Oh Apple, please bring out a 14 inch, 28W, low-end dedicated GPU Macbook Pro!
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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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And a higher price.
Never forget the higher price.
Made in China, priced like made in Germany.
Whatever it is, it's already been designed. Here's hoping Apple has found its long-lost design mojo and that we won't have to buy a $99 twelve-port dongle to add back the gazintas and gazoutas that make a pro machine portable. I don't care about the keyboard it's too hot to type on anyways. Cheers!
If the new 16" MBP doesn't have the new scissor keyboard then most people will probably just hold until 2020. And for the love of God add more ports other then the 4 USB-C on this one.
You are confusing different technologies as the same thing. There are LED backlit LCD panels, and IPS is an LCD panel type (like TN, VA, etc)
Edit: Thought about it for a second, you might have meant OLED. That is different than LCD.
The MacBook Pro taught us to be wary of every generation of Apple products.
I hope that Apple is working hard to satisfy the "pros" with these new laptops just like they seem to be doing with the iMac pro and new Mac Pro. If that is the case I am somewhat surprised not to see the macbook pro that was just updated downgraded to take the macbook name while still getting the bump it received. Maybe that will all happen as new computers are released. We'll see I guess.
As a "pro" working in CAD applications on a 6+lbs HP I hope that Apple figures out how to tap into that market more so I can one day possibly switch. I know I'm dreaming, but I'd love to be working on MacOS again.
As a "pro" working in CAD applications on a 6+lbs HP I hope that Apple figures out how to tap into that market more so I can one day possibly switch. I know I'm dreaming, but I'd love to be working on MacOS again.
The top end non-BTO 15" starts with 16GB of RAM and 512 SSD at $2600. I can't imagine they would deviate too far from that. This is still an LCD screen, not OLED. It can also fit in roughly the same case, just smaller bezels, so I can't imagine they'd have a huge price pressure to skimp on other components, a 256GB, that wouldn't be a huge problem, 128 would be an insult. We'll see what else might be added, I guess, but right now, I'd bet its that top 15 model with a 16 screen and not much else, for about 3K. That would be a $400 increase, or about 15%. That all sounds about right.
LCD is a generic term.
LED refers to the backlight on an LCD panel.
IPS is a type of LCD.
This is why I'm holding on to my 2012 cMBP for as long as I can. It's bulkier than the new ones, but knowing I can replace pretty much any component if/when it fails, that is reassuring.
That's an absurd exaggeration.
What makes the MacBook Pro a standout machine is:
1. macOS
2. macOS
3. macOS
4. Portability
I'm not going to mention the things people lament because they are tired, boring, irrelevant and uninteresting.
(This is no way refers to the keyboard disaster that everyone knows needs fixing)
It seems way too early for another refresh. If this is true, I image that this year's earlier refreshes were just to give a little speed bump.
Working in a corporate environment, my main concern is that October release means they would require Catalina and that is way too soon for us to have it certified for use here.
I had actually thought that the recent refreshes meant we were safe until next year.
Might have to stock up on the current 15" models before then.
Yeah, also an issue for those who are hoping to hold onto Mojave for 32 bit apps too. I was really hoping to get a new MacBook Pro with Mojave on it.
Highly unlikely, IMHO.
Adding a 16-inch model (without the intention that any overlap be short-lived) would just take Apple back into the realm of product lineup confusion they've recently taken steps to address (with the simplifications of eliminating the MacBook in favour of MacBook Air and removing non-Touchbar options of the MacBook Pro).
Apple just updated the MacBook Air and 13" Pro. I agree there is a chance they will announce a 16" MacBook Pro as a very high end unit. Either way I am on the verge of buying two 13" MacBook Pros.
While generally sage advice, I think folks will be balancing the risk of a brand new generation with the continuing concerns of the longevity of the current butterfly keyboard.
In addition to what I said above, Apple has a good reputation for offering extended warranties for manufacturing defects. So even someone who does not opt for AppleCare may be able to get first generation issues fixed under warranty after year one.
I'm wondering this as well. It would be awesome to get a 7 mm Navi GPU, but I'm not sure if it's realistic for that to be ready by October. Perhaps a slightly more powerful Vega might be more realistic.
ALL portable, high performance portable devices in a slim package will throttle, so that's not really the question we should be asking. The real question is will it throttle more or less than similarly svelte products?
That's a bit depressing, but I think you're probably right on. Larger screen size, new keyboard, brand new MacBook redesign, maybe an additional port or two, maybe a very modest performance increase over the closest spec 15", and Apple could easily get away with pricing it at $2,999.
