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Next MBP 13" release? Stuck waiting for Haswell?

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ls1dreams

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Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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No one here knows for sure. Only time will tell.
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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Considering they were just updated on Tuesday if you bought the retina MBP 13" you'd be buying at the beginning of a cycle, not the end.

Even if Intel releases the mobile chips in June, you wont see them in a MBP till August I'd suspect. Furthermore there are rumors that the initial chips will not have the newer GT3 video so you could be looking at this time next year and then people will be talking about not buying till broadwell or skyfall or whatever the next gen chip of the month is. From what I've read the real gains won't be seen till the chips go 14nm, all rumors for now, and none worth waiting for imo.

If this one fits your needs just buy it, waiting for updates is pointless since no laptop stays current more than 6-8 months in this market.

I will buy the new 13" retina with the upgraded 3.0 processor tomorrow, all I do is mainly web, documents, some power point, tweetbot, other social networking crap and on occasion while travelling (travel is fairly rare for me now) I might boot up WoW. The one just released fits what I need it for perfectly and I'm sure it will be a hell of a lot better than the late 2006 MBP I'm using now :p
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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Sadly yeah the next refresh will be when haswell comes out.
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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Haswell driven Macs won't be out till sometime late this year or next year. Apple isn't a fast adopter, nor do they accelerate refreshes due to new tech.
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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You'll need it soon, so there's no use waiting for the next refresh. If the laptop you're looking to buy now can perform everything you need it to do and handle it well, then buy it! You'll be enjoying your new laptop in the time you may have spent waiting and waiting for the Haswell update which may not even come until later this year/early next year.

And the Retina MacBook Pros were updated just recently, so you won't be buying at the end of the cycle. :)
 
Oh well.

I don't care about the +10% cpu performance bump, but really wanted the new GT3 graphics. Doubling the speed of the current HD 4000 chipset means that the new graphics would be nearly at Radeon 6670 speeds!
 
Fall/Late 2013 more than likely.

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ls1dreams said:
Oh well.

I don't care about the +10% cpu performance bump, but really wanted the new GT3 graphics. Doubling the speed of the current HD 4000 chipset means that the new graphics would be nearly at Radeon 6670 speeds!
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Keep waiting then.

I would buy now, sell then buy again and take the few hundred dollar hit which I call a renting/leasing fee, rather than waiting.
 
ls1dreams said:
Hi,

Unfortunately, I'll need to purchase a laptop sometime in the next 2 months or so.

Is there any chance the new MBP will be out by then, or is it pretty much guaranteed to be more like June/July when Haswell comes out?

I'd hate to buy a machine at the very end of a cycle =/
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What do you have currently in terms of Mac computers?
 
Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake...blah bah. I remember people on these forums last year not buying things until "Ivy Bridge" came out, now it's Haswell. It never ends.

I have a 13" rMBP and it's awesome. If you keep waiting for spec improvements, you'll never enjoy a new machine. For what you plan on doing, Haswell shouldn't even be in your vocabulary. The price just dropped $200...go get a Retina and be happy.

And remember, once you buy a Mac it's not glued to you forever. If Haswell or Broadwell or Skylake comes out and you absolutely have to have it, you can always sell your current Mac for a very good price and buy the new one. I'd rather enjoy the latest hardware design while it's hot than sit around waiting for spec bumps that won't change my life much.
 
e²Studios said:
Considering they were just updated on Tuesday if you bought the retina MBP 13" you'd be buying at the beginning of a cycle, not the end.

Even if Intel releases the mobile chips in June, you wont see them in a MBP till August I'd suspect. Furthermore there are rumors that the initial chips will not have the newer GT3 video so you could be looking at this time next year and then people will be talking about not buying till broadwell or skyfall or whatever the next gen chip of the month is. From what I've read the real gains won't be seen till the chips go 14nm, all rumors for now, and none worth waiting for imo.

If this one fits your needs just buy it, waiting for updates is pointless since no laptop stays current more than 6-8 months in this market.

I will buy the new 13" retina with the upgraded 3.0 processor tomorrow, all I do is mainly web, documents, some power point, tweetbot, other social networking crap and on occasion while travelling (travel is fairly rare for me now) I might boot up WoW. The one just released fits what I need it for perfectly and I'm sure it will be a hell of a lot better than the late 2006 MBP I'm using now :p
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I wasn't planning on going with retina for a few reasons:
1. I don't think the screen is that much better at the distance I view it at
2. It gets worse battery life
3. The base model only has 128gb of non upgradable ram. It would cost $1700!!! to get a 256gb version.

Of course, this form factor may be the ONLY option by the time Haswell comes out. What I really like about the current MBP non-retina models is the ability to easily upgrade to your own SSD at an affordable price.

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Woodcrest64 said:
What do you have currently in terms of Mac computers?
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I have a laptop that I need to return to my company, so in about 2 months I will have absolutely nothing.
 
Can still get a regular Macbook Pro 13"

Just know that you'll be limited to 1280 by 800 resolution. Not a deal killer (I have one) but keep that in mind. Otherwise, this could be as good as it gets until we get Haswell several months from now.
 
People keep saying that apple is a late adopter yet I swear at one point Apple had access to intels chips prior to them even being released.

So what is the real answer?
 
PatriotInvasion said:
Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake...blah bah. I remember people on these forums last year not buying things until "Ivy Bridge" came out, now it's Haswell. It never ends.

I have a 13" rMBP and it's awesome. If you keep waiting for spec improvements, you'll never enjoy a new machine. For what you plan on doing, Haswell shouldn't even be in your vocabulary. The price just dropped $200...go get a Retina and be happy.

And remember, once you buy a Mac it's not glued to you forever. If Haswell or Broadwell or Skylake comes out and you absolutely have to have it, you can always sell your current Mac for a very good price and buy the new one. I'd rather enjoy the latest hardware design while it's hot than sit around waiting for spec bumps that won't change my life much.
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I think you just helped me change my mind.... why wait for something that would give me a little more speed that I may not notice.

Thanks!
 
e²Studios said:
Thats a great idea except there are no refurbs for the new models released this week...
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Yeah, but the 'new' models are barely any different than the old ones. The base model 13" is identical, and the base model 15" is a 0.1Ghz difference. The 'Early 2013' models are just a very slight bump, not a new generation.

I'd rather take the refurbished savings.
 
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