Teardown Reveals New MacBook Pro Without Touch Bar Has Removable SSD

[macs4nw]

That doesn't look like it fits the same connector as in the teardown.

Is that the iFixit teardown you're looking at? That's not from the 2016 13" non-TouchBar MBP. At any rate, due to severe space constraints, I'm virtually certain the just released non-TouchBar 13" MBP uses an NVMe M.2 SSD.
(It resembles an oversized stick of gum).

 

[Kobayagi]

I wasn't in the market, but upset for people that were, which a lot of them were, admittedly the mid 2015 was a disappointment to some, not to me because I upgraded from a 2007 Core 2 iMac to this. But a lot of people were wanting to upgrade from 2010, 2011, 2012 MacBooks and what they were given to me doesn't feel any better and in some ways worse than the 2015.

I dont want to leave apple because final cut pro but If this 2016 and beyond is what to come, Ill likely be going back to an iMac.. as my main system.

The Haswell i7-4980HQ which was the best option in the 2015 is actually higher performance than the best option in the 2016 which is the skylake i7-6920HQ.. I can't find a single benchmark that the 4980 doesn't beat it. Course the skylake gave the option of TB3 which I wish I had.

Aha okay, I'm considering one and will have to make a quick choice since there aren't many left and Apple stopped making the maxed out model. But tbh, I don't think I'll have to worry about performance. Right now, I'm using a mid 2011 13" Air with a 1,7 i5 and 4gb ram(!!). But it's still really good. I just need it to be quicker when I'm editing photos etc. It starts to struggle as soon as I open one or two heavier apps like the ones from Adobe.

 

[JTToft]

At any rate, due to severe space constraints, I'm virtually certain the just released non-TouchBar 13" MBP uses an NVMe M.2 SSD.
(It resembles an oversized stick of gum).

- Probably NVMe, yes, but the connector looks nothing like M.2.

 

[iCreate]

Just a single fan for the 15" MBP?

 

[Wayfarer]

I am loving these wisecracks!

Its probably a mistake that went unnoticed.

If Schiller's fat *** knew, he'd be innovating all over it by soldering the SSDs.

 

[gertruded]

The Apple price INCREASES are more than the total purchase price of a Chromebook.

 

[macs4nw]

- Probably NVMe, yes, but the connector looks nothing like M.2.

What teardown picture are you looking at?

 

[RevToTheRedline]

- Probably NVMe, yes, but the connector looks nothing like M.2.

Isn't M.2 just the form factor spec?

 

[JTToft]

What teardown picture are you looking at?

- The ones that this thread is about. Here's a closeup:

Isn't M.2 just the form factor spec?

- Connector form factor, yes. And it looks like this:

 

[PowerBook-G5]

We can say all we want but I think we have to agree: THAT. LOOKS. GORGEOUS.

But this is even more beautiful: Image

 

[a.gomez]

"Laptop automatically turns on when you open it regardless of pressing power button". That's actually pretty cool. That type of stuff is what Apple was good at back in the good ole jobs era

The Acer R7 does that. It is called just that - Instant on. Works really well, and convenient.

 

[macs4nw]

- The ones that this thread is about. Here's a closeup:
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That's definitely not an M.2 Haven't seen that form factor before. You think it might be Apple proprietary?

 

[Promackid]

That's definitely not an M.2 Haven't seen that form factor before. You think it might be Apple proprietary?

100% Proprietary. Same with the SSD in the older Retina MacBook Pros.

 

[JTToft]

That's definitely not an M.2 Haven't seen that form factor before. You think it might be Apple proprietary?

100% Proprietary. Same with the SSD in the older Retina MacBook Pros.

- Indeed. Apple is the king of proprietary interfaces.

 

[ghost187]

I will be very interested in the battery benchmarks of this machine.

 

[ghostface147]

I ain't going to lie, that's a beautiful interior.

 

[OVERTASK]

Not really - it isn't a standard SSD drive, it's one of those oddly-shaped ones. OWC currently sells the 1TB upgrade for $600, so no real cost savings. In the future, though, it could be useful.

Looks like a fairly normal m.2

 

[itsmilo]

Umm, the SSD has always replaceable, it is on my Mid 2015 too, I wouldn't want to though its already faster than any replacement option.

So? We r talking about the new one. Its not removable on the one WITH touch bar

 

[Santabean2000]

We are brothers from another mother. I am in the exact same boat, with the same exact attitude/plan.

See my sig
VVVVVVVV

It feels like Apple is almost deliberately trying to drive customers away. The customer focus has become just words; their actions speak of money money money. Not surprising when you have a numbers guy leading the team.

Apple's burnt the last of their remaining goodwill in the customer base.

Sad and frustrating times.

 

[nofear1az]

Nice. Reminds me of the days when RAM, HDD and even CD Drive were replaceable.

they still are... on a PC

 

[Altis]

I actually like the base model the most. I wish they made a 15" version (or even 17") without the touchbar.

It's still really expensive, though... especially when you up the RAM to 16 GB.

 

[nofear1az]

After reading lots of these comments since that lame keynote: guys, make me CEO of Apple and I promise, within 1 year, everyone will be happy!

We will all have thicker (yes, you read that right) MacBooks with useful ports, magsafe and sd-card slots. They'll have powerful gpus and 64gb ram for those who need it. And hey, we'll throw in a extension cable and make the Apple logo glow again.

We'll make a new Thunderbolt display and new Mac Pros and iMacs for you to connect them with. iPhones will lose the lightning port, because who needs that when there's usb-c and we'll include 2 of those on every Mac, just in case if you ever need one next to usb-a. Most importantly, we'll keep the prices lower so people can actually buy them. Less money but more volume is I believe better than less volume with more money.

But seriously, how freaking hard can it be to just give your customers what they'll actually want. Just for once don't be so extremely cheap. It's not like you're close to bankruptcy.

I can't upvote your comment any more than +1. Yes Yes Yes to the max.

 

[Kobayagi]

I can't upvote your comment any more than +1. Yes Yes Yes to the max.

Haha, thanks. I'd sure try to do a good job and get everybody's focus back on track, which is making good products and NOT 'how to squeeze even more money out of our customers'.

 

[jozero]

Awesome ! Finally some news that shows Apple actually cares about their customers instead of seeming to want them suck them dry financially.

*IF* this holds, this actually changes the equation positively for me quite a bit. I can get a lower tier model knowing it can be potentially upgraded in the future.

 

[tom vilsack]

Cool to see it turns on by just lifting the lid.