mbps do get march updates fairly frequently.
in this case, new chips are right around the corner and oh consumer reports just slammed them in the nuts.
i'd say march for a soft update w/ chips and addressing battery issue pretty likely
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Should I buy the new MacBook Pro now or wait for the March update?
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mbps do get march updates fairly frequently.
in this case, new chips are right around the corner and oh consumer reports just slammed them in the nuts.
i'd say march for a soft update w/ chips and addressing battery issue pretty likely
I don't think there's gonna be a March update. If you can/are willing to wait until next fall then it might be worth it as the next chips should improve the battery life, the only real fault most people are finding. I didn't wait bc I couldn't but I don't really regret it because I needed the computer and am really enjoying it after 7 years with my outdated one.
I'd give you 100 to 1 odds they won't. Just because you WANT them to doesn't mean they will. They still aren't even caught up with orders being placed and likely won't until end of January.
The "issues" you discussed were blown out of proportion. If there was a battery issue, it's not something they can address in 6 weeks, you clearly don't understand R&D and manufacturing process.
Most 2011 MBP's can't use SSD in the optical drive bay. I have mine in the original HDD bay and HDD in the optical drive bay. That works great. But I cannot use SSD in the optical drive bay.
You should switch SSD to the HDD bay and put HDD in the optical drive bay.
The performance will be night and day.
As for 2016 MBP, it seems like a crap shoot at this point on how good of a computer you get. Some are very satisfied, and others are not. It does seem it has more issues than 2015 MBP.
You realize that the cells have to be balanced? They are in series, so each cell must have exactly the same capacity. Looking (again) at the 15, here's a way to make the cells bigger: In each corner stack two thin L shaped beveled corner cells, while leaving the cells under the track pad a single layer but bigger. Perhaps Apple had difficulty making an irregularly shaped cell of the correct capacity.
I voted "wait" not because I think there will be an update in March, but because it will provide Apple a chance to more completely correct the numerous reported issues with the new 15" MBs. The earliest I'd think we'd see any sort of update is around WWDC in June, which would be 8 months out.
WWDC would give Apple a chance to incorporate updated processors, etc., as well as a face-saving way to put the issues around the launch of the 2016s to bed.
WWDC would give Apple a chance to incorporate updated processors, etc., as well as a face-saving way to put the issues around the launch of the 2016s to bed.
Perhaps Kaby Lake + LPDDR4, but besides a little better battery life don't expect too much from such an update. Performance wise there won't be a big gain.
Yea, the update might try and make the laptop more reliable in battery life and get a bit of performance boost, but it won't make the 2016 MBP seem like a completely underpowered laptop. The 2016 MBP will still perform good, but the updated MBP version will just be more perfected from the feedback they get from these following months.
March update. LOL...you're funny.
But seriously, I think Apple will milk the current MBP much longer than that before upgrading. Making changes so soon would be admitting they were wrong.
Kaby Lake is around the corner, but I don't see a new version until the end of 2017.
But seriously, I think Apple will milk the current MBP much longer than that before upgrading. Making changes so soon would be admitting they were wrong.
Kaby Lake is around the corner, but I don't see a new version until the end of 2017.
