Should I wait for the 2016 Retina MacBook?

[Wallabe]

No I don't use externals at all besides tv's with thumb drive menus on it so that's simple and doesn't require other adapters. I also use Apple TV and will get the new one when it launches soon I hope. Maybe I'll even grab one for the store tv's. I also already have the hdmi, usb-c, usb-a female 3 port adapter Apple sells and it's not bad to carry I guess. But I just realized I will need to re-make the new menu of inventory for sale and different things I want my customers to see at my new shop opening soon; in photoshop. So that's just simple copy and paste of the brand names and logos of the brands I use and just simple text. I'm sure the rMB can handle that?

As for the programs. I will look it up. Thanks again!

That should be fine. If you're just editing something one time or once a while, the Macbook is perfect for it.

For people who like to edit hundreds or thousands of photos constantly, it takes CPU power and time to work through all those files. If it's just a few files, it doesn't matter.

Only those who like to capture all their pictures in RAW and then edit all of them into jpg just so they can get the right color (lol) they want, then those are people who would hate the Macbook.

 

[pengjn]

Does anyone have a guess at when the Sky Lake rMB might come out? To me it feels like April 2016? That would be about a year (if memory serves) after the initial release and would give time for Sky Lake manufacturing to ramp up?

I'm running a 2010 15 MBP high res with an SSD and the only reason I'd like to change is for a smaller and lighter form factor. The only horsepower I need is running a Windows VM for work so more RAM would be mucho awesome. Any chance of 16GB in v2?

 

[Queen6]

Does anyone have a guess at when the Sky Lake rMB might come out? To me it feels like April 2016? That would be about a year (if memory serves) after the initial release and would give time for Sky Lake manufacturing to ramp up?

I'm running a 2010 15 MBP high res with an SSD and the only reason I'd like to change is for a smaller and lighter form factor. The only horsepower I need is running a Windows VM for work so more RAM would be mucho awesome. Any chance of 16GB in v2?

Is all purely speculation right now, equally the window will be around late Q4 2015 to late Q1 2016, how Apple spreads the Skylake update is another matter. Personally I don't see the rMB having 16GB, Apple will want to ensure clear separation between product lines.

Same as many you will just need to wait a few months more, I am in the same boat, having waited several years for a decent update to the 15" MBP, as it stands the first Gen rMB is a superb Ultrabook, and will also upgrade to Skylake on release.

Q-6

 

[zhenya]

Yeah, I doubt 16GB will come next year. At 8GB standard it's already well above most of the competition in this particular category.

 

[pengjn]

If Sky Lake wasn't coming and my 2010 MBP wasn't still trooping on brilliantly and just getting faster and longer battery life with each new OS release, and i didn't have some cashflow pressure then I'd jump into a rMB right now but i can wait for Sky Lake upgrade, which should help the one 'performance' use case I have, i.e. running a Windows VM. 8GB is fine for it but 16 would obv be helpful. Totally see why Apple wouldn't want/need to put more than 8 in the rMB, makes good sense.

 

[Wallabe]

You wouldn't see a difference in speed even if you got 16GB RAM. If it needs to, it will use the SSD as RAM. I think it's already fast enough that you won't notice it when the computer start paging the SSD.

If you can wait, you'll get a better system. If not, the current one is already excellent. I have no complaints about it.

When the next one comes, someone else will complain it's still not fast enough and they'll wait for version 3. And the cycle goes on.

 

[squirrrl]

If Sky Lake wasn't coming and my 2010 MBP wasn't still trooping on brilliantly and just getting faster and longer battery life with each new OS release, and i didn't have some cashflow pressure then I'd jump into a rMB right now but i can wait for Sky Lake upgrade, which should help the one 'performance' use case I have, i.e. running a Windows VM. 8GB is fine for it but 16 would obv be helpful. Totally see why Apple wouldn't want/need to put more than 8 in the rMB, makes good sense.

This. If your current computer works and you don't need a new one, then wait. I bought mine because my 2008 MacBook didn't hold a charge, would get really hot, plastic kept chipping, and couldn't upgrade to even Mavericks so I bought 1.3/256/SG and I love it. Hopefully it'll last me another 7 years.

 

[Wallabe]

This. If your current computer works and you don't need a new one, then wait. I bought mine because my 2008 MacBook didn't hold a charge, would get really hot, plastic kept chipping, and couldn't upgrade to even Mavericks so I bought 1.3/256/SG and I love it. Hopefully it'll last me another 7 years.

It should last at least 7 to 10 years, assuming your workflow are similar to today (lightweight applications). The MacBooks today is more mature and durable in design, efficiency, and quality. The batteries in today's Macbook for example is more efficient. Apple has made it so it holds its capacity through more cycles than the ones from 2008. I think it's about 300 cycles vs today's 1000 cycles. Also, in 2008, a laptop battery might last 3-4 hours, 5 if you're lucky and turned everything off. Today, it last 9-12 hours, depending on models and use cases. Not to mention it's much thinner. The 2015 Macbook thickness is probably thinner than the battery inside your 2008 Macbook.

I wonder what the 2022 Macbook is like... 2008, 2015, 2022, ...

Probably nothing like today's "old school" 2015 Macbook.