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Apple Reportedly Aiming to Upgrade the MacBook Pro Twice This Year
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Apple_Robert
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If the population of the people in the world looking to buy didn’t exceed you, your post would be more accurate and sensible.
DocMultimedia
macrumors 68030
mike.coulter
macrumors 6502
How about OLED but with no touchscreen and no Dynamic Island?
Howard2k
macrumors 604
I need a 27” M5 iMac.
My 2020 27” Intel core i7 iMac is big but not fast enough.
fatTribble
macrumors 68030
My TRS-80 is still functioning fine just to prove your point 🤭
My 14” M1 Pro MBP should get me through to the new form factor m6 Pro or potentially just a m6. It’s been a great little machine but I would like something a bit less bulky.
I presume the Airs will get a similar redesign around the same time?
I presume the Airs will get a similar redesign around the same time?
257Loner
macrumors 6502a
zeus423
macrumors member
My PowerMac 7100/66 still starts up and runs fine, all original parts.
T Coma
macrumors 6502a
Yeah, this "all anyone needs" chat is funny and whatnot, and I love a shiny new upgrade as much as the next guy, but what do I need to do that my M1 MBP isn't already excellent at?
"bUT tHe vIDeO enCodiNg!"
¯\_( ツ)_/¯ Dunno. Handbrake & iMovie are still fast enough for my civilian video work. I'll replace it when (if) it breaks, or the software doesn't work on it anymore.
Besides, won't they all come with Tahoe installed anyway? 😂
"bUT tHe vIDeO enCodiNg!"
¯\_( ツ)_/¯ Dunno. Handbrake & iMovie are still fast enough for my civilian video work. I'll replace it when (if) it breaks, or the software doesn't work on it anymore.
Besides, won't they all come with Tahoe installed anyway? 😂
iPads not befallen by the bevel devil … not yet, I am afraid.
I have a 2015 MBP as my daily driver that I'm finally ready to upgrade. Am I allowed to get an M5?
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Luna Murasaki
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How come?
To me the point of having a touchscreen is that the screen now reacts when you touch it just as people have come to expect from screens attached to portable devices these days. I've heard stories of small children crying when a screen doesn't respond to touch because they think it is broken. Even my Dad, who is in his 70s, keeps trying to touch the screen of his M1 MacBook Pro because he normally works with his iPad.
I don't think adding a touchscreen warrants redesigning the whole OS and apps to become touch-first, and I really hope that is not what they're planning. Everything can remain mouse oriented. But I think the odd time you instinctively reach up to touch an OK button with your finger, it should work instead of making you feel like an idiot. The rest of the time it can be ignored, or it can be used heavily if that's what the user wants to do.
We have touchpads below the keyboard on laptops too. Some people use them all the time. Other people ignore them 99% of the time because they have a separate mouse they use instead. But they are still there. I know people were absolutely livid when Apple removed the SD card slot from the side of the MacBook Pro. I didn't even notice. I've only once held an SD card before in my life and I wouldn't know how to use one with a computer. I personally find the notch incredibly annoying because I have not once ever needed to use the built-in webcam on my MacBook Pro, so it serves zero purpose for me. But I guess enough people need a webcam with their laptops and I accept that this device was not made with just me in mind.
I get the idea that a touchscreen adds cost, and that if you shave off all non-essential components from a computer, it can save money. But we are not talking about a 200USD netbook here, and I feel there are much less essential components that should be left out before a touchscreen would if tight budgets are really a concern. It seems weird to me that a device as expensive and as premium as a MacBook Pro that can currently cost up to 7,349USD has no touch support in 2026.
I also find touchscreens much easier to clean. A screen still gets dirty after all even if you never touch it with your fingers, even by accident.
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Howard2k
macrumors 604
I have a touchscreen laptop from my employer, but with an external monitor I just don't find that it makes sense.
Alternatively, I rarely use an external monitor with my MacBook, so it might be an easier adoption.
More than anything, I'd hate to see them rush to a touchscreen focused OS. Keep it flexible.
Alternatively, I rarely use an external monitor with my MacBook, so it might be an easier adoption.
More than anything, I'd hate to see them rush to a touchscreen focused OS. Keep it flexible.
I very much doubt they will change the OS to make it touchscreen focused (i.e. change in a way that causes ANY noticeable new problems for non-touch users). They know darn well that even with a touchscreen 99% of usage will not use that (and CAN'T use that when docked and using a separate display/keyboard combo). The ONLY sacrifice you'll have for having a touchscreen is a somewhat higher price.
chfilm
macrumors 68040
iPads have thick bezels. It’s super easy to get that when you hide the notch so Im not sure what the big deal is.
CATiNTHESTORE
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Yeah, I never really understood the complaints about the notch. Sure having edge to edge screen and no notch would be nicer but up until now the more likely alternative is a smaller screen with the camera in the larger bezel and given that I'll take the notch.