Plus, you fall into the loop where "why buy Skylake, next year's processors will be a HUGE improvement!"
Unless it's like a week before a major Apple keynote, you should just buy as you need.
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New 15-inch MacBook Pro and 27-inch iMac Expected to Launch This Wednesday
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Plus, you fall into the loop where "why buy Skylake, next year's processors will be a HUGE improvement!"
Unless it's like a week before a major Apple keynote, you should just buy as you need.
No. The Skylake version of Core M may not get the bump increase of PCIe v3.0 to all of its PCIe lanes. In affordable tablets and 2-in-1's primarily targeted at the latest blazing speed Thunderbolt isn't a "top 3" issue. The 12 PCIe v2 lanes are more than sufficient bandwidth for that class and likely lower power also.
For the Skylake offerings targeted at the MBP ( U and H ) and the iMac probably yes for MBP, Mini, and iMac, but those would be the 2016 model updates; not this years. A maybe for the Macbook and its Core M. Depends in part upon how much the TB v3 connector is an exact merge with the USB Type C connector.
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I'm still running a pre-unibody MacBook Pro from 2008 - It's been cooked once in the last 12 months to keep it going, so I'm definitely excited about the possibility of Wednesday.
Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of Force Touch, that hasn't stopped me almost buying the the updated 13" Macbook Pro every day for the last few weeks. But in reality I'd like to keep the 15" screen I've become accustomed to, not to mention the inclusion of a discrete GPU.
I know anything released will be a huge upgrade for me.. But for purposes of discussion I'd love to see a 900 series nVidia chipset.
I see a lot of people going on about Skylake and a radical re-design, but in reality they have to bring the 15" up to the standards of the 13" before they start re-designing products.
Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of Force Touch, that hasn't stopped me almost buying the the updated 13" Macbook Pro every day for the last few weeks. But in reality I'd like to keep the 15" screen I've become accustomed to, not to mention the inclusion of a discrete GPU.
I know anything released will be a huge upgrade for me.. But for purposes of discussion I'd love to see a 900 series nVidia chipset.
I see a lot of people going on about Skylake and a radical re-design, but in reality they have to bring the 15" up to the standards of the 13" before they start re-designing products.
Also don't forget the distinct possibility that the next revision loses major ports, possibly including the SD card slot, which I use as an expansion slot with a 128gb JetDrive sitting in it.
I always try to purchase the very last revision of a model. And this upcoming one would seem to be it...
The VMs are a different matter, but what photo editing software are you using that's eating up that much RAM?
I doubt it. That seems way too close back to back. I wouldn't expect another release until March 2016, if they release an update in May this year. They normally go 9-18 months between updates.
No and when I brought in my RMBP in because of this issue, I was only covered because I had AppleCare. The genius told me had I not had it, it would NOT have been covered (around a $780 bill)
Wow, and I thought I was suffering. You sure get a lot of use out of your machine.
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Possible, but unlikely. It would be likely if the MacBook Pros from 2008 had shipped without built in optical drives. They didn't until 4 years later.
Let's not forget Apple aren't idiots. They know pro/prosumer users need more than consumers. So while some might get away with lack of ports on the retina MacBook, those changes don't make sense on the MacBook Pro.
The retina MacBook Pros, while taking some inspiration from the Air, still gained features like HDMI ports. They gained features where it made sense - like having an SSD or thinner design.
Who knows, it might make more sense in 2019 to have only one port, even on a pro machine. The Retina MacBook might enforce that change now accessory makers have a reason to support USB-C. Or ports will become what only "pros" need. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The Retina MacBook hasn't even replaced the MacBook Air yet!
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Yeah, I agree with you. But my point still stands: products like Mac mini are aimed at people on a budget.
They probably save money this way. Broadwell now and then Skylake later when the production costs fall.
If you have the Mid 2012 rMBP stick to it until at least Skylake. Those are still plenty fast unless you work the processor hard all the time.
I got this kit from OWC. It lets you put the SSD under the optical drive and keep all original drives. I formatted everything and use the SSD for booting OS X and apps.
Works like a charm and the performance improvement is substantial. I'm pretty experienced in working inside computers, but this was my first time inside a Mac. Took me about 45 minutes. It takes most people about 60-90 minutes following the video OWC provides.
I got the lower end model back then. I wish I went for more storage but otherwise I'm still happy with it. Yeah, the battery, I almost have 1000 cycles by now and it lasts 3h at most with light use, pretty bad. I'm gonna get it replaced in the near future and then keep on using it for a couple more years
Nikon Capture NX, Photomatix Pro and Autopano. With some Photoshop. The more RAM you have, the faster Autopano will be since it will be able to avoid running on disk. For the rest, it's usable with 8GB, but you have to remember to close things before launching them and you tend to have several photo softwares running (like Photomatix and Photoshop).
It's a contrast with my desktop computer where I do not even bother closing Chrome and its 30 tabs or Photoshop before launching a game...
But it's only a matter of comfort. It's the VM that are really killing RAM.
I used to look forward for redesigned models. But lately, seeing what Apple is doing with their recent machines, the word "redesign" makes me more nervous than excited.
It might be just a GPU bump?
It would be nice to see maxwell nvidia gpus.
I think that's gtx 965m and up.
Skylake will be a great choice especially if you like igpu only machines.
Next year with nvidia and AMD moving from 28nm to 16nm we will have noticeable improvements in gpu power.
I'd like to see hard drives replaced with just ssd in the iMacs.
It would be nice to see maxwell nvidia gpus.
I think that's gtx 965m and up.
Skylake will be a great choice especially if you like igpu only machines.
Next year with nvidia and AMD moving from 28nm to 16nm we will have noticeable improvements in gpu power.
I'd like to see hard drives replaced with just ssd in the iMacs.
Interesting! I look forward to what the iMac-update will bring. Standard fusion-drive and SSD as no-cost option possibly? Maybe even Retina across all 27"-models? (too soon I believe).
Had I payed full price for my late 2013 iMac 27" back in april, I would have been annoyed by now!
...Luckily, I payed less for my iMac than even a 11" MBA costs from the Apple Store here in Sweden, so I should probably be able to use it for a year or two and still get my money back.
Not really interested in the 15" laptops. Been there done that (15" MBP) and it's not for me anymore. But great for those of you who have been waiting!
Had I payed full price for my late 2013 iMac 27" back in april, I would have been annoyed by now!
...Luckily, I payed less for my iMac than even a 11" MBA costs from the Apple Store here in Sweden, so I should probably be able to use it for a year or two and still get my money back.
Not really interested in the 15" laptops. Been there done that (15" MBP) and it's not for me anymore. But great for those of you who have been waiting!
Depending on who you ask on MR, it's coming in August 2015, all the way through to August 2016.
Forgive the rest of us if we don't know who to believe.