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Originally Posted by jyl
Intel's rate of improvement in its mainstream desktop processors has slowed so much that a 2016 isn't significantly better than a 2015, unless you're a spec geek. Basically, laptops are where it's at so Apple is going to keep those fresher.
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I get what you're saying, but by the same token it's a little cheeky to offer 2y old (or more) tech as a new machine. The obsolescence is built in already, it's like buying a new 2014 model car today - except a car dealer would heavily discount it, Apple does not !!! and they have a track record for releasing new models 2 weeks after you buy the "old" one because they are so secretive ;-)
If as you say laptops is where it's at, I wish they'd just come out with it and stop yanking our chain with announcements every 6 months that "they have cool stuff in the pipeline for desktop users" - they've been doing that for 2+ years andd nothing came out. I know a ton of people in small business, or larger ones using Pros and minis (or Imacs but less so because if the screen breaks you got a boat anchor and business like the modular form factor apparently), and they are wondering what Apple is waiting for...
A laptop doesn't work for me, they cost way more (for features like portability which I do not need) and even more so if you load them with SSD (because small laptop drives are slower) all the more so because Apple does not offer an elegant docking solutions... I don't need the portability and extra cost, I enjoy a large monitor, accessories, and an external power button + large keyboard and a real mouse ;-) All things that would clutter a desk if you slap a laptop in the middle in clamshell mode, if I had to plug them all in.... Anyway that's not the point, maybe there's no market for desktops anymore (I don't know - but I doubt it, I'm surrounded by them at work) but in any case I wish they'd take a stance on it... With each OSX release those minis and Imacs are getting slower...