Oct 22 Apple Event - iPad Air/mini,free Mavericks,Macbook (Retina Mini available now)

[sureLoss]

Expected to announce updates to the iPad line. Rumors are:

• iPad Mini to get retina display
• iPad size and weight reduction
• faster processors
• iPhone 5s fingerprint sensor to be included on both iPad and iPad mini
• keyboard cover similar to Microsoft's surface

May also see a timeline for the redesigned Mac Pro and updates on OS X Mavericks.

[Russic]

Websites are beginning to roll out push notifications for Mavericks: http://aol.it/19rDcO5

Apple is also teasing new iWork "within a few short hours": http://aol.it/1abTrzL

I'm hoping for Mavericks to be released this week, and while it's nowhere near my budget, I'm excited to see what they price the Mac Pro at. My guess is it'll be outrageous.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Russic

Websites are beginning to roll out push notifications for Mavericks: http://aol.it/19rDcO5

Apple is also teasing new iWork "within a few short hours": http://aol.it/1abTrzL

I'm hoping for Mavericks to be released this week, and while it's nowhere near my budget, I'm excited to see what they price the Mac Pro at. My guess is it'll be outrageous.

My guess is:

Base Model $2699
Fully upgraded model $12,498

[Russic]

My guess is $3,999 base.

[Erick Estrada]

I can never use my ipad because my kids always have it and when they don't they leave the battery nearly dead. Sounds like the perfect time to get myself a new ipad mini now it will have the retina display.

[Anduril]

Will be amazed if the new iPad does keep the same resolution with 'retina'.

Also, Mavericks for free? Snap.

[sureLoss]

Woah Mavericks will be free to consumers and will be available today

[sureLoss]

Macbook Pros are getting updates

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 4s New 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is thinner, includes Haswell processor, integrated Intel Iris graphics.

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 9s Up to nine hours of battery life on updated 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 25s PCIe-based flash, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, starting at $1299, which is a $200 price drop.

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive now 13-inch for $1299: That's 2.4GHz Core i5, 4GB ram, and a 128GB SSD. Shipping today.

[theinfinitejar]

They made 3 Black Knight movies!?

[Russic]

OS update for free is great. What a steal.

[sureLoss]

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 52s 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro has Intel Crystalwell chip, Iris Pro Graphics, GeForce GT 750M add-on


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 54s
Up to 8 hours of battery life


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 35s
8 hours of battery, thunderbolt 2 storage, PCIe flash storage, 802.11ac, new 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro starts at $1,999


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 23s
"That's a 2.0GHz i7, 8gb RAM, 256GB SSD. Shipping today as well."

[Art Vandelay]

Free Mavericks and lower price MacBook Pro. Are we going to see cheaper iPads too??

[SuperMatt18]

Now SureLoss is breaking tech news too, the takeover continues.

[Anduril]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Now SureLoss is breaking tech news too, the takeover continues.

I'm shocked we don't have a sidebar labeled 'SureLoss Reports' in every part of this forum.

[sureLoss]

Mac Pros:
MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 6s Starting at $2999, 12GB DRAM, 3.7GHz quad-core Xeon, dual FirePro D300s, 256GB SSD. Available before the end of the year.

[sureLoss]

newest iPad is called iPad Air:

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 44s Apple unveils the newest iPad in a video. It looks like a larger version of the iPad mini, as expected.


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 1m
New name: iPad Air. Thinner, lighter, more powerful than ever before.


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 16s
9.7-inch Retina Display, smaller bezel. 43% narrower, iPad Air is "amazingly thin" 7.5mm, 20% thinner than iPad 4

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 34s Weighs just 1 pound, down from 1.4 pounds.

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 27s A7 64-bit chip in the iPad Air, same chip that was in the iPhone 5s. "It blows everything away."

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 1m Twice as much CPU performance, graphics performance has been doubled as well. Includes M7 motion coprocessor.


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 26s
First iOS device with MIMO for faster 802.11n performance, expanded LTE, dual microphones.

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 21s iPad Air will be available for $499, will ship November 1. Shipping to a huge number of countries.


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 3s
Apple will continue to sell the iPad 2, the iPad Air will replace the existing iPad 5.

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive now iPad Air includes 5MP iSight camera, 1080p HD video, FaceTime HD Camera with larger pixels, improved backside illumination.

[Anduril]

Well colored me surprised. Apple really went through with a retina Mini.

[sureLoss]

iPad Mini is confirmed to have retina display:
MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 1m The one most requested feature to add to the iPad mini: A beautiful Retina display. "That's what we're going to do today."



MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 50s
7.9-inches, 2048x1536 pixels, same as the iPad Air. "The experience is just amazing."

MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 30s Also includes 2x faster Wi-Fi with MIMO, 5-megapixel iSight Camera. Comes in silver/white, space/gray black.


MacRumorsLive ‏@macrumorslive 20s
Priced at $399 for Wi-Fi, $529

[Anduril]

And that's the kicker. $400 versus a $229 Nexus 7.

[sureLoss]

New iPad covers and cases are confirmed, but no mention of keyboards in them.

Looks like the rumor about the fingerprint sensor was wrong too.