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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by reactordev on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:19AM (#38080948)
Apple does not compete on checkboxes. If they deemed is necessary to remove, there’s a reason. Not saying I agree, just that’s how they operate. If there isn’t a need to support 3 displays then they won’t, regardless if the “competition” did it years prior.
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by fsckboy on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:21AM (#38081626)
>there’s a reason

they operate 100% on profitability, not what's technically feasible. They are extremely focused on making money. Yes, there is a reason after all.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by reactordev on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:44AM (#38085632)
Exactly my point. It’s technically feasible to do many things. Apple will do what Apple does. Try to upsell you into the higher tier hardware.
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:44AM (#38081810)
> there’s a reason. Not saying I agree, just that’s how they operate.

Almost always it’s maximizing profit margins rather than anything else.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by d3w4s9 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:29AM (#38082643)
If that were true Apple would have stopped bragging about battery life.
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by nerdbert on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:53AM (#38084062)
The longer battery life is genuinely useful to a wide range of people in a way that being able to connect 38 external monitors is not.

I recently went on a 5-day trip and forgot to bring the charger for my M2. The first day I thought I'd have to rush around and find one. By the fourth day I still had 8% and then finally realized I could charge it via USB-C instead of magsafe.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:10AM (#38085081)
> connect 38 external monitors

Just 2 would be enough. Which seems like a basic feature their competitors are are capable of supporting for a very low costs.

They in fact are competing on checkboxes, specifically they are probably using this limitation to upsell theirs more expensive models.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by reactordev on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:39AM (#38085554)
Can you not connect 2 monitors on a Mac?
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:43AM (#38085617)
Not on those with a non-pro M chip.
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by nerdbert on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:51PM (#38091907)
Even if you use one of those Thunderbolt/USB-C expansion dongles?
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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by kridsdale3 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:50PM (#38120722)
Correct.
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