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MacBook Pro to Receive 'Major Upgrade' by Early Next Year

I'm also not totally necessarily comfortable with OLED as a computer screen for burn in - love my LG C1 OLED TV and thought I had no burn in until I looked at a dark grey screen. With the very lengthy time static content is left up for when using a computer (think the dock), I would expect some level of burn in to happen over time. So I'm not sure whether to get the current MacBook or if I do want to wait for the OLED model.

I have both the 2021 iPadPro with mini LED and 2024 OLED iPad Pro. Obviously the OLED is better but I still find the miniLED looks really good too a lot of the time, just not when I view it with lights out.

And this might be an odd issue, but I might like using my Apple Studio monitor less if my MacBook has an OLED screen and there will be a bigger gap still between them.
 
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This has Tim Cook’s fingerprints all over it. Step 1: Launch a cheap model to get people into the ecosystem. Step 2: Launch a "major upgrade" that creates a new, ultra-premium price bracket. Expect to see the first $4,000 base-model laptop soon
 
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Mini LED is good enough for me. Once MBP gets OLED, MBA should get mini LED and I'd be able to use an Air 15 inches instead of my 14.2 inches M1 Pro. I'd much prfer something inbetween (14.2 has been perfect for me so far) but I guess I'll be fine
 
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ThisIsMike said:
Dynamic island on a laptop, again, NO THANK YOU. I guess Ill be waiting another 4-5 years to buy a new macbook pro, but that’s one less thing to spend money on, so thanks for making it an easy decision for me Apple! 😄
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What could potential problems be over the current notch? Isn’t Dynamic Island an approach to eliminate the notch?
 
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I'm also not totally necessarily comfortable with OLED as a computer screen for burn in - love my LG C1 OLED TV and thought I had no burn in until I looked at a dark grey screen. With the very lengthy time static content is left up for when using a computer (think the dock), I would expect some level of burn in to happen over time. So I'm not sure whether to get the current MacBook or if I do want to wait for the OLED model.

I have both the 2021 iPadPro with mini LED and 2024 OLED iPad Pro. Obviously the OLED is better but I still find the miniLED looks really good too a lot of the time, just not when I view it with lights out.
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I have the C1 too, had it since 2017 and no burn in but always carful to avoid statics, great TV with an Apple TV4k to avoid the OS and calibration with an iPhone was handy.

Also have the M4 11" Pro with tandem OLED and no issues with retention or burn after over a year of heavy use, think OLED is more durable now, especially compared the C1 screen tech.......will probably update my M4 Air the the OLED Air when it eventually launches. Air screen is good for LCD but not a patch on the iPad.
 
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after touches oled touchscreen in glossy variant will be horrible in daytime. so only option with nano texture but very price and still all fat on screen after hands...
 
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turbineseaplane said:
I'm blown away that the newest Macbook Air 15" screens are basically no better than the ones on my 11 year old 15" MBP.
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I usually upgrade Macs on screen tech and it has left me with some legendary equipment. Namely the Mid-2015 MBP and the M1P MBP.

I fear Apple is going to introduce another "tier of alienation" with this OLED rev though. Something like "starts at $4K," and so my streak will end. I have no need for a $4K machine, but do prioritize the display - enough so that I'll just change brands for awhile until the price comes down...or I die, whichever comes first. 😭
 
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abowlby said:
I usually upgrade Macs on screen tech and it has left me with some legendary equipment. Namely the Mid-2015 MBP and the M1P MBP.

I fear Apple is going to introduce another "tier of alienation" with this OLED rev though. Something like "starts at $4K," and so my streak will end. I have no need for a $4K machine, but do prioritize the display - enough so that I'll just change brands for awhile until the price comes down...or I die, whichever comes first. 😭
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It's super frustrating.

I'm a Macbook Air / Mini tier user these days and one pop over to Lenovo.com and I immediately noticed that the exact 15.3" OLED that could slot right into 15" Macbooks is right there, on a huge array of models.

There's no tech limitation or anything to wait for.
It's just Apple wanting to squeeze HUGE margins out of old as crap LCD tech.

(or even the exact 16" OLED portable panel I'm looking at right now)
 
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turbineseaplane said:
Finally!

Once you go OLED, everything else pales in comparison.

Get OLED 120hz everywhere, at least as BTO, stat!
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Yes, but they DO still suffer from burn in, so it will be very interesting to see how Apple solves this, however... I am yet to hear of any iPad Pro with OLED and burn in.
 
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Pezimak said:
Yes, but they DO still suffer fro burn in, so it will be very interesting to see how Apple solves this, however... I am yet to hear of any iPad Pro with OLED and burn in.
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Hasn't been an issue across multiple years of using my C3 LG yet, but I take your point.

It's just not a concern of mine anymore.

I was worried about it, to the point I bought an extended burn-in warranty, but I'm not anymore.
 
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Pezimak said:
Yes, but they DO still suffer fro burn in, so it will be very interesting to see how Apple solves this, however... I am yet to hear of any iPad Pro with OLED and burn in.
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You can find plenty of reassuring words from OLED monitor owners regarding burn in. My Samsung display has a few AI features like softening the edges on static images that it detects on screen, but also has a "heat pipe" solution that is perpetually adjusting the temperature behind the display. Seems to be working well.

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No notch. No Dynamic Island. I don’t care about some bezel, give me an uninterrupted screen.

It’s asinine that Apple’s lowest tier MacBook doesn’t have this hideous camera cutout when the rest of the lineup does, and apparently will do for the foreseeable future. Makes me want to consider a Neo just for the screen alone.
 
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No notch. No Dynamic Island. I don’t care about some bezel, give me an uninterrupted screen.

It’s asinine that Apple’s lowest tier MacBook doesn’t have this hideous camera cutout when the rest of the lineup does, and apparently will do for the foreseeable future. Makes me want to consider a Neo just for the screen alone.
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I legitimately appreciate how much this "minor" aesthetic matters to you. I have been raging against fingerprint prone materials on electronics for years. I would 100% be investing heavily in anti-fingerprint material science if I ran a tech company. One of many reasons I don't, but still.
 
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You can find plenty of reassuring words from OLED monitor owners regarding burn in. My Samsung display has a few AI features like softening the edges on static images that it detects on screen, but also has a "heat pipe" solution that is perpetually adjusting the temperature behind the display. Seems to be working well.

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And I have read plenty of stories and seen photos of burn in still happening even on monitors with burn in protection.
 
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