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New 15-Inch MacBook Pro With Kaby Lake and 32GB of Desktop-Class RAM Coming Later This Year
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I had a feeling the chassis and battery size were designed around Kaby Lake to start with, but with Intel delays and driver reliability they didn’t want to miss the holiday season and shipped with Skylake instead.
Along with Gurmans reported form fitting battery that didn’t make it in time, I think the next MacBook Pro refresh is what they actually envisioned, while the current one was a stopgap.
That said, "next MacBook Pro to use next Intel processor" – I want an ‘analyst’ job!
Along with Gurmans reported form fitting battery that didn’t make it in time, I think the next MacBook Pro refresh is what they actually envisioned, while the current one was a stopgap.
That said, "next MacBook Pro to use next Intel processor" – I want an ‘analyst’ job!
I think the keyboard is awesome on the 2016 MBP. Didn't think I would, but after a day or so I really found the keyboard quite a joy to use. The keys on the 2015 MBP assigned to me at work feel like they are filled with oatmeal.
The only redeeming qualities of the touch bar are touch ID and one button screen lock. The rest is nonsense.
32Gb option
Better graphics
Kaby lake
One USB 3
HDMI
Who's with me?
Sounds like 15 inch coming around november though. I waited 4 yeas for this generation, and now I could'nt buy 2016's. ONE MORE YEAR.
Is it a fact that hardware will be lame for those days?
Better graphics
Kaby lake
One USB 3
HDMI
Who's with me?
Sounds like 15 inch coming around november though
. I waited 4 yeas for this generation, and now I could'nt buy 2016's. ONE MORE YEAR.Is it a fact that hardware will be lame for those days?
Very rich for you to say when you know damn well Apple's done this since the iPod Touch. They have 5 or 6 feature-rich innovations & stagger them from least important to most important in release so they can get users to upgrade yearly. The damn iPhone is proof of this!
Admit it-- this is just a cashgrab to get money this year (after a 3-4 year drought), then next year, too. If they had 32GB now, who would buy in early-2018?
To say they're listening to customers' demands is an infuriating farce.
No New Mac Pro's means no MacBook pro or any other Apple product sales from our company. They are all intertwined and the neglect Apple has shown has us finally looking in other directions. Let me know when there is a new Mac Pro and if its not too late, we may look into getting some new MacBook pros too.
Too little, too late. By the time this ships, the competition will be ahead once again.
I'd be pretty p**sed if I'd waited and forked out for a new redesigned MacBook Pro, overpriced as it is for just 16GB RAM, then they release an option for 32GB later in the year because they couldn't be bothered to on launch? Apple's screwing of customers knows no bounds.
Edit: Please stop replying. I'm bored of reading responses now.
Yeah, upgrading computers is totally ****ing the consumer. I mean totally and royally ****ing the consumer. They should be going back to the 8088 days, right?
MR Action and reaction chart for noobs
No Macs released
"Where are all the Macs?"
Macs get released
"These Macs are rubbish!"
Macs get rumours
"Where are the rumours for the other Macs?"
New Mac has no new features
"Where's the innovation?"
Mac has new feature
"No one wants this"
Mac keeps old port
"Why not just have 2x (New port) in its place"
Mac drops old port and puts 2x (New port) in its place
"You're gonna need a lot of dongles"
For bonus points say something about battery life.
However any mention of firing Tim Cook and that's an automatic disqualification.
No Macs released
"Where are all the Macs?"
Macs get released
"These Macs are rubbish!"
Macs get rumours
"Where are the rumours for the other Macs?"
New Mac has no new features
"Where's the innovation?"
Mac has new feature
"No one wants this"
Mac keeps old port
"Why not just have 2x (New port) in its place"
Mac drops old port and puts 2x (New port) in its place
"You're gonna need a lot of dongles"
For bonus points say something about battery life.
However any mention of firing Tim Cook and that's an automatic disqualification.
Give me a break. Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C is awesome. An inconvenience, yes a little for sure. But 4 awesome ports!
I've been looking for one with a floppy drive for years now. Still nothing. Sigh.
Tell that to the pros who are leaving the Mac platform in droves
Right now, perhaps (although it depends on what you're doing with it), but if you intend to keep the machine for more than 3 or 4 years, that's going to change. In 2011, 4 GB was plenty for my MacBook Air, it seemed very fast for such a small machine. I rarely came close to hitting memory compression and massive page swapping was a rarity. Now, in 2017, the RAM is frequently maxed out (most of it is already used right during the boot process) and in compression mode, startup takes a lot longer, and swapping things in and out of RAM slows it to a crawl at times (occasionally it will literally lock up for minutes at a time if I have a lot of things open).
I knew I shoulda waited
Think of it this way then. Because you have a newly updated MBP, you'll be able to sit out the release of the 32GB MBP a year from now and either wait for the 2nd gen of that variant to come around with all the kinks worked out or you'll be in perfect position to snatch up the 1st Gen 32GB at a discount.
This is assuming that the 32GB MBP really does come out.
In an ideal world, I'd have waited for the Kaby Lake MBP to come out instead of the current edition, but my eyes really need a 5K display. The ability to use a new display was my biggest wish and I'm getting it finally. I wish it was cheaper and I would love another 16GB, but I got my number one need addressed. I can live with my decision without regret. It is what it is.
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How about why not a bigger battery, mag safe, and better keyboard in a "pro" model?