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14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros: Everything We Know
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Certainly for the 16" there's the potential for massive simplification, and they could completely remove the dGPU from the base model while retaining good graphics performance. Whether those savings will be passed on or reinvested into other components is another question, but I would say $1,999 (as it was until 2016) is probably possible without compromising on margins.
If the M1 MBPs can deal with the heat from a large external display, I might be back in the laptop market. Burned up too many MBP logic boards in the past driving a 30" ACD … went to an iMac.
Since we're going back to the future as an upgrade, just gimme an illuminated Apple on the back cover, without laptops glowing they've literally ripped the heart out the thing!
3.1 is close, but if that's ok, then 3.2 should be fine. If 3.2 is ok then 3.3 should be fine. By induction, if it weighs 100 lb, it will be OK. So, at what point does the straw break the camel's back? For me that magic number is 3 lb because that's what the current MBP weighs. I would actually prefer that it be < 3 lb. IMO, even the current MBA at 2.8 lb is on the heavy side.
I wonder if Apple were to make 2 models, one without touch bar and one with touch bar and $100-$200 more expensive what the sales ratio for each would be?
I did a relevant poll a while back.
Do you like the touchbar?
A simple yes/no poll. Unfortunately, the only current options without it is the MBA. And it very much looks like it's here to stay. Edit: 130+ views and only 7 responses? Folks please take the poll.
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My beloved “late” 2011 17” just toasted its dGPU and I’m devastated. I could try replacing it with the 15”, but the compact display irritates me. It was the last good machine that could run 10.6.If the M1 MBPs can deal with the heat from a large external display, I might be back in the laptop market. Burned up too many MBP logic boards in the past driving a 30" ACD … went to an iMac.
I think a new 16" with retina would be a pretty sweet replacement. That razor sharp resolution just feels more spacious IMO.
I disagree because this is not 2016 and the price for the hardware seems fine to me but we shall see what Apple decides to do.
Dumping the touchbar is everything for us to start purchasing the Pro models again. Until then, we’ll stick the Air.
I had multiple failures on two different 15" MBPs. (The infamous issues with the thermal paste.) Fortunately Apple Care covered most of them, but what a hassle.
Not really. People seem to want Apple to give their products away for nothing but your entitled to your opinion.
Too little too late. The BrushBar, the garbage keyboard, missing MagSafe and limited ports put the cost up over 50%+ over the previous gens and that’s not including what needed to be spent on dongles and other unstable peripherals. The promise of USBC/thunderbolt never materialised. Now we’re stuck with an iOSified Mac which is less stable with hidden or deprecated functionality and display/window chrome dominating the screen real estate. Never mind the entitleds whining about lack of touchscreen that will make it barely more useful than iPads. If you want touch, use a bloody iPad.
With you on the USB C. Headphone is nice but if gviong it up means more ports I'd be OK with that.
Hope the rumors of square edges is true.
Skip Displayport. With USB C an and adapter you can get video out (and in) easily.
Sdame here. Add MagSafe but keepp USB C charging.
SD would be useful; especially with some variant of mini SD adapter that is flush with the edge. I used that on my last Mac with SD and with a 128gb card and CCC would do hourly backups.
I doubt we CF as that is pretty much relegated to serious photography. Why add a port 99% of the purchasers don't need and probably don't even know what it is.
Why? It makes the laptop thicker and you can easily use an adpater iif you need it.
Small though plastic (FHD+) bezels are the only good thing about these machines. I had mine returned.
I am all for "minor design tweaks", I think the MacBook Pro design is pretty much as fresh today as it was when the first unibodies were introduced, they just look classy, so some light updates just to keep things fresh would be appreciated, but don't go overboard.
But for the love of Jobs don't just make things thinner for the sake of making things thinner if it's going to negatively impact performance/battery/ergonomics (even though the first two are stellar with the M1 now). The Pro vs Air has shown that the M1 benefits from the extra space and cooling, so in a Pro machine we want performance rather than compromises above all else.
But for the love of Jobs don't just make things thinner for the sake of making things thinner if it's going to negatively impact performance/battery/ergonomics (even though the first two are stellar with the M1 now). The Pro vs Air has shown that the M1 benefits from the extra space and cooling, so in a Pro machine we want performance rather than compromises above all else.
You can also get more juice through direct as opposed to inductive charging . . .
Would love to see an SD card slot back for PROfessional media creators
Really excited for this year if everything comes out. Will definitely be picking up a 14" mbp and a mac pro mini + 3 apple non xdr displays.