Let's make the keyboard harder to build - you know, the ones nobody likes in the first place. That's almost government level of stupidity - "Let's spend more money on those planes - you know, the ones we can't get to fly".
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Apple Tells Suppliers to Expect Strong MacBook Pro Shipments Going into 2017
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True, but if it were a friend I'd tell them to buy a used mac, which long term would give them less headaches!
No doubt more money but even used, a better machine!
Yes, because carrying around a dock and having a bunch of cable hanging off a dongle is a so much better solution than making the laptop 2mm thicker and keeping a mix of current and future ports.
Sometimes I wonder whether Apple should offer a Fusion drive in its laptops, with the 'HDD' component being a much cheaper and much slower SSD. In the meantime, you could try a small profile USB stick (of the USB-C kind obviously).Personally... I could deal with the dongles, but no memory card slot not so much. I have a storage adaptor that works with for a microSD card and rests flush with the side when inserted. Serves as an extra hard drive, primarily for Plex stuff. I'll stick with my recent 13" MBP until it doesn't work any more
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I sure hope you are right. For the computer updates that is. I wanna see a monster MacPro cylinder with power that destroys everything in it's path!! Code name Gojira! And it would be nice if they offered a graphics card update for existing MacPro's as well. My fear is we'll see is a minor speed bump, 6 USB-C ports and a thinner lighter cylinder available in Rose Gold. Ugh....
A little optimistic. Sure nobody can argue that MacBook Pro fans are desperate for any kind of an update to the product line and initial sales are strong, but Apple has a repeated trend of very quick tapering off of shipments only a few months after release.
I just don't see this current "revamp" carrying forward strongly long into 2017; those that are already complaining about the lack of "professional" features and options are simply going to continue to wait until the "next" MacBook Pro, or get fed up with Apple completely and go with someone else.
On the other hand, knowing that Apple hasn't been quick to update MacBook Pro, or any Mac product that is, on a quick cycle, most people might just begrudgingly give in and realize this is as good as its going to get and so this could allow a stronger trickle of sales in 2017, we will see.
I just don't see this current "revamp" carrying forward strongly long into 2017; those that are already complaining about the lack of "professional" features and options are simply going to continue to wait until the "next" MacBook Pro, or get fed up with Apple completely and go with someone else.
On the other hand, knowing that Apple hasn't been quick to update MacBook Pro, or any Mac product that is, on a quick cycle, most people might just begrudgingly give in and realize this is as good as its going to get and so this could allow a stronger trickle of sales in 2017, we will see.
I wish more people could see this! The people who only focus on hardware forget about the Mac OS
and its efficiency as well Apple's apps. Yeah, I think the macs are too expensive but I also think they are the
best!
1,000 haters posting on MacRumors, 999,000 lovers buying.
Quite possible. Professional trolls.
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The photographer crowd that now can attach two 5K displays to a 13" MacBook.
Has anyone been able to find out when Apple stores will have the new 2016 MBP's with Touchbar to view in person?
I've called multiple times, and stopped by my nearest store here in CO a few days ago. No Apple store employees seem to know anything. I know Apple said they would ship 2-3 weeks from the Oct 27th announcement, but you would think they have enough stock to send to stores for demoing by now?
I've called multiple times, and stopped by my nearest store here in CO a few days ago. No Apple store employees seem to know anything. I know Apple said they would ship 2-3 weeks from the Oct 27th announcement, but you would think they have enough stock to send to stores for demoing by now?
The question is always what percentage of users will actually need a dock (or more than one dongle) and how often they will need a dock. When I travel, the only thing I ever plug into my laptop is power and iOS devices (and for the latter I just would have to carry a different cable).
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Not quite, it one 5K on the 13" MBP and two 5K displays on the 15" MBP (though two 4K on the 13").
Ok ok. Please define "pros". I'm a pro user and albeit I'm not planning to get a new Macbook Pro 15" just now (My 2y old Macbook Pro 15" is still more than excellent) it would suit my "pro" needs if I were buying one.
So again what is pro user? Or should the question be: What is the field/domain the self defined "pro" is working in?
I'm pretty sure there are zillions "pros" out there for whom these Macbook Pros would do wonders and as always there are other "pros" for whom these new laptops are disappointing. Like always.
But please don't put all the "pros" in the same basket
Now the price hike is unwelcomed for sure...
A lot of people get caught up between "pro" users (i.e. Pro tasks) and "pro" computers.
There are tons of different things a "pro" user might need to do. The "pro" machine should ideally be able to serve all of them, in one form or another.
Else it's rather meaningless... A "pro" blogger could use a 2005 Dell with Linux but that won't make it a "pro" machine necessarily.
What has people upset is that the "Pro" MacBook is the highest performance available. If they need more power, there's nowhere left to go. All the people who's needs are less can buy just about any Mac or even non-Apple computer from the past 5 years, depending on their needs. They have tons of options.
Irony that Apple put the name "MacBook Pro" under the monitor again, while these seem not a "Pro" machine.
I agree - global warming, growing fiscal deficits, migration + integration, etc. More important issues to worried about than the specs of some 1st world "luxury" portable computer.
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This.
I know quite some people who made themselves wait until this refresh.
All think is quite expensive, but all have ordered anyway....
Person angry and won't buy new MacBook Pro because it tops out at 16GB of RAM...
...continues to use 2012 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM.
So because their 4 year old computer has 16 GB, they should be happy spending $4000 on a new laptop with the exact same RAM limitations?
That's mostly the UK, where the pound dropped fatally against the dollar. And the pound dropping will hurt demand in many, many things over the next year.
How would a lightning port be useful on the MacBook Pro? Are there a lot of accessories you plug to your iPhone that you would also like to plug in to your laptop?
Yep, and if the tool isn't working for you, totally understand why you'd want to change.
Yeah, you can run a pc for work if you don't go on the internet with it and you clear off all the ad/bloatware.
Not my cup of tea ..cheers
As a professional, you understand that you can't meet every customers demands (due to profitability). They're going to build the device that sells the most. And performance wise, anything more then this should be done on a desktop/server.
I completely agree with you. The only thing I would add is that once the hype for this product has settled, I think it will be a tough sell for the average consumer; I don't see how they'll find value in the product, seeing as there are better options than ever on the market.
The post-Brexit-pound-plummet is going to affect a lot more goods than this. Prices rises must be expected now on anything that is made in America or sold by American companies to the UK.