx: Jun 26, 2004; Best viewed on Orgasma Plasma; Lipstick Apathy

hobbesmaster posted:

iec c13 is �normal�, not this c5 garbage

they are just flexing that it uses as much power as a windows laptop

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:18

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

mediaphage posted:

how often do you lose monitor power cables, be honest

i imagine apple thinks people loose them enough for it to be worth spending the r&d and tooling to develop their own power supply connector that they will sell you for 40$?

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:20

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

go play outside Skyler posted:

i imagine apple thinks people loose them enough for it to be worth spending the r&d and tooling to develop their own power supply connector that they will sell you for 40$?

lol

i think they already did all that work for the imac and decided to just throw it on the monitor too since it's a nicer experience when you set it up

i'd be surprised if they sell very many at all of the standalone cables to anyone outside of someone who wants a spare for another room or something

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:24

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

mediaphage posted:

lol

i think they already did all that work for the imac and decided to just throw it on the monitor too since it's a nicer experience when you set it up

i'd be surprised if they sell very many at all of the standalone cables to anyone outside of someone who wants a spare for another room or something

but i thought the imac had a separate power brick? does that mean the apple display requires a separate power brick? that makes the thing even more expensive

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:26

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

go play outside Skyler posted:

but i thought the imac had a separate power brick? does that mean the apple display requires a separate power brick? that makes the thing even more expensive

I assume they�re just using the same ones as the big MacBook pros

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:27

go play outside Skyler: Nov 7, 2005

hobbesmaster posted:

I assume they�re just using the same ones as the big MacBook pros

They mention the power cable being part of the box for the imacs. guess they just forgot to put it for the studio Display then

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:29

mediaphage: Mar 22, 2007; Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

i wonder if it comes preplugged in or something, so it isn't considered 'separate'? it's weird looking, the contents just list the display and a tbolt cable

the xdr uses the three pronger like the studio

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:33

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

go play outside Skyler posted:

height adjustable stand is a 400$ premium

get hosed tim

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:34

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

has anyone loled that the display is still sixty hertz in the year of our lord twenty twenty two

cause i am loling about that

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:38

graph: Nov 22, 2006; aaag peanuts

go play outside Skyler posted:

but i thought the imac had a separate power brick?

it does and thats where the eth is

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:40

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

Sagebrush posted:

has anyone loled that the display is still sixty hertz in the year of our lord twenty twenty two

cause i am loling about that

it�s not like you�re going to be playing rocket league on it

# ? Mar 8, 2022 20:52

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

graphics applications are like a million times better with higher refresh rates though. anything in photoshop, illustrator, any 3d program, etc is so much nicer to use with the increased responsiveness. it's why the ipad pro is the best drawing tablet thing -- that 120hz refresh rate. no other tablet displays refresh that fast.

it's really insane that they keep focusing so hard on ~retina~ and hdr and stuff while they're still bogged down at a refresh rate from 1982. spatial resolution is good enough already. temporal resolution is the new hotness

# ? Mar 8, 2022 21:04

Jimmy Carter: Nov 3, 2005; THIS MOTHERDUCKER
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mediaphage posted:

literally nobody cares, it's normal enough you'll be able to find cords for it if you want, stop whining about a power connector cutout

they make dongles for exactly this purpose.

# ? Mar 8, 2022 21:25

Kazinsal: Dec 13, 2011

Sagebrush posted:

graphics applications are like a million times better with higher refresh rates though. anything in photoshop, illustrator, any 3d program, etc is so much nicer to use with the increased responsiveness. it's why the ipad pro is the best drawing tablet thing -- that 120hz refresh rate. no other tablet displays refresh that fast.

it's really insane that they keep focusing so hard on ~retina~ and hdr and stuff while they're still bogged down at a refresh rate from 1982. spatial resolution is good enough already. temporal resolution is the new hotness

meanwhile an LG 4K144 27" IPS is like $900. lol. lmao

# ? Mar 9, 2022 02:28

git apologist: Jun 4, 2003

mediaphage posted:

it's literally the shape of the plug, it's a normal 3-prong cord hole

its called a clover connector I think

# ? Mar 9, 2022 03:23

my homie dhall: Dec 9, 2010; honey, oh please, it's just a machine

waking up to no new mba� disappointing

# ? Mar 9, 2022 06:06

Beyond ReTarTed.: Dec 19, 2021; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

it'd be hell trying to purchase that apple product anyway. the cashier would give you incorrect change (which is robbery), there would be various surprise required card charges during setup, and you'd still need yet another court order to reach any sort usable functionality

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# ? Mar 9, 2022 06:18

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

Gentle Autist posted:

its called a clover connector I think

it�s a mickey mouse connector for a real mickey mouse operation that tim runs

# ? Mar 9, 2022 06:36

git apologist: Jun 4, 2003

Beyond ReTarTed. posted:

it'd be hell trying to purchase that apple product anyway. the cashier would give you incorrect change (which is robbery), there would be various surprise required card charges during setup, and you'd still need yet another court order to reach any sort usable functionality

that�s android

# ? Mar 9, 2022 07:45