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Leaked Model Numbers Hint at Updated Notebooks for WWDC
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This will be an interesting WWDC...lots to hope for! new iOS new MacBooks...and HOPEFULLY a new Mac Pro
I want one of the "best" models.
After the relatively quiet, first half of 2013, this is going to be an exciting second half of the year.
Broski it's a laptop
What do you want? A gold-plated version? I don't understand what people want these days. The hardware is perfect absolutely the only reasonable radical changes can occur in osx. The aluminum unibody form factor has been established for Apple, they are not going to change it.
What do you want? A gold-plated version? I don't understand what people want these days. The hardware is perfect absolutely the only reasonable radical changes can occur in osx. The aluminum unibody form factor has been established for Apple, they are not going to change it.
No it hasn't really..the rMBP still niche. To many of us in the working world still need things that it doesn't offer.
You're taking about a DVD/Ethernet drive/port? What else? I'm quite interested in your view. Apple has never been shy of moving things forward.
Hmm well Apple products are mainly aimed at general consumers, I'd doubt they'll add those express ports back for the niche amount of people that use it, and for those who want to use Ethernet or Drive can buy the accessories. Even thought they aren't particularly convienantly, I'm sure those who need it can buy an the accessory.
Once the retina is cheaper, I'm sure it's going to open up with more or the market, with Air becoming the best selling model they offer and the Retina is aimed at those looking for more power and the screen.
Just a suggestion, offer Xeon but add lower cost/power processors as an option for those who want an expandable tower but don't need Xeon. Example, Core i7 or such, for those who need a headless iMac with desktop components, etc. It would/may bring the price points back to PPC/PowerMac days.
They will get rid of the 13" macbook air soon enough. It is too similar to the 13" rMBP and it is simply taking away the sales from that model. Soon the Air will only come in an 11" size for those needing the ultimate in portable laptop. Everyone else will be sent to the 13 and 15" rMBP. In fact, at that point, they might all just be called MBP in 11", 13" or 15" sizes.
So, what will you use the express card for?
Thank god Apple does not satisfy EVERY need. Because if they would, we would have a VGA Port on every notebook.
No personal offense, but I take issue with the "niche" comments towards the pro-market. Apple catered to professionals for years. The advent of iOS based devices broadened their consumer base sky rocketing Apple's market. However neglect in the hardware and displays eventually turned professionals/businesses away resulting in claims it wasn't a market worth pursuing. Yet such claims are improper correlations was based on Apple's neglect, not a general trend away from the pro market. The business sect hasn't taken fully with iPads and such, this is evident with a quick glance at the App Store's top paid and free apps consistently being games, media apps, and, oh, more games. Power systems are still required, with some the retail market adopting iPod Touch devices and Apple licensing use of their software. An quick example would be Sephora.
It seems evident saturation levels are beginning to plateau for iOS devices, and with difficulty tapping into the Chinese market Apple is experiencing the backlash of the pro-end users who left over the past few years. It may be a small market, yet many do not realize the massive monetary amounts invested with tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time in hardware and license upgrades. That adds up to a considerable amount. Neglecting pro-Apps, power systems and ditching the dedicated CCFL LCD line for one stripped down 27" iMac panel designed mainly for notebooks forced many to leave Apple (not to mention quality control that plagues many LED LCD's since the introduction of the 24" iMac and Cinema Display). Photographers to editing studios used Apple displays in conjunction with PowerMac's and OS X focused on power and quality features. The 2 23" CCFL LCD's I owned lasted 7-8 years until the display began to experience burn.
Point, the pro-market may be small, but it certainly makes up for that with the huge monetary investments made.
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After the relatively quiet, first half of 2013, this is going to be an exciting second half of the year.
To all the realists in the Apple community, it will definitely be an exciting year. For everyone else, it will be a massive "letdown".
Uh... You simplify this WAY to much. How do I get a 1TB drive in my Macbook Pro retina? Are you thinking Apple is going to offer a proprietary blade SSD at the 1TB size? If so, how much? $2k? If would be a huge slap in the face of many Apple diehards to see them slim down their line of Macbooks to the Retina and Air only. Would cut out a large base of users who can not deal with an 8GB 256GB Macbook pro and need the option to upgrade to 16GB+ and 1TB+ now or in the future.
The simple answer is.... Make the system a bit thicker (or normal) and do NOT solder the memory, and do NOT provide proprietary SSDs.
Apple is getting ready to make a HUGE decision that could have great impact on the Mac business...
Apple needs to realize that "thinner" does not automatically make something better. Need to listen to your base, not alienate them.
Yes, I agree with everything but Apple is changing some of their products so that it's not particularly aimed at 'pro' users, I hate that term in their product line. In the past maybe it was different but if there was a poll of how many would use an express port if they readded, im sure there won't be that many.
I do my fair share of photography, but the Retina has been something of an upgrade I was looking to this year. I can live without those ports/cd drives that can be solved with an appliance if it means I can work in locations where I can do some real photography work.
I may be getting my first mac after WWDC...depends really..I love apples premium design and want a device that has no 'issues' or ones a company will own up to. Tired of devices with design flaws that go unfixed.
What i REALLY want is:
Macbook Pro Classic Bottom Half with Retina Screen
So i can replace the cdrom with a regular HD for storage. Looking at all the recent product announcements, all these companys are going 'retina' for less cost and apple can hopefully stay up.
Antiquated tech. I don't like iPods because they don't have a spindle for my 33RPM vinyl records, or a quality needle.
And in your other post, you still need serial and parallel ports? Dude, the Macbook Pro is not for you. It was not designed with you in mind, since your needs reflect 0.00000000000000001% of users.
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You buy a blade SSD from OWC and pop it in?
Do you have more insights into the tech world you could lavish upon us Zarathustra?
largest blade they sell for Retina is 480GB... any other ideas....
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Thats what I would like...
They should continue to offer the classic MBP and keep it upgraded with current hardware.
Also offer the retina model and continue to shave it down to an iPadpro with one tb port and 64gb of storage.
Also offer the retina model and continue to shave it down to an iPadpro with one tb port and 64gb of storage.