i have a 2007 MacBookPro... dead cd-rom drive... new ssd drive... ram fully loaded. all software upgrades have been accepted easily and it still works well. Gets very hot... so it's constantly on a cooling pad and has occasional freeze issues along with an odd screen goober appearing on a small section the top third of the screen. I've been thinking for more than a year about an upgrade. Go with a new MacBookPro... MacBook Air... iPad Pro? Lighter, cooler, faster, stronger and portable are all selling points for me. I'm leaning toward a laptop upgrade rather than the large iPad. This new MacBook looks interesting... i just hope it won't cost an arm and both legs!
Last November it was reported that Apple was working with suppliers to "fully redesign" many of the MacBook's internal components to achieve a slimmer design. Today, DigiTimes reports one of those redesigns is a move to metal injection mold-made hinges.
Metal injection molding is a metalworking process that's used to create very small metal pieces that are typically used by Apple for the internals of products like iPhone and Apple Watch. Apple is looking to use the technology for its MacBook hinges to save space and achieve an "ultra-thin" design, according to DigiTimes.
The new hinges will be supplied by Amphenol, who claims to produce some of the thinnest sliding hinges in the world on its website. The company partners with Microsoft to produce the parts for the hinges on the Microsoft Surface 4.
While DigiTimes has a mixed track record reporting Apple's future plans, the report does corroborate an earlier report that Apple was working toward a slimmer MacBook, likely scheduled for release after WWDC 2016. However, it's unclear which MacBook lineup these reports are referring to. Apple's refreshed MacBook is expected to include faster Skylake processors and Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C.
Article Link: New 'Ultra-Thin' MacBooks Launching in Second Half of 2016 May Sport Metal Injection Mold-Made Hinges
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Code Blue! Code Blue! We have hemorrhaging!! Respond to Sector 4, Stat!
Just calm down. Take a breath. You'll be okay. LOL
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Well June is almost here. And with HP's new ultra thin laptop, maybe Sir Jony is drinking more tea
I totally agree with this statement. I need to have at least the same quantity of ports as the 13" MBA. I could lose the SD slot in favor of a totally flush microSD slot, but I doubt that would happen.
I disagree. I have a 13MBA and my wife has a 13rMBP, and my MBA is significantly lighter and much easier to handle. Yeah, it's only around a pound heavier, but man, it's a drastic difference.
What I really want is an rMBP in the form factor of an MBA.
I highly doubt they are talking about the 12" rMB, they have only used the design for one iteration, versus 4 years for the current retina MBP (And even longer for the Air, 6 years maybe?)
Using your very quaint old fashioned units MBA=2.96 pounds, rMBP = 3.48 pounds, that's 0.52 lb, not much, but a (small) difference..
More battery life please! I would love to be able to go all day at work without having to carry my charger alone with me.
ehhh. Some people never calm down right? I have an airprint printer which cost me £30 like 4 years ago so no need to physically connect it. Get to 2016 standards and drop your wired stuff...
Could be, but wasn't Air supposed to be taken by the current Macbook line?
Meanwhile the MBP should definitely use this as an advantage as long as no battery or ports are sacrificed.
Funny isn't it that this forum constantly bemoans apple and its thinness obsession when lo and behold Amazon have just made their Kindle the thinnest ever and all the current tV manufacturers are obsessed too...
Steve knew what you really wanted. Tim and the rest of the clowns are about intuitive as the mall cop.
I'd like a 17" screen again. My old 17" MacBook Pro was a beast and was heavy - but it was awesome. I'd sacrifice weight for a killer machine.
I've given up tilting against the "thinness" windmill. Apple gonna do Apple. Apple does thinner. As long as JIve is running the show, thinner will be a priority. The one shinning light in this, ironically, comes from outside Apple. HP is that light. Apple can't introduce a thinner laptop with minimal ports and claim thinness is the cause. HP showed thin is possible without port deprecation. If Apple intros and MB, Air, or MBP with one USB-C port... 
The masters of design wouldn't want to be shown up by HP.
This wouldn't be a 69Mustang mac quote without me railing about the want of a proper mac mini. Gimme one Apple. That last turd you intro'd was a turd.
The masters of design wouldn't want to be shown up by HP.This wouldn't be a 69Mustang mac quote without me railing about the want of a proper mac mini. Gimme one Apple. That last turd you intro'd was a turd.
Unfortunately, better performance and increased battery life makes for a less-than-impressive dog-and-pony show when they introduce new products. Being able to turn the Macbook sideways and having it disappear is more impressive. Nevermind that it's useless with no ports, gutless with ULV processors and you need a bevvy of chargers and adapters close by to keep it running. They don't show all that at the show.
Actually, I instantly replace my 2013 rMBP if they released a newer thinner/lighter one with better performance.
It just makes traveling with it so much easier, and you don't have to think twice about taking your laptop on the road.
Well said. You can have function AND style.
we can expect to redesign 13" and 15" MBP. I wonder the idea of 17" MBP is still dead ?!
A redesign update for mac mini, and an update for the Macbook
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A redesign update for mac mini, and an update for the Macbook
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i had one for 2 weeks but for med to high tasks can't be used because of the heat. i hope apple will keep the current maximum heat with thinner design
I would really like a thinner and lighter laptop. My 2011 13 MacBook pro weighs in at almost 5 pounds. When I compare it to a 2 1/2 pound dell xps 13 or a surface Pro 4, the MBP feels like a lugging an old rock around. Surely Apple can match Dell and Microsoft.