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Supply Chain Expects New 16-Inch MacBook Pro, 13-Inch MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air to Launch in October
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My prediction:
Apple keeps MacBook Pro 13 inch and 15 inch as it is and they will present the new MacBook Pro 16inch as the way of the future (just like the introductions of the iPhone X). And next year, hopefully, we are going to get a 14 inch MacBook Pro as well as a predecessor for the 13 inch.
That means both products will be much pricier.
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Apple keeps MacBook Pro 13 inch and 15 inch as it is and they will present the new MacBook Pro 16inch as the way of the future (just like the introductions of the iPhone X). And next year, hopefully, we are going to get a 14 inch MacBook Pro as well as a predecessor for the 13 inch.
That means both products will be much pricier.
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I want that 14 inch MacBook Pro soooooo bad. Especially if it comes with a dedicated GPU.
The only thing that would make sense is the 4-Port 13 inch being updated while keeping the low end MacBook Pro that was just updated for another year and lowering price slightly. However, this could create the strange fractured situation.
As always take stories like this with a grain of salt
I really hope Apple to replace the dang keyboard once and for all. And please bring back the physical function key, or atleast an ESC key PLEASE!
Having Navi in a 13-inch / 14-inch body would be cool. However, they are probably going to ice lake and the integrated GPU performs around Vega 10/11 or Nvidia MX150 levels of performance so not sure if Apple would design in such a fashion. I personally would prefer an eGPU due to heat dissipation and performance. Additionally, TB3 integration with ice lake allows for great eGPU performance apparently... However, it would be cool to see a dGPU option, though they might be concerned about cannibalizing 15/16 inch sales
Argh. An October announcement means no free Beats (please spare me the “beats are crap” lecture). Big screen and new hotness vs. smaller screen and free headphones. If we knew the ports on the new one that would be the tiebreaker. If it’s the same four as the current models, I’d lean towards the current models. If the ports are better or the internals are upgradeable (HA!) then 16” all the way.
I am kind of excited about the "headaches". I always prefer being the first with a new product, especially a new CPU than the last with the old one.
If anything goes wrong with a 1st gen, you can always get it swapped under warranty. That's what Applecare is for.
Saw an analysis that said this was impossible considering the leaked resolution (pixels have a minimum size) .. the sole pixel count would represent ~the same size as current 15inch body.
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I think his reminder still stands. To me, the “1st gen product” concern isn’t that you won’t like it after 14 days or that it will have a manufacturing defect appear within 1 year. For me it’d be more longevity concerns, and for Gen2 to have significant improvements based on feedback/experience with the new form factor.
I agree with respect to the MBA but regarding the MBP => remember, it was the entry-level MBP (the one that uses the 15w processors) that got updated, not the top-end one. Apple could possibly be updating the top-end 13" MBP this Fall.
Or not. My MacBook Pro 15" 2012 Retina is the best purchase I've ever made, still runs like a dream. The iPhone X is a great phone. The only thing that'll make me buy a new laptop is when Apple shifts to ARM, which will be the real game changer.
This is probably irrational thinking, but my first Retina MacBook Pro had an LG panel, and it developed very severe image retention after a couple of years...
Doesn't make a lot of sense. Maybe the plan was to refresh in October, plans changed and we received early spec bumps.
I think 2020's going to be a very big year---re-designed iMacs, iPhones and MacBooks, plus perhaps an ARM MacBook.
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I remember the panic over receiving an LG panel as opposed to a Samsung one.
I forget the terminal command that would let you check, but there was hysteria over which panel you got.
Maybe these new Macs will be running A Series processors. They'll have have both Intel and their own chips in 2 side by side product lines. They will push their own chips forward by introducing a design everyone drools over in exchange for legacy software support.
I agree with this prediction if these rumors are true. They'll keep the current lineup and then launch new models and designs chock full of the best tech (16in, 14in, edge to edge displays, new keyboards, DDR4, potentially with some combo of intel and ARM chips). "The MacBooks of the future!" Eventually these new models will be reduced in price and will replace the current lineup - but if you want the cutting edge now, they will make you pay. They must have had tremendous success with this during the iPhone X launch and decided to pull the same marketing stunt with the Mac lineup.
where i said about money? i was saying about importance for the change, big step...the 2019 iphone will be poor and not interesting/boring...it will make money ofc, because it is an segment that everybody use everyday. But for most of us, we dont look at this iphones, but at the new macbooks and mac pro/display
As I've said before, 3072x1920 gets a pass from me. A $3,000 laptop and Apple is too cheap to put in a true 4K display, which would be the Retina equivalent to the old 17" MacBook Pro from a decade ago. It's getting to be laughable at this point.
I know it'll never happen, but I so very much want the 16" model to have a numeric pad (instead of just a tiny keyboard with massive wasted space to the left and right).
Wow, another MacBook Pro refresh a few months after the last one, yet the iMac still has spinning drives and no T2 chip. 
I'm glad they're updating Macs so frequently, but I hope there's something more than just a bigger screen. How about new keyboard design, new display technology (microLED maybe?), better cooling, etc.
I'm glad they're updating Macs so frequently, but I hope there's something more than just a bigger screen. How about new keyboard design, new display technology (microLED maybe?), better cooling, etc.
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That MacBook Air update was barely an update, it was a price drop and a True tone screen. It had one goal and one goal only, people who are going back to school could get it for cheap.
"The supply chain industry reportedly expects the laptop to start at around $3,000, with Apple positioning it between the iMac and iMac Pro as a portable option for users with pro needs."
So the starting price seems ok and just based on current line up...i just hope that doesnt come with 128ssd...maybe starting with 512 as default
So the starting price seems ok and just based on current line up...i just hope that doesnt come with 128ssd...maybe starting with 512 as default
Because new keyboard. And because Kuo said so.
The MBA didn't really get a refresh in July - more of a processor bump only.