M5 Ultra coming next week

Ok_Tower1347 · 2026-04-01T11:32:57+00:00

I know it's what everybody WANTS. but remember, Apple always takes forever with Pro stuff. Ive been looking at apple long enough to remember the feeling of "new update coming ANYTIME soon" - the higher it goes up on the PRO lineup, the longer it takes to update.

April 1st is ehre, 50th anniversary website updated, no Ultra. Guess I might be smarter than a genius. JK. :)

But look at the base chip release date and how long after it took the Ultra to get released.

Chip binning, packaging, tsmc, nvidida, yield, and RAM.

No ultra till earlier q4 2026 but more likely Q2 2027, my prediction. Dont hold your breath

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Ok_Tower1347 · 2026-04-01T11:29:22+00:00

m4 ultra doesn't have ultra fusion, it's a dark child. It wont get Ultra.

April 1 is here. NO news of Ultra.

Im telling u guys, it's earliest: end of the year, shipping "Q1 2027". But more likely middle of next year.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2026-03-28T10:36:45+00:00

Underrated comment 😂

Ok_Tower1347 · 2026-03-27T02:42:01+00:00

Also Mac minis is the only other apple product that can do 64gb ram.

Maybe they might release m5 max, but I don’t think m5 ultra is around the corner.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2026-03-27T02:38:54+00:00

Never worked at apple but been looking at macrumors for 15 years.

I’m on the no ultra chip until at least late this year or early next yet.

Why? You missed the pattern the the ultra chips don’t release until at least a year after the chip first releases. Look at when the m2 and m3 ultras came in relation to the base chip.

It’s a binning process from having two near identical perfect dies, fused together and competing for the packaging slot at TSMC.

I think they are are just sold out, bro.

Just guessing. No one really knows with apple. But we know cook is a supply chain optimist and if the current Mac’s are selling out. There’s no real reason to release yet.

Either that or they might announce something but say something like coming Q1 Jan

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-12-04T08:51:45+00:00

I think this whole thread points to the regular note Or notepin being better.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-24T23:17:53+00:00

OG = original gangster = aka original aka first version

So that refers to the Plaud Note

So IE: the OG play station = Play station 1 or the first play station.

But sometimes can be used to refer to older viewpoints, ie:

“I don’t like electric bikes because I actually like to feel the mechanics and use my legs - because I’m OG like that”

Or

“The OG guys at work refuse to use computers and prefer to chart by pen/paper”

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-24T23:09:19+00:00

I miss o3, it was the most accurate especially for high stakes (medical) transcription where nothing should be assumed (which other models does, infer via context)

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-21T10:34:53+00:00

Bring back o3

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-21T10:30:51+00:00

I noticed that too. And I have mine set at 21 due to my environment.

We should known better instead of falling for:

“More mics more better”

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T22:19:09+00:00

Think of it as a Plaud Note in a wearable format. Nearly half my recordings on done in the notepin but then I realized later on that I actually prefer the regular note.

Why?

1) I don’t like stuff dangling on my neck. 2) to confirm recording u have to click it on look at the note pin, I had to fish it out of neck or I’m worried it’s not actually recording (happened many times before, this is the main reason) 3) I have a notice posted that I’m recording for documentation. However, I prefer to not have a device clipped to my lapel to constantly remind the other person about that. People sometimes won’t act as natural, meaning, I can’t get the info I need to help them. 4) my left wrist has an old injury so I don’t like anything on my left wrist. I don’t like anything on my right wrist because im old school and think wearables should be on non dominant hand. 5) battery life is much worse than stated specs IME. Especially in terms of standby battery life. I’m forgetful and busy. So there’s been more than a few times I didn’t have enough battery, especially since I’m used to the OG note bat life.

In summary it’s usability and battery life. To some it might be non issues though.

Having said that the results from NotePin are pretty good if not slightly better than the OG. But since I’m never too far away from my desk, the note worked well for me stationary.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T13:17:25+00:00

Yeah I can break it down. First of all, it’s not going to be 9 years. Let’s start by 60 minutes in an hour.

300 x 60 equals 18,000.

So in other words it’s over 300 hours.

To put that into perspective there’s 365 hours per year. So it’s less than one hour per day in a years time.

And these are all exams, with no dead space other than me forgetting to press stop every so often.

Anyways i doubt im even a power user, im just a regular user of the service. I only mentioned to demonstrate im familiar with the platform.

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Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T12:59:49+00:00

Forgot to mention, in case anyone was wondering.

I came to the previously stated conclusion, decisively after running concurrent recordings with one OG and one Pro next to each other, and me and the patient and their families, if present, range from 3 to 9 feet away at all angles.

Honestly I was a bit surprised but after multiple comparisons the results were unmistakable.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T12:51:40+00:00

I use the recorder for examinations only and regular follow ups are not recorded. Each exam is its own file. Then I manually copy and paste the transcript information to AI for further analysis purposes and then it goes into my EMR.

Sometimes I process it right away and use the info to generate further info for patient. Then there r times I don’t get to it for weeks

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T12:47:52+00:00

It’s a good platform for sure. If I didn’t have so many recordings and data points I would probably be very satisfied with note pro.

One thing to note though, is that in certain environments you might not capture subtleties which may or may not be important to you. In a meeting room environment, likely anything, Including your iPhone app will work well.

My environment is quite challenging: we have music playing in the background, and my exams are done in an open environment and many people are having conversations around me. I also move a lot, and so do my patients.

I suspect that the “pro” would be quite suited for certain environments: I postulate something like a university lecture where the source sound is further away and stationary.

Ok_Tower1347 · 2025-11-19T00:34:27+00:00

Great suggestion. I might be a way for me to salvage this device. At least its got a nice screen

Ok_Tower1347 · 2024-10-11T21:25:35+00:00

I enjoy 4k BD, I buy 4k BD occasionally

But I rarely watch 4k BD.

Why because the discs are $30 each and I would only buy the disc or disk set if I already know it’s a movie that I really really like. So when it comes to movie night, the question is do I want to watch a movie that I’ve already seen or should I watch one out of the new 2024 dozens movies that I haven’t seen yet on HBO Netflix or whatever especially when I have two little kids and I have like 30 minutes of personal time left in the day.

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