Live Coverage of Apple's 'Hello Again' Mac Event

[apolloa]

The MagSafe is trash though. How can anyone enjoy fiddling around with th damn thing for 15 seconds every time just to get it to charge.

I think PLENTY OF PEOPLE have love the fact every time they trip over the power cable their Mac doesn't go flying off the table or whatever.... you know, the entire point of it. Something that was ACTUALLY INNOVATIVE by Apple..

All they've done here is copy Razer and boosted prices.

 

[sober2ndthought]

Well that was disappointing, just looked at apple.ca:

Last Generation Macbook Air:
$1,199
Using non-HD screen
4-Generation Old CPU (Broadwell, Skylake, and Kaby Lake)

Last Gen Old MacBook Pro:
Starting Price: $1549
4-Generation Old CPU

Current Generation MacBook:
Starting Price: $1,649.00
One Generation Old CPU

Current Generation MacBook Pro:
Starting Price: $1,899.00
One Generation Old CPU

Ok, so Dell, Razer, I am looking at you to replace my Macbook Pro 13 2012.

 

[Since1987]

For those who missed the keynote, here's a recap.

Warts: "Touchbar touchbar touchbar touchbar touchbar. Here to tell you more about the touchbar is the only funny and non-annoying one of us, Craig Federighi."

NO!!! Ferengi is the most UNfunny and annoying of them all. The Smarm Olympics Gold Medal Winner... Craig Ferengi ( not a typo )

 

[bladerunner2000]

I'd need an adapter to connect my new Apple computer to my new Apple phone. Seriously??

LOL, #AppleLogic

 

[JackANSI]

Love the slides showing performance difference... like the existing MBP was a hard act to beat :lol:

 

[zioxide]

I guarantee you, I will NOT be buying it. I might use it if my boss gets me one, but Apple isn't getting a dime out of me.

Good for you

No matter what Apple does people will whine. Can't please everyone.

 

[stu-bim]

Even is MS never sell a Surface Studio, they just made Apple look very very ordinary

EDIT: Apple made themselves look very very ordinary

 

[Anuba]

just remember folks, it is the BEST MBP EVER.

Yeah. With the best Mac display they've ever done, even.
Their lucky streak is simply unprecedented. It's been over 40 years, and not once did they have to get up there and announce that a new model is worse than its predecessor. Man.

 

[roop27]

Seriously cant get over the new prices in UK......

Was due to be my first macbook...£2k for the model i wanted...not in this life time. Looking at a surface now:|

 

[rinik]

That's it. An hour and a half for one product

One feature of a product

 

[cube]

16 GiB RAM, 1TB SSD.

überfail. It's Late 2016. This is supposed to be an upgrade? It was not even enough before.

Well, 2TB is available on the 15". But it is not enough anymore. This is what the previous generation needed.

 

[0092762]

They would have to charge like $500 for it and even they don't have the guts for that haha.

But I thought Apple was all about courage

 

[erzhik]

So, I really need a new laptop. For those who have switched over to Microsoft, or have seen the Microsoft event yesterday, what would you recommend as MBP 15" replacement? Need it for intense design, and some after effects and video work.

Get a Surface Book. New one is 16 hours. And Surface Books actually go the advertised battery life.

 

[nbritton]

Let's be 100% clear about this. They got rid of MagSafe so they could make it thinner. Steve Jobs would have fired somebody for just even stating such a terrible idea out loud. If you are actually a PRO Apple User.... you are outraged right now.

MacPro DEAD
Mac Mini DEAD
Displays DEAD

Apple WITH Steve Jobs.... insanely great!
Apple without Steve Jobs.... just insane.

Yes... I couldn't agree more. It looks like my next Mac will be a Hackintosh. If Tim was standing in front of me right now I would be tempted to bitch slap him. There are so many things wrong that I don't even know what I'm upset the most about, for the pro users this is a massive cluster****.

 

[Trusteft]

So, I really need a new laptop. For those who have switched over to Microsoft, or have seen the Microsoft event yesterday, what would you recommend as MBP 15" replacement? Need it for intense design, and some after effects and video work.

While I don't suggest the jump to Windows, if you really really want to get a Windows laptop, I suggest anything from XMG, or if you want to go for a larger brand, go for Lenovo. If you go for Lenovo make sure to uninstall all the bloatware that comes with them.
Make sure it has at least a Skylake CPU, at least 16GB of RAM, 2 or 3 SSDs (M.2 PCIE if possible), or if you go for external drives, at least 1 PCIE M.2 SSD. Sizes depend on your money.

Having said that, I don't recommend laptop for video work, unless you need the portability.

 

[TheNormsk]

You know, if they had a multi-touch display, they wouldn't need that stupid touch bar. I would imaging Final Cut Pro would be more useful if you could swipe through the timeline on the screen. Imagine that?

 

[Polaroid]

£1k for 2TB

 

[bladerunner2000]

Good for you

No matter what Apple does people will whine. Can't please everyone.

Oh, so all the complaints are unwarranted because YOU said so? LOL

 

[Barrierfreeman]

The MagSafe is trash though. How can anyone enjoy fiddling around with th damn thing for 15 seconds every time just to get it to charge.

If you are not dextrous enough to fit a magsafe connector in less than 15seconds, I'd stay away from the touchbar. It looks quite finickity

 

[daveak]

did they mention battery life?

10 hours

 

[Clix Pix]

I am very, very glad that nearly a year ago I bought my 15" rMBP...... I just had a hunch that the new rMBPs would be more expensive and that the new features might be somewhat gimmicky and hence potentially problematic in the first-generation versions; I'm perfectly happy with my current rMBP!

 

[alex2792]

Cook gone? What I have been saying for a very long time. I warned people about him.

Forstall? He is totally gone and won't return. He will never, ever, ever return as long as Phony Ive is there. And Cue. And Schiller. And Williams.

This keynote was garbage and an insult to the desktop products they neglected. They thought it would be "cute" and "clever" to copy Nintendo's strategy of leaking a product before the keynote. Big mistake. What Nintendo did with the Switch reveal was brilliant. They didn't have to say anything but show it and this alone makes us want to find out more about it once they're ready to talk more.

At this stage I would clean house and maybe hire that Panay guy from MS, he's been doing a bang up job with the Surface line.

 

[dzngeek]

If you want crazy battery life get a Surface Book, if you want better portability with meh battery life get a high end Surface Pro 4. I have a SP4 and love it, but the battery life is pretty mediocre (around 6hrs with normal usage, 4 if I'm pushing it).

Sweet, thanks! I'll look those two up. Battery life isn't a big deal, but would be nice to have. I keep forgetting the Surface machines runs Windows10, I keep thinking they're like iPads with a different OS. Need to get reacquainted with Microsoft products again.

 

[The Game 161]

Happy with last years model

 

[i5pro]

So, I really need a new laptop. For those who have switched over to Microsoft, or have seen the Microsoft event yesterday, what would you recommend as MBP 15" replacement? Need it for intense design, and some after effects and video work.

Check out the Dell XPS 15

 

[Feenician]

Go to a third-party laptop seller.. browse a few PC magazines for recommendations.
In the UK, PC Specialist is popular and well regarded.
And spec up a machine with exactly what you want.. processor, storage, ram, etc,
I recently got a laptop with better specs than the just-unveiled MBPs.. and it cost a quarter of what they are going to be selling at. A QUARTER!!!. 75% less.

Which laptop was that? Link?