Can the ProMotion be added to the new Macbook Pros by a firmware update? Or is it a dedicated chip/controller, so in which case it will be in the 2018 Macbook Pros at the earliest?
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Can the ProMotion be added to the new Macbook Pros by as firmware update?
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I hope that's true. I'm hesitant to buy the 2017 13" nTB right now if it can't do ProMotion, which I love on my 10.5" iPad Pro. I would hate to buy it now, only to have the ProMotion come out on the Macbook Pro 2018 model. Can anyone else confirm that the 2017 Macbook Pro already has some form of ProMotion hardware?
It's highly unlikely that the MBP's have 120 Hz displays and Apple didn't mention it.
Isn't "promotion" just variable refresh upto 120Hz refresh instead of variable refresh upto 60Hz of the old iPad/Macbook Pro 16/17? Basicly just controlled Freesync/G-Sync.
Do you guys think it'll ever be implemented in the MacBook? I went and saw the 10.5" iPad at the Apple Store today and thought ProMotion was an awesome feature.
I'm hoping that this is a sign of things to come.
But then again, I thought that True Tone would come to the Mac, but it hasn't yet.
I'm hoping that this is a sign of things to come.
But then again, I thought that True Tone would come to the Mac, but it hasn't yet.
Not that simple. The display itself also needs to have 120Hz refresh rate support, which extremely unlikely that any MBP have that capability. Not saying that it can't do it, but it will be essentially overclocking your display.