Alleged New Part Numbers Suggest Over a Dozen New Mac Models Coming at WWDC [Updated]

[coolguy$$$]

I was hoping to buy the higher end MacBook Pro 15, but with these prices I have to fall back to the lower spec Macbook Pro 15.

Only Apple is increasing their prices, rest of them drop their prices below $1000...

 

[Rocketman]

yet those same people neg me for saying I dislike the 17".

Negging (nagging) is new and is fine as a "site feature", but is of no added value. If anything it is a surrender to an all inclusive Facebook world. I still use a Facebook-free login to use MR. I wonder how long that will last . . . .

WWDC. Cook. OSX updates coming. iOS updates coming. New TV OS coming. Line wide updates with new Intel offerings and some port updates and some incremental creep of SSD to the line.

AVAILABLE TODAY.

It will have a slight impact on the end of this quarter to offset some iPhone slowing, but next quarter will be running on all cylinders including a late quarter release of iPhone 5 and Apple TV Prime.

Rocketman

 

[tkhan456]

Not necessarily, from the look of that label that got leaked yesterday there may be one last update to the existing 13" MBP. I think it'll be killed off in the near term (because it is redundant with the 13" Air) so doing a redesign is nonsensical, but it appeared to have an IB processor, HD4000 & USB 3 upgrades.

My guess is that they keep it around for those people who want a more conventional form factor, are scared to go without ethernet or the ODD, or who just want a lower priced laptop. I could see them keeping the pricing the same as it is now or even dropping it a bit considering that it won't have a Retina display or an SSD.

Personally, I think they ought to just kill it off. I'll be shocked if 8GB of RAM isn't at least an option in the new Air models, and if it is, then the 13" Pro really is totally redundant and it makes little sense to keep it around.

You do realize that the MBP 13" is their best selling computer. They definitely will not kill it off in the near term

 

[Acorn]

im excited to see apple finally update. i was getting concerned its halfway through the year and apple had tons of hardware not updated yet. i assume you really dont want all your hardware updates clusterfarged together. you know? i just want to see them get the ball rolling with the new stuff. enough stalling.

 

[Christian Toren]

Specs on the line-up

I am waiting in line for the full specs on the complete line-up; buying decisions needs to be made and I don't really want to be competing with Father's Day, ha.

 

[whiteonline]

You do realize that the MBP 13" is their best selling computer. They definitely will not kill it off in the near term

It's the best selling to those who just want a Mac for image (this is a huge generalization, but I believe to be mostly true).

If Apple got rid of the 13", those people would buy an Air....do you think they will go and buy a Samsung or Lenovo instead?

Apple knows this -- their Kool-Aid is strong stuff.

 

[Smoother]

There is 3 different 15", so are they're getting rid of the low-end to separate the nonprofessionals from the professionals by a large margin?

 

[colour]

where is the 13 inch macbook pro?

 

[jgc]

Excited to see what happens next week.

Just to clarify this for some Aussies (it's been said before)...your prices INCLUDE tax. American (and Canadian) prices do not include tax. Say you're buying a laptop. If the price is $2000 USD vs. $2500 AUD, adding say 7.5% tax on the former (a reasonable number) makes it $2150 vs. $2500. Now keep in mind that Australians have (I believe) the strongest economy among developed nations. The average GPD per capita in Australia is 35% higher than in the U.S. So if you factor this higher earnings in (divide the $2500 AUD laptop by 1.35) the equivalent cost of your laptop would be $1852 USD.

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple DID make more money per unit in Australia than in the U.S. But when you take into consideration that the American price is pre-tax, and when you take into consideration the totally different market (significantly higher earnings on average) in Australia, the $2500 "more expensive" laptop actually affects the pocket books significantly less than the $2000 "cheaper" laptop in the U.S.

Per capita GDP may not be a 100% completely fair way to look at it but it provides much greater accuracy than a straight dollar-to-dollar exchange rate without considering the market. Australia also has 8x higher than average (amongst developed nations) percent of people earning over $100,000 a year.

Now you know the truth. Americans are paying more, in a sense

 

[fompsweeva]

Has anyone considered that the Standalone Kits could include Thunderbolt adaptors to replace the various i/o that the new generations could be lacking?

Need firewire? Here's an adaptor.

Need more USB? Here's an adaptor.

 

[Eidorian]

Has anyone considered that the Standalone Kits could include Thunderbolt adaptors to replace the various i/o that the new generations could be lacking?

Need firewire? Here's an adaptor.

Need more USB? Here's an adaptor.

+$50 a pop for just one set of I/O ports adds up quick.

 

[iSee]

I love this kind of leak: you can read into it anything/everything you want to see!

 

[Tech198]

....

If Apple got rid of the 13", those people would buy an Air....do you think they will go and buy a Samsung or Lenovo instead?

Well... people who are happy with MBA and have gotten use to not having internal superdrive, lack of firewire... etc... then I reckon it will became as a "shock" for Pro users, as this would be out forest time a Pro have gone (backwards)..

If people start saying "ohh by the way I can no longer do this graphic intensive i used to be about to do with my current Macbook pro" what else is there ?

with 4 of of the 5 Macs getting an updated will there be any "pro" machines left ? Apart from the refub store, if people can't get what they need to anymore, then yes.... I think will turn to the PC.

I don't think the iMac will get an update and as for Mac Pro.... not likely to happen either, despite people wanting Thunderbolt....

Apples main focus I would think at WWDC would be Macs. not "i" macs.

 

[screenmeister]

The average GPD per capita in Australia is 35% higher than in the U.S. ...

Per capita GDP may not be a 100% completely fair way to look at it but it provides much greater accuracy than a straight dollar-to-dollar exchange rate without considering the market. Australia also has 8x higher than average (amongst developed nations) percent of people earning over $100,000 a year.

Now you know the truth. Americans are paying more, in a sense

Not sure where you get your figures from. GDP per capita in the US is around $48k, for Australia around $40k (equivalent $$). NZ GDP is $27k per capita, but entry level Mac Pro is currently NZ$4399 (US$3350). Go figure.

 

[scoobydoo99]

Only Apple is increasing their prices, rest of them drop their prices below $1000...

Rest of who? I didn't know there was a manufacturer out there selling 15" high res-ivy bridge-thunderbolt-aluminum unibodies for under $1000!

Yes, you can get a laptop under $1000, just like you can get a car under $1000. I wouldn't want either.

 

[MattInOz]

Looks like prices are increased about 15% or more on most models.

More like the Aus Dollar has dropped back and looks like it could have a fair bit movement over the next 12-18months. 15% increase here means US prices should be the same as they are now.

 

[Tech198]

Rest of who? I didn't know there was a manufacturer out there selling 15" high res-ivy bridge-thunderbolt-aluminum unibodies for under $1000! :roll eyes: .

Its nice to think of this though.

And if Apple would/could do this,, they WOULD be ahead. Coz no one can do this. Likewise, with Bluetooth 4.0 and the new Wireless 802,11AC

 

[mrmarts]

As I live in Australia I won't be paying $3,100.00 for a 15inch laptop and even $2,500 is too steep for the base model atm the flagship 15 inch model is that much as seen in the figures, the base model will have to do but I'am disappointed with the cost, it better be justifiable.

 

[hollisterj]

Bummer. I was looking to only spend around $1800 on a new 15"

 

[Exio]

Excited to see what happens next week.

Just to clarify this for some Aussies (it's been said before)...your prices INCLUDE tax. American (and Canadian) prices do not include tax. Say you're buying a laptop. If the price is $2000 USD vs. $2500 AUD, adding say 7.5% tax on the former (a reasonable number) makes it $2150 vs. $2500. Now keep in mind that Australians have (I believe) the strongest economy among developed nations. The average GPD per capita in Australia is 35% higher than in the U.S. So if you factor this higher earnings in (divide the $2500 AUD laptop by 1.35) the equivalent cost of your laptop would be $1852 USD.

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple DID make more money per unit in Australia than in the U.S. But when you take into consideration that the American price is pre-tax, and when you take into consideration the totally different market (significantly higher earnings on average) in Australia, the $2500 "more expensive" laptop actually affects the pocket books significantly less than the $2000 "cheaper" laptop in the U.S.

Per capita GDP may not be a 100% completely fair way to look at it but it provides much greater accuracy than a straight dollar-to-dollar exchange rate without considering the market. Australia also has 8x higher than average (amongst developed nations) percent of people earning over $100,000 a year.

Now you know the truth. Americans are paying more, in a sense

I really don't understand these figures your spewing out. Logically, the country with higher GDP will have a more expensive price.

 

[iCreate]

$3000 for a base mac pro? Ouch.

That's the first thing that stood out for me. I'll probably get one anyway, but I have to see the specs and benchmarks first. I really don't want to tear into my iMac to upgrade it or have to order it fully loaded from Apple for a lot more $$$$.

 

[mrmarts]

All I can say is these australian prices suck the iMac 27 is now cheaper than a over priced 15 inch entry level macbook i hope these rumours don't hold.

 

[bounou]

I've seen a few posts about external graphics cards so I wanted to weigh in.

A few weeks ago a guy on the development team for Final Cut X came to my University to pitch Final Cut X to the school so that they upgrade. It was a small meeting, and he ran everything off of his MacBook Air.

He said this is efficient because when he goes home (and he told us he wasn't technically allowed to talk about this) he plugs the comp via thunderbolt into a device which runs to an external graphics card and a couple large monitors.

That would be awesome.

Planning on upgrading to a 15" MBP Monday, mostly for the discrete GPU, if that would be available I could just keep my MBA.

 

[ohbrilliance]

That is quiet a price hike from 2500 to 3000 for MBP, if true.

To me that looks like that's priced in a 1TB SSD.. 512GB on the lower model, 1TB on the higher. (or 256GB on the lower and 512 on the upper :/ )

 

[MattInOz]

As I live in Australia I won't be paying $3,100.00 for a 15inch laptop and even $2,500 is too steep for the base model atm the flagship 15 inch model is that much as seen in the figures, the base model will have to do but I'am disappointed with the cost, it better be justifiable.

If you work Apple Aust's general pricing scheme backwards then $3100 is pretty close to 2,899$ US store price. So it think that model is more likely the 17inch model, and the 15 has been reduced to one stock model.