New MacBook Pro Still Planned for October, USB-C MacBook Air Also in the Works

MartiNZ said:
Actually a really catchy name lol :)

Pretty crazy that there is still nothing on this for a this month release. Pretty sad that we've had to wait this long. Pretty disappointing if they end up with the new MacBook style keyboard, and only a touch strip, not a full touchscreen. So yeah, well prepared for disappointment!
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I have zero interest for a touch screen on my laptop, really hope they don't do that, ever.
 
I might be talked into a new MacBook Pro but I really want a new iMac. It doesn't have to be fancy- a better processor and SSD.
 
pbasmadj said:
I am personally happy for the change, can't stand USB A, it is very antiquated already. I am going to drop it in one fell swoop across the board.

As always, you can take the existing landscape and just choose what works best for you, but for the people hoping for anything not USB C, and also very likely, the people hoping for the SD card slot, you might be left high and dry.
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By what reference do you call USB-A antiquated? I am very productive with photography, presentations, web design, music production and the USB-A port serves me reliably and universally everywhere I go. I work in collaboration with many people in a variety of studios and offices and USB-A is ubiquitous and USB-C is almost non-existant.

I have no objection to the switch, but there is no reason whatsoever that Apple cannot make it a smooth one.

Also, I suspect that the people who talk about progress and leaving the past are the ones who are into the tech for tech's sake, not people involved in production environments.

Regardless, I will adapt.
 
peterdevries said:
Docking stations were on their way out 5 years ago. They are prone to malfunction due to bad connectors and the increasingly wireless communication makes them superfluous. Also in business they play an ever smaller role, because companies usually have several model years of a laptop in circulation and flexdesk policies make specific docking stations useless.
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But all that changes with USB-C. We now have a universal port for docks. Anyway, I agree on wireless communication, but docking stations are still useful for multiple monitors, keyboards, etc.
 
There doesn't have to be an event. Apple cab just make a press announcement.

If there isn't an event it speaks loudly about their real commitment to the computer range.

gugy said:
No invite yet. It doesn't look good for an October Mac announcement. Damn you Apple.
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devasan said:
It is not progress that the new MBP will not connect to a single one of the many devices I currently use. Not a single device.
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And then you realize while on location that you forgot that cable and cannot connect.

I value that my laptop, as is, without any adapters, can work with so many different devices. When I go out on a photo shoot, I have enough bits of stuff already. Any chance I have of carrying less stuff and fewer opportunities to forget stuff is an advantage.
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100% agreed. People in this thread labelling those of us lamenting the loss of useful ports as whiners are missing the point. It's not that we can't make due, it's that making due isn't an improvement. And those of us who travel a lot with lots of equipment now have something else that can be forgotten, left behind, or broken.

Losing useful ports isn't progress when the ports that will remain are native to absolutely nothing that I own beyond the power cord. And why are we getting rid of them? So that an already thin, highly portable workstation can get even thinner, which is exactly the last thing I'd ever ask for at this point.

It's just like the Mac Pro cylinder. A feat of engineering that benefitted nobody. I own two of them, and they drive me crazy. I have so much stuff plugged into them that I can barely find a spare USB slot for a thumb drive without accidentally yanking out a thunderbolt RAID. They're the ugliest, most impractical desktop computers I have ever owned once you attached a dozen cables to them.

Macbook Pros are thin enough. I'm sure the new ones will look very nice, and I understand that a four inch think 10 pound laptop is not something that most people want to buy, but getting rid of useful stuff to make them thinner makes them sexier and less useful.

I know those of us using these in professional settings that make use of the ports are outnumbered by the people who don't. But for those of us heavily tied to Apple for work, it's getting absurd how many hoops one has to jump through to stay with the product line. And save the comments about switching to windows, unless you feel like giving me $40k to replace all the exclusive OS X plugins and software I own, as well as find the time to learn new software and a new OS. It's not as simple as just switching. A distaste for Windows would never stop me from switching if it made financial sense.
 
Stella said:
There doesn't have to be an event. Apple cab just make a press announcement.

If there isn't an event it speaks loudly about their real commitment to the computer range.
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If they are releasing it on the 28th, then they could announce an event for the 27th (which was their original earnings release date).
 
I understand both positive and negatives for the exclusive use of USB-C however what I dont understand is what Apple is doing to their ecosystem by forcing out USB-A (on the Macbook) and 3.5mm (on iPhone). Part of what made Apple great was their ability to make their products work seamlessly together. If the rumors are true now you wont be able to use the equipment provided with an iPhone with your Macbook without purchasing additional adapters. Just seems like poor design to me.
 
devasan said:
By what reference do you call USB-A antiquated? I am very productive with photography, presentations, web design, music production and the USB-A port serves me reliably and universally everywhere I go. I work in collaboration with many people in a variety of studios and offices and USB-A is ubiquitous and USB-C is almost non-existant.

I have no objection to the switch, but there is no reason whatsoever that Apple cannot make it a smooth one.

Also, I suspect that the people who talk about progress and leaving the past are the ones who are into the tech for tech's sake, not people involved in production environments.

Regardless, I will adapt.
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I can't speak for anyone else, I just like the form of C far more, much cleaner, smaller, reversible, cables are already available, all of the accessories and cables are pretty widely available even now, so it isn't too big of a deal I feel like. Let me put it this way, if they released a new computer without it, I would not be happy. Not for tech's sake, but because it is just better.
 
savvymac12 said:
I understand both positive and negatives for the exclusive use of USB-C however what I dont understand is what Apple is doing to their ecosystem by forcing out USB-A (on the Macbook) and 3.5mm (on iPhone). Part of what made Apple great was their ability to make their products work seamlessly together. If the rumors are true now you wont be able to use the equipment provided with an iPhone with your Macbook without purchasing additional adapters. Just seems like poor design to me.
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Hopefully they'll do what they did with the iPhone 7's headphone jack adapter and include their USB-C multiport adapter in the box.
 
Regarding the MacBook Air.

If Apple does update it (a big if, lets be honest..) - are we expecting a redesign? I have not heard a single word about it. On the other hand, I can't see them going through the hassle of changing its I/O (removing MagSafe, adding USB-C, perhaps even removing the SD-port) and then leaving everything else the same way as it has been for the last 7 years. It would make no sense.

I see two possible scenarios:

1. There is no 13" MBA with USB-C coming. The line-up will consist of the old 13" MBA, 12" rMB, and the new 13/15" rMBP. The rumors got it all wrong, the 13" MBA with USB-C is actually the same device as the 13" rMBP.

...OR

2. There is a brand new 13" rMB coming, featuring USB-C only.

What do you think?
 
Lenovo has a xeon-powered super pro laptop.. wonder if apple would venture in that 'gamer laptop' or superpro laptop market...

probably not cause they're boring as of late.

seriously that unibody design (no matter which colors you sugardip it with) is just so old though

even if i don't care anymore, i'd like to see them try stuff with high quality plastic
 
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Apple will debut the machines more quietly, with just a press release.
This is something they should do a lot more often ....
Make the Special Events seem, you know, special again!

And no new 11-inch MacBook Air?? AH-BOOOOOOOO!
 
I really can't see the MBA lasting. It's been thoroughly sandwiched in between the thinner and lighter MB, and the more powerful MBP.

I was fully expecting to see the MBA discontinued this year.

In terms of the MBP, I'm very interested to see if it really does get 4x USB C ports, and how many of those ports are TB3. It would be interesting if they were all TB3, as that would give the MBP Mac Pro levels of I/O!

And I cannot believe they would release a new MBP (or any new computer really) with TB3, and an OLED function bar without a stage event. Well, at least I really hope they wouldn't.
 
netwalker said:
Well, at home/in the office, a USB-C or TB3 docking station is the most convenient solution. I already use a Thunderbolt 2 docking station now to connect ethernet, monitor, USB devices and drives and Thunderbold drives to my rMBP. Just plug in one cable and everything is ready to go.
When traveling I don't have all these things to connect and a few usb-c ports would be enough for external disks etc. Some of those docking stations are also small enough to travel with if you really need it.
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While you're correct on the concept, of course, Requiring a separate powered docking station doesn't feel very 'Pro' to me, somehow.
 
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