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16-Inch MacBook Pro Will Reportedly Use Intel's 9th-Gen Processors With Up to 8 Cores
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you wrote the post I can never be bothered writing.
Have a look at the HP Zbook 15 G6 prices with the new Quadro RTX GPU. Super pricey.
The Lenovo P1 is better priced however than an equivelant 15" MBP i9 32gb 1tb Vega 20. An equivalent spec here [I7 6 core not i9 but way better GPU] is $900 less.
I'm curios, why 16 when there is already a 15.6?
Why not go to 17 if its aim is for content creators? 17" + 1440p + OLED + 144Hz
Well, one possibility is a 15" frame with thin bezel. In that case what will happen to 15 line up?
Why not go to 17 if its aim is for content creators? 17" + 1440p + OLED + 144Hz
Well, one possibility is a 15" frame with thin bezel. In that case what will happen to 15 line up?
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3:2 is where it's at. 16:10 is infinitely better than 16:9 though, so it's acceptable still.
Why should the price increase?
1- Because they are putting a faster processor?
2- Because they are fixing a pathetic failed 4 th generation keyboard?
3- Because they are failing to do a proper cooling enclosure?
4- Because of the lack of ports?
RAM, SSD and components pricing actually DROP with time.
Still Apple rip off customers but charging obscene prices for both RAM and SSD upgrade pricing.
Even with the recent Apple price drop of SSD upgrade pricing.
Other laptops that have way better features, cost $1000 less than the current Macbooks Pro.
[doublepost=1565166415][/doublepost]Starting price will be $3000 for 256 gb, 8gb ram model. $3500 for a model with 512gb and 16gb ram upgrades. They will release a new proprietary port so you will need a dongle to connect your usb c dongle. The dongle costs $199 exclusively available at Apple stores.
1- Because they are putting a faster processor?
2- Because they are fixing a pathetic failed 4 th generation keyboard?
3- Because they are failing to do a proper cooling enclosure?
4- Because of the lack of ports?
RAM, SSD and components pricing actually DROP with time.
Still Apple rip off customers but charging obscene prices for both RAM and SSD upgrade pricing.
Even with the recent Apple price drop of SSD upgrade pricing.
Other laptops that have way better features, cost $1000 less than the current Macbooks Pro.
[doublepost=1565166415][/doublepost]Starting price will be $3000 for 256 gb, 8gb ram model. $3500 for a model with 512gb and 16gb ram upgrades. They will release a new proprietary port so you will need a dongle to connect your usb c dongle. The dongle costs $199 exclusively available at Apple stores.
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My Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX502GW is around the same price with MBP 15" 256GB version.
With this laptop I already have:
- 32GB RAM (upgraded from 16GB for dual channel)
- Intel i7 9th Gen (this is not under-volted but not overclockable)
- RTX 2070 (not the MAX-Q which has the reduced clock speed)
- 1 TB NVME SSD
- thin bezel 15.6" 144Hz 3ms response time screen
- with Solid Magnesium Alloy casing
- no thermal throttling - under Turbo mode it can stay at 3.8ghz to 4.ghz at the expense of a noisy fan
At first I was thinking of getting the Macbook Pro 15" and I am very happy I choose this one
For the price its perfect. But of course it has its short coming like no THunderbolt 3 and SDCard. The weight is 2kg and the power brick is almost a kg and its HUGE - it needs 230Watts to be able to reach its full potential. Although you can charge it through its USB-C port but only 65Watts. Thats the problem with USB-C because it is limited to 100watts.
i told you before..based on scaling and resolution , its not 16" but around 16.4"
Why asking for something not released yet. Multicore performance of low power Ice Lake wont match 8 core of older high power generation for sure.
MBP has dedicated graphic so build in one is not deal breaker. Would be nice but...
For sure not. My bet is event where availability of Mac Pro will be announced. Make sense Pro + Pro. And maybe new iPads Pro as well.
Okay.
But is it justifiable? I mean, a 1 inch bump for a much expensive price tag? I still think 17" on a thin bezel should be considered an upgrade from 15.6 not 16.4.
How would you put 17" screen in current 15" MBP chassis? There will be the same chassis. Making extra one would shot price into sky. So I guess it is compromise from Apple because users asked for 17".
Since the resolution is higher...a better iGPU for macOS Catalina UI would be nice...remember first 15" retina MBP...so doesnt matter the dGPU in catalina UI
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we dont know yet the price tag....maybe it will be 2499$ starting with 512 ssd, 16 gb ram, 6C , maybe the first mac with faceID, proper keyboard and proper thermals..
Go get The Macbook pro 15inch/13inch or Macbook Air.
Then I would suggest you to get the Macbook Air as it's a laptop that is used by people who favor portability over power.
I think personally if you at least offer the ability to uppgrade SSD(by using certified third part products similar to what the mac pro 2019 offers.).
Also I think adding SSD(and RAM uppgrades if possible) solidifies the distinction between the Macbook Air(towards portability) and the Pro(Power and customization).
Speak for yourself, I use it constantly. Also there are third party tools like Better touch tool that make it fantastic and editable across apps.
For a colour picker alone. I’d pay the 300
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Parody Forum accounts. Is that a thing now?
We don't know the details yet. There are 4 possibilities:
(1) This is a new addition to the MacBook range intended to stand above the 15" - some sort of MacBookMoreProerThanPro - in which case, I'd agree with you - it would need more than a slightly bigger screen to distinguish it. Maybe - but it sounds too much like the revenge of the return of the bride of the 17" MBP to be the most likely scenario.
(2) This is a straight replacement for the 15" at similar prices, won't be significantly bigger (so no 17"). The 15" will be discontinued. The price rumours are just that (the retail price is the least likely thing to leak) and/or refer to an optional higher-spec configuration.
(4) Same as (2) except that the people who bought you "$1000 Display Stand or $200 VESA mount" are going to use this as an opportunity for a substantial price hike so they can go on making rising revenues on flat sales and keep Wall St happy for the next quarter.
(3) Mix of (1)+(2): the i7/Radeon Pro 15" will continue, the i9/Vega models will be dropped and replaced by the 16" (which will have to be slightly thicker if it is to accommodate a scissor keyboard and may have re-designed thermals). That scenario actually allows most of the rumours (16", higher price, 8-core, 15" discontinued) to be at least partially true.
You are quibbling about 1cm extra Top and side to create a overall much bigger laptop in volume and weight. Or you keep the same and get bonus screen res.
Hell I wan’t a 19” laptop.
yes, i think Apple missed the opportunity to do something new...i mean instead of releasing the big one but with the last gen cpu, Apple could made the first redesign with the smaller one, an 14" where we already have the new Icelake cpu 15W and 25W with LPddr4 , double the igpu performance and so on...
This should be the first redesign macbook for this fall...not the 16"
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I don't see any benefit having a 120hz display for browsing, watching movies and editing documents. If 13" or your 14" comes with a discreet graphics not an Intel HD graphics then 120Hz might be useful.
But what does the $3K starting price deliver? 256GB all soldered SSD, 8GB soldered RAM, no ports and of course the headphone jack removed. All combined with a nasty Touchbar and a crippled keyboard.
Like my 2018 MBP it won't pay off. In a useable state with 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM, Core i9 it was about 4500€ including tax. But I have to say that it simply isn't worth the price.
Like my 2018 MBP it won't pay off. In a useable state with 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM, Core i9 it was about 4500€ including tax. But I have to say that it simply isn't worth the price.
Given they have a whole bunch of folks saying "Shut up and take my money" (see this thread for example) they know they can do that and get away with it. Any company would love to have blind fanboys like that... it'd be like McDs offering a new "Pro Fries" that gives you 5 more french fries for $2 extra.
It's a major advantage that it's *not* 4K. 4K means more power consumption for no real gain. At the expected viewing distance, the pixels are sufficiently small. Any more and it's a waste. Apple is the only producer of laptops that seems to get this, and I'm very, very happy that they've chosen their less-than-4k-but-more-than-1440p resolution.
Pricing is secondary to actually producing a product that works. The keyboard needs fixing and it needs some ports too.