That way all the Pro photags using XQD and CFFast cards won't have to use adapters
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Seriously hoping for Kaby Lake CPUs, a bump in GPU power (Radeon Pro 560 or a GTX 1050/1050 Ti, because I know hoping for a GTX 1060 is unrealistic) and a drop in price. Gimme that, and I'll order one instantly.
No improvement has been made to the Mini since late 2012.
When Apple brought back Firewire 800 to the old 13" MacBook Pro when all pro users freaked out because it was a necessity back then. Same goes with the SD card slot now. It's a necessity for photographers and low-budget filmmakers right now.
Apple *used* to remove features when there came to be a viable (and better) replacement for said feature. That was a good thing to do because it would force the industry to push forward. But now it seems like they remove features just for the heck of it. It's not ok. It makes everyone's lives more difficult. There is currently NO viable alternative to the SD card; therefore, there's no reason it should have ever been removed to begin with.
If Apple doesn't update it's a shame because their current offerings don't cater to pros. This is clearly true as Apple held the press conference apologies for it and promising better offerings soon. Being critical is the best way to hope for a better product. Not lying down and assuming Apple knows best.
If they bump the Air back up to the price where it was the first two years it came out (e.g. >$2000 for an SSD model), would you still be okay with that?
I am finding most people like the Air because it is cheap and gets the job done. Apple has never been about being cheap, so I fully expect them to phase out the Air and tell all those folks to either get a MacBook or the iPad Pro if they do not want to buy the MBP.
Nine months is an eternity in the computer industry, especially with Skylake CPU's approaching 2 years old.
And my point is that it is much easier to use a powerbank with a USB-C charging MBP than with a MagSafe charging one. Even if there were no powerbank supplying 230 V, you could always get transformers to solve that. But almost nobody did, because it meant extra devices and extra cables (whether it was this 230 V powerbank + MagSafe charging brick or a USB Powerbank + transformer + MagSafe charging brick). And since the batteries in those devices don't supply 230 V, anything that goes via a 230 V step is less efficient (power and size-wise). And most people have other devices that charge via USB, which makes being able to use a USB powerbank to charge your MBP better because of the charging synergies.
My guess:
2017: minor updates to MBA, reduce entry level MBP by $150 - from US$1299 to $1149.
2018: reduce entry level MBP another $150 - from $1149 to $999 and phase out MBA.
Either this or reduce MBP by $100 each year and phase the MBA by 2019.
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All they will do is update the processor and then try and squeeze some more battery life out of it. That's ALL they will do, the price will not drop, no new features will be added, it will just be a small spec bump. Maybe they'll update the discrete graphics but I doubt it.
To be honest I think an iPad, and the new Surface Pro and the new Mac Pro or iMac when they are launched will be a pretty good setup.
To be honest I think an iPad, and the new Surface Pro and the new Mac Pro or iMac when they are launched will be a pretty good setup.
All of this stuff would make a WWDC interesting. One last thing...
However, I think a silent refresh of the range either before or after WWDC more likely
Why should Apple give two sheets about "low-budget" anything?
Okay, let's say you are right and that Photags, who obviously aren't Pro as they are still using SD cards instead of CFFast or XQD cards, would like an SD slot. What would happen if Apple put in a type 1 slot? All those with the newer type II SD card users would cry foul and wonder why Apple is catering to low-budget losers instead of real Pros in the first place. I'm being harsh, but its because what YOU want is not what Apple is building for. There is absolutely no reason you cannot use an SD adapter and the much faster PCI-based USB-C port in the new MBP. That way a photag who is using CFFast or XQD cards can ALSO take advantage of the same speedy port when s/he is transferring images as well. Get it?!
nice... but adding better components and any significant price drop at the same time doesn't really exist in the Apple world. Usually it's one or the other.
My only problem with the current machines is the price. Hopefully with a processor bump and optional RAM above 16gb for those who need it.
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There's nothing that they'd be happy with!
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There's nothing that they'd be happy with!
One last thing... (with a ka-ching sound , a new watchband is whipped-out from the actor's back pocket.)
Computer companies update their computers all the time. Had it been a PC, even at that price point it would have been updated with a new model by this time. Never expect to have the latest in computing technology for more than a couple months regardless of if you paid $200, $2000 or $20000.
Bring back the ports! USBs and lightning SD. It suppose to use by professionals! This is not an experimental laptop for college kids! Time to get back to reality Apple!
Any hardware rumor in connection with WWDC is welcome. Since there was no spring hardware announcements, lots of products are really due. iMacs are old as well.
it's pretty normal for apple to update MBP fairly often within designs.. for example, this decade:
mid 2010
early 2011
late 2011
mid 2012
early 2013
late 2013
mid 2014
mid 2015
so oct2016 to jun2017 isn't 'a short period of time' with regards to MBP update schedule.. just normal is all
Kaby Lake efficiency on a low TDP snappy beast, now if they could make it the same depth throughout..
=fill it with the new batteries & maybe a 'slightly' larger trackpad, on the 2015 13" model I'd get 24+hrs runtime anyways (i5)