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Should I buy the new MacBook Pro now or wait for the March update?

What would you choose?

  • Wait for the March update

    Votes: 53 46.1%

  • Buy a MacBook Pro now

    Votes: 62 53.9%
  • Total voters
    115
A11

A11

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I was planning on buying a new MacBook Pro for College and Video editing since my old MacBook Pro is hopeless. I was planning on buying the MacBook Pro with these specifications:
- 15"
- 1TB SSD
- Radeon 460
- i7 2.9GHz Turbo Boost to 3.8GHz


But I have been doing some digging of my own in these forums and I have seen rumors about a Kaby Lake CPU possibly coming out on the March Update and some improvements to the laptop itself.

Im not sure if these rumors are true or Apple will make them happen, I just want your opinion if I should buy the MacBook Pro now or wait instead?
 
A11 said:
I was planning on buying a new MacBook Pro for College and Video editing since my old MacBook Pro is hopeless. I was planning on buying the MacBook Pro with these specifications:
- 15"
- 1TB SSD
- Radeon 460
- i7 2.9GHz Turbo Boost to 3.8GHz


But I have been doing some digging of my own in these forums and I have seen rumors about a Kaby Lake CPU possibly coming out on the March Update and some improvements to the laptop itself.

Im not sure if these rumors are true or Apple will make them happen, I just want your opinion if I should buy the MacBook Pro now or wait instead?
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March update...there isn't a march update. You think Apple would update the product 5 months after launch?
 
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monkeydax said:
March update...there isn't a march update. You think Apple would update the product 5 months after launch?
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All the time actually...

Macbook Pro 2011 Early
Macbook Pro 2011 Late
Macbook Pro 2012 Mid
Macbook Pro 2012 Late
Macbook Pro 2013 Early
Macbook Pro 2013 Late
Macbook Pro 2014 Mid
Macbook Pro 2015 Early
Macbook Pro 2015 Mid
Macbook Pro 2016 "Mid"
Macbook Pro 2017 Early/Mid
Macbook Pro 2017 Late

So atleast once a year.
 
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Ries said:
All the time actually...

Macbook Pro 2011 Early
Macbook Pro 2011 Late
Macbook Pro 2012 Mid
Macbook Pro 2012 Late
Macbook Pro 2013 Early
Macbook Pro 2013 Late
Macbook Pro 2014 Mid
Macbook Pro 2015 Early
Macbook Pro 2015 Mid
Macbook Pro 2016 "Mid"
Macbook Pro 2017 Early/Mid
Macbook Pro 2017 Late

So atleast once a year.
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More like 8 months, but definitely not 5 months. a March update is extremely unlikely.
 
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March is the time for iPad updates.

I suspect the MacBook Pro will be updated in fall 2017. With Kaby Lake processor, maybe a True tone screen, and according to Kuo, lower prices. Also, by then the USB-C accessory scene should be more defined.

I will probably update from my 2015 rMBP 15 at that time. I really wish they would go with a Nvidia GPU, but doubt they will, so will consider an external GPU co-processor box.
 
March 2018 maybe.... I highly doubt the MacBook's will update this March and I'd even be a bit surprised if they updated the end of 2017...
 
The discount price of the adapters ends March 31st. Don't expect anything before then...and if so, the Mac cycles have become extended release cycles now. Good chance it won't happen until next fall unless there is a major boycott against the current models.
 
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A11 said:
But I have been doing some digging of my own in these forums and I have seen rumors about a Kaby Lake CPU possibly coming out on the March Update and some improvements to the laptop itself.
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A mobile quad core Kaby Lake CPU appropriate for the 2016 15" is expected to be released at the end of January. A competitor's product lineup has already been leaked with many models releasing January 31st.

Kaby Lake for the 13" is coming later. Apple may choose to delay the 15" update so as to release both models at the same time.
 
Jaekae said:
Bugs are in firmware and software, so they get ironed out on this model also then.
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Funny how that didn't work for the first gen rMBPs with screen ghosting, yellow tints, burn-in, overheating, etc.

Sure, some of the issues may get ironed out with firmware/software updates, but surely you'd agree that all of them might not?

So: wait until Apple can deliver one with no issues out of the box.
 
therealseebs said:
We don't even know whether or not there will be a "March update".

That said... Right now, if I were gonna get a machine, I'd get a 2015. The 2016s are having way too many reliability problems for my taste.
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thats funny I've had three, yes three different 2016 MBPs and all performed the EXACT same without any issues. So my experience is the opposite of this.
 
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curmudgeonette said:
A mobile quad core Kaby Lake CPU appropriate for the 2016 15" is expected to be released at the end of January. A competitor's product lineup has already been leaked with many models releasing January 31st.

Kaby Lake for the 13" is coming later. Apple may choose to delay the 15" update so as to release both models at the same time.
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Could you post a link to that leak?
 
skids929 said:
thats funny I've had three, yes three different 2016 MBPs and all performed the EXACT same without any issues. So my experience is the opposite of this.
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How is that funny? Just because you haven't had any issues doesn't mean lots of other people have not.
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motime said:
How is that funny? Just because you haven't had any issues doesn't mean lots of other people have not.
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Sure, here:

http://www.pcmag.com/news/350531/new-dell-xps-15-leaks-with-quad-core-kaby-lake-gtx-1050-gpu

https://www.cnet.com/news/the-only-true-15-inch-macbook-pro-alternative-is-about-to-get-even-better/
 
Naimfan said:
Funny how that didn't work for the first gen rMBPs with screen ghosting, yellow tints, burn-in, overheating, etc.

Sure, some of the issues may get ironed out with firmware/software updates, but surely you'd agree that all of them might not?

So: wait until Apple can deliver one with no issues out of the box.
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You said bugs, and yes this new model have quite many bugs in drivers now combined with many bugs sierra have since sierra is quite new.

But not many have hardware defects. if they do you just get a new one until you get one that has only the bugs that get ironed out later on
 
motime said:
How is that funny? Just because you haven't had any issues doesn't mean lots of other people have not.
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It's a figure of speech..But it does sort of make me giggle a bit how everyone has a sky is falling perception of Apple based on the things on THIS website reports; which in the grand scheme of how many satisfied MBP customers there are that don't report on MR is about equal to my statement above.

The real point is, the issues with this generation of MBPs doesn't in any way reflect there is something wrong with Apple anymore than it did during the last release. People just like to make a big deal out of one story, it's the way of the world nowadays. If you don't like it don't buy one, or return it and then why bother reporting opinions on website dedicated to a computer you don't own.
 
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What do you guys think? When would you expect to see the MacBook Pros with a Kaby Lake processor. I mean its just changing the chip and doing some minor optimizing and adjustments.

I would love to know what predictions you make of it.
 
Nobody knows. The only rumours out there hint at a fall 2017 release, but these are very vague rumours. There are rumours about OLED screens, CPU upgrades, battery upgrades, force touch for tb upgrades, RAM upgrades ... It's basically impossible to say which of these improvements Apple ends up bundling at which point of time.

You know, I'm forgiving about someone making mistakes ... but Apple's information policy really doesn't make things easier. That's the one thing that really pisses me off about this company.
 
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