Intel Launches New Skylake Chips Appropriate for 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro

[Mascots]

We still have no idea what CPUs these are, so don't get too exited. If they do no include the Iris Pro 580, these CPUs will be a regression for the current Haswell owners.

I think the chance of that is zero given what we saw with the Broadwell cycle and Intel's more-recent developments.

 

[Dave245]

I wonder if Apple will update the 12" MacBook, maybe a second generation MacBook.

 

[codewrangler]

Waiting for that 15" "MacBook" style MacBook Pro. In gold obviously.

Definitely, in Gold...My Wife would want Rose Gold...

 

[Traverse]

I remember when everyone was clamoring over Haswell, then Skylake, and now people re already talking about the next version, but I forget the name.

 

[rkRusty]

And on the seventh day, God created the 2016 Skylake retina macbook pro. And God saw that it was good.

 

[navaira]

And on the seventh day, God created the 2016 Skylake retina macbook pro. And God saw that it was gold.

Fixed your typo.

I find it very hard to imagine them launching a 32 GB laptop before iPhone 9 gets 32 GB base storage, but who knows, maybe a thinnest ever Mac Pro is coming up next.

 

[SuprUsrStan]

I'd like to see a 2.6 Ghz base version and then a 2.8 and 2.9 Xeon version in the $2000 and BTO version respectively. Given the price points, it's not all that unreasonable.

 

[orbital~debris]

What about the effing Mac mini?!?

 

[rgeneral]

will we have 32 gig of RAM now?

 

[ajdaws]

As long as they can handle a 4k screen, I'm in.

My Late-2014 Macbook Pro Retina (with discrete graphics) can handle more than 4K already. Broadwell chips with integrated graphics could already handle 4K @ 60Hz, and I've heard Skylake on-board GPU has been improved quite a bit in this area.

 

[firewood]

Intel really made a mistake by going with their tick-tock release schedule. ... This is clearly an unrealistic schedule to keep up with, as they have consistently missed self-imposed deadlines.

It used to be realistic until Moore's Law of semiconductor density finally ran into the laws of physics. Even Intel can't make stuff smaller than atoms.

 

[MidnightSVT]

I need to upgrade my Late 08 MBP. It just can't handle GoPro footage at all at 1080p 60fps. Unable to edit in FCP on it. Been holding out for Skylake.

I am right there with you!!! I have an 08 MB (not Pro) that I have upgraded the ram and installed an SSD but it is really showing it's age with video processing. I need one of these machines ASAP!!!!!

 

[fuchsdh]

will we have 32 gig of RAM now?

Yes. Skylake bumps the RAM ceiling up to 32GB for these sorts of processors.

Mobile Xeon?
Never heard that one, but I'm not an Intel-insider.

I wonder if that could be of any use to MacBook Pro?

I've never seen mobile Xeons in the wild either; I think for many people it's not worth the cost versus the power you'd get with a desktop Xeon alongside a more portable laptop. If you care about the better integrated graphics, I guess, that's a possible market.

 

[Jayderek]

I remember when everyone was clamoring over Haswell, then Skylake, and now people re already talking about the next version, but I forget the name.

yeah, this is the problem with some being so obsessed about spec upgrades. Ultimately they're never going to be happy, because at some point as consumers, we have to just make a decision based on our needs and be good with that. Unless people have the disposable income to upgrade yearly, we have to learn to settle and not be so obsessive.

 

[neuropsychguy]

Are you a video editor, or work with really large images on a daily basis? Other than that, I don't see a good reason for having anything over 16gb (RAM).

I'd love a MacBook Pro with 128 GB or more RAM (I'm creating files for research that could use 4TB of RAM to load properly but that amount of RAM isn't going to happen for a while; for now I use shortcuts [filtering] to deal with limited RAM). I'm not most people but options for more than 16GB of RAM would be great.

 

[critter13]

I heard of this OS X feature called multitasking which apparently runs more than 1 program at a time. So even very optimized programs might collectively need abundant RAM so that each can get the memory they need. I have 24GB on one of my Macs, am not doing daily video editing or editing large image files, but can easily- and often- bump into that 24GB capacity.

ram should be full. there is no point in unused ram. just because it fills up doesn't mean you need more. with the speed of pcie ssd these days it is super fast to offload data to the ssd.

 

[tuc]

How are the integrated graphics on these Skylake chips?

 

[ajdaws]

Are you a video editor, or work with really large images on a daily basis? Other than that, I don't see a good reason for having anything over 16gb (RAM).

As a developer, there have been times when I ran out of memory (on my 8GB machine), but that can easily be fixed by optimizing code. Even the newest games don't need anywhere near that much memory.

As you say, the need for larger amounts of memory depends on what you use your computer for, so I think most will agree that having the option for more memory would be welcome.

As a developer myself, I would love to have greater memory available for working with large datasets in multiple types of database systems, and not have to rely on a network connection to another system that has more resources.

 

[jennyp]

Great. My new maxed-out 15 inch rMBP will soon be out of date. It is always thus.

 

[critter13]

the real question is, will there be wireless charging ? would go well with a wireless charging iPhone7 also

 

[PatriotInvasion]

My biggest question is whether new MacBook Pros will include Thunderbolt 3 with DisplayPort 1.3. I want the option of hooking my next Mac up to a potential 5K Thunderbolt Display at some point down the line. Anyone have more insight into the likelihood of this so soon?

 

[chucker23n1]

Not sure what about this pricing list makes MacRumors conclude that these are "appropriate for 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro". There doesn't appear to be a mention of the GPU, and so far, the known models don't have an Iris Pro.

 

[oneMadRssn]

It used to be realistic until Moore's Law of semiconductor density finally ran into the laws of physics. Even Intel can't make stuff smaller than atoms.

True, but Intel implemented this tick-tock policy relatively recently in 2007. By then, the mhz and ghz clock speed war was largely over. I just don't see the point in setting an arbitrary 12-18 month deadline for releasing new chips.

 

[Fender2112]

I have 15" MacBook from 2003 I've been hanging onto. Every time I think about getting a new one, I see rumors like this that make wait just a little longer.

 

[tqwcs]

As a developer, there have been times when I ran out of memory (on my 8GB machine), but that can easily be fixed by optimizing code. Even the newest games don't need anywhere near that much memory.

Running multiple VM's, IDE's, Browsers with lots of tabs. . . I regularly start swapping with 16gb. It's not always the code you write that is the problem.