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OLED MacBook Pro Could Launch as Soon as 2026
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The iPad Pro gets up to 1600 nits. That’s the league. And clearly is what Apple wants, considering it’s the same brightness that the MacBook Pro currently gets to.
it is funny, that I own a highly capable device with an M4 chip, an OLED screen, 5G connectivity, touch + Apple pen - so why wait for these MacBooks.
Could anyone please put a decent OS on this machine ...
Could anyone please put a decent OS on this machine ...
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The vast majority of users would benefit from and enjoy any OLED screen, not just ones capable of blistering brightness
This ^^
(sent from my Hackintosh connected to a high refresh rate "ProMotion" OLED)
Getting 1000 nits on a phone or tablet screen is a whole different league than getting it to work on a 16" laptop screen. Look it up.
I've got an app for my MacBook Pro M1 called VIVID that allows the brightness to go beyond what macOS allows and use the full brightness of the screen itself (not just during HDR content). First, it's bright as hell. Your retinas will be burned in one day. People complain about PWM and other eye and fatigue issues with screens? Try 1000+ nits brightness. No one will want it all day. Second, the screen panel gets HOT at those brightness levels meaning it's sucking the life from your battery.
The iPad Pro only gets 1600 nits when viewing HDR content and even then, not the whole screen. It can't maintain that brightness for any long period. 500 nits of constant brightness is plenty.
My 2015 15” runs Monterey just fine, and other thanks any upcoming security update concerns, I have zero issues with using it as a daily driver.
The hardware and firmware and ability to extend life via things like OCLP is what I meant
That isn't possible on ASi like it was on Intel Macs
I agree with you -- I have my 2015 15" on Monterey also
That's where it's staying ... I've tested it extensively on Ventura and Sonoma and it's a bit too much for it (IMO)
Monte is the best long term spot for it
Who needs this? Have you used a laptop at 1000 nits brightness for any period of time? It's blinding.
Why wouldnt it be? No one’s working heavily on OCLP type things yet since no ASi machines are out of support yet, so there’s not any demand for a large community project, but in terms of other OSes booting…
the Asahi Linux folks have done an incredible job, I’ve got Asahi as my daily driver on an M1 Mini, so we already know you’ll be able to run linux on these machines long after Apple drops support for MacOS, whenever that eventually happens.
Will the MacBook gain the Dynamic Island at that time or before, or never? Personally, I would prefer no camera at all cutting into my screen — the iPhone works perfectly fine as a webcam, and wherever my MacBook is my iPhone is.
It’s all about tradeoffs. The same can be said about resolution: many $2000 laptops still have an 1080p display, when even the $1000 had a retina display. Then there’s brightness, color accuracy, viewing angles… I’m pretty sure most customers prefer the MBA display to similarly priced OLED competitors.
Sounds like you have little experience with the competitors recent 3K OLED 120Hz displays one can find on $750 laptops. Everything about them surpass a MBA display.
I could pick any example, but I think this is the clearest one. The simplest explanation is that there is no “broad” want for it. Customers don’t want a longer battery at the expense of a very thick device, and we’re definitely reaching the limits with the iPhone.
Apple is a heavily user-focused company, they make a huge % of their money from final customers. So they’re forced to provide the most user-focused product out there, and it seems like they’re very successful on it.
That’s why these comments don’t make sense to me. Positive side effects are always welcome, but Apple has to (and does) create their products with customers in mind, more than anyone else. Microsoft, Google, etc. are much more B2B oriented, so they don’t need to.
So many Apple users are totally out of touch with what's out there (to your point)
It really is reminiscent of a cult in that way (out of the loop on things outside the sphere of influence)
I’m pretty there will be some case of a $750 laptop with a 3K OLED 120Hz display. As I mentioned, there are still many other things to consider if it’s a good display (better than the MBA).
But even then, I’m pretty sure there’s a cheaper laptop than the MBA with a better display. You can put emphasis in one are. However, I’m equally sure that there’s no laptop that checks all boxes (great screen, great performance, great battery…) at the price of a MBA. Unlike in other fields, Apple has a huge advantage here.
We all know what is available out there. We all see and/or read about and/or and work with Windows laptops and Android phones. And still, Apple is very successful.
Maybe it makes more sense that other manufacturers are out of touch with what users prefer.
Yes that's kind of the point. Apple will switch to OLED when it can get the technology to do what it expects its laptop displays to do. Right now, it can't. I'm glad we've reached an agreement.
Yes, this is the exact same behavior as the Macbook Pro and, again, clearly what Apple is hoping to replicate when they switch to OLED.
If I recall correctly, OLED panels tend to display text that is slightly blurry due to the way pixels are processed? Is that correct? Thank you!
Exactly! I also want to know how it’s possible that Apple introduces tech as a “pro” thing as it’s already years widely common by competitors. If Apple wants to be a premium brand at least offer premium tech to your customers. It’s insulting to us.