I have the same problem. The front edge is sharp and I hope the redesign will address this issue.
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Apple Planning 'MacBook Ultra' With Touchscreen and Higher Price
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will you buy an ultra mostly for this reason though? the current mbp already are very expensive
Called it.
And for their next trick, they will differentiate the MacBook lineup with the m series chips starting with m6.
Neo - a xx chips
Air- m base
Pro- m base + M pro without top ram/memory options
Ultra- m pro // m max
And for their next trick, they will differentiate the MacBook lineup with the m series chips starting with m6.
Neo - a xx chips
Air- m base
Pro- m base + M pro without top ram/memory options
Ultra- m pro // m max
It depends on the specs, the cost and whether or not it solves two main problems: My main problem with the current design of the MacBook Pro 16" is the weight. Then the sharp front edge. Of course we can do something with the edge but we need a redesign to get a lighter weight. If it will be similar in weight as the Air 15", I would consider.
All my MBPs have cost ~$4-5k, since 2011. So as to "Who’s buying $5-6k laptop as a consumer? Absurd." I guess I am "Absurd."
But in answer to your question "Who’s buying $5-6k laptop as a consumer?" people who are at least sometimes mobile and do real work with their Macs where better performance means more a productive user. A $4k tool easily pays off over a 5-7 year life cycle if one is any kind of creative.
My MBP half the time drives a workstation with two 4K displays plus the MBP display. And many aware "consumers" can tell the big quality improvement with MBP displays and speakers; even those not needing MBP horsepower.
I could go on and on about how better hardware makes for a more productive user, but those who get it already know and those who do not get it will not be convinced by me.
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te
the 16 is tempting with this big screen and resolution, but it costs 500 more, plus over 100 added costs for apple care+...
on the other hand, spending as much for a 14 ultra as I would for a 16 pro feels wrong.....
the 16 is tempting with this big screen and resolution, but it costs 500 more, plus over 100 added costs for apple care+...
on the other hand, spending as much for a 14 ultra as I would for a 16 pro feels wrong.....
As long as MacBook Pro also gets the top of the line chip, memory and storage options, I’m okay with this.
I don’t need an OLED display or touch screen functionality. I just need heaps of memory and CPU+GPU power.
I don’t need an OLED display or touch screen functionality. I just need heaps of memory and CPU+GPU power.
That is a challenge Apple is facing across product lines. They badly want to stagger release dates, but it is a marketing challenge around "the latest chip in them" perception.
While I get wanting the latest chip, from my perspective it doesn't matter that much. The year to year improvements in just the processor chips isn't much. If you update either because your machine is 4+ years or you want to move from say an Air to a Pro then a single year generation isn't the key factor in your decision. It tends to be more of an emotional issues rather than a real one.
how will this even work, wouldn't the screen be a total mess with oily finger prints. For anyone who uses the iPad Pro without a screen protector, you clearly knows what the problem is. With iPad you just have to wipe it daily with cleaning solution. But to do that with a MacBook? feels wrong.
The way I see it is that either you don't need to use the touch screen and so get no finger prints or you do need/want to and so accept them and either use a screen protector or wipe the screen down. My car came with a radio I never use, but I'm ok with that.
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garranhado
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I think it’s fair to at least wait and see what their execution is, but not really excited at the moment. Agree with smudges but I’m also ocd about that
Pure nonsense: "My 16” MacBook Pro max from just two years ago went from being groundbreaking with amazing speed, performance, and everything else, to barely worth $1,000 on trade in because it is outdated and slow."
I too own a 16” MacBook Pro M2 Max from two years ago and it is not "outdated and slow." If yours is, it is almost assuredly because you under-equipped when buying RAM and/or mass storage. Buy max available RAM next time if you want a long life cycle. I do.
This is tech, advancing all the time; a good thing. It is not some nefarious "Apple planned obsolescence." Sheesh. Expect hardware values to fall rapidly. Buy stamps or art or something if you want appreciation.
loby
macrumors 68020
I am curious as to why "the top-of-the-line" MacBook or "Ultra" would be a touch screen..? Would that be considered "the best" MacBook beyond the Pro? Anything is possible with Apple, but does not make sense.
Again...these are of course "rumors". I would not be surprised that a touch screen comes out (if it actually does) along the MacBook line, but not with M6 and considered "Ultra".
Again, anything is possible, but I am in the camp of "no touch screen" and will not buy one if it comes out.
I have used touch screens on Windows laptops before and just stop. Yes, some want it..and that is ok, but i will pass.
I hope they "just" have a side mac with this option. If they put it as an option on all of the MacBook Pros, this is seriously concerning..
loby
macrumors 68020
I am "still" using a 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max and it is not slow. Maybe people are addicted to speed..😂
We need to touch the rumored new laptop before we can know what feels best...
Eric_WVGG
macrumors 6502a
a new OS only makes sense for a new product vertical
and MacOS already runs iPadOS apps, what would a new OS even accomplish?
I think the logic is that at the price point of the Ultra the incremental cost of making it a touch screen is very small so if you never ever use it then it's no big deal. Like the radio in my car that I never use. I don't mind that it's there even though I never use.
turbineseaplane
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Take my money. Here take it. If it’s beautiful, super thin and with a touchscreen.. done amd done
Apple is planning to launch an all-new "MacBook Ultra" model this year, featuring an OLED display, touchscreen, and a higher price point, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
Gurman revealed the information in his latest "Power On" newsletter. While Apple has been widely expected to launch new M6-series MacBook Pro models with OLED displays, touchscreen functionality, and a new, thinner design in the fourth quarter of 2026 for some time, Gurman today turned that rumor on its head with the suggestion that this is an all-new kind of MacBook rather than a MacBook Pro.
Instead of succeeding the newly announced M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, the "MacBook Ultra" will be a new, top-tier Apple laptop. Gurman added that the device is likely to sit above the current M5 MacBook Pros, rather than replace them, suggesting that they will remain on sale.
This would enable a markedly higher price point for the new machines. Gurman noted that when Apple brought OLED displays to the iPhone X in 2017 and the iPad Pro in 2024, it simultaneously raised price by around 20%. As a result, Gurman believes a similar price increase on account of the MacBook's first ever OLED display may be likely and help move the MacBook Pro further upmarket.
Gurman says that this fits into a broader trend at Apple, where the company is seeking to offer more models at more price points, such as the new MacBook Neo at an unprecedented $599 price point to rival low-cost Windows and Chromebook devices. The same is occurring at the high-end, with more premium options available than ever before.
That is set to continue this year with the first foldable iPhone, featuring a ~$2,000 price tag, large inner display, and under-display sensors, and new AirPods priced above the current AirPods Pro at the top of the lineup with computer-vision cameras to feed Visual Intelligence data to Siri. Gurman even suggested that these products may be called the "iPhone Ultra" and "AirPods Ultra."
While the name "MacBook Ultra" is uncertain, Gurman is clearly no longer referring to the device as a MacBook Pro, instead referring to it as "the touch-screen and OLED high-end MacBook." He cautioned that Apple "could keep the traditional MacBook Pro name," but a MacBook Ultra moniker would "more clearly signal their position at the top of the lineup." Gurman expects the device to launch around the end of the year.
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