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

[jlocker]

30 days until black Friday

 

[Ener Ji]

It's...not happening today? Super disappointed.

I guess now we wait to see if Thursday is the day...then Friday...then perhaps next week... The FCPX summit in early November might be a possibility? Could be a good time to announce availability of the Mac Pro, and it seems to make sense to announce the 16" MBP and Mac Pro at the same time. 🤷‍♂️

 

[turbineseaplane]

I used to really look forward to Apple keynotes, but as of late they are somewhat difficult to watch as the Keynotes are so heavily undertoned with diversity and social justice warrior. I want focused product details from one focused person (Steve Jobs was a master at this). I'm all for diversity, and I'm all for social justice movements, but to give an analogy, if I wan't preaching about religion, I'll go to church, and the church does not have a heavy undertone of Apple products. Apple, please stay focused.

That's heavy brotha'..

 

[JosepPont]

WELL, they just lowered the prices on the existing 2019 Macbook Pro 15 today.

there are no changes with the prices...🤥

 

[x-evil-x]

As a 15” MBP user I can say i don’t think me personally would be able to have anything bigger. The 15” is borderline not comfortably portable.

Really? I carry mine around with one hand all the time opened. It fits in a backpack better than my old 13" which weighed .5 pounds more!.
I don't get people that say the 15" is that big. Too big is 19". 15" is extremely portable to me. Especially ones like these. The older ones not so much.

 

[turbineseaplane]

As a 15” MBP user I can say i don’t think me personally would be able to have anything bigger. The 15” is borderline not comfortably portable.

That's how I feel about most of the iPhones for sale now.


(SE lover - don't hate..)

 

[silent alarm]

Really? I carry mine around with one hand all the time opened. It fits in a backpack better than my old 13" which weighed .5 pounds more!.
I don't get people that say the 15" is that big. Too big is 19". 15" is extremely portable to me. Especially ones like these. The older ones not so much.

Seriously, it weighs 4 pounds. If you're doing something like travelling with a DSLR and some lenses, or traveling with a guitar/amp/microphone or something, odds are the computer is one of the less or least prohibitively heavy things you're dealing with.

 

[dan9700]

New MacBooks and iPads in March trust me

 

[Brammy]

This week’s Upgrade, which they record live at 2pm est, is an interesting canary in a cold mine for this. It usually records on Monday, but Jason is affected by the power outages. If Jason says he doesn’t know anything about a briefing or a release, then it’s not happening soon.

Depends on how he phrases it too.

 

[x-evil-x]

To paraphrase Steve, we don’t know what we want until we’re shown it.

More storage options or kinder pricing options would be a few things off the top of my head. There are all sorts of other things they could implement. Split screen, better gaming options, dual output... who knows what they’ll do.

However if I buy a 2017 Apple TV at 2017 Apple prices, I’ll get guaranteed buyer’s remorse when the new model is released shortly. It’s been mentioned in the iOS 13 betas so it’s definitely coming.

Buyers remorse for 150-200$? I mean what do you expect for that price? That is really change you find in the street if you feel bad about it owning it for years its really nothing compared to their other products.
but what else could you want? Do you have an atoms setup with dolby vision tv? Most don't have that to begin with. I would like for them to be able to play own media Atmos files as I have to use my Nvidia shield for things the apple can't play. Streaming though its still the best box you can buy right now. There still could be more things they could do for sure though.

 

[1146331]

Again, I can get a faster UHS reader with USB 3.0 or USB-C at B&H for a nominal cost or XQD or CFast instead if I don't need SD, SDXC, et al. Two of my cameras use Wi-Fi or can operate tethered. An external Atomos is of far better use for me while SD Card slots sit unused. An iMac or a Mac mini makes sense in that it might be an ingest station. SD Cards aren't hard drives, but I hear an awful lot of people treating them that way, which is a recipe for heart ache.

There's nothing to stop Apple from implementing a quality built-in reader.

Plus, what is easier to carry around since they are all about a thinner, lighter computer? One computer with 20 dongles or one computer that is 3mm thicker with all the ports one would need?

 

[x-evil-x]

Seriously, it weighs 4 pounds. If you're doing something like travelling with a DSLR and some lenses, or traveling with a guitar/amp/microphone or something, odds are the computer is one of the less or least prohibitively heavy things you're dealing with.

I think that was meant for the person I was commenting to. I think the 15" is extremely portable compared to the old Macs I had.

 

[jj46]

Wasn't the base price 15 2.3Ghz $2799? It is now $2599. If I am wrong, I apologize... not trying to confuse or add to the hype.

 

[turbineseaplane]

@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)

 

[silent alarm]

I think that was meant for the person I was commenting to. I think the 15" is extremely portable compared to the old Macs I had.

Oh, yeah, I was trying to add on to what you were saying. Sorry I didn't make it clear in the post.

 

[zombierunner]

Would Apple allow the store to be open if a new mac is dropping today?

 

[Ener Ji]

This week’s Upgrade, which they record live at 2pm est, is an interesting canary in a cold mine for this. It usually records on Monday, but Jason is affected by the power outages. If Jason says he doesn’t know anything about a briefing or a release, then it’s not happening soon.

Depends on how he phrases it too.

Not familiar with him or that podcast. Is he as "in the know" as some of the other big Apple journalists? I'm guessing it streams live somewhere?

 

[uecker87]

Wasn't the base price 15 2.3Ghz $2799? It is now $2599. If I am wrong, I apologize... not trying to confuse or add to the hype.

Are you on the education site? That's the price with the edu discount - and it always has been.

 

[JosepPont]

Wasn't the base price 15 2.3Ghz $2799? It is now $2599. If I am wrong, I apologize... not trying to confuse or add to the hype.

Well I still see 2799 (Europe)

 

[Ener Ji]

what's not to trust

Don't be a jerk.

 

[roar08]

I feel like today could be the announcement of AirTags or the 16” MacBook Pro. I just feel like apple should update the Apple TV with a faster processor and a redesigned Siri Remote seeing that the launch of Apple TV+ is right around the corner.

Definitely all the feels.

 

[Brammy]

Not familiar with him or that podcast. Is he as "in the know" as some of the other big Apple journalists? I'm guessing it streams live somewhere?

He is very connected. We was EIC for Macworld and is on the press briefing circuit. It streams on Relay.fm and goes live about 2-3 hours after recording is finished.

He is part of a group of journalists known as The Usual Suspects: Gruber, Dalrymple, Rene Ritchie, and the ATP guys.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

He is very connected. We was EIC for Macworld and is on the press briefing circuit. It streams on Relay.fm and goes live about 2-3 hours after recording is finished.

He is part of a group of journalists known as The Usual Suspects: Gruber, Dalrymple, Rene Ritchie, and the ATP guys.

Keep us posted on what he says.

 

[rdowty]

Why do these show as previous generation when they're the 8-core processor?

 

[Brammy]

Keep us posted on what he says.

I will, but someone will probably beat me to it.