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Next-Generation MacBook Pro's Touch ID Feature Likely Built Into the Power Button
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Just release anything that will not make me feel bad for buying the old model... i need to upgrade this 2008 unibody... its on life support it could die any moment now.
Let's keep our fingers crossed. I certainly hope this is a sign that administration at Apple knows they are in trouble and are attempting to do something real about it.
My primary concerns with the new model would be:
1) Video Chipset Overheating with the high-end (discrete GPU) models, since that's been an unaddressed issue for a LONG time now in MBP models. And
2) Keyboard quality. I absolutely require systems to be PRODUCTIVE, not just pretty. As an excellent typist I find the majority of modern Apple keyboards to be "adequate", but that's all (I use third-party keyboards on everything except my MBP), with the exception of the keyboard in the new MacBook, which I find to be essentially unusable. So if the new MBP has a keyboard like the MacBook, that's a non-starter for me and probably most good typists.
My primary concerns with the new model would be:
1) Video Chipset Overheating with the high-end (discrete GPU) models, since that's been an unaddressed issue for a LONG time now in MBP models. And
2) Keyboard quality. I absolutely require systems to be PRODUCTIVE, not just pretty. As an excellent typist I find the majority of modern Apple keyboards to be "adequate", but that's all (I use third-party keyboards on everything except my MBP), with the exception of the keyboard in the new MacBook, which I find to be essentially unusable. So if the new MBP has a keyboard like the MacBook, that's a non-starter for me and probably most good typists.
It will have the same keyboard as the Macbook and the Magic Keyboard - all devices will end up with it - just like the trackpad. I'm not a great typist, but found the Magic Keyboard fine for me - maybe you just need a bit of time with it.
USB-C has benefits related to size and speed, no doubt. I'm pro USB-A type connector from the perspective of A. No need for adapters, B. No need to replace cables, would be a pain to have to do either in order to hook up pen drives or a Western Digital Portable Hard Drive, for example.
I would prefer them to eliminate SDXC and retain a single USB-A port, surely the SDXC is generally used a lot less than USB!
Either way I won't get too hung up on it, like all Apple products I evaluate if it suits my needs and purchase accordingly.
Hmm, I might have to get my wallet ready. Upgrades that potentially make sense to me this Fall:
iMac 2011 - Obviously time for this.
iPhone 6S - My most "important" device. Doesn't need an upgrade in any way, but as my daily driver and main camera I get a lot of value out of even an incremental upgrade. I'm looking for cost decrease here though. I'm not expecting the 4.7" with second level storage to be $749. If it is that much, I'm more likely to pass. But Apple has to respond to good Android phones which will sell for $300 in 2017, so I think there is price drop across the line.
iPad Mini Retina - An A9X CPU, more RAM and True Tone screen would be a very nice upgrade.
Apple Watch - Also a daily driver. Watch OS 3 should give me most of the upgraded features. But CPU is very constrained on first version. Hardware is probably going to be make a big leap here. But this is probably my least likely upgrade unless cost comes down.
Apple could be looking at quite a lot my money this Fall.
iMac 2011 - Obviously time for this.
iPhone 6S - My most "important" device. Doesn't need an upgrade in any way, but as my daily driver and main camera I get a lot of value out of even an incremental upgrade. I'm looking for cost decrease here though. I'm not expecting the 4.7" with second level storage to be $749. If it is that much, I'm more likely to pass. But Apple has to respond to good Android phones which will sell for $300 in 2017, so I think there is price drop across the line.
iPad Mini Retina - An A9X CPU, more RAM and True Tone screen would be a very nice upgrade.
Apple Watch - Also a daily driver. Watch OS 3 should give me most of the upgraded features. But CPU is very constrained on first version. Hardware is probably going to be make a big leap here. But this is probably my least likely upgrade unless cost comes down.
Apple could be looking at quite a lot my money this Fall.
Or just don't break the law that will place you in a position where the law will "force" you to unlock your prized anime porn collection you are so paranoid about.
By that logic, we shouldn't have any privacy laws
Haha, Interesting. But don't you think it would look ugly? Also most people don't even look down to the keyboard instead they look at their screens. What if a Notification arrives and i wasn't on my desk and when i come back i fail to look at the touch pad and continue my work. Worst still i am working and suddenly a notification arrives in the middle of some touch operation and i was trying to get something else done, but now i have to deal with this notification. I think aesthetically and practically there are lots of challenges for this to be a fruitful addition to the mac.
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Well that mock-up is just for reference. I'm pretty sure Apple would make it look much better.
Well i have edited my previous comment and posted a few more things that could be problem.
I know that Touch ID on the iPhone will allow ApplyPay payments via Safari, but couldn't the Touch ID on the mac also have the same effect?
Did I miss something? How is this going to help me make better music and edit photos and videos better? I see nothing about processor or SSD interchangeability. I mean, The touch unlocking is great, like on my phone, but with a keyboard, I can input my password in about 2 seconds, so I don't mind doing that a few times a day. As far as the OLED bar, seems interesting. I'm more interested in being able to upgrade my drive to 1+TB and having a chip that will hold it's own for a few years. I've tried the macbook and macbook air and they simply don't have the horsepower to produce any of the music I'm trying to do, nor produce/edit video. I wish Apple would make the storage and RAM self serviceable again. I realize OWC has upgrades now, but it took a few years for those and they aren't cheap. I'm still on my mid 2012 macbook pro with 2TB of SSD. I would buy a macbook pro tomorrow if I could upgrade it as easily as I can this one.
I've been thinking for years if you really want to make a laptop smaller instead of just thinner, why not get rid of the massive amount of wasted space by having the bezel around the screen. Dell finally did it. Apple should be doing it too.
Also I can't decide whether a touch bar is just a gimmick really. Are there any real advantages over traditional keys or does it just to seem cool? If you could use it as top row of keys with labels to create custom keys layouts for specific softwares, it could be really useful though. It could also just be a component that is going to break or fail sooner or later.
Also I can't decide whether a touch bar is just a gimmick really. Are there any real advantages over traditional keys or does it just to seem cool? If you could use it as top row of keys with labels to create custom keys layouts for specific softwares, it could be really useful though. It could also just be a component that is going to break or fail sooner or later.
Thought this for a while, but what if the function strip is expanded to be a whole keyboard? You want a UK keyboard, just change the display to show one. Been working on iPad and iPhone for ages so most people are now used to typing on such things. Would be good for some specialised apps to - they could replace the layout with their own design with as many keys as the app needs in its current mode.
Curtis above - how does this help you make better music? OK we'll show a piano keyboard so you can play direct from the Mac if you want to. Guess you've already got an external one but maybe for ease of use this could be cool.
Curtis above - how does this help you make better music? OK we'll show a piano keyboard so you can play direct from the Mac if you want to. Guess you've already got an external one but maybe for ease of use this could be cool.
Until is not released is just a rumor for me. I know apple has been working in the new MPB an we have pictures but in the last few months we have heard lots for rumors and release dates
Im only concerned about the screen resolution, processor, memory upgrades, graphic cards, and ports.
The touch ID feature is a nice add on from apple to do several things but not a must... -at least for me-
Im only concerned about the screen resolution, processor, memory upgrades, graphic cards, and ports.
The touch ID feature is a nice add on from apple to do several things but not a must... -at least for me-
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I think that's the goal, then essentially you have an iPad on the bottom, which can be the keyboard, with a fixed display on top. Eventually the two merge and all surfaces become touchable along with a macOS overhaul, when everything uses the same OS. This also allows them to potentially package a Mac and iPad together in the interim, perhaps separating the bottom which switches to an actual iOS mode when separated from the screen.
But I think before the screen becomes an actual keyboard, the iPad needs to get 3D Touch. The screen needs to provide haptic feedback to give touch typists the ability to not look at the screen for finger placement. Note the keyboard has been getting flatter, the keys traveling shorter distances, and they're wider now making them all kind of flow together. So I wouldn't be surprised to see the glass keyboard in a few years on the next MacBook update, with the MBP following a little later.
Nope, never have... interesting to know and a bit of a shame to hear... I wonder if they paired back its function to simple page/screen navigation/swipe/gesture it would work...