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15-Inch MacBook Pro Delivery Estimates Slip Ahead of New Models Expected Next Week
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Except they're not.
my guess is that they will just refresh to Kaby Lake.
... the rest of the time will be spent boasting about the applications of Touch Bar.
... the rest of the time will be spent boasting about the applications of Touch Bar.
I would like a GPU upgrade but I wonder if they'll only upgrade the CPUs? I've never been much of a fan of AMD.
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sorry buddy, shame on me: i totally misread your "if it only had" ... so my initial answer (below for reference) doesn't make sense.
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FYI: The 2011 15" MBP (both early and late 2011) did NOT have USB 3.0, but USB 2.0 ... USB 3.0 came with MBP 2012 which was the reason for me switching from initially early 2011 (GPU issues) to the cooler running late 2011 (GPU issues, again!) to the perfect 2012 model ... and AFAIR the 2011 models had thunderbolt 1 ....
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2009. 13" MacBook Pro and the return of FireWire.
And lower the price close somewhere near the current 13" MBA (or less...)
And you'll be equally as amazed how very very little losing your business affects them
You can strap a powerbank (or multiple ones) to it and charge it via USB-C. You couldn't do this with previous MBPs, a USB powerbank cannot supply 110/230 V all previous chargers needed.17 inch MBP/A?
24 hour battery...
the biggest "improvement" they can/will make is slowly reducing the price of the entry level Macbook.
It will set the stage for the eventual replacement of the MBA, simplifying it's notebook line, and make it more affordable to a broader consumer base.
It will set the stage for the eventual replacement of the MBA, simplifying it's notebook line, and make it more affordable to a broader consumer base.
I'm afraid MBA is dead. It was making too much sense in the real world, and it was too useful.
If there's nothing externally new about the refresh Macbook Pro there's no need for Tim to even mention it at WWDC. Such refreshes could come out on any given Tuesday.
If there's a lot to talk about in the keynote - including the next MacOS then tomorrow might be the perfect day to drop refreshes - why stand on a stage to mention Kaby Lake inspired 200MHz speed bumps across the range?
I wouldn't have thought an 'even better keyboard' or improved battery life in some cases (remember Apple's 10 hour battery life estimate is based on a certain regime of light wireless browsing which is helped by power saving routines, hardware acceleration, and other caveats) would be worth mentioning at a WWDC keynote. I doubt a price cut will be on the cards unless Tim is feeling light headed about the slightly improved FX rate between the US and UK/Europe.
Let's not forget the 2015 15" models were launched on May 19 2015, 2 weeks before the WWDC of that year. They were late that year, the 13" models were refreshed with Broadwell CPUs on March 9, 2015. The 2015 15" models stayed on Haswell presumably due to Iris Pro much to people's disappointment at the time.
If the delayed 2016 models are flawed because the keyboard is affected when the Macbook Pro is under load, and the originally planned terraced battery failed a 'key test' then a 2017 Rev B is probably the time to get those internal issues fixed while adding the more power efficient Kaby Lake chips which are now widely available.
If there's a lot to talk about in the keynote - including the next MacOS then tomorrow might be the perfect day to drop refreshes - why stand on a stage to mention Kaby Lake inspired 200MHz speed bumps across the range?
I wouldn't have thought an 'even better keyboard' or improved battery life in some cases (remember Apple's 10 hour battery life estimate is based on a certain regime of light wireless browsing which is helped by power saving routines, hardware acceleration, and other caveats) would be worth mentioning at a WWDC keynote. I doubt a price cut will be on the cards unless Tim is feeling light headed about the slightly improved FX rate between the US and UK/Europe.
Let's not forget the 2015 15" models were launched on May 19 2015, 2 weeks before the WWDC of that year. They were late that year, the 13" models were refreshed with Broadwell CPUs on March 9, 2015. The 2015 15" models stayed on Haswell presumably due to Iris Pro much to people's disappointment at the time.
If the delayed 2016 models are flawed because the keyboard is affected when the Macbook Pro is under load, and the originally planned terraced battery failed a 'key test' then a 2017 Rev B is probably the time to get those internal issues fixed while adding the more power efficient Kaby Lake chips which are now widely available.
My dad had an 11" MBA and a friend had a 13" one but honestly i was never a fan of it. The display resolution feels like stone age. The display bezels are biiiig, too. - What's wrong about the MacBook 12" as an alternative? I never understood why people would not accept it, except for the keyboard and the slow CPU maybe, but coming from macbook air it sounds like an upgrade to me. - Can you explain ?
On the 2011 MBA they re-introduced the backlit keyboard. It was there on the first generation version (2008-2009), then removed when they redesigned it in 2010 (I remember because I bought it) and then re-introduced with the spec-bump in 2011.
Here is the shocking news: it was NEVER worth the $4000 (4999 Euro in Europe)
Very satisfied with the performance of my current MacBook Pro. I've bought the 15-inch 2016 model many months ago. The 2,6 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 and AMD Radeon Pro 460 with 4096 MB performs like a charm and the screen is just incredible.
Next computer on the list, a new Mac mini and hopefully next year a new MacPro to replace my old MacPro from 2010.
Next computer on the list, a new Mac mini and hopefully next year a new MacPro to replace my old MacPro from 2010.
Isn't that the case with anything technology related? It devalues Naturally and is ultimately superceded by a newer model.
To add the higher capacity battery they planned for originally and use minor design updates for components that failed too often. It will reduce Apple repair costs. It has nothing to do with sales, or... maybe it does: More sales, more to gain by more robust components.
It is an old model now, so it cannot be compared spec by spec. If it was updated with a retina display, though, while maintaining its number ports (updated where needed) it would blow current MB and 13" MBP out of the water. It was the perfect balance of performance/usability/connectivity and portability.
I'd love to be proved wrong, but I don't think apple will give us something really useful.
In any case: I'm really curious what the new update will look like !
Yes, the ports are really bad on MacBook 12". - For me the show stopper on MBA was mainly the display. I could never understand why they would just put a retina display in MBA. - Thinking of a MBA with retina display, i'd fully agree would be a good deal.
There are power banks with 220 Volt output, like this one.
https://www.xtorm.eu/en/power-banks/xtorm-laptop-power-bank-18-000/
They'll still be underpowered, underspecced and overpriced.