Seeing as the current version is now 3 years old and you've waited this long it doesn't sound like you're too impatient.
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Intel's Skylake Processor Lineup for Retina MacBook Revealed
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When did MBA ever has dGPUs?
As for the MBP not running emulators or 10 year old games, what utter nonsense. Just BS. I have an hd4000 GPU and could run newish games at the time like CSGO, Rage, COD, etc.
When I was trying out the new MacBook in store I could see why people choose it for portability. It's ungodly thin. Then I looked at the MacBook Air next to a 13inch pro and thought "the pro isn't that much bigger than the air. Why would anyone choose the air over just getting a pro? Aside from price"
They didn't even give the MBA force touch. You're going to be really disappointed if you expect it to get another meaningful update. It's dead.
So what you're asking for is a MacBook Air that's exactly like a MacBook but with more power
You'll get that in a couple years with the latest MacBook
They might add a port, who knows. Here is hoping. And if there is no space for another USB-c port I wish they'd get rid of the audio jack and put a second USB-c port there instead. There is space for that. This would mean using a USB to audio adapter but I would settle for that. I have played with an rMB a few times at the local Apple Store and I find the form factor and the screen droolworthy. But weak battery life (which will still be too weak even with skylake) and just one port are deal killers for me.
Hopefully Skylake can be the "Haswell" for this new retina Macbook, providing even better performance and battery life. Can't wait. Been eyeing the retina Macbook as my grab-n-go laptop to replace my older 11" Macbook Air. Plus, I miss a black Macbook (my first Macbook was the black plastic Macbook). I can live with dongles for my usage as even the 11" MBA does not have SD card slot. However, the first gen retina Macbook did not awe me so much as the battery life feels a bit "lacking", considering the focus of totally wireless operation.
In your original post, you'd said, "why doesn't apple use quad core processors?" You didn't specify that were talking about quad core m processors. Apple does use quad core in it's 15"rMBP line
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xmCjWaG0JxNXNVc1MzSGZNWDA/view)
So no, there aren't quad core m processors, but this is as close as it gets
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xmCjWaG0JxNXNVc1MzSGZNWDA/view)
I don't think I'm gonna believe anybody when they say "the next update will be a big jump!" I just can't...we hear it every year and then the actual product comes and it's just a nice little update. But rarely anything worth waiting for. The best updates are the MacBook redesigns. Like when they turned retina. That was a big deal
Anybody know if these can do USB-C (with Thunderbolt)?
Not that I see much of a future for Thunderbolt unless the small portable external drives pick it up. I guess I have dreams of a MacBook driving a 5k display one day.
I'm extremely happy with my MacBook, even doing photo editing (no slower than my 2011 iMac quad i5 with 16GB of RAM). MacBook IS the future. Don't know if Core M is the future, but it's doing amazingly well at the moment.
Not that I see much of a future for Thunderbolt unless the small portable external drives pick it up. I guess I have dreams of a MacBook driving a 5k display one day.
I'm extremely happy with my MacBook, even doing photo editing (no slower than my 2011 iMac quad i5 with 16GB of RAM). MacBook IS the future. Don't know if Core M is the future, but it's doing amazingly well at the moment.
Thunderbolt and USB C are going to coexist in the same port
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...LGQb4_BpPp6-jH9oA&sig2=J5H2ItYcU0gNtSPwCVJM_w
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...LGQb4_BpPp6-jH9oA&sig2=J5H2ItYcU0gNtSPwCVJM_w
No it doesn't. The article already is in English.
For a start, try to improve your reading comprehension. Even if you don't understand a text, you should be able to identify its language.
Just give us a Retina Macbook Air already!!
The Macbook Air does look disgustingly dated compared to Apple's other Macbook's now - the screen is truly horrendous, as is the bezel. I can see them dropping in favour of the Retina Macbook to be honest, which is the true air - there's no way on earth id want to own an 11" MBA over the 12" Retina Macbook.
The new MacBook is tempting but it's too extreme for me at the moment. If they remove the Air I hope they wait until one or two revisions of the new MacBook. Alternatively, make the MacBook Pro in the Air form factor if it's possible.
I think you may to get used to the keyboard, but I still wish they would have given it 1 mm more key throw or so. The Air also gives you better performance and more ports. It's just the screen that makes it look dated really. The fact that they haven't updated the screen is likely all strategic, which is a bit sad, the Air deserves a better screen.
Actually, since Apple started integrating those components, their laptop sales have taken off. And for good reason. Every one of those parts you want removable adds weight and bulk that means you end up with an overall larger, heavier laptop generally with a lot worse battery life. Compare the amount of battery that say, Lenovo gets into their flagship T450s compared to what Apple manages to fit in the 13" MBP to see what I mean. And that means the MBP gets ~10 hours of battery life from a 28w CPU compared with Lenovo's ~7 hours from a 15w part.
Who wants to manage two drives when one of sufficient size will suffice??
9-10 hours real world is now 'weak?'
It's capable, but it's optional, not a part of the spec. An extra Thunderbolt card would be required for the Macbook so I can guarantee you it will not have it in rev2.
It's still part of the spec, although optional. You don't not need an extra card, at the most a controller, i.e a small surface mount chip. The fact that the MacBook only have 1 port, makes the need for Thunderbolt more pressing since you can add any port with a breakout box on your desktop.