Maybe not since I’m currently waiting for 5 months for M1max MBP: 1/3 refreshing cycle! So really interested in seeing the new releases, namely the iMac Pro.
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There's a New 13-Inch MacBook Pro Coming, Here's What We Know
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Plot twist: this is going the get an M1 Light and become the entry MacBook (no Pro or Air) for 799. /s
Whatever it’ll be, I (like many others) am confused why they’d keep this around. I expected the 14” to be a proper replacement for the 13”.
With the rumors of renaming the Air to just MacBook, it appeared Apple were trying to simplify their lineup - similar to how they did when they released the original iMac.
Keeping the 13” Pro - with the old design no less - just makes the lineup more confusing and messy imo.
Whatever it’ll be, I (like many others) am confused why they’d keep this around. I expected the 14” to be a proper replacement for the 13”.
With the rumors of renaming the Air to just MacBook, it appeared Apple were trying to simplify their lineup - similar to how they did when they released the original iMac.
Keeping the 13” Pro - with the old design no less - just makes the lineup more confusing and messy imo.
Not a chance...the cpu core boost on M2 vs an M1 pro is meaningless
The M1 Pro has 200gbs bandwidth while the M1 and probably M2 will remain at around 68.25 GBps-70, also M2 caped at 16 gb shared Ram
The M1 pro and max have more gpu power, even the binned/lowest M1 pro with 12 gpu core will be better than the M2 10 gpu core
The M2 will be an improved over the M1 for sure, but only in the gpu you will see an significantly improvement thanks to the new gpu core based on the A15. M2 will run cooler, we know that, but M2 will not have the display support either
I can see Apple offering an entry level M2 iMac 27" and M1 pro and M1 max for the higher end but thats for the WWDC i suppose, and in March will see just the Mbp 13" with the M2
I don’t think we will see M2 Pro/Max until at least Q2 2023 if the expected 18-24 month release cadence is correct.
It would be highly unlikely for Apple not to release a larger, more powerful iMac this year, so that means M1 Pro/Max.
How come so long for your M1 Max? I’m not in N. America, and my BTO MBP14 M1 Max arrived in 6 weeks (end January) at the early end of the delivery estimate. Was your shipment lost and resent?
Gurman is right; Touch Bar is out. If they put it in this model that means their OS has to support it through 2027-2028 and you know they’ll want to have completely buried it by then.
Apple is shamefully prioritising it’s own orders. So if you order directly from it you’ll get it within 6-8 weeks, if you can’t do that for whatever reason, then you keep getting your order pushed back. This has been going on since end October! And I’m suspicious this will severely backfire within EU.
My wishful plot twist:
Apple new “environmental friendly policy” will offer us the possibility of having the guts of our beloved Macs in whatever configuration, swapped by an updated version for 1/2 price while keeping the chassis. Production and logistics savings coupled with environmental conscience. This will apply only to AS, while a redesign isn’t in place (24/36 months cycle for “notebook”/“desktop”)
Apple new “environmental friendly policy” will offer us the possibility of having the guts of our beloved Macs in whatever configuration, swapped by an updated version for 1/2 price while keeping the chassis. Production and logistics savings coupled with environmental conscience. This will apply only to AS, while a redesign isn’t in place (24/36 months cycle for “notebook”/“desktop”)
this seems so odd ...
who would buy this once the redesigned MB(A) with M2 launches later this year?
MBA M1 hurt MBP M1 sales, so doing this looks like repeating the same thing over and over again
if this is true it is DOA
who would buy this once the redesigned MB(A) with M2 launches later this year?
MBA M1 hurt MBP M1 sales, so doing this looks like repeating the same thing over and over again
if this is true it is DOA
Yeah you’d rather have a thick bezel across the whole display rather than a small notch. How smart
Not sure what you are talking about. There is already a 13'' MBP with Touchbar and M1. This work has already been done.
I prefer a uniform thicker bezel that does not look weird, just like the current ipad pro, perfect.
They definitely should do this with the iMac and in fact all macs. I would buy an iMac if Apple did this.
Bringing back HDMI to the MacBook Pro models was the most irrelevant thing they have made. Probably the only reason they did so was because they couldn't somehow put 4 x TB4 on the machine (I don't know if it is a limitation by the chip output) and they wanted to keep the machine able to connect to 4 external screens naturally (without any hub). Not because they "listened" to the user feedback.
Personally there is no reason to include a single purpose port instead of putting a multi-purpose port that can be used as practically anything (Thunderbolt 4). Especially when it is quite easy to use and HDMI to USB-C cable like this one:
also never understood the HDMI complaints because I bought one of these for like $10 for my monitor/projector needs. didn't even need to buy a dongle!
yes, would prefer a bezel over a notch ANY day. anything is preferable to a hideous notch...
I would imagine this years version of the 13" MacBook Pro will feature the M1Pro chip. Doesn't make sense not to include it in favor of just the M2.
With a lower cost and a smaller size, an M1Pro 13" MacBook Pro would be the perfect laptop for a who lot of people.
Coming to think of it, I am going to bet that ALL of the Macs released in March are going to be smaller lower cost M1Pro based machines. That makes the most sense. Apple needs to sell a whole lot more of their M1Pro chips than just the 14 and 16 Pros that shipped last year to get a good return on their investment.
...And I would also bet that the M2's are coming this summer to the all new Airs and iPad Pros instead.
With a lower cost and a smaller size, an M1Pro 13" MacBook Pro would be the perfect laptop for a who lot of people.
Coming to think of it, I am going to bet that ALL of the Macs released in March are going to be smaller lower cost M1Pro based machines. That makes the most sense. Apple needs to sell a whole lot more of their M1Pro chips than just the 14 and 16 Pros that shipped last year to get a good return on their investment.
...And I would also bet that the M2's are coming this summer to the all new Airs and iPad Pros instead.
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That's why I repeat myself we should expect M1 Pro in new MBP 13"
Not only it solves the relation to Air M1 and even M2 later, but it'll allow to raise the price and people will actually want it. And it's a classic new-tech-sold-from-top approach - lot of people who wanted M1 Pro/Max already got it in larger pricier bodies, the M1 Pro could now come to lower price tier.Absolutely. Surely having an M2 machine out whilst they are still selling their premium models with an M1 variant would reduce sales of the 16 MBPs. People would quite rightly say that they will wait for the M2 variant of the 16 MBPs instead.
this could actually make sense of the senselessThat's why I repeat myself we should expect M1 Pro in new MBP 13"
Maybe Apple has very expensive and efficient production lines that can produce these old chassis MBPs for cheaper than the redesigned MBA while still charging more than the redesigned MBA.