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Notebook Refresh to Be Highlight of WWDC, Non-Retina MacBook Pro to Continue?
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That doesn't hurt me. But we should look at the big picture, and then it's perhaps not excellent news.
First, if the cMBP is kept in production, that may also mean that Apple will not drop the prices of the rMBP this time. This is bad news for lots of people who wished to have one of these amazing laptops and can't afford them. They'll have to do with a cMPB which is a lesser machine.
Second, it means that less developers will have incentives to design retina-ready applications and webpages.
Third, it's an incentive to keep old technology (such as CDs, DVDs and Ethernet ports) alive.
There's still people who need DVD drivers and Ethernet ports. Well, for those people there are external CD/DVD drivers, and a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter. They're not left out in the rain. It may be inconvenient to carry the Thunderbolt adapter and the external driver together with the rMBP, but the pack is still lighter than a cMBP. And, if prices go down, they may cost about the same too.
The only thing that you could complain is that the rMBP is not user-upgradeable as it has soldered parts. And, indeed, this is a very legitimate complain.
iOS 7 will be announced, I think the highlight will be split between that on OS X version 9. The hardware announcements are just a bonus if they're announced at WWDC.
What does it hurt you if the cMBP is still in production? If Apple is selling enough that they are making money off it, that's good.
As for the rMBP, I can't see the Retina display affecting the initial shpment date unless Apple is changing display technology. What I can see is a supply constraint as Apple can only make so many rMBPs at a time.
And as for no rMBA, I think this is a good thing. If you add a Retina display to the Air, you have to have enough battery to keep it running at least as long as it runs now. And at that point in weight, you may as well get the rMBP is you were getting the 13" I think what the Air needs is 1080P (1920 x 1080).
I'm not sure if he said no hardware, he did mention there would be announcements at the end of the year. If MacBook updates are ready to go, they may as well get announced.
Not everybody who wants a Mac laptop either wants, or can afford, a retina display. They've made some silly decisions at times - I hope they don't make another by only having a retina display.
Haswell processors don't bring much extra to the average user experience, so I hope Apple keeps the current price points.
I'll be in the market later in the year for a couple new macbooks, but not with retina displays. If I can't have a classic macbook pro & air, then it's the hackintosh path for me...
As for iOS 7 - as somebody who didn't see the big deal about iOS 6, I'd be glad for somebody to enlighten me about iOS 7. What is in 7 that will make an average older user get excited?
Haswell processors don't bring much extra to the average user experience, so I hope Apple keeps the current price points.
I'll be in the market later in the year for a couple new macbooks, but not with retina displays. If I can't have a classic macbook pro & air, then it's the hackintosh path for me...
As for iOS 7 - as somebody who didn't see the big deal about iOS 6, I'd be glad for somebody to enlighten me about iOS 7. What is in 7 that will make an average older user get excited?
There's no reason they couldn't keep the ethernet and optical. It's the screen we're talking about here. They could fairly easily reconfigure it to make use of a retina display. The only reason the actual rMBP doesn't have those is because of the new cooling and motherboard design. Incorporating the rMBB gpu into an older hardware design isnt exactly going to be a hard thing for Apple to do. They probably already did it during the prototype stages several years ago.
Neither Money nor Man-power can solve software problems.
MS has had billions since the very beginning and what did it ever get them?
(It is Apple's special sauce and always has been.)
Agree. If these people decided, computers would still use floppy drives. We need to move forward, and obsolete technologies should go.
But anyways, in a few years the cMBP WILL be gone.
I just want the "Macbook" middle-line back. Simple, mass-market, the notebook for everyone. Slapping "PRO" on the mass-market device doesn't differentiate between the actual professional users of the device.
Imagine if they pull what happened with iTunes 11. "Oh sorry, wait another month you ****s".
hopefully they lower the price of the 15" retins like they did for the 13"
i have a 2011 15" 2.0ghz macbook pro, with 4gb ram, upgraded 128gb SSD (intel 520 series) and upgraded anti glare high res screen.
paid nearly 2 grand for it.
how much should i ask to sell it for? i want a retina lol
i have a 2011 15" 2.0ghz macbook pro, with 4gb ram, upgraded 128gb SSD (intel 520 series) and upgraded anti glare high res screen.
paid nearly 2 grand for it.
how much should i ask to sell it for? i want a retina lol
Well, hello Mr Obvious
Apple will introduce new Macbooks with Haswell processors - of course they will.
Kuo reverses his earlier predictions regarding the discontinuation of cMBP - the rMBP is still too expensive and the 13" classic is their best seller, so yeah
Shipping times for the rMBP will be delayed due to production bottlenecks - just stating what has become a cliché for new Apple designs.
Anyone who has been reading Apple news for the past year(s) could come up with a "report" like that. Total bummer!
Apple will introduce new Macbooks with Haswell processors - of course they will.
Kuo reverses his earlier predictions regarding the discontinuation of cMBP - the rMBP is still too expensive and the 13" classic is their best seller, so yeah
Shipping times for the rMBP will be delayed due to production bottlenecks - just stating what has become a cliché for new Apple designs.
Anyone who has been reading Apple news for the past year(s) could come up with a "report" like that. Total bummer!
It does a bit... When the cMBP goes, it will bring the price of the retina models down further as they will now have to be the entry level Pro model.
By the way I use wired ethernet on my retina model all the time.. It works fine over Thunderbolt. I leave the dongle plugged in to the cable and it's as convenient as it was before.
While it is easy to believe that, I believe a good average IQ is needed as well. That will shrink "anyone" down to... something smaller.
