It seems the non-Touch Bar 2016 MBP uses a 15W CPU similar to the MBA. Is this correct?
This would explain why it has only 2 TB3 connections instead of 4.
The only one I can find that has the quoted 2.0GHz clock speed is this:
http://ark.intel.com/products/91156/Intel-Core-i5-6360U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
released in Q3'15, so a year old now.
I understand that Kaby Lake 15W processors only have the HD 620 iGPU at present, but wouldn't this have been a better option that Intel Iris 540? I appreciate that Apple can't control Intel's release schedule, but buying a brand new computer with last year's CPU isn't very enticing.
I'm really not very impressed that Apple has released a machine that is less powerful, has few connectivity options and is more expensive. This is really a replacement for the MBA, and should be priced as such, with maybe a small increase to cover the better display.
I'm comparing this to the Dell XPS 13, and the Dell seems to offer a much better deal, albeit with Windows and probably lesser build quality and a worse track-pad.
[doublepost=1477871708][/doublepost]Seems that I am right: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/13-rmbps-cpu-6360u-15w-mba-class-cpu.2010041/
Both the base and TB MBP 13s need to get the upgrade to Kaby Lake as soon as the CPUs become available, otherwise many people, myself included, are likely to be looking elsewhere. Dell & Microsoft are at least making an effort to keep their machines current.
I found it helps to see the base MBP 13 as a the "new MBA 13". But it's still an AU$350 premium over the MBA. Pretty steep, even with the better screen. At least it can be configured with 16GB RAM, which is one advantage over the MBA.
I don't "need" a 13" class laptop at the moment (I have a late-2013 rMBP 15), although I would like one for traveling. The prices have certainly given me pause for thought, and I will wait to see what Apple & other manufacturers come up in the next 6 months.
John
This would explain why it has only 2 TB3 connections instead of 4.
The only one I can find that has the quoted 2.0GHz clock speed is this:
http://ark.intel.com/products/91156/Intel-Core-i5-6360U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
released in Q3'15, so a year old now.
I understand that Kaby Lake 15W processors only have the HD 620 iGPU at present, but wouldn't this have been a better option that Intel Iris 540? I appreciate that Apple can't control Intel's release schedule, but buying a brand new computer with last year's CPU isn't very enticing.
I'm really not very impressed that Apple has released a machine that is less powerful, has few connectivity options and is more expensive. This is really a replacement for the MBA, and should be priced as such, with maybe a small increase to cover the better display.
I'm comparing this to the Dell XPS 13, and the Dell seems to offer a much better deal, albeit with Windows and probably lesser build quality and a worse track-pad.
[doublepost=1477871708][/doublepost]Seems that I am right: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/13-rmbps-cpu-6360u-15w-mba-class-cpu.2010041/
Both the base and TB MBP 13s need to get the upgrade to Kaby Lake as soon as the CPUs become available, otherwise many people, myself included, are likely to be looking elsewhere. Dell & Microsoft are at least making an effort to keep their machines current.
I found it helps to see the base MBP 13 as a the "new MBA 13". But it's still an AU$350 premium over the MBA. Pretty steep, even with the better screen. At least it can be configured with 16GB RAM, which is one advantage over the MBA.
I don't "need" a 13" class laptop at the moment (I have a late-2013 rMBP 15), although I would like one for traveling. The prices have certainly given me pause for thought, and I will wait to see what Apple & other manufacturers come up in the next 6 months.
John
