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New 15-inch MacBook Pro and 27-inch iMac Expected to Launch This Wednesday
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Beware, the new Macbook Pro Retina may still have the Anti-Reflective Coating issue many owners of older and as recent as 2014 models experience...
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I'm guessing they're going to treat this as a minor spec bump, release it early so they don't have to talk it up on stage, which will give them leeway to announce a 'proper' update when the skyline stuff is ready.
Remember this is MacRumors and not MacConfirmedbyApple. This is still a rumour but a rather plausible one. And I'll take it at that.
I really want to see if the iMacs are upgraded. I'm slowly thinking about buying a new 21.5 iMac. I might look into the 27 if they are a good deal overall but I'd prefer the 21.5 to be upgraded cause that's the screen size I prefer.
I really want to see if the iMacs are upgraded. I'm slowly thinking about buying a new 21.5 iMac. I might look into the 27 if they are a good deal overall but I'd prefer the 21.5 to be upgraded cause that's the screen size I prefer.
They get sales now , and around March for skylake update . I'm sure they got a great deal on the broadwell chips.
I would love a Non-Retina 4.0GHz i7 27" iMac for home.
I have the Retina 4.0GHz at work and I just don't need the 5K screen. The 4.0GHz i7 on the other hand is pretty fancy....
I have the Retina 4.0GHz at work and I just don't need the 5K screen. The 4.0GHz i7 on the other hand is pretty fancy....
Why the obsession with SkyLake? I can understand for an iGPU only system, but if you have discrete, Broadwell should be good enough.
Am I missing something?
I wonder what the point of releasing a Broadwell machine is then? Why wouldn't people just wait for Skylake? Unless it's not a sure thing it will be available this fall?
No, Apple finally got Grand Central working and they are shipping these new MBPs with an array of 32 Atom ULV processors.
That's why I expect Broadwell iMacs maybe on wednesday.. using a silent release, to solve supply chain issues. Then in the fall another refresh to keep Intel's production lines happy.
And I here I sit with the 650 in the OG Retina 15in. Damn, is it really getting that old already? Hmm
Well I did just buy an Retina iMac 2 weeks ago, so this confirms it
I do find it interesting that only the 15" and 27" are getting "upgraded". What about the 13" and 21.5"? Getting phased out in favor of simplifying the product lines? 11", 12", 13", 15" notebooks.... I could see this. But the entry-level iMac at 22" is probably perfect for a lot of people.
Here is a nasty thought. Besides the Mac Pro, these upgrades only affect RAM-upgradable models. Maybe they no longer will have user-replaceable RAM.
The 15" rMBP doesn't have user-replaceable RAM.
They haven't been announced yet. Apple typically is the first to use new mobile procs, but another rumor is that Intel would cancel broadwell-H, which could mean this version will be a minor spec bump, hence also no press release.
Quite right. The Intel release calendar for 2015 is heavily compressed with Broadwell and Skylake having near overlapping release schedules. We will be looking at Broadwell for now but Skylake is securely in IDF territory with motherboards and OEM reference machines showing up soon at Computex next month.
It really does throw a wrench in purchases for this year. Desktop users might just be looking at a drop-in replacement on their Haswell based 9-series boards while laptops are front and center for releases. Mobile comes first nowadays with releases but there are already plenty of leaks for desktop users to gander at with the Core i5 6600K and Core i7 6700K.
Skylake is really the upgrade to look forward to with plenty more bandwidth on GPU front with 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes and on top of that the PCH interface gets an upgrade to DMI 3.0 from 2.0 that has been around since 2012. USB 3.1, USB C, more M.2 form factor, and SATA Express connections should be there to take advantage of this leap in peripheral bandwidth.
Do not forget DDR4 too! Though Intel is surprisingly going to support both DDR3L and DDR4 on Skylake. We are still in a transitional period there until DDR4 prices hit mainstream.
My guess is because Broadwell brings energy efficiency and allows Apple to flaunt better battery life.
Me too, I'm fine with it. Plus, they still had a dedicated graphics card in the lower end model, not the case anymore today.