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Should I buy the new MacBook Pro now or wait for the March update?
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I think what most people are saying is that since it is a new release, there are bound to be more issues and it is a safer bet to opt for a more proven model. This is on top of a lot of people not being generally happy with the release, so it might just be a better option to wait till the next one comes out.
I'm kinda with ya: Hoping that my early 2011 MBP makes it another year or at least until summer 2017... but I don't think Apple is going to refresh in early/mid 2017, so seriously debating whether I should bite the bullet and buy now.
Yea I'm already struggling with my early 2011 MBP. Im just not sure if the wait for summer 2017 will bring anything new to the MBP making the previous months of waiting completely useless. Im just being extra careful because this laptop costs a fortune and if I buy it at the wrong time, I might be missing out on something really beneficial or obvious and therefore wasting that money on the wrong model.
2011 is already pretty dated. If I were you, I'd consider buying the 2016 model and sell it 2018 for an upgraded model if there're some significant updates coming till then. If you treat it well you'll probably loose like 600$-800$ (15" model) on the way, basically 300$-400$ per year for another upgrade.
I'm thinking about doing the same, as I expect some major upgrades to the TouchBar in 2018. Also, at least in Austria, you can write it off tax if you use it for business purposes, which will reduce the upgrade costs even further, down to something like 100$ p.a.
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These are computers. There is ALWAYS a new model "coming soon".
If the 2016's look like they will do what you need then to do, go for it. But always waiting for the next model means all you will be doing is waiting, as there is always a next model.
If the 2016's look like they will do what you need then to do, go for it. But always waiting for the next model means all you will be doing is waiting, as there is always a next model.
Yup. I'm sitting hard on my hands to keep from buying quite yet. We've had February releases, April releases, June releases - and often in first generation editions where the design was rushed to market but now something can be improved. So I'm trying to stick it out. But if my 2008 (ha ha) laptop dies in March and I have to get something - then all the hand-sitting and macrumors reading time will have been, as you say, completely useless. My friends are recommending waiting "until I need one" (the 2008 is going strong), but I feel like it's better to buy a computer when you don't exactly need one - when you're not under pressure and can get a good deal, and use the old functional computer as a temporary back up just in case. I don't want to wait for my computer to die.
I like where your going.
Yea the situation now is very back and forward, some people say wait, some say buy..
Yea I have just gotten ever more depressed and cautious about spending my money on anything. I should just buy one and move on. There will never be a laptop so good that it won't have any updates or upgrades to it. There is constantly technology being improved to spare battery life and bring in greater speed.
Yes you should just buy one and move on, well said. You are chasing some tech nirvana that doesn't exist. This is an awesome laptop and you will be very happy with it.
Yep. I've done that waaaay too often with cameras too. Done with it, done with it all. I got my 13" that seems to be working fine now and I'll stick with it from what I see. My last one was a 2012 MBA 13" and before that a 2010 iMac. I don't switch year after year and tend to want to keep a Mac for at least 4 years.
I do not expect Apple to release an update to the current rMBP as early as March.
Of course, nobody knows so it's up to you whether you wait.
My stance on the whole 'waiting game': DONT!
What exactly are you waiting for, Kaby Lake? Why? If you're expecting massive performance boosts, you'll be disappointed, plus the next SomethingLake will be on the horizon by then.
The way I see it, if you wait for the next thing, you'll always be waiting. Technology moves so fast. The 2015 and 2016 models of the rMBP are great machines, pick one and enjoy it for what it is.
Of course, nobody knows so it's up to you whether you wait.
My stance on the whole 'waiting game': DONT!
What exactly are you waiting for, Kaby Lake? Why? If you're expecting massive performance boosts, you'll be disappointed, plus the next SomethingLake will be on the horizon by then.
The way I see it, if you wait for the next thing, you'll always be waiting. Technology moves so fast. The 2015 and 2016 models of the rMBP are great machines, pick one and enjoy it for what it is.
The line of reasoning that claims if you wait this year you might as well wait another year, ad infinitum is flawed. If you want to wait until the next upgrade then do so. This year's rushed battery is one very valid reason to simply wait, unless you don't mind getting the gimped battery. These machines are overpriced for what they are. Their specs are mediocre compared to what's offered by PC manufacturers at the same price point.
Next year we may or may not see a price drop (likely nothing significant). But if you don't NEED one right now and are kind of feeling the itch to buy into all the hype (totally normal especially during the holiday consumer season), consider this. Next year Apple will probably release the computer they intended to release this year. They will have fixed the battery, and have had a year of customer feedback to improve the next iteration. You'll benefit from that if/when you buy the improved version next year (assuming they release one, which is not definite).
Next year we may or may not see a price drop (likely nothing significant). But if you don't NEED one right now and are kind of feeling the itch to buy into all the hype (totally normal especially during the holiday consumer season), consider this. Next year Apple will probably release the computer they intended to release this year. They will have fixed the battery, and have had a year of customer feedback to improve the next iteration. You'll benefit from that if/when you buy the improved version next year (assuming they release one, which is not definite).
This weeks report from Bloomberg Businessweek sheds some light on the development of this new MacBook Pro. It is in some sense an unfinished product, because of how Apple started development. Initially, the idea was to develop it with more battery being the dominant part of the chassis, but some flaws made that iteration fail in internal test. The company seemed to have scrambled because they were placing their bets on this particular model, but had to go to plan B instead. Plan B is what you have until Apple comes up with a better battery solution or works out whatever kink that caused the initial iteration to fail. Unfortunately, that plan B will require purchasing a new MacBook Pro when the time comes.
I personally see Apple reverting to last years chassis for the 2017 MacBook Pro. Its not like they have never done it before, remember the memory stick shuffle nobody liked?
I personally see Apple reverting to last years chassis for the 2017 MacBook Pro. Its not like they have never done it before, remember the memory stick shuffle nobody liked?
Some of the issues being called "bugs" are design choices that make the machine less friendly/usable to some users, and won't be fixed. (Probably, given Apple's current direction, that includes future models as well.)