Skylake CPUs for next MB. (merged)

[RoboWarriorSr]

The throttling issues are due to heat dissipation, not the CPU itself, so Skylake will not have any major effect on that, unless Apple clocks Skylake lower than the current Core M CPU's.

Skylake runs cooler if you didn't know...

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Skylake runs cooler if you didn't know...

Erh, no. The Skylake TDP is the same as the current set of Core M chips.

 

[Serban]

He was referring that runs cooler, you are referring to the power consumption

 

[ParanoidDroid]

Check this out:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...edicated-graphics-to-its-sleek-new-ultrabook/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3019...t-3-equipped-laptop-with-an-external-gpu.html


I know Apple will never build such a tandem system! 🙁 Apple just doesn't like to give its users great GPU performance. But is it somehow possible to hook up an external GPU to a mac via Thunderbolt though? It doesn't have to be as powerful as that. I remember Sony's Vaio Z21 line had an ultraportable laptop with a slick external blu-ray drive and a dedicated GPU (Power Media Dock), which you connected via "Light Peak", nowadays named "Thunderbolt".

 

[RoboWarriorSr]

Erh, no. The Skylake TDP is the same as the current set of Core M chips.

They share the same TDP but the Skylake CPU are able to stay in Turbo Boost longer than the Broadwell equivalent, so in essence it runs cooler.

 

[Serban]

yes skylake can use turbo boost longer

since yesterday here in any apple shop the macbook has 20% cut.
so i think in march we will have at least upgrade for 1 mac, the macbook
today or tomorrow we should get the invites for the event right ?

 

[Dave245]

yes skylake can use turbo boost longer

since yesterday here in any apple shop the macbook has 20% cut.
so i think in march we will have at least upgrade for 1 mac, the macbook
today or tomorrow we should get the invites for the event right ?

I hope so because I want to get one, I'm waiting for the upgrade before buying.
And yea I think the invites should go out any day now.

 

[Pbrutto]

All current rMB are 300 off at Best Buy, and none for pickup within 250 miles of my location (between nyc and philly).....something is about to happen I think!

 

[Serban]

i think the macbook has no reason to be released later than 21 march. all the components are ready to go

 

[RubberShoes]

i think the macbook has no reason to be released later than 21 march. all the components are ready to go

By that logic you'd think Apple's Mac Pro, aimed at a market that requires the latest in computing power, would've been updated in late 2014/2015 after Haswell's launch (Xeon E5 V3) 🙁

 

[applesith]

All current rMB are 300 off at Best Buy, and none for pickup within 250 miles of my location (between nyc and philly).....something is about to happen I think!

I'm searching from NYC zip and see pick up for Sa

By that logic you'd think Apple's Mac Pro, aimed at a market that requires the latest in computing power, would've been updated in late 2014/2015 after Haswell's launch (Xeon E5 V3) 🙁

And the thunderbolt display too :/

 

[Serban]

By that logic you'd think Apple's Mac Pro, aimed at a market that requires the latest in computing power, would've been updated in late 2014/2015 after Haswell's launch (Xeon E5 V3) 🙁

mac pros components not ready in 2015, i think only this year intel provide xeon chips for mac pro, and i think the gpu.
The ram is ready, ssd are out there, so mac pro waited for 2016 only for cpu and gpu and usb-c second gen

 

[SSD-GUY]

Haven't been following this thread as of late, but does anyone else think that Apple may skip sky lake and wait for kaby lake for the rMB update?

I mean it makes sense, as Kaby Lake is staying with us until at least the 2H of 2017.

Also for the Rmbp users who will probably see an update in WWDC, won't it suck if kaby lake is released a few weeks later but the Rmbp will have only just got sky lake processors?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Only boltjames. Everybody else is sane.

 

[Serban]

Haven't been following this thread as of late, but does anyone else think that Apple may skip sky lake and wait for kaby lake for the rMB update?

I mean it makes sense, as Kaby Lake is staying with us until at least the 2H of 2017.

Also for the Rmbp users who will probably see an update in WWDC, won't it suck if kaby lake is released a few weeks later but the Rmbp will have only just got sky lake processors?

no way, the skylake offers at least 1h of battery usage more, over 30% perf boost in igpu and usb-c gen 2
so no need for them to wait for kaby lake that isn't so much different than skylake

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Skylake offers 1 hour more battery - If you are watching movies. Not proper usage. It may be solely that, due to a new decoding chip.

 

[justin216]

I think we'll be seeing new Retina MacBooks today, tentatively based upon this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/4b7kyv/macbook_12_renew/

Basically an Apple Store employee noticed they were out of Retina MacBooks, so went in to their system to order more stock. Model was listed as discontinued, and all other Apple Stores within 250mi of his location were out as well.

Couple this with Best Buy giving deep discounts on the machines, tells me they've depleted the supply chain ahead of today.

I don't know that we'll see anything changed other than the refreshed Skylake CPUs, which may be why there have been no leaks about it, if the casing et al is identical.

 

[Dave245]

I think we'll be seeing new Retina MacBooks today, tentatively based upon this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/4b7kyv/macbook_12_renew/

Basically an Apple Store employee noticed they were out of Retina MacBooks, so went in to their system to order more stock. Model was listed as discontinued, and all other Apple Stores within 250mi of his location were out as well.

Couple this with Best Buy giving deep discounts on the machines, tells me they've depleted the supply chain ahead of today.

I don't know that we'll see anything changed other than the refreshed Skylake CPUs, which may be why there have been no leaks about it, if the casing et al is identical.

it's very possible, it wouldn't take them long in the event to announce new processors in the Macbook, don't know if anything else will be updated in the Macbook tho.

 

[justin216]

it's very possible, it wouldn't take them long in the event to announce new processors in the Macbook, don't know if anything else will be updated in the Macbook tho.

Yeah, I think the rMBPs are out of the cards. I desperately want a new 15" rMBP, but I expect I'll be waiting until WWDC.

Still, if the Skylake rMB GPU performance looks decent, I may pick one up. That's the only reason I returned a current-gen rMB, the graphics felt underpowered.

 

[DNichter]

it's very possible, it wouldn't take them long in the event to announce new processors in the Macbook, don't know if anything else will be updated in the Macbook tho.

I am thinking a processor update, maybe a facetime camera update, and potentially a rose gold color option would be all we are going to see. Maybe a price drop, discontinuation of the air line.

 

[Dave245]

I am thinking a processor update, maybe a facetime camera update, and potentially a rose gold color option would be all we are going to see.

I would be happy with that, i'm in the market for a new Macbook since my 2011 Macbook Pro is now old and i'm waiting until Apple update.

 

[gnatmm]

if this is true, I might replace my 2013 MBA with one of these. Then I will have to wait anyway for a decent USB-C dock ( I have seen many of them just in pre-order status ) (Hydradock sounds sexy) because I can't get rid of my old 24" Cinema display...

 

[SSD-GUY]

Well looks like we're waiting until WWDC?

 

[Emergo]

Darn. Looks like it. Ugh

 

[C64]