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Is there any exchange program running for MacBook Pro 2016 buyers?
Recently purchased my MacBook Pro 2016(35days back) touch bar model and yesterday apple launched new MacBook Pro with better processor and better graphics.

Is there any way to return my product and get the new one?



Apple marketing strategy is extremely disappointing.



Thanks
 
If one doesn't update the hardware, people are unhappy. If they do update the hardware, people are unhappy. There is no way out :)

You can always ask Apple, maybe they will be nice enough to replace your computer. If that makes you happier, the updates are merely incremental and fairly minor. You are looking at few % of performance difference at best.
 
@leman Thanks for the reply
MacBook Pro 2016 launched just 7 month back.

Not that long ago, Apple did two updates per year — a bigger one and a smaller one. These updates were closely tied to Intel's CPU release cycles. You'd usually get a new CPU gen (and sometimes a new GPU gen) in autumn + a small refresh in clocks etc. in spring. As CPU tech stagnated, Intel has changed their release cycle and that also slowed down the rate with which Appel was releasing updates.

It seems like they are back to their old proven strategy: incremental updates to match the CPU releases and dedicated GPU in 15" though all the models. For some years, they tried to move at least the entry-level 15" MBP to integrated graphics, but that doesn't pay out these days as Intel has pretty much abandoned higher-end iGPUs. I think its a good thing for the customer if the MBP is updated to reflect what is currently available on the market. While it is true that it can be frustrating for someone who just bought an "old" model a few months back, the reality is that in those few months hardware releases did happen and not upgrading the MBP will new CPUs would be very unfair towards the customers that are looking to purchase one now.
 
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Is there any exchange program running for MacBook Pro 2016 buyers?
Recently purchased my MacBook Pro 2016(35days back) touch bar model and yesterday apple launched new MacBook Pro with better processor and better graphics.

Is there any way to return my product and get the new one?



Apple marketing strategy is extremely disappointing.



Thanks

The dates for this event have been out for ages, if you only brought it 35 days ago its your fault for not waiting...
 
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More frequent updates were common in the past as perviously mentioned, this is actually much better and healthier for Apple and it's users.
 
Hilarious thinking Apple would just take your model back and sell you a new one. Heck, why don't they just stop selling the old model two months before the new one launches so that everyone knows it's coming up? Really wonder why the world doesn't work like that.
 
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I want in on this too. My 2015 still works great, but a free upgrade for some latest and greatest would be awesome.
 
I got a late 2016 tMBP. I'm really glad that Apple has updated the line. However the changes are pretty minor, so I don't regret my purchase.

I would have been upset if MagSafe had made a comeback yesterday.
 
I literally just received my 2016 15" MBP 2.7GHz on Friday. I strongly considered returning it, but B&H charges a restocking fee once its opened. And frankly, theres almost no performance benefit by moving to Kaby Lake. Minimal power efficiency improvements, HEVC hardware (I'm mostly on AC using the dGPU anyway) make it just not worth it to me.

If I could return at no cost perhaps I'd swap out, but for not its not enough of a difference to make it worth my while.
 
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I literally just received my 2016 15" MBP 2.7GHz on Friday. I strongly considered returning it, but B&H charges a restocking fee once its opened. And frankly, theres almost no performance benefit by moving to Kaby Lake. Minimal power efficiency improvements, HEVC hardware (I'm mostly on AC using the dGPU anyway) make it just not worth it to me.

If I could return at no cost perhaps I'd swap out, but for not its not enough of a difference to make it worth my while.

They may not charge you the fee if you're exchanging it for the newer one.
 
Glad I got the base 2016 13" model, I get 256GB of storage and it was cheaper than the base 2017 model with 128GB of storage.
 
Is there any exchange program running for MacBook Pro 2016 buyers?
Recently purchased my MacBook Pro 2016(35days back) touch bar model and yesterday apple launched new MacBook Pro with better processor and better graphics.

Is there any way to return my product and get the new one?

Apple marketing strategy is extremely disappointing.

Thanks

I doubt very much and any consoling advice on it's only minor incremental updates is pants when you come to sell it

It will be worth less regardless

Suck it up and move on, unfortunately, unless you want to take an instant hit of $2-350 having to compete against other refurb/open box offers
 
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It doesn't do much for battery, the only star feature is HEVC which the Skylake ones will handle via GPU instead of CPU in Kaby, and that is all there is to it, in my limited understanding and purview.

With all this in mind, the "old" 2016 notebooks are as "new" as ever. There is no point in replacing it with a 2017 at all. IF they gave 16GB standard, that would have been a totally different thing to consider. Other than that, save that money for the new iPhone, if.
 
It doesn't do much for battery, the only star feature is HEVC which the Skylake ones will handle via GPU instead of CPU in Kaby, and that is all there is to it, in my limited understanding and purview.

With all this in mind, the "old" 2016 notebooks are as "new" as ever. There is no point in replacing it with a 2017 at all. IF they gave 16GB standard, that would have been a totally different thing to consider. Other than that, save that money for the new iPhone, if.

Agreed. BTW Skylake does hardware encode and decode for HEVC. Just 8 bit encode vs 10 bit. Which is not a problem. Hardly anyone is using HEVC right now in the pro video space anyway. They use ProRes. The cameras use ProRes, or high bit rate souped up plain AVC/264. The HEVC that is out there much of it isn't very good as the encoders are so new.

The 2016/2017 models are virtually identical save for clock increases.
 
I personally think that by the time HEVC is the full blown standard, we will be on the prowl for new MacBooks anyway.

The only reason why I am even into HEVC is because of the videos I download. I wonder, the few encoders giving out HEVC videos, are they 8bit or 10bit... Other than that I don't think the world will suddenly jump to HEVC and make us feel bad for sitting with Skylake next year or even the next for that matter.
 
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