New MacBook Pro Models Now Available for Purchase as Apple Store Comes Back Online

[ginkobiloba]

I don't know...

The Touch Bar looks actually more useful and powerful than expected. Ok that's cool.
Prices are as crazy as before.

But more importantly : NO NEW MAC PRO. NO Mac Mini update. We're not tasking for new designs, just updated procs , graphics and ports. Wow...

If by summer of next year , they don't deliver serious upgrades along the whole line, that could officialy mean Apple is abandoning the Mac and becoming only a iDevice manufacturer.

I never thought I would actually see MS steal the show in my life..

 

[Zoolevation]

My gosh Macbook Pro 15" 2,9GHz model cost 3199 € in Europe...

Its insane, 300 euro more than previous top end model.

 

[Lakailb87]

**** those prices, I wanted to upgrade but not with those prices.. damn Apple is really forcing me to look elsewhere

 

[splitpea]

And it's STILL not possible to get an Apple laptop with >16GB RAM. What is this, 2009?

 

[Stella]

Those UK prices, haha thank you to those who voted for Brexit and sent the £ falling in value.

Its not just the pricing in the UK. The Canadian Pricing is unbelievably high as well.

 

[kidaje]

I wanted to order one if they offered it with 32GB RAM. So sad! I really need more RAM.

and pay $5000....

 

[nylon]

This must be an interim update. The real innovation will come with Kaby Lake. Right? Right?

 

[Born Again]

wow - $2400 for the base 15"

is this the year 2000?

 

[LimerickRunner]

Laughing at the complaints about the prices of these when everyone was seemingly so impressed with the immensely more expensive Surface Book models just released yesterday.

The surface book yesterday has full touchscreen, stylus and 16 hours battery life!

 

[Quu]

Last year the high end 15" Pro in my signature (The high end optioned spec) was £1999. Now it's £2,699.

That's so much money for the same 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, Dedicated GPU etc. It's just too much money. I wasn't looking to upgrade anyway, maybe in 2 more years time when my Apple Care runs out, but I actually feel like I made the right decision buying earlier and saving the £700 minus a pound.

Touch Bar looks great, new colour accurate display is great, larger trackpad is great. The whole laptop is really nice but I don't think those things are worth the extra cost. Maybe a lot of it is the pound falling to the dollar but still, too much in my opinion.

 

[iLog.Genius]

I'm sorry but the pricing is ridiculous. $3,000 CAD for entry 15". I remember when I got mine 15" for $2,200. I get that there is new stuff here but usually pricing remains more/less the same while introducing new technologies. Counting for inflation, $2,400 would be reasonable but to start at $3,000?

 

[ladycsr]

and...Purchased!

I wish I had your job.

 

[dr34mc4st3r]

More shocking is Apple didn't bother to at least put 1 USB C to A converter to ease the transition. Madness for the money they are now charging

 

[PatriotInvasion]

The new MacBook Pros are nice, but those prices! The base cost of a 13" (with Touch Bar) is up $500!!! Having a new 13" Pro SKU without the Touch Bar feature is also weird especially considering it costs $200 more as well.

Promoting an LG branded display and no new iMac, Mac Pro, or Mac Mini means this "Mac event" was a very big disappointment for many people. It was an Accessibility and Apple TV event that revealed the new MacBook Pro at the end.

Still happy with my 12-inch MacBook and I'll continue to wait for a newly designed 5K iMac before upgrading my late-2013 model.

 

[Thunderbird]

No iMac update
No Mac Mini update
No Mac Pro update
No Macbook Air update (RIP)

No MagSafe
No USB-A ports
No SD-Card slot
No DisplayPort

Dongleware galore (no mention of adapters either)

Higher Prices (much higher in Canada)
Gimmick T-bar

I think I'm done here.

I think we're all done here. With Microsoft launching an iMac killer, and no new Mac Pro, expect massive switching to Windows, Linux and Hackintosh.

Apple can't innovate anymore.

 

[tentales]

looks like Apple didn't have enough "courage" to get rid of the headphone jack

I think they got rid of the optical-out on the jack though.

 

[PabloGS]

The uk prices are absolutely ridiculous. Can't see many people paying these prices.

No, it is not ridiculous. You voted for them to become this expensive. One word mate: "Brexit"

And thanks to that the Pound is worth...

LMAO

 

[michaelz]

Looks like I will keep my trusted 2011 MacBook Air little longer.

 

[Mitochris]

At least we'll get the "old" MBP cheap now. That will get us over the next 3-4 years until Apple get's back to their senses.

 

[tokolo]

I swear, I'd rather spend the next ten years with my über-precious mid-2014 13" rMBP, than let my Apple fanboyness fall for the (obvious) direction this company has taken to follow.

 

[rwilliams]

Who lot of crying about Pro models from people that aren't pro users in here. If you don't spend 4+ hours a day in pro apps, you aren't considered a pro user.

Real pros don't cry about the price because these machines help them get their job done faster and better. If these new machines shave a couple hours after their work in a month, they've paid for themselves even if they cost 2x as much.

Fair enough. I use a Mac at work and at home, but don't run anything that would be considered to be extremely taxing on the machines. So I'd be fine with the regular MacBook and still be able to do what I do every day. I certainly don't need a Pro model.

 

[Schizoid]

what a great line-up for the 'holidays'

utter tosh

 

[Return Zero]

Where is the 15" option without the Touch Bar? $2400 is a steep entry point just to get a full-size laptop.

 

[lowimpact]

Seems like the 13" no touch bar model has a lower power 15W CPU - the Iris 540 in the no touch bar model is for lower power CPUs -- the Iris 550 in step-up 13" with the touch bar is effectively identical except for that it only come with higher power 28W CPUs. The 13" no touch bar model also significantly higher battery capacity - 54.5-watt-hour vs 49.2-watt-hour is a >10% battery capacity boost.

How on earth are both models rated for similar battery life? The 13" no touch bar model should clearly have a battery longevity advantage here right?

 

[scoobs69]

At least they have a pro level video card option for photographers and video editors. Hoping that new GPU can give Capture One Pro 9 a significant exporting boost. The current upgraded GPU is ssssssslllllllloooooowwwwww.