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New MacBook Pros Said to Launch in 2017 With Price Cuts and Up to 32GB of RAM

Bring Intel Kaby Lake, SDXC with extra pins supporting maximum read/write speed (300 MB/s) and MagSafe power adapter.
 
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For a long time I've had my eyes on laptops from Apple. However, my demands are simple - and only two; at least a 15" screen and 500gb of storage - well, ok, three: I want to have a headphone jack on my laptop.

Currently, there's only the MacBook Pro that fits that - and the price is, converted to USD from my country's currency, a whopping 4,177.12 USD. And I just can't simply justify to myself spending that amount of money. The one that I'm using, and fits my criteria, cost me about 500 bucks. It fits my needs - but it's doesn't have Macos Sierra.

So I'm really, really, hoping for a 16" MacBook ....but hopefully without the ridiculous price rise; especially since computer sales over all is falling (at least, that's what I've read - and here's hoping they won't remove the headphone jack ...that amount of massive "courage" can come after I've kicked the bucket)


...and the new MacBook Pro's that were announced are on product pages of Apple stores here, all of whom are said to be "in order process" - and unsurprisingly, there's absolutely no mention of a 15" MacBook Pro; they only laptops you can now order are 13" MacBook Pros ! Boy, did Apple shoot themselves in the foot with the price hikes, I think Apple will loose marketshare
 
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HappyMacGuy said:
Based on Kuo I'm not too confident. So...

I just decided to buy an HP Z840 workstation and I can config it anyway I want and its super powerful. I can use their free RGS software to control it through my MBP or even an iPad which is like having a turbo boost of power and the files are all created on the z840 so I don't have to clutter my MBP and use one device to control two. I can do that from the same room or 1,000 miles away.

So now I don't have to worry about Apple's BS anymore. I can upgrade ANY component I want and HP backs it up with 30 day money back, awesome 3 year warranty, etc, etc. So my recco is for anyone curious to checkout HP's workstation website. You can even call them and they'll walk you through it and get you special discounts. Better yet check out the RGS (remote graphics software) which has a MAC centric webpage and videos to explain how you can use your mac to work with the z.

Knowing is half the battle.
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Knowing exactly what, HappyMacGuy?

That you've been a member for TWO whole days. That two days ago you were happy with Mac, but now you're not and you've decided to move on because you won't need to put up with Apple's BS?
And thanks for the very thorough explanation of a competitor as well.

Thousands of others might say you're being a bit dodgy, but not me. I think you're 100% legit. But then again, I'm a monkey. What would I know.
 
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smoking monkey said:
Knowing exactly what, HappyMacGuy?

That you've been a member for TWO whole days. That two days ago you were happy with Mac, but now you're not and you've decided to move on because you won't need to put up with Apple's BS?
And thanks for the very thorough explanation of a competitor as well.

Thousands of others might say you're being a bit dodgy, but not me. I think you're 100% legit. But then again, I'm a monkey. What would I know.
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smoking monkey, I realize you are a newbie here, and couldn't be expected to have the savvy of a long term MacRumors forum member such as myself, but your post sounds like it might contain a smidgen of sarcasm. ;)
 
Really time to move to an ARM based multi-core architecture.
10 or so A10 CPU's should beat any Intel chip.

If anyone can make this work than Apple...
 
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And I'll be enjoying my 15" MBP with TB3 until then, which uninformed idiots don't realise has literally added an order of magnitude more versatility and capability over the previous model.
But hey, feel free to continue bitching about the removal of the anachronistic and limited SD, USB A, HDMI, and mini DP/TB2 connectors. Thankfully, at least based on shipping estimates, there are people more intelligent than the perpetually whining on this forum.
 
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for Apple to make a notebook with support for more than 16GB of RAM, it would have to use a memory system that consumes too much power
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Maybe they should not have downgraded to a cheaper battery.
 
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mazz0 said:
Price cut and a taptic engine, I bet. Just to piss off people who buy this year.
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Never buy 1st gen. Apple products, or 1st gen. in a new design.
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fpsBeaTt said:
And I'll be enjoying my 15" MBP with TB3 until then, which uninformed idiots don't realise has literally added an order of magnitude more versatility and capability over the previous model.
But hey, feel free to continue bitching about the removal of the anachronistic and limited SD, USB A, HDMI, and mini DP/TB2 connectors. Thankfully, at least based on shipping estimates, there are people more intelligent than the perpetually whining on this forum.
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You say intelligent, i say delusional.
 
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Tamagotchi said:
I bought the first gen retina in 2012... the best Mac I've ever had. Not a single problem, and still running flawlessly.
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It concerns not only issues, but price, features and performance compromises. If you look back not always, but often 1st gen. adopters get the short end of the stick in one or more areas.
 
Michael CM1 said:
The new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar weighs as little as my MacBook Air from early 2014 does. It does that with a Retina display, better processor, faster RAM, and pretty close to the same battery life (10 hours for Pro, 12 hours for Air) as mine. That's why it costs $1,799. If price kills it, there are $1,299 and $1,499 MBP models as well.

And yes, this is basically the same as the MacBook Air. It was an engineering challenge that started Apple on the path to killing hard disks. Thank goodness. The MacBook last year was the same for "make it thin and only use USB." This new MBP is "put a Touch Bar and Touch ID on it and make it thinner and lighter."

Complain all you want about Tim Cook, but Apple charged a buttload for RAM when Steve Jobs ran the place. I also bought a $1,799 MacBook Pro from Apple when Jobs was running it.
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I'm old enough to remember when Apple used to have a MacBook Air line for people who needed less power, but were more interested in portability, and a MacBook Pro line, for professionals who needed portability, but were willing to sacrifice some of it for more power and connectivity.
 
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Tamagotchi said:
I bought the first gen retina in 2012... the best Mac I've ever had. Not a single problem, and still running flawlessly.
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Me too. But look at the performance bump that Haswell MBPR got. Never buy first generation. This applies to the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch as well.
 
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