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Apple to Release New MacBook Pro and Air as Early as October, AMD iMacs and 5K Display With LG Also in Works
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Apple is simply waiting for Kaby Lake... At least that's what I want to believe...
Naw, I prefer original. With both Star Trek and the Mac Pro.No-one has gone before. Next Gen for the win.
New hardware ..
I'm kind of backpedaling now on the new OLED strip of the Mac, because they say "will always be present" however if these are only representations on what is shown, which also mean Apple can change them anytime they like, and restrict uses/shown based anytime over standard current psyical buttons. (Apple could do that well with with 'soft' keys it would be more suited to them) not to customers.
Pass on this. Can already see that one coming....
I'm kind of backpedaling now on the new OLED strip of the Mac, because they say "will always be present" however if these are only representations on what is shown, which also mean Apple can change them anytime they like, and restrict uses/shown based anytime over standard current psyical buttons. (Apple could do that well with with 'soft' keys it would be more suited to them) not to customers.
Pass on this. Can already see that one coming....
"...focus of Apple's just-announced September 7 media event will be on the iPhone 7 and the second-generation Apple Watch, the latter of which has now been confirmed for the event.."
Didn't realize the second gen AW was confirmed..anyone know if this is true?
Didn't realize the second gen AW was confirmed..anyone know if this is true?
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Meanwhile Lenovo just realized a full OLED screened laptop, not just a little strip that the next MBP is supposedly going to have.
Will we really see some innovation from Apple again? Who knows, but we will find out soon.
Will we really see some innovation from Apple again? Who knows, but we will find out soon.
I feel like a lot of people here would just complain that Apple's copying the competition if the next MacBook had an OLED display. Apple can't win here.
The Mac Pro is being discontinued.. no one uses computers anymore... anyway.
The problem with OLEDs still remains longevity; until they solve that problem I'm really not interested in having it in a computer monitor or display I intend on keeping indefinitely.
Apple will most certainly be staying with AMD, but the reviews of an HP Omen laptop with the base Polaris model (RX 460) showed the performance was very close to the equivalent Polaris desktop model. MBPs may only have the R460, but I expect the iMac 27" will also offer an RX 470 or perhaps even an RX 480.
Kaby Lake mobile is mid-2017. Even the desktop chips for the iMac won't be released until around Spring 2017 per the last roadmaps from Intel I saw. These MBPs and MBAs will be Skylake, but that is still an improvement on what they have now.
No, it's necessary to push the industry towards the standard. They don't see it as another port but rather the replacement for USB A so it makes sense in their point of view. At least it's not as ridiculous as removing a headphone port from a device.
Oh really? I didn't realize that there is a difference between declining performance of an MBP and wanting a new toy. Thank you for the clarification.
It will continue to be a longer wait or it may be allowed to die out.
I figure Apple may make at least one more Mac Pro. Don't know if it will be out for the holiday season this year.
They won't do anything to the air that brings it closer to the rMB (display).. If they get rid of magsafe and change the keyboard -- those are negatives for a lot of people. They might change the trackpad, but I doubt it.
Agree. I "heard" rumor the "Air" line would retire in place of the MacBook. This would follow the "Tri" model lineup:
Three variations in each lineup:
- MacBook's: 12" MacBook, 13" and 15" MacBook Pro's (Retina)
- iMac: 21.5", 21.5" 4K, 27" 5K
- Mac mini: 1.4GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz
- Mac Pro: Quad-Core base discontinued, 6, 8, 12-Core
- iPad: 9.7", 10", 12.9"
- iPhone: 4", 4.7", 5.5"
First Machines Using Kaby Lake Processors Coming This Fall, but MacBook Pro Not Likely Among Them
Really sad if this headline turns out to be true. Apple never used to fall so far behind on the new Intel chips, even if it meant refreshing a product that would be redesigned only later that year.
Apple could do this now. They could take the standard keys and make some of them not work in certain situations. It's completely in their control and you can do nothing about it. You are powerless.New hardware ..
I'm kind of backpedaling now on the new OLED strip of the Mac, because they say "will always be present" however if these are only representations on what is shown, which also mean Apple can change them anytime they like, and restrict uses/shown based anytime over standard current psyical buttons. (Apple could do that well with with 'soft' keys it would be more suited to them) not to customers.
Pass on this. Can already see that one coming....
Worrying about "Apple DRM" with the OLED touch strip has to be the most random concern I've ever heard. Worst case scenario is they don't give developers the flexibility to use it as much as they would like.
Hearing AMD for the GPU makes me happy. Apple has always done drivers better for AMD than Nvidia, and I'm looking forward to being able to upgrade my iMac to an AMD GPU equipped machine a bit after the new ones come out.
I hope they go AMD GPUs for the Macbook Pros as well, even though I'm not due to upgrade mine for a while yet.
I hope they go AMD GPUs for the Macbook Pros as well, even though I'm not due to upgrade mine for a while yet.
The Kaby Lake CPUs shipping now are the ultra-low power models with very low clock speeds and weak(er) performance - something the Apple MacBook would use. It is far too slow to be acceptable in a MacBook Pro and really is too slow even for the MacBook Air.
The Air and Pro require the more powerful models and those are not scheduled to ship until later next year.
Hmmm...new MacBook Pro + 5K Thunderbolt Display or new 5K iMac and keep my 12-inch MacBook for portability? Perhaps the ultimate first world problem of 2016
Pros/Cons of Option 1: MacBook Pro + 5K Display
Pros
Pros/Cons of Option 2: 5K iMac and keep my 12-inch MacBook
Pros
Pros/Cons of Option 1: MacBook Pro + 5K Display
Pros
- Just one Mac to manage and worry about
- More powerful portable
- Display will last a long time
- Less powerful desktop
- Heavier portable
- Need to plug in a cord every time you sit down
Pros/Cons of Option 2: 5K iMac and keep my 12-inch MacBook
Pros
- No compromises, super powerful desktop
- Ultra-portable notebook
- Need to manage multiple Macs, using semi-unreliable services like Back to my Mac and iCloud to unify the file systems
- Less powerful portable
Did you have them looked at?
My late 2015 5K iMac runs dead cool, no matter what I'm doing. FCP X editing/rendering, Ableton, four streams of IP cameras, whatever. Put my hand in back over the vent and I feel air that is barely warm. No fan noise to speak of, I have to put my ear to the back to tell if its running.
A huge difference from my 2012 27" iMac which was always toasty on the top when just surfing the web.
It's a beautiful machine with a gorgeous display.
Pro users should have pro patience
Or have we had patience long enough where customers are becoming impatient for an overdue refresh?