“As expected, Apple just sent out invites for an event in Cupertino next week on October 27th,” Nilay Patel reports for The Verge.
“The tagline on the invite, ‘hello again,’ is a clear reference to the Mac, which was originally introduced with the word ‘hello'” in 1984,” Patel reports. “The event will be streamed live starting at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.”
“The rumors suggest the new MacBook Pro will have an OLED touch control bar above the keyboard that will dynamically display different function keys,” Patel reports. ” There are also reports that Apple will move to an all-USB-C port arrangement, dropping classic USB and its own MagSafe power connector in favor of the simple all-in-one port it uses on the smaller 12-inch MacBook.”
MacDailyNews Note: The event will be streamed live by Apple here.
MacDailyNews Take: Shut up. Just shut up!
You had us at hello… you had us at hello.
The use of “hello” by Apple (previously used to introduce the original Mac, the original iMac, and the iPhone) is significant and signals that this is more than a typical Mac event.
As we wrote back in January 2014:
Don’t be surprised to see Apple A-series-powered Macs.
SEE ALSO:
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Apple plans to launch new Macs at special event on October 27th – October 18, 2016macOS Sierra code suggests Apple could dump Intel processors in Macs for Apple A-series chips – September 30, 2016
The iPhone’s new A10 Fusion chip should worry Intel – September 16, 2016
Apple’s MacBook Pro not likely to sport Intel Kaby Lake processors this year – August 16, 2016
Mac sales to grow in enterprise with new Apple A-series-powered Mac – October 14, 2015
Apple is a semiconductor powerhouse; expect the first ARM-based Macs to appear in 2016 – March 31, 2015
Apple A-series-powered Macs are not only feasible, they may be inevitable – January 15, 2015
Why Apple dumping Intel processors would be disastrous – January 14, 2015
KGI: Apple is designing its own processors for Mac – January 14, 2015
Apple A9-powered MacBook Air? – December 16, 2014
Why Apple will switch to ARM-based Apple A-series-powered Macs – August 27, 2014
Intel-powered Macs: The end is nigh – August 4, 2014
Intel’s Broadwell chips further delayed; not shipping for most Macs until early-mid 2015 – July 9, 2014
Apple will inevitably drop Intel for their own A-series processors in the Mac – June 26, 2014
How long before Apple dumps Intel from MacBook Air? – June 26, 2013
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Stop salivating you all. Likely something to do with Siri. “Again” means something did not work as expected and are trying… Again.
You are clearly ignorant of Apple’s history in this regard.
Bring it on!…I got a lot of pent-up upgrade dollars that need to change hands…
i’m curious to see if the macs will be dumbed down and even less user-accessible
I don’t think they can get any less user accessible at this point
I’m curious to know if either of you ever have anything valuable (or even just positive) to say. Your comments are dumbed down and user unfriendly.
Maybe the ‘Again’ refers to the much neglected Mac Mini, and Mac Pro computers?! 🖖😀⌚️
Wasn’t “Hello, again!” the introduction of the 1998 iMac?
I hope it is as good as back then.
No, it was “Hello (again)”
Yea, but I still hear the Neil Diamond song in my head. 🙂
While USB-C may be the future, I clearly hope that the MacBook Pros continue to also have Thunderbolt ports. For people that heavily invested in Thunderbolt peripherals the absence of said port on MacBook Pros and any desktops announced will be a killer. I’m all for the future but the future must also contain a bridge to the present and the very recent (i.e., ‘last’ years model) past.
As someone invested in Thunderbolt peripherals, I’ll be happy if there’s an adaptor. Thunderbolt never achieved critical mass, and frankly I’m surprised it lasted this long. It’s got to die. Now is as good as any time.
Frankly, I need the new MBP’s to have Thunderbolt 3, as that spec’s official support for eGPU’s helps overcome being saddled with an inferior AMD card. Even if we get NVIDIA’s again for my line of work, chained eGPU’s for distributed rendering is a very real need.
I’ve been using Macs for as long as I’ve worked in 3D (16 years), and I do not relish the thought of having to downgrade to Windows, but if the next-gen hardware is more prosumer than professional, if it stops serving the need of the real pros out there like me, there may be no choice.
*sigh*
Even if they use only USB-C connectors, the adapters to the mini DisplayPort cables should be passive. Thunderbolt 3 is using USB-C for its connectivity.
I’m not sure that USB-C is backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 1 and 2. Hence, the NEW Macs won’t necessarily be able to use existing Thunderbolt devices. I hope I’m wrong, but as of now, I know of NO USB-C to Thunderbolt adapters…
USB-C and Thunderbolt share the same connector.
USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 share the same connector. I’m not sure that USB-C is backwards compatible to Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices.
Great. There will probably be only ONE USB-C port. I will need to buy an adapter that splits that USB-C into three or more USB-C ports. Then I can use one for power. Then I will need an adapter to connect my ethernet to one of the USB-Cs and another adapter to connect to my Thunderbolt external hard drives.
It won’t be a pro without Thunderbolt.
Don’t confuse things. Thunderbolt 3 is what Apple will adopt for Mac computers – probably MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro. Thunderbolt 3 uses a Type-C connector. Thunderbolt 3 supports USB 3.1 gen2 (aka USB-C) as a (higher) alternate level, which in turn is backwards compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0 and earlier Thunderbolt (1 and 2) systems. That’s exactly what all the PC companies, which have adopted Thunderbolt 3, have done as well. The problem seems to be that some PCs are not implementing Thunderbolt 3 to the full spec (they don’t support all the PCI lanes and 15W power). https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-does-it-all
Converters from Thunderbolt 3 (Type C) and older Thunderbolt devices (mini DisplayPort connector) already exist: https://www.startech.com/Cables/thunderbolt-3-cables/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-thunderbolt-adapter~TBT3TBTADAP
These adaptors are more complicated than a simple connector converter, because of the need to support bus-power. In fact, the whole thing with USB-C is more complicated than Intel would wish and that’s why things are taking so long… 🙂
I love MagSafe, it has saved my butt a couple of times.
A couple?
The only thing MagSafe has saved me is from kinking the really expensive power connector cable. My non-MagSafe iBook went through too many cables due to shorts near the connector. The MagSafe would just pop off if kinked. It’s not as big a deal with the USB-C since the cable is detachable and interchangeable.
My backup iMac died on me and I’ve been holding off on taking it in to see what it will cost to repair hoping something new would come out. Fingers crossed…
mxnt41,
It might be as simple as replacing your Hard drive…which is easy to do when guided by iFixit on You Tube…
Hopefully you had it Backed Up…
Already done that previously it’s a power issue. The cost might not be much, but it might be a logic board issue, the iMac in question is about ten years old so at the point that I’m not overly concerned in spending any real amount to fix it , especially if I can move my current one down to serve as the spare and replace it with something new.
“The use of “hello” by Apple is significant and signals that this is more than a typical Mac event.”
How so?
Can you see the video and pic in the take?
“hello” introduced the first ever Macintosh.
“hello (again)” introduced the iMac.
“hello again” next week had better be an equally momentous event!
I don’t get the MDN take.
No matter.
Looking forward to the most badass computers the world has ever seen …
It’s a line from the movie “Jerry Macguire”
if this event is as important as MDN thinks, here is my guess for the big announcement:
Mac laptops running on the A-series chips.
Now that would be big news.
More idiocy that needs to be one starred.
For the sake of all that is right in this world, I one star this profoundly idiotic post.
OK since you asked nicely, I just one starred both your posts.
“hello” was also the 1st TV ad for the iPhone!
I’m not at all saying that this has anything to do with iPhone, but “hello” is such a great tagline…
Yes!
My second favorite Apple commercial following the legendary 1984 iconic ad.
PLEEEEEASE…….
a Mac Pro that makes pro sense, like upgradable GPU’s….. (GPUs are different for different uses, and with bigger and bigger higher res monitors in multiple monitor setups we need power GPUs… )
If they go for it and implement the A Series chipset, what does that mean for the Coco programming environment for MacOS applications? How does SWIFT fit in? How much recoding and/or recompiling will software vendors need to do to run their apps natively? Will there be a Rosetta like run time translator?
IF they go for A10+, it will be the easiest processor transition for developers and users ever.
If you develop apps for the iOS or Mac App Store, I agree. If you develop desktop Apps, like MS’ Office for Mac or Adobe’s Creative Suite, it won’t be that easy.
A “Hello Again” Mac for my needs will be:
1. A user upgradable desktop or tower (Xeon or not)
2. High end graphic options on par with current PC possibilities
Then I predict you’re going to be sorely disappointed.
They should have a reunion of The Cars as their musical guest.
You prob have to be old to get that joke.
Would kinda suck without Benjamin Orr RIP…
If its a MacPro and it dose not have a NVIDA pascal GPU then its all for not. It either done right are we are going to have to wait another 3 years.
Hmmm, no one dissecting the graphic on the ad? Lets have a little fun shall we?
Look at the background of the Apple. Space. What is space? Space is infinite….
Space…covered by clouds. What could (theoretically) provide infinite storage space? iCloud (at an Apple sized premium of course).
hello (again) seems to be an indicator of something that Apple, at least thinks is going to be monumental.
Perhaps an iCloud based Mac running an A series processor? Tim has made no secret that Apple’s direction, moving forward, is wireless…no ties to anything physical. Sierra, with its included option to automatically save everything in your Documents and Desktop folders to iCloud.
How many articles have we all seen telling how Apple views services as a big future moneymaker for them?
How best to drive even more users to their iCloud platform?
Cloud based Macs. Almost seems like a poetic evolution for the MacBook Air doesn’t it?
I just hope that there are upgraded desktops with SSD’s as a standard and upgradable memory.
You are delusional. Apple thinks something like user upgradable memory is anachronistic
FINALLY 🙂
Finally The New Apple Rises
It’ll be thinner and have one USB-C connector. Buy the adapters to make the rest work. That’s Apple these days. Thin and pretty all that matters to Jony. It’ll also come with a 1Tb HD with options of 1k to upgrade to 250 SSD. This is what the “Again” refers to in announcement. LOL
I think this is a “hello again” to the majority of the Mac Line. A complete refresh on the Mac Mini, Mac Book Pro, Mac Book Air (unless they kill it off for good), Mac Pro, iMac,Cinema display and Apple Keyboard.
As for the iMac if you look at the history of the iMac design we are overdue for a change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac#/media/File:Timeline_of_the_product_Apple_iMac.svg