Jony Evans writes for Computerworld, “Twitter is ablaze on news that Apple has introduced new 15-inch models of MacBook Pro and a lower price version of its critically acclaimed 5K iMac, but while we read heavily reprised versions of the press release everywhere here’s a few details you may not have seen anywhere.”
“Faster flash: The new 15-inch MacBook Pro is full of improvements, but one that’s going to make a big difference to professional users will be the hugely impressive improvement in throughput,” Evans writes. “Faster flash in the new 15-inch ‘Pros is matched by the disappearance of flash in the new lower cost iMac model. You see, while you can now enjoy the delights of the 5K iMac display for a lower cost of entry ($1,999), Apple has had to make one compromise to keep costs low – in this case the lower cost model uses a conventional 1TB hard drive, rather than the SSD-based Fusion Drive.”
More details many might miss in the full article here.
Related article:
Apple introduces 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad and new $1,999 iMac with Retina 5K Display – May 19, 2015
Do the flash drives in Mac-stuff lose their minds in the heat when the power is off, or the battery is dead like was reported last week? Or was that just a specific brand/model of flash drives?
Wasn’t that Samsung EVO drives?
It’s inherent in current SSD technology, and the faster the speed, the faster it’ll degrade if stored without power (so data on a good quality USB thumb drive, though not quite the same storage tech as regular SSDs, will last far longer than a good quality SSD or PCIe flash drive).
But they have to be powered off for a long time in typical household temperature before data starts getting compromised. The chart they showed said that at storage environment of 30°C, a consumer SSD that’s 40°C when powered and running will maintain data integrity for 52 weeks. Most people’s homes are kept at 25°C or lower though, at that temperature integrity lasts twice as long.
For those true patriots of the U.S.A., as opposed to the eurohippsters…
30°C(ommunism) = 86°F(reedom)
40°C(ommunism) = 104°F(reedom)
25°C(ommunism) = 77°F(reedom)
Great display of American ignorance you offer here, BlackWolf!
Does the fear hurt?
Not European or a hipster. Thanks for playing though, and your unwavering adherence to Old British measurements is appreciated by your Queen.
Call me when they get the new keyboard.
Ikr, my 2013 retina is fine until then.
That SSD story was a bit misleading.
http://www.itworld.com/article/2921047/hardware/no-you-wont-lose-data-on-your-ssd-if-you-leave-it-off-for-a-week.html
I’m disappointed by the switch to AMD GPU’s. Many of the tools I use rely on CUDA technology, which is (sadly) proprietary to NVIDIA. If Apple hadn’t all but abandoned Open CL development, maybe some of these tools would utilize that tech…
It saddens me to say this, but Apple is making it harder and harder to do professional-level motion graphics work on their hardware.
I hear your pain and for the first time I’m considering an HP workstation over a new Mac Pro, also for the PCI 3 16X card slots.
Apple’s Fusion Drive (over a regular HD) is one of the BEST decisions you can make for your desktop. If speed is important to you.
I’ve waited for the iMac PCie update and there is none. I’m not sure what to do now. A Mac pro and 5k screen is crazy expensive.
What very few are mentioning is that these are still running Haswell chips. What’s with Intel?
The better question is: what’s with Apple?
These are disappointing CPU & GPU updates, Apple is falling behind.
And there’s more, the trashcan Mac Pro is really showing its limitations too. When is Apple going to supersede that can with a real workstation? And TB displays — those are what, like 5 years old already? Why not more sizes and higher Retina resolutions, Apple ????
Cook doesn’t seem to care about the Mac. He ruined the software and is spending no resources really improving the hardware for his users. Apple can do so much better.
I won’t comment on the the other stuff, but the lack of broadwell chips is an Intel supply problem, not an Apple decision not to use them.
The best unmentioned details are that (a) it’s not a Dell and (b) doesn’t come with Zune OS 8 preinstalled. And (c) you won’t get gorilla arm from using it.
Anyone have experience streaming 4K video on the 5K?