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Apple Removed the Radeon M370X from new 2015 MBP!!!

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nbritton

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I just got my new 2015 MBP 15 inch 2.8GHz 16GB 1TB direct from the factory in China and it's missing the AMD Radeon M370X !!!!!!!!!!

Part No. Z0RF00004
Family ID: Z0RF

**** you Tim. **** you you ****ing *******.

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I just realise TC is really good at pricing the products, squeezes out the last penny you have in your pocket. Putting a dGPU an old mac would be a thread for the TB mbp, which they knew it would be the case. Therefore removing it would bump people to pay-up for the fancy SG TB mbp.
 
nbritton said:
I just got my new 2015 MBP 15 inch 2.8GHz 16GB 1TB direct from the factory in China and it's missing the AMD Radeon M370X !!!!!!!!!!
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Just to clarify: do you mean the assembly line or is this code for 'it fell off a truck'. Going by what you wrote, it could be a unit that failed QC.
 
They all throttle. Thats why it was removed. They are tired of people complaining and swapping the defective units.
 
??? All 2.5 and 2.8 GHz models are suppose to have it.
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Balaamsdonkey said:
Sounds like OP didn't pay close attention to the specs on the product page.
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I paid meticulous attention to the specs. The 2015 model has always had the Radeon.
 
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??? All 2.5 and 2.8 GHz models are suppose to have it.
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I paid meticulous attention to the specs. The 2015 model has always had the Radeon.
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When the store went back up after the 2016s were announced, the m370x was no longer an option of ANY of the 15" 2015s. This was shown when spec'ing out your machine AND during final order review.
 
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Wait, can you show a screenshot of your receipt? It should show the list of specs. Don't want to comment on this thing further unless we see some proof that you did actually order the model with the M370X
 
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justabirdy said:
When the store went back up after the 2016s were announced, the m370x was no longer an option of ANY of the 15" 2015s. This was shown when spec'ing out your machine AND during final order review.
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And how would I have know that it was no longer an option (how would I know that it was even optional in the first place?) if I had never ordered one before this one? It was never officially disclosed that it was removed. All the specs I've read online said the 2.8 GHz 16GB 1TB model came by default with the M370X.
 
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When the store went back up after the 2016s were announced, the m370x was no longer an option of ANY of the 15" 2015s. This was shown when spec'ing out your machine AND during final order review.
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Well this sucks. I'm one of the people who can't type on the new keyboard (RSI problems), and I was thinking to go to the 2015 model... But I actually need the GPU.

So now what? I can't actually get the 2015 model either, because it got replaced with a stripped-down model?
 
If you goto Apple's website today to purchase a brand new 2015 MBP, regardless of processor selection, your video card will be an Intel Iris Pro Graphics.

If you goto Apple's website to purchase a refurbished 2015 MBP, certain processor selections have Intel Iris Pro Graphics and AMD Radeon R9 M370X for the video card.

There is no way to purchase a brand new 2015 MBP from Apple with a Radeon video card.
 
therealseebs said:
Well this sucks. I'm one of the people who can't type on the new keyboard (RSI problems), and I was thinking to go to the 2015 model... But I actually need the GPU.

So now what? I can't actually get the 2015 model either, because it got replaced with a stripped-down model?
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I can personally comment on this - that GPU was ****. And not even in terms of gaming. I use my laptop and PC for Premiere Pro, and this thing throttled like a *****. I even got the common "Apple's dGPU" syndrome, where the screen would flicker, and the computer would die.

As someone who's had problems to the point where I had to bring in my 2012 MBP in 7 separate times before getting it replaced with a 2015 one, which I had to bring it in 5 more times, don't buy Macbook Pro's with dedicated cards. If you need it for your work, I really do suggest looking at Windows computers with the GTX 10XX cards.
 
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nbritton said:
That's not what the Wikipedia page for the MacBook Pro says.
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****ing hell, what does wikipedia have to do with it? The apple store page explicitly states

  • 2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
  • 16GB 1600MHz memory
  • 256GB PCIe-based SSD1
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics
  • Two Thunderbolt 2 ports
And if you spec it up it still says

  • 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz
  • 16GB 1600MHz memory
  • 1TB PCIe-based SSD
  • Intel Iris Pro Graphics
  • Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
  • Two Thunderbolt 2 ports
  • Accessory Kit
 
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kevinkyoo said:
I can personally comment on this - that GPU was ****. And not even in terms of gaming. I use my laptop and PC for Premiere Pro, and this thing throttled like a *****. I even got the common "Apple's dGPU" syndrome, where the screen would flicker, and the computer would die.

As someone who's had problems to the point where I had to bring in my 2012 MBP in 7 separate times before getting it replaced with a 2015 one, which I had to bring it in 5 more times, don't buy Macbook Pro's with dedicated cards. If you need it for your work, I really do suggest looking at Windows computers with the GTX 10XX cards.
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Yeah. Unfortunately, I really do want the discrete graphics... AND I want MacOS.

Looks like this has ceased to be an option.
 
therealseebs said:
Yeah. Unfortunately, I really do want the discrete graphics... AND I want MacOS.

Looks like this has ceased to be an option.
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If you need a desktop, Hackintosh. Not really sure what to say if you're looking for a laptop. I thought Windows was the devil, but after using it for almost a year with my built PC, I don't really mind it since I spend most of my times on that thing with the apps and their individual interfaces.
 
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