Apple Launches 2018 MacBook Pros: 8th Gen Core, Up to 32GB of RAM, Third-Gen Keyboard, Quad-Core on 13-Inch and More

[oldmacs]

No, but they laptops now come with a slip of paper in the box highlighting that keyboard issues are covered for four years.

Is this serious?

I'd be expecting a lot more than 4 years out of a very expensive laptop.

 

[lpolarityl]

...
13-Inch MacBook Pro Highlights
Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and double the eDRAM
....

This was the part to me that had me *slow clapping*.

13", Quad Core with HT, 16GB RAM and 512GB of storage is $2,199.
(Based on the base quad core i5 8259U (Info))
That's actually a decent price.

 

[blufire95]

More Details:

• Bigger Batteries!

15": 83.6 Wh vs. 76 Wh in previous model
13": 58.0 Wh vs. 49.2 Wh in previous model (13" non-TB stays at 54.5 Wh)​

• Bluetooth 5.0 is also new
• Three microphones instead of two

 

[Iconoclysm]

Price is still way too high for the specs.

$1,800 base price for a laptop with an i5 and integrated graphics is just ridiculous.

The base price is actually $1299 for that.

 

[adamjackson]

If this is our MacBook Pro for the next 18 months, I'm certainly happy.

• 6-Core CPU that's actually modern
• 32GB of RAM
• Improved Keyboard

Not so good:

• Higher ssd prices than I would personally like so I'll just go 1 terabyte since I Have an iMac at home with a lot more storage and RAM
• GPU is unchanged from last generation and not too great so 4K Transcoding will still suffer (AMD not NVIDIA)
• Still a 720P FaceTime Camera

I've grown used to the dongle lifestyle or at least more accepting of it. Time to sell my 2013 MacBook Pro 2.6Ghz i7 w/ 16GB of RAM and say hello to the future.

 

[DaveOP]

Display card is really bad comparing with 2500 USD Gaming PC Notebook which normally equipped with GTX1070 8GB.
According to geekbench - open cl benchmark, GTX1070 is 138% faster than RX560 which also mean GTX1070 has more than double performance to RX560......Macbook "PRO"..its not real "PRO"

Pro in this case does not mean Professional gamer. Developers, writers, enterprise users (for the most part) don't need a GTX1070 eating their battery when integrated graphics do just fine. If you need that kind of GPU, buy it and plug it in to TB3.

 

[Swissdude]

Gosh you guys are to quick in deleting. I edited the post as you deleted (made a mistake posted it instead of deleting the quote

Anyways now I am lazy to rewrite my post...

Well sum it up check the prices of the 32GB/4TBSSS and i) config: CHF 7,416.10 (roughly same amount in US $). And it still has that crappy Radon Gfx card in it. The nVida Crads are better and have lower power consumption. Will buy myseld the MSi Lapto with a MSI GTX 1070 Gfx in it. Fraction of the price CHF 1'800.--

The Marketing guys at Apple are either still high on the last batch of weed or just down right greedy.

 

[Superhappytree]

They obviously made this before the complaints regarding the keyboard. Same but quieter? That’s going to pi$$ a lot of people off. Same lack of ports? That’s going to pi$$ a lot of people off. 32GB RAM is nice but at the additional cost of £399.

So basically people will be still pi$$ed because Apple didn’t listen to their main complaints, just specced it up without addressing them.

 

[ugahairydawgs]

Maybe, but right now apple is fighting a negative perception and without a major change that's an uphill battle.

I would be real skeptical to think this negative perception is widespread. The average person doesn't check sites like this or read tech blogs, so the degree to which the keyboard issue is known by the public at large is probably very limited.

The people they are fighting an uphill battle with are a very small (but loud) segment of the market. If you need a powerful laptop and want a Mac, this is your option. People can cross their arms and stomp their feet over to Windows land if they like, but sales and marketshare numbers don't appear to show that happening with any sort of large numbers.

My guess...these will sell fine. Just like the 2017 model did. Just like the 2016 model did. I have the latter and have been using it all day every day since December 2016 and (*knock on wood*) no signs of any issue with the keyboard. Hopefully Gruber's assessment of the situation is accurate and this is, by and large, a non-issue for the vast majority of users. And for those that are having problems.....Apple has you covered.

 

[technole]

I know a lot of Mac users in the office, none of them have been waiting for or care about the Touch Bar.

Like for me, Magsafe and ports are much more important.

Get over it.

Magsafe has been gone from all current generation MacBooks, and they aren't going to get thicker to have USB-A again. It's over.

 

[lec0rsaire]

Good that the 13 inch has finally gone quad core. Shame there is no dedicated graphics option.

Shame they've stuck with that stupid keyboard.

Also a shame you can't buy the thing without the Touch Bar, and MagSafe continues to be absent.

MagSafe is history. Never coming back and the TouchBar isn’t going anywhere. I’m not sure why people are surprised. They weren’t going to abandon their plans because of a bunch of complainers online.

 

[geromi912]

Isn't the RX 555 barely better than the MX150 (AKA GT 1030)?

In a computer that costs more than my car. ****ing hell...

Yes. Your $2400+ "professional" laptop has the graphic horse power of a $80 GT 1030.

 

[Lone Deranger]

32GB only available on 15" emoji-bar models. Not impressed Apple.

Also, the prices are horrendous.

 

[freezelighter]

4GB of Video Memory in a Pro Machine for 7400$ in 2018?

Seriously?

That should be at least GTX 1080 with 8GB.

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Ordered a top spec'd. Looking forward to it.

 

[saqibhasan]

To put that in perspective, the average Norwegian will have to work ten hours for that!

Ten hours?? You guys get $900/hr?!?

 

[1050792]

Thing is... they were.

And that was my point?

 

[geromi912]

I'll wait until they add Face ID. Should be in either 2019 or 2020.

It's never gonna happen with that thin lid. Keep dreaming on things nobody needs on a computer that's obviously not overpriced enough.

 

[budafied]

Price is still way too high for the specs.

$1,800 base price for a laptop with an i5 and integrated graphics is just ridiculous.

My 15" 2015 MBP was $2000. These prices are absurd.

 

[coolkid93]

Everything is great what I’m seeing but that keyboard

 

[geromi912]

The base price is actually $1299 for that.

that's the old kabylake one.

 

[Iconoclysm]

Yes. Your $2400+ "professional" laptop has the graphic horse power of a $80 GT 1030.

Do you know what "professional" means?

 

[CmdrLaForge]

Wow - that was unpredicted! At least for today !!!

 

[geromi912]

4GB of Video Memory in a Pro Machine for 3000$ in 2018?

Seriously?

That should be at least GTX 1080 with 8GB.

I don't see how a max q 1060 isn't possible like the razer blade.

 

[1050792]

There is a distinct difference between "expensive" (2012-2015 Retina MBPs) and "over-priced" (2016+ MBPs).

You are getting more features than a Retina 2015 MBP and you called that one expensive and the new overpriced?...

 

[HacKage]

£2199 for the 13" with 16GB and 512GB SSD, that is crazy talk!

Dell XPS 13 with i7-8550U, 16GB and 512GB SSD and 4K screen is £1599, £600 cheaper! Stick with a 1080p screen and it's £850 cheaper!

£850 is what I paid for my 2015 2.9GHZ 512GB 13"MBP and it's plenty fast for what people use a 13" laptop for!