The four most important changes Apple made during the October event

Apple October 2017 was not considered extremely favorable to the products, but some very interesting news was presented. Ipad Pro was certainly expected, but still impressive. On paper, this seems to be the best Ipad model to date.

The Mac Mini and Macbook Air were a little less expected, but the most expected. Some details of these products are a little more interesting to review and reveal some of the way Apple is considering the future of these products.

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1. Usb-c in Ipad Pro – More Mac in Ipad

The fact that Apple chose usb-c for its new Ipad Pro is a detail that says a lot about how Apple sees its most powerful Ipad so far. By emptying the well-established Lightning connector for USB-C, Ipad takes a step away from the Iphone and one step closer to the Mac.

Usb-c not only supports 5k displays, higher bandwidth and more accessories, but it is also an important signal to emphasize that this is a product we can work on.

IOS still does not support external hard drives, but now there is always the hardware, the contact itself. Now we hope that Ipad 13 Ipad 13 will take the same footing, preferably with an updated File application that supports external storage.

2. Thunderbolt 3 on Macbook Air

Some initially expressed skepticism at Macbook Air, including its small Y processor, the same series of processors running Macbook. But Apple has chosen to equip its new Macbook Air with the fastest and most flexible connector for consumers – Thunderbolt 3 – making it a serious tool for even the most demanding consumer.

Internal Intel UHD 617 graphics, very slow, can be expanded with an egpu. And even if there are only two Thunderbolt 3 ports (like Macbook Pro without Touch Bar), it means that we can extend the computer with very serious accessories and, for example, edit videos in Final Cut Pro with a lot more graphic power of an external graphics card.

This is an important decision made by Apple that shows that Macbook Air can be used even for more demanding tasks. Despite its energy efficient and relatively low processor.

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3. Mac Mini Liver – and so Mac

The fact that Apple first showed that a new Mac Mini is a good sign for Mac's future. After the event, we were worried that Mac Mini did not display any new, interesting steps for Mac. This is a preview of what Apple really means when we talk about the modular Mac Pro that will be launched next year. But now, at least the latest Mac Mini model is not a four-year old model with old two-core processors.

Apple listened, and instead of closing or just dropping, a brand new model (Macbook Air) and a very big update (Mac Mini). In addition, Apple has already launched Imac Pro, which has been well received by many business users and among us. IOS is perhaps today the most important platform of Apple, but with Imac Pro, Mac Mini and soon Mac Pro, Apple may soon have a full set of Macs for them. professional needs.

4. Real Photoshop on Ipad gives hope for iOS

In the first section, we asked for improvements in iOS to take advantage, for example, of external storage in IOS. This is an action that would make IOS much more useful and flexible (choosing our own default applications is another).

But Adobe has finally made the decision to publish a full version of Photoshop on Ipad already gives us hope for the future of iOS. We'll be back at the end of next year, but for Apple and Ipad, it's a recognition that a real job can be done on an iPad.