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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Apple announced that they are dropping the full sized HomePod to focus on the HomePod mini. They will continue to support and produce software updates for the HomePod. I have a HomePod mini and like it. Right now, the only thing on the buy list is another HomePod mini so I can pair them.
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I saw that on MacRumors, but I didn't read the article. I wonder if the full-size HomePod was just too expensive for the average buyer? Apple devices are always sold at a premium price. Amazon has offered more Echo devices over the years than you can shake a stick at, and quite a few of them have been discontinued. I think Amazon is more willing to try new models hoping to find a niche market than is Apple. If the device doesn't sell they discontinue it.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
One nice thing about holding on to an iPad for a few years is that when you replace it, the new one feels so fast. Typically, no one year is a major speed upgrade, but when you add that incremental increase year by year, after three years it can be a pretty big boost.
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Definitely true. I had an iPad mini 2 and didn't upgrade it until many years later with an iPad mini 5. Big improvement in speed and design. My iPad Pro 9.7 was the first Pro model and I just now upgraded it to the iPad Air 2020. Again, a huge improvement in speed and design. The only downgrade was that the Pro has a quad speaker system that is way better than the new Air with only dual speakers.
I currently have two Macs, a 2012 Mac mini with i5 processor and 16GB RAM and a 2014 MacBook Pro with i7 processor and 16GB RAM. Pretty much any new Mac will make them look like stone age relics! I want to get a new M1 Mac someday, probably the Mac mini M1, but I know better than to buy the first generation. There aren't enough "native" apps written/modified for the M1 yet, and they will need time to improve the M1 platforms. At least they seem to be a bit more affordable right now than the Intel chip versions, but I suspect as more buyers switch to the M1 Macs Apple will probably start raising the prices. Right now they have to offer us an incentive to get one, but if they prove to be better than the Intel chip versions we will be more apt to buy them at higher prices. Currently it is too much of a gamble IMO, so I’ll wait until generation 2 or 3.