It would be great because there is simply no other reason to upgrade my current machine. Going from geekbench 6000 to 12000 would be great.
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It would be great because there is simply no other reason to upgrade my current machine. Going from geekbench 6000 to 12000 would be great.
The ram and the results qualified this as a fake.
No one want a slower MacBook Pro just for the sake of the Skylake inside (well, some whiners here would....)
No one want a slower MacBook Pro just for the sake of the Skylake inside (well, some whiners here would....)
If you can get by with your current computer, I would wait until at least 2017 for Cannonlake which will sort all the mess with the slip ups over the past 2 years. It will introduce a new die shrink and significant performance boost over current generations. Of course, there will be a new microarchitecture the year after, so maybe waiting a bit more until 2018 will provide a well justified upgrade, cheaper DDR4 memory.
Especially a slower one...
Apple doesn't update computers for the sake of "latest specs list". See what they did with the 2015 MacBook Pro 15", still on Haswell because of the idiotic Intel release of Broadwell and Skylake.
We will see new MacBook when Intel will provide better overall performance.
The performance hit between a 15" with quad-core and a 13" with dual-core is huge. It depends on your needs of cource. But I will never buy a dual-core again.
I think this speed here is more like what we can expect
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/2581024
7218 points using Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10 GHz
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/2581024
7218 points using Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10 GHz
It wouldn't be clocked that high. I don't think the macbook airs can even use the U type cpus.
Just bought two MBAs last week, so of course they will release new ones in a week or two. You can thank me 
I also bought a HP spectre pro with a skylake chip in it. The broadwell MBA holds up pretty well in comparison. It's let down by the screen a bit which is outdated compared with the HP.
I also bought a HP spectre pro with a skylake chip in it. The broadwell MBA holds up pretty well in comparison. It's let down by the screen a bit which is outdated compared with the HP.
Not with a 28w CPU.
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No chance of <28w quad core chips. If they make the new 13" thinner as expected then I don't see how it's possible.
No quadcore - they are 45w TDP - i would guess this generation will get the 28W CPUs. This specific type hasn't even been launched by Intel.
http://ark.intel.com/products/family/88392/6th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors#@Mobile
http://ark.intel.com/products/family/88392/6th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors#@Mobile
Macbook air is dead just accept it.
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I heard from insiders at Intel that in 2019 there wil be an upgrade of the updated Cannonlake from 2017. Oh wait i almost forgot to say that in 2020 it will receive another update. it just keeps on going man .. jus't buy it when you need it
What are you waiting for exactly? If you purchased the Broadwell based machine last summer it would have been a very worthy update to your 2008 machine.
"The model identifier SKLCRB1,1 also does not line up with any of Apple's other pre-release identifiers. The reported 6GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM is also suspect in both the amount and speed of the memory."
Currently not many Apple laptops with 6GB RAM, but very standard with many Windoze pc's.
Currently not many Apple laptops with 6GB RAM, but very standard with many Windoze pc's.
By posting this news to the front page, it seems clear that the MacRumors staff are feeling for us who have been pining away in the MBP forum discussing a possible MBP redesign and the coming of Skylake. (Perhaps the front page post will help force Apple's hand - or the reliable rumor creators - and we'll hear some "real" rumors soon? Maybe?!)
It's gotten so bad that I've even made my first post to MacRumors! I'll go back to my early 2011 15" MBP now and keep waiting, and watching, and waiting...
It's gotten so bad that I've even made my first post to MacRumors! I'll go back to my early 2011 15" MBP now and keep waiting, and watching, and waiting...
I won't need it. I could have purchased the 15 inch base model MacBook Pro, but I said to myself, if Apple released a Skylake version, this model, even though powerful with the 16 GB of RAM, would be 2 CPU generations behind by the time Skylake arrives. Considering my primary reason for wanting it would be the screen and the RAM since I use a lot of virtual machines, it would be more than enough. Its just the old factor. For now, I will wait until the new stuff incubates: 5k 15 inch, 32 GB DDR4, Thunderbolt 3, 512 GB or 1 TB SSD standard configs, latest micro-architecture. You can definitely bet if its a redesign which is rumored, theyn its not going to be cheap, it will be 2012 all over again. Again, this is a want case, not a need. My 13 Broadwell is running like a champ.
I heard the Skylakes were coming within 6 months so I thought I might as well wait
Also maybe a redesign will happen
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See and I think I'm the opposite way, currently I have the 13" rMBP and feel like I want bigger.... I may regret it though since I do travel alot with it.
That is patience! I'm not sure many can wait that long. I suspect a new form factor in 2016 will be enough to entice many to upgrade to Skylake, even though performance improvement will be minor.
If Intel ever ships a stable processor I could see Apple making a big deal. The MBPs in general have been waiting for a long time for a decent upgrade processor. The problem is when will Intek actually ship a decent SkyLake mobile chip without the show stopping bugs.
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While true in the past, a laptop will last far longer these days than they did in the past. The trick is to have enough RAM in the unit. For somebody looking ahead having a paid for laptop for college certainly beats buying a new one at the start. The reality is there are plenty of distractions in college for every penny you will have. Most of those distractions have two legs. Then there is vacations and other travel, ball games and other social events, basically and endless sink for your hard earned dollars.
Beyond all of that the computer you get may or may not be the center of your school work. Some course work may have you at the keyboard constantly while others may just require word processing. After all computers can't do basket weaving!
My early 2008 MBP died last year so I had no choice. I down sized to a 13" MBP and have been mostly pleased with it. The 13" screen does take some getting use too and sometimes it is just too small.
The big negatives for me with the 13":
1. Sound volume is an issue this via the internal speakers or via the line out connector (headphone). Interestingly HDMI out sound is at full volume.
2. Battery life isn't all that great if you work the machine hard. Run a very large C++ rebuild using other apps concurrently and you can watch the battery discharge minute by minute.
2A. On the other hand battery life is pretty damn good when used lightly. This is the first Mac laptop where I don't shut the machine down, just close the lid and go. Sleeping never worked well on the old 2008. So the battery problem is a wash.
3. Storage space is an issue. I got a 512 GB machine and frankly I really wish Apple would significantly increase the amount of storage on hand. The whole point of a laptop is that the device is portable which means you can't rely upon streaming. On the other hand the SSD is Fast!
4. The machine needs more USB ports. Im not sure if the marketing people at Apple even understands this but I'm certain that the engineers do. Four USB-C ports in future machines should completely take care of this.
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This I can personally verify. Broadwell has been very good to me in my 13" MBP bought last year. It delivered a big improvement in performance VS that old machine. Nothing is perfect of course but in general I'm very pleased with this machine.