I know it was just updated but do you think we will see a revision in the fall as well? (Octoberish.. )
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New MBPr 13" in the fall?
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Why would you expect an update so soon after one that was just released? While nothing is impossible, Apple historically doesn't release updates that frequently.
8 months or less between updates has happened before multiple times, and the release of Skylake makes it a definite possibility.
If history is anything to go by, releasing a model and calling it "early 2015", they've released one with upgraded processors - small clock speed bumps in the fall - calling them for example the "late 2015 model".
Personally I believe we'll see a new 15 in October along with full retina iMacs and a small bump in clock speeds on the 13, with a new model in March/April 2016.
To counter this small bump I've gone with the 2.9/512/16 and it flies - Not that you'd think that with some of the comments on this forum.
It's an expensive game always wanting the latest MacBook Pro, I just get the one that I think will do the job I need it to and upgrade when I think I can be more productive on a newer machine.
Personally I believe we'll see a new 15 in October along with full retina iMacs and a small bump in clock speeds on the 13, with a new model in March/April 2016.
To counter this small bump I've gone with the 2.9/512/16 and it flies - Not that you'd think that with some of the comments on this forum.
It's an expensive game always wanting the latest MacBook Pro, I just get the one that I think will do the job I need it to and upgrade when I think I can be more productive on a newer machine.
Agreed. I think we'll see the standard spec bump to broadwell and better NVIDIA graphics this summer, in the 15". After that, maybe a redesign with Skylake processors early 2016.
Well, I guess force touch in the 15" counts as a minor redesign. So I think well see that in the summer. But not USB-C or anything drastic. The only surprise I see for the summer, is a switch to AMD for the dGPU. Could be possible, after the retina iMac debuted with an AMD card.
Yes...speaking as the former owner of an iPad 3
...but Skylake depends a lot on Intel's timing, including which chips roll out in what order. There's other things we don't know. Would Apple dump USB A ports for USB C? Would they put the new keyboard in a late 2015 rMBP?
I think the 13" will the stay the same. I can't see what else they can do besides a CPU/GPU upgrade and battery boost. Maybe RAM will be DDR4. I would love to see a quad core 13" with 12 hours battery one day. And I want my ports! I know they are phasing out but please, USB-C will not cut it for me right now!
The 15" will definitely get Force Touch. Makes me wonder why they didn't do it now...
The 15" will definitely get Force Touch. Makes me wonder why they didn't do it now...
My understanding is that only Skylake-H and Skylake-S will support DDR4. Skyline-U, which would be used in the 13" MBP reportedly uses LPDDR3.
Someday, but not before Cannonlake -- at the earliest.
Yes, the next revision of the 15" MBP will definitely get Force Touch. It makes sense for Apple to do it at the same time they upgrade to Broadwell.
As far as we know, Skylake is scheduled for early autumn. But that does not include the 28W processors used in the Macbook Pro 13". They will likely come later.
It's likely that intel will release new 28W processors before christmas, so expect new Macbook Pros before Christmas. As Apple wants USB-C to be adopted fast, all new models will get USB-C, but likely not exclusively. Maybe something like 1 USB-A, 2 USB-C ports, 1 Thunderbolt 2, 1 Thunderbolt 3 port.
What does skylake offer that you cannot do on broadwell?
If you have no answer to that question, why bother waiting?
I don't see it before 2016 they never update their macbooks just before christmas. They are too busy concentrating on phones, ipads and nope the watch
Battery improvements are barely incremental at this point.
And do you have accessories that require USB-C now? Is it worth the possibility that you will need to buy adapters to accommodate any existing accessories and devices you have that use USB-A?