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New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Announced With Magic Keyboard, 10th-Gen Processors, Up to 32GB RAM and 4TB SSD, and More
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What many people around here do not understand is that Apple is not expecting that consumers will buy a new laptop every year. Yes, if you have a modern laptop then you probably do not need the newest model. If you are on the market for a new laptop though then the new MacBook Pro is definitely a great choice.
I know that I don't need it, but I would of course love to have the newest model. I will not be buying this now though, maybe later this year.
I know that I don't need it, but I would of course love to have the newest model. I will not be buying this now though, maybe later this year.
It exists to push you to buy the more expensive model. Basic product tier manipulation... the lowest price option isn't really an option, so more people buy up.
I used to buy MacBook Pros every few years and have Bootcamp’d various versions of Windows (over the years). I’ve never really had much of a use for macOS but I’ve always been a fan of Apple’s hardware design.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with macOS, but my reality is that the majority of the specialized software I use is made for Windows, and I don’t see the point in having half my stuff in Windows and half my stuff in macOS when I can just have it all in Windows and not need to go back and forth.
At one point Apple was far ahead in design and performance, but this isn’t the case anymore... I still like the design but I can’t justify paying the price of a MacBook Pro to run Windows anymore. It’s unfortunate really.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with macOS, but my reality is that the majority of the specialized software I use is made for Windows, and I don’t see the point in having half my stuff in Windows and half my stuff in macOS when I can just have it all in Windows and not need to go back and forth.
At one point Apple was far ahead in design and performance, but this isn’t the case anymore... I still like the design but I can’t justify paying the price of a MacBook Pro to run Windows anymore. It’s unfortunate really.
Hmmmm to buy or not to buy. I’m still rocking a 2011 11” MacBook Air and was planning to upgrade to the new MBP. It’s nearly 9 years old and is chugging a bit. The SSD failed last year, and I had it replace. Wondering if I should hold out for this potential 14” new generation one, but I’m guessing most rumours point to next year now?
You obviously never worked in sales. I dealt with sales for a company and we did this and the company We worked for (a car company) did this as well. We would have about 2-3 years of ideas at once, but spread them over the years.
Because now, AMD has competitive products that people would like to see in Apple devices.
I don’t see why Apple would switch to AMD processors, especially if the switch to ARM is real and coming soon.
Ideas is not the same as a specific feature that is available now like WiFi 6. WiFi 6 is spec bump which is basically what this update was. Seems kind of minor to leave out for a future update.
Just in time for Apple to go Arm! Good job AMD!
Basically, no one outside of this forum give two s**** what powers their Macs as everyone is going to learn when Apple moves to A-Series CPUs, IF they can give developers the right tools they need to make decent Catalyst apps AND convince them that doing so is in their best interest. If Apple can do that with iOS 14/iPadOS 14 and macOS 10.16 then absolutely no one that Apple is targeting will care.
AMD has the lead now, whether they keep it is an open question. That anyone here thinks it is a fait accompli simply has no clue how thing work in the little old CPU game. I give AMD two more quarters, three MAX before Intel is nipping at their heels.
Very disappointing, I was super excited about the 14" and thought It was going to be a performance beast along with cost savings compared to the 16". If you do some configuring you'll (probably) determine the 16" is the best choice for most use cases. Paying $667.80 more for 4 more cores and more screen real estate not to mention better speakers and mic... No question I'm getting the 16" MBP config below. I hope this helps someone, or you can wait for an undetermined amount of time for the "14 inch"...
13" 2020
$3009.34
32 GB RAM
2 TB Storage
2.3GHz 4-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
16" 2019
$3,677.14
32 GB RAM
2 TB Storage
2.4GHz 8‑core 9th‑generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
Difference $667.80 with education discount*
13" 2020
$3009.34
32 GB RAM
2 TB Storage
2.3GHz 4-core 10th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
16" 2019
$3,677.14
32 GB RAM
2 TB Storage
2.4GHz 8‑core 9th‑generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
Difference $667.80 with education discount*
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Well, if you buy anything short of the 16" MBP then you'll be settling for less than what's possible.
I don’t know what’s so hard for people understand that everyone is on a different upgrade cycle. There are millions of people who bought computers between 2014 and 2018, and I’m sure a lot of them are ready for something new and this is perfect for them.
People think that everything new is geared towards people who upgrade often Lol.
I am in the same boat, just upgraded my Verizon FIOS with the new Wifi 6 router + extender.
Guess I will wait until end of the year to see if the magical 14" MBP unicorn will be released with wifi 6 capability.
If I was getting a new 13“ MacBook Pro, I would go for the high end model with the 512GB SSD. The low end models are just there to get you into the mood of buying..
Its been fun. My MacBook Pro 2011 15' has officially began its retirement as of today. Its been on various deployments and invaluable in my workflow and everyday life. Today I pulled the trigger and got in and purchased the 13' quad-core i7 w/ 1TB on the Apple online store. This should last me another 9-10 years. If they release and update in 6-12 months, I guess I'll trade my purchase from today. 🙃
For CPU-intensive tasks the base 13" Pro with the 8th gen chip will be significantly faster than even the i7 Air with the 10th gen chips.
I remember the same discussion when I was debating iPhone X vs iPhone 8, there was one gentleman who made the very same point about bezels and screen in both. I'm so happy I decided to go for X as it still looks fresh. For this reason I do not want to get 13 MBP with huge bezels as once we see 14 MPB the other one will look very old.
But it's voltage limited so the 8th gen processor in the base 13" Pro is faster.
The difference will definitely not be great. The only reason to get the new Macbook Pro if you already have a modern MBP is the magic keyboard. Performance will not be very much different, at least not real world. Maybe sustained performance will be better when the laptop is on battery, but this is something that still needs to be checked.
I’d hold out until 2021. You’ve had it this long - might as well make it an even 10 years.
MBA 2020 and MBP 16" 2019 are big winners of the day following this announcement.
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