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Intel's New Core i9 and Coffee Lake Chips Pave Way for Quad-Core 13" MacBook Pro, Mac Mini Refresh, and More
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If the rumor of Apple switching to their own designs in 2020 is true, then expect this year's refresh to include an A-series co-processor to help enable the switch, which will carry into 2019, before the x86 side being phased out in 2020.
You aren't going to see these processors in the new MB now. Apple would never offer a MacBook with a better processor than the MacBook Pro.
Intel today introduced a range of new eighth-generation Core processors [PDF] appropriate for future MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac models.
That's alright because Apple is way too busy dreaming up the next color for the iPhone X to be bothered releasing another Mac Mini, shameful. 
Me since my iMac died over the weekend. I can get by on a variety of laptops and my iPad for a few months. But not a for a few years.
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At least we can stop with the "waiting on Intel" excuses. Though it's disappointing that LPDDR4 is still not supported, so in that case we are still waiting on Intel...
I predict new MBPs and iMacs at WWDC like last year. We can probably forget about the MacMini. And the modular MacPro, if it is indeed still likely to appear this year, may show up in the fall.
At least we can stop with the "waiting on Intel" excuses. Though it's disappointing that LPDDR4 is still not supported, so in that case we are still waiting on Intel...
I predict new MBPs and iMacs at WWDC like last year. We can probably forget about the MacMini. And the modular MacPro, if it is indeed still likely to appear this year, may show up in the fall.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-meltdown-spectre-silicon-fixes-ice-lake/
Sadly the new chips don't fix Meltdown and Spectre. Seems silly to keep buying something that you have to apply a fix that slows things down. I know there is a lead time for production. I don't want to buy a new Intel or AMD chip until this has been addressed. Guess it is best to wait until end of year if looking at PC and even later if looking at Mac.
Sadly the new chips don't fix Meltdown and Spectre. Seems silly to keep buying something that you have to apply a fix that slows things down. I know there is a lead time for production. I don't want to buy a new Intel or AMD chip until this has been addressed. Guess it is best to wait until end of year if looking at PC and even later if looking at Mac.
There is a difference between announcing a new processor generation (which is then rolled with all its different models over a roughly six-month period) and adding new models to an existing generation. The former means that it will take a while before all models used by Apple will be available, whereas the latter means the announced models will be available within a relatively short time period.
Oh snap! Thanks for the heads up. Stoked -- I've been waiting for this refresh.
For those interested:
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbre...top-intel-h-series-1050-ti-price-availability
Or worse yet someone trying to sell you a Snapdragon ARM powered Windows laptop, with a seriously underpowered processor. Now THAT’S what I call a joke.
Well, It seems it's planned for future Cannonlake 10nm processor chips. But at this pace, I think we'll enter the third world war before we'll see an intel 10 nanometer manufactured processor, with support for LPDDR4.
Also, Intel is losing a big chance to change things drastically with its Optane technology. Intel should use it to attach manufacturers -like Apple- to its CPUs and keep them as partners. How? Lowering the costs of Optane memory and leading the way towards no-RAM systems, only Optane memory as both storage and RAM. And yes, this will eventually be possible, as this was one of the main goals of Optane memory, but maybe it will be too late for intel when the technology is affordable enough to make Optane the only memory on a system. For now, Optane stands as a "support" memory to HDDs.
But many others do, including myself.
Fortunately there's a lot of choice out there offered by loads of other manufacturers that are willing to make a different set of engineering tradeoffs.
Apple could come out with a mind blowing mac mini, if they wanted to. Something like the current mac pro or the cube with a thermal core, a modular design, easy access to ram modules and pci express ssds, that are used in other computers... thunderbolt 3, support for external graphic cards and VR sets...
... if they wanted to...
... if they wanted to...
People who will want to run x86 based apps natively for some time.
Excited. A quad core 13" rMBP is what I wanted and the Iirs Plus being paired with it was probably what Apple was waiting for.
Then again, 6 cores + higher wattage in the 15" would also be a big step up...
Then again, 6 cores + higher wattage in the 15" would also be a big step up...
But it would still be a POS Dell. If you need a reliable PC shop elsewhere.
Correct me if I am wrong but the speeds Optane is obtaining right now is no where near being able to replace RAM nor is it any better than most other M.2 PCI hard drives in terms of speed.
Apple certainly could. But they've made a choice not to, for the time being (if ever), likely for a variety of excellent reasons.
Best just to move on and consider a different mini-like computer from a different manufacturer. They're out there.
I think there will be a bunch of people wanting to hold onto the current way of computing. Especially if Apple closes off the ecosystem some way... Or more correctly - if the close off the ecosystem and require people to make too big a compromise to make that move. I have no doubt their first efforts will selfishly try to keep it pretty closed...
And new animojis, don’t forgetThat's alright because Apple is way too busy dreaming up the next color for the iPhone X to be bothered releasing another Mac Mini, shameful.
I am using Citrix VDI on my MBP for the rare things I need Windows for. (Mainly some internal stuff which requires internet explorer, or SAP).
it works great but you need a decent internet pipe.
So I see Apple only putting 4 cores in a TB MBP to induce people to buy touchbars. What do you think?