Could We See a 16-inch MacBook Pro Announcement Today?

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Exclusive: 16-inch MacBook Pro Touch Bar and Touch ID layout confirmed - 9to5Mac

Rumors about a new 16-inch MacBook Pro are not exactly new, with recent icon evidence found in macOS Catalina betas...

9to5mac.com

 

[skaertus]

Correct, it is the portability factor with the Macbook Pro. But the Mac Pro tower is the Mac Truck semi of the Mac world. The Macbook Pro is like a Cadillac, it might not haul or last as long but it is fast and looks good when you are using it.

I was throwing around the idea of getting a Mac Mini and a portable monitor. It uses regular desktop computer chips, you can hookup on Thunderbolt 3 EGPU box and it is still portable with the built in graphics card to do basic things. And with Intel's new i7 processors with a better graphics chip on it. This could be a good alternative to a Macbook Pro or a Mac Pro with somone on a budget. Maybe Apple will come out with a Mac Mini Pro. I have already told Apple in feedback, i think they could have a market for such a machine.

Well, I am not sure about a Mac mini Pro. I suppose Apple has already put the most powerful processor the "mini" format can support, and I guess a dedicated video card would require a larger enclosure. In this sense, the Mac Pro is the "de facto" Mac mini Pro.

 

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@SpeedyTheSnail

"I can get a better keyboard via USB and thus they should remove the keyboard from the laptops"

(sort of already did due to reliability of the Butterfly's - LOL)

Don't forget why have an external display when I can carry around a 40-in 4k display with me.
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Would Apple allow the store to be open if a new mac is dropping today?

Ooooh don't worry, Apple will drop the Mac, but not in the way we want it.
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USB-C Stick were at Apple Store 9 months ago, pretty sure Best Buy has them in stock as well. I have one Sandisk 64GB Ultra Dual Drive. I got mine through Amazon...hardly difficult to find or buy now.

There are a metric crap ton of devices using USB-C now, and you can buy a cable for nearly any legacy device sans a captive cable device to make it work with USB-C. Do you live in a remote area or something?

The 2015 has more ports, but it is not more expandable than the 2016-2019 MacBook Pro. I’ll take 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports any day that I can use as a USB port if I need to or use all 4x40Gbps ports connecting eGPUs, high speed NVMe storage, a Dock, 10GbE, you name it.

The 2016-2019 MacBook Pros are not turds and the 2012-2015 are not the legendary laptops everyone thinks they are, although I own two of them (2012,2015) and two 2016 models, both with their original keyboards.🤭 All of them have been great, bar a few video issues with the 2015 and a fake SATA issue with the 2012 user Apple Hardware Test. NONE of them have a keyboard for the ages, my Late 2011 actually is better in that regard.

If Apple adds HDMI and/or SD Card, so be it, but no more damn USB-A ports, not a single one. USB-A needs to stay gone for good and needs to disappear from iMacs and Mac mini’s sooner rather than later.
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You mean the three prong extension cable? Yeah, come on Tim, nickels and dimes get really old after a while.

Wow your reply is extremely sad.

I wouldn't quote the Apple Store as a source of devices, most people don't have one and most people don't buy overpriced Apple Store products when something is cheaper elsewhere.

I have not been to a Best Buy where they sell USB-C sticks, nor a Micro-Center that sells one.

You keep arguing about USB-C using adapters, its' a stupid idea. People don't want adapters. I can find a normal USB device ANYWHERE, even in vending machines.

Remote area? I live in the capital of the United States moron. Insult me I'll insult you back. Mods can bite me if they find an issue with what I said.

The 2016-2019 MBPs are pieces of garbage, they thermal throttle far too quick and there is no point in having an external keyboard for a laptop nor waiting 4 weeks for a "warranty repair" for the most commonly used input device in the world.

Tim does nickel and dime on the cables, and you're absolutely right: It does get old after a while and not in the way blind Apple fanboys believe.

*Awaits another suspension from a MR mod*

 

[ScreenSavers]

Don't forget why have an external display when I can carry around a 40-in 4k display with me.
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Ooooh don't worry, Apple will drop the Mac, but not in the way we want it.
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Wow your reply is extremely sad.

I wouldn't quote the Apple Store as a source of devices, most people don't have one and most people don't buy overpriced Apple Store products when something is cheaper elsewhere.

I have not been to a Best Buy where they sell USB-C sticks, nor a Micro-Center that sells one.

You keep arguing about USB-C using adapters, its' a stupid idea. People don't want adapters. I can find a normal USB device ANYWHERE, even in vending machines.

Remote area? I live in the capital of the United States moron. Insult me I'll insult you back. Mods can bite me if they find an issue with what I said.

The 2016-2019 MBPs are pieces of garbage, they thermal throttle far too quick and there is no point in having an external keyboard for a laptop nor waiting 4 weeks for a "warranty repair" for the most commonly used input device in the world.

Tim does nickel and dime on the cables, and you're absolutely right: It does get old after a while and not in the way blind Apple fanboys believe.

*Awaits another suspension from a MR mod*

I disagree. They’re not prices of garbage. The 2016-2017 are. 2018-2019 is how they should’ve gotten it the first time. Time for something new though. For the same reason they abandoned the Trashcan Mac Pro.

 

[MacBH928]

Correct, it is the portability factor with the Macbook Pro. But the Mac Pro tower is the Mac Truck semi of the Mac world. The Macbook Pro is like a Cadillac, it might not haul or last as long but it is fast and looks good when you are using it.

I was throwing around the idea of getting a Mac Mini and a portable monitor. It uses regular desktop computer chips, you can hookup on Thunderbolt 3 EGPU box and it is still portable with the built in graphics card to do basic things. And with Intel's new i7 processors with a better graphics chip on it. This could be a good alternative to a Macbook Pro or a Mac Pro with somone on a budget. Maybe Apple will come out with a Mac Mini Pro. I have already told Apple in feedback, i think they could have a market for such a machine.

This will never happen, but I think I would like a desktop machine that I can connect a laptop to with USB-C and then my laptop will offset the workload to that machine and I am apple to use the keyboard+monitor laptop and once I am done with the serious work I just disconnect it and use it as a portable device for less intensive tasks like browsing.

While an eGPU has similar idea, I believe its only for graphics parts and the CPU will still get hot.