Dom Silverio
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It is unfortunate TB4 offers nothing new. Good to hear Apple is still comitted to TB though.
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IF you were planning to resell it, then that is a fair complaint. If you plan to keep it, I would not worry too much. I expect Apple to support it with every OSX release for at least five years. G4 PPC was released in 1999, and the last compatible OS version was released in late 2007.
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In highly technical forums, there is a discussion of how far Apple will use their ARM chipset. Currently, they are angling it to replace smaller and mobile Mac – Mac mini and laptops. The question is, can they scale it to the desktop level of a Mac Pro. Desktop CPU is where it is tough to compete with AMD and Intel. It explains their time frame that the transition to ARM will take years AND they will continue to release OSX that supports x86 Intel CPUs.
The news is exciting for portable Macs. But I’ll wait for the desktop version of the CPU.
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WFH will definitely expand. But that requires a new mindset and business plan. And those that make that decision tend to be older. Even Google and Yahoo at one point discouraged WFH BEFORE COVID. And those types of companies and work are prime for WFH. Yahoo I think found that overall, there was a reduction of efficiency compared to their in-office counterparts.
And as said before, US broadband is a patchwork of various networks. We served dozens and dozens of editors with remote system during this pandemic. 2 things are true –
wifi connection on a >50 Mb/s ISP is common. And many have very little or no option to increase their bandwidth or change their provider.We had an editor in Michigan who had a better experience than a user in upstate NY. We are located in NYC.
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TB4 needs to be introduced, and Apple needs better driver support. eGPU on any non-Mac Pro is a pain because of the TB bus sharing. We often have to find devices that are USB 3 instead of TB if you plan to use HBA (16Gb FC, 10Gb, etc.), local TB RAID, breakout box, 2nd monitor, and/or eGPU.
Both AMD and Nvidia are about to release their next-gen GPUs. PCIe 4.0 and HBM2 are here.
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I feel you, Mark.
A lot of our Mac clients have resorted to LogMeIn, Splashtop, etc. type solutions.
HP RGS is really a godsend especially.You can try OSX remote screen sharing but will need to coordinate with your IT in setting up external access (VPN might be the easiest).
[Jeremy Garchow] “Doesn’t that mean this works with macOS even if the central server is HP?”
The receiver portion (external computer) works with Windows, OSX, and Linux. The sender portion (the local computer you want to access remotely) only supports Windows and Linux. And it is free if the local computer is an HP Z workstation.
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It doesn’t make sense to buy all that SSD and RAM from Apple.
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Pshhh. You guys definitely have never configured a loaded z8. Rookies!
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More like Apple dropped Nvidia.
Nvidia needed Apple to allow the drivers and CUDA software to be installed. Apple says “AMD + Metal = bye bye NVidia” -
I highly doubt it. USB-C is an Intel technology and Apple uses a custom motherboard and chipset. Maybe it affects their power and heat profiles? But even then Apple is known to change the clock speed of the CPU and GPU to match their technical needs.
[Paul Neumann] “Is there anything to the idea that in order to have USB-C charging (no more MagSafe) Apple had to go with something other than Nvidia in the Macbook Pros?”
