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New MacBook Pro Pricing: 14-Inch Model Starts at $1,999 and 16-Inch Model Starts at $2,499
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I love having the SD card and HDMI ports back…but those prices are putting these computers out of reach for many people.
I feel this was a shot at Jony Ive with everything. I expect him saying "WTF? You're actually giving people what they want? That's not the brand I made, mate. It should have NO ports by now and so thin you can shave with it."
Some really amazing upgrades and I understand a lot of it is probably lost on my workflow but damn…..
these are some pricey laptops, quite a bit more than their predecessors.
these are some pricey laptops, quite a bit more than their predecessors.
UK Pricing is worse, but that's what happens when Apple list the US pricing, as it excludes tax! I am living in the UK for a few months, and was going to purchase one, but sadly 1. As I would be paying with Australian card, online Apple UK doesn't accept non EU billing addresses (other than US) and 2. The price of the model I want, is AUD$1000 more after exchange, and add another 2% for bank charges.
I'll stick with my 13inch MBP 2.3 i7 4TG 32GB RAM for now.
Whilst I like the addition of the ports, the keyboard area looks bland, not life to it, other that keys. The Touch Bar adds life, colour.
Ordered base model 14" MacBook Pro 16GB/512GB and 3rd Gen AirPods. Should go nicely with my iPhone 13 Pro.
I can't remember the last time I dropped this much money on Apple products in the space of a few weeks.
The second I saw Promotion I was itching to buy. I didn't think they were going to include it.
I can't remember the last time I dropped this much money on Apple products in the space of a few weeks.
The second I saw Promotion I was itching to buy. I didn't think they were going to include it.
Looks like the base model prices are the same as what I paid for my Intel 16" a couple of years ago.
The new M1 is a good machine, I'd be up for one if I didn't have the Intel, but I'm still happy with that for my uses.
The new M1 is a good machine, I'd be up for one if I didn't have the Intel, but I'm still happy with that for my uses.
For $2000 starting price, I was expecting a non-gimped CPU. Kinda greedy on their part honestly.
Especially if 2 of the big cores are disabled, that would be a 6 + 2 CPU, significantly less power than an 8 + 2.
They want an additional $300 to get to the real spec of 10 core CPU and 16 core GPU. Ridiculous.
UK Pricing is worse, but that's what happens when Apple list the US pricing, as it excludes tax! I am living in the UK for a few months, and was going to purchase one, but sadly 1. As I would be paying with Australian card, online Apple UK doesn't accept non EU billing addresses (other than US) and 2. The price of the model I want, is AUD$1000 more after exchange, and add another 2% for bank charges.
I'll stick with my 13inch MBP 2.3 i7 4TG 32GB RAM for now.
Whilst I like the addition of the ports, the keyboard area looks bland, not life to it, other that keys. The Touch Bar adds life, colour.
Thank all those that wanted a better video camera for camping! Personally, if you want a great camera, do what those on YouTube do when vlogging live, buy a quality independent one. Even the one they are using isn't going to be that great. On the cheap, you can buy some lighting when at home, or any of the new Logitechs, that are truly amazing.
Apple heard and gave back what people was asking for "Pro" computers and that they ditched years ago: no more "let's make it thinner" that compromises functionality and thermal design, more ports (HDMI and SD card included), better screen, no more touchbar and back to physical buttons... Yet people always find something to complain about
Would you care to share a cheaper PC with equivalent features?
CPU/GPU Performance faster for common tasks than a 28 core Xeon and workstation GPU, cool operation, 400GB/s RAM, 64GB GPU memory, 7.2GB/s SSD, 254dpi display with 120Hz, local dimming up to 1600 nits and P4 colour reproduction.
Oh, and all of that with a battery that lasts up to 21 hours in a thin/light enclosure.
If it's too much money, there is are two cheaper laptops available from Apple. If you (or your employer) can afford it, this is great value for money.
what does that even mean? For a pint of reference, here is a Dell, not anywhere near as fast GB5~9800, vs what appears to be ~13000 for apple, nt as good a screen, slower SDD, and wait for it, wait for it....$3200 price tag. versus say $3000 for the MBP? hmmmm
what’s the problem with a notch? I’d rather have larger overalll screen and better camera.
I was going to wait and see how things panned out for initial folks prior to ordering... but then after seeing the beast I realized I'm buying it at some point so why wait... but DANG did maxing out everything hurt the wallet! (though only went to 4TB... drew the line there)
Interesting view point, I think they have just pandered to the fan boi, the system architecture is truly amazing, but bringing back MagSafe and a 1080p camera; no doubt due to the incessant whinging, isn't innovation. A laptop is a laptop, it's meant to be on the move, if it's being charged, it should be safely put on a desk. A built in laptop camera is the same, it's for using out and about, if your home, get something appropriate.
Yeah, same. This computer looks amazing but it's probably overkill for me. My M1 MBA will probably serve me just fine for years to come, so I'm hoping to see a lot of these improvements trickle their way down to the entry-level MacBooks. I'm especially curious to see what improvements will come to the cheaper MBP next year.
I agree about the windows support but here a thing: have you ever seen a professional laptop without Ethernet. Now you have.
Professional music production should have no need for the additional GPU performance? The 10-core Apple M1 Pro with 14-core GPU should be your sweetspot to be honest. The Max is mostly about being able to go for 64GB of Unified Memory, having additional high-resolution display connected at once and the additional graphics performance.
Unless one is doing some heavy graphics work like rendering and editing a ton of 4K and 8K ProRes the pinnacle choice would pretty much be Apple M1 Pro 10-core with 14-core GPU and 32GB of Unified RAM.