Should one buy 16GB DDR3 Mabcook 12" now or wait for a redesigned 2018 coffee lake DDR4 12" macbook?
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Should one buy 16GB DDR3 Mabcook 12" now or wait for a redesigned 2018 12" macbook?
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I'd wait for the 2019 model, it'll be so much better.
There is no guarantee or even rumors of a redesign coming. Just get both.
it's pointless to ever buy a macbook. there will always be a newer model coming. so best thing is to just wait (and wait...).
8GB ruuuuuuuuules. Wish they would offer 4GB just for nostalgic reasons 
Seeing your last posts you seem a bit confused. iPad or MB, 13" or 15", iPad and MB or high end MBP... and now this
I mean please just buy something used and try it out. The world won't end
Seeing your last posts you seem a bit confused. iPad or MB, 13" or 15", iPad and MB or high end MBP... and now this
I mean please just buy something used and try it out. The world won't end
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I've just ordered a maxed out 15" to replace my 2012 rmbp. I was going to order one in Nov last year but I didn't want to spend that much money on an old processor. Now it's got Kaby Lake I'm happy. If I really need to do any work that needs 32gb ram I'll go and work on my iMac.
I'd wait on the Macbook since it might become the $1k entry laptop people were hoping for. Next gen might have at least two ports. Even if it doesn't get refreshed physically a 2016 will be cheaper then anyways
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I don't understand the idea of having 32GB of RAM in a laptop right now, more the better usually but it's like saying you want supercharge a Smart Car, I guess feasible but why? At a certain point there are certain tasks that are just better suited for a desktop and throwing a ton of money into a laptop that will be behind the tech bar in 1-2 years is a waste IMO. For all those "Pro" users that claim they would use it sure, but what about that sad Radeon Pro 560
I'm sorry ... when I saw the title of this post, I couldn't resist the temptation to say the following ...
You should wait for the 2049 Macbook ... with 256TB of DDR57 RAM, 1024 processing cores, ... yeah, it's going to be better than the current Macbook, so definitely wait for it.
You should wait for the 2049 Macbook ... with 256TB of DDR57 RAM, 1024 processing cores, ... yeah, it's going to be better than the current Macbook, so definitely wait for it.
I'm not sure if you're just being sarcastic or not, but even if you are, there is some truth to what you say.
I don't know if there will be a redesign or not, but I'm guessing Thunderbolt will be fully integrated into Intel's chipsets by 2019, meaning a 1-port MacBook could have Thunderbolt then. But that's a fairly long time from now.
Then again, before the 2015 MacBook came out, I kept on saying Apple should release such a beast. My friends said I was crazy, and that the MacBook Airs filled that role. I argued that the MacBook Airs were a different beast, as was the 13" MacBook Pro, and Apple needed to release something in a 12" footprint with a better screen than the Airs and proper pixel density.
And then, as I smugly noted to my friends, Apple did just what I had been pining for, for years. Except they didn't. When I actually tried one out, I was very disappointed to find out the keyboard kinda sucked. So I waited some more, and also decided to wait for the media bonus features of Kaby Lake. Fast forward to 2017, and I got what I wanted.
Well almost. What would make this machine absolute perfect for me would be:
1) Add a second USB-C port.
2) Make those ports Thunderbolt as well (which may be easy and cheap to do in 2019).
3) Improve the trackpad and make it more like the MacBook Pro's trackpad, which has a firmer "firm" setting".
please come visit the macbookpro forum, where people are obsessed with terraced batteries...
12" is too small. It I was in the market for a MacBook, I would wait till Apple releases a 13" one.
If you wait, you'll be waiting forever. If you're in the market for a Macbook now then I'd recommend going ahead and making the purchase.
Considering that Apple's Retina MacBook was released in 2015, and as they have traditionally followed a 4 year redesign cycle, the next, most likely redesign will release in March 2019. So unless rumours start springing up that the MacBook is being redesigned next year, a processor update is all you'll really get for next year. So as it has been said a million times already, if you need it now, buy it now; if you can wait, then wait for 2019.