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New MacBook Pro Features Breakdown: Everything Rumors Say We Can Expect
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Man, it would be nice if Apple surprised us by also announcing new displays to go along with these, but (unfortunately) I think we might have to wait until new larger screen iMacs are revealed for that.
The 2012's are built like tanks - I still use mine on a regular basis, hooked up to external SSD's and monitors.
With Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro believed to be just days away from being announced at Apple's "Unleashed" event, we have compiled all of the coherent rumors from our news coverage to build a full picture of the features and upgrades coming to the company's highly-anticipated new laptops.
It is worth noting that the rumors below are aggregated from our coverage from a wide range of sources, including leakers, analysts, and publications. The reliability of each source varies, so some of the rumored features may need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
That being said, this year's MacBook Pro rumors have been very consistent, with sources including Ming-Chi Kuo, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, and "Dylandkt," as well as MacRumors' own findings, presenting a very similar picture of the new machines.
- 14-inch and 16-inch models with the same performance across both machines.
- Slimmer bezels and no MacBook Pro logo below the display.
- Mini-LED displays with ProMotion and resolutions of 3024 x 1964 and 3456 x 2234, resulting in higher contrast and brightness, as well as smoother on-screen motion.
- 1080p webcam for improved video calls, up from 720p on the current models.
- Flatter design, more akin to the design of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
- Six ports, including two Thunderbolt ports and a MagSafe charging port on the left side of the machine, and an HDMI port, a Thunderbolt port, and SD-card reader on the right side of the machine. This means that there are three Thunderbolt ports expected, one less than on current high-end MacBook Pros.
- No OLED Touch Bar, with full-size physical function keys instead.
- "M1X" chip with a 10-core CPU that features eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores, along with 16-core and 32-core GPU options, and support for up to 64GB of RAM.
- Improved thermal design for the 14-inch model, mirroring the improvements that came to the 16-inch model in 2019, including a larger heat pipe and heat sink, as well as added thermal pads.
- High-Power Mode to optionally boost performance when not connected to power.
- 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage as standard with the base configurations.
- Larger battery for the 14-inch model and a slightly smaller battery for the 16-inch model, relative to the current models.
- MagSafe charging like older MacBook Pro models, now featuring faster charging speeds and a redesigned power brick.
The overall view of the redesigned MacBook Pro rumors gives a good idea of many of the upcoming upgrades and what users can largely expect from the new machines when they are officially revealed. Apple's "Unleashed" special event takes place on Monday, October 18, where the new MacBook Pro models are widely expected to be announced. For more detailed information about the redesigned MacBook Pro models, see our comprehensive "Everything We Know" guide.
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Any predictions or knowledge regarding which MacOS these new MBPs will ship with? My employer is fussy about these things when it comes to management software and medical health records software. I have gotten an old MacPro to work on a public beta of Monterey, but it's definitely not formally qualified.
I’ll guess $1999 for the 14” model. $1799 is the current starting price for the 4-port 13” model. With inflation being a real thing again, Apple might use the upgrade as an excuse to raise the price. $1799 is still a possibility, though.
You are probably 100% right. It's just sad more than anything. Microsoft can do it on a Surface Pro, but Apple can't because of "thinness and lightness". Reality is they just want you to pay for a whole new logic board or buy a whole new laptop if your SSD goes out or fills up. Really jives with their whole "we care about the environment and e-waste" claims.
I would expect they will ship with Monterey, so we could see that formally released on Monday, as well.
So is the base 16gb RAM more than enough? How many people here will be upgrading to 32gb?
My 2014 MBP's days are numbered! Not really, it's still a workhorse, but my days of using it are definitely numbered.
I will likely stick with 16GB and 512GB as I intend to use it as a replacement for my 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 and 2017 MacBook Pro 15.4 (which is 16/512).
I predict the function row keys will have small oled panels underneath and can change like the Touch Bar.
Heard it here first!
Heard it here first!
I find my late 2013 rMBP (purchased Jan 2014) to be far more reliable and useful than my 2016 rMBP. No keyboard issues, plenty of useful ports, and magsafe. Honestly, I don't even care that it's a bit bigger (heavier/thicker) than my 2016. It's just a better Mac all the way around. I don't even notice the weight/size difference when traveling with it.
There are several but I’ve used iSkey one off Amazon for year+ and it’s be great. Would recommend
Surely you still can if there's TB ports on both sides? Just not with a magsafe charger.
I figured I'd have a USB-C/thunderbolt dock in the "normal place" where extra monitors and stuff are, then magsafe for on the go where it's more likely to be somewhere with cables running about that can get tripped over. But nowt stopping you taking a USB-C charger on the go if you don't think it'll be ripped off the table by someone tripping over the wire! 🤷♂️
nope. 32GB max, at least for the 14" MBP. the schematics leaked a long time ago...
There are several but I’ve used iSkey one off Amazon for year+ and it’s be great. Would recommend
I have a Sisyphy one that handles TB3 (so I get full TB3 speeds) and it's decent enough. It is a bit weak on the magnetic connection (so it disconnects somewhat easily), but that might very well be by design.
He got 1 thing wrong & you all go crazy. It’s coming next Year. The redesign Apple Watch ok lol
Great idea but probably would infuriate those who demand 4 USB-C ports, assuming this would be added to at least one of 4, if 4 total are offered.
I never knew I wanted this but now I will be sad if I don't get this.
I would absolutely love that, I much prefer Windows too. One of the other simple things I’ve never understood with Mac OS is why you can’t cut and paste files within finder (haven’t used the last two Mac OS versions so maybe it has been implemented now). I’m about to buy a new laptop (sold my MBP last year and haven’t yet replaced it), most likely a Dell XPS 15 (in arctic white because it looks stunning imo) BUT what I don’t like is I’ll be buying an intel machine. So here’s hoping the new 14” MBP design will actually look nice and modern with minimal bezels andd won’t be ridiculously priced.. then I’ll just deal with Mac OS, we’ll see.