dwaite
macrumors 65816
"This Touch Bar goes to 11.. because it replaces the number row on your keyboard"
'Unleashed' Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18
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dwaite
macrumors 65816
Why? The only selling point I've heard is that they are dropping Qualcomm chips to get a longer service life, and that the replacement will match more higher-end android phones already on the market.
Or is it just the most anticipated Android phone that Google has ever released (e.g. slightly edging out about a half dozen others)
anshuvorty
macrumors 68040
You might as well add the following: "Not only are we keeping the Touchbar, but we are doubling down on it, after the excellent critical reception we got for it. We call it courage, courage to do the unthinkable. We hope you like it as much as we had designing it. Here is Alan Dye for some words about the new Touch Bar..."
I'm keeping an eye on the m1 mba refurbs, perhaps the new October hotness will result in some good deals there. If not, it'll be a 2022 macbook air.
This old 2013 mbp has only lost a couple of keys, and the screen burn-in is tolerable. It's good for another 6mo!
dwaite
macrumors 65816
They likely (finally) have the freedom to set the price point where they would like.
I'd expect the 14" and 16" to both default to lower core options, with the 16" having upgrades due to a more substantial cooling system surface area.
If the baseline memory and storage goes up, I'd expect the 14" to be somewhere around $1499 and $1749 configurations, and the 16" to be around $1999 and $2299 configurations.
babyexercise
macrumors 65816
it is more like a cooker
groovebuster
macrumors 65816
Too bad that my MacBook Pro from 2017 still runs perfectly fine and still does everything I need in a sufficient speed. So right now this would be a waste of money for me. But I am curious in which direction they are heading...
Patchwork
macrumors 6502
I’d expect the pixel 6 to get a lot of coverage as it will be the first phone to include the Google Tensor SoC and might also be the first phone to ship with Android 12. If the rumours are correct then Google will be launching a 6 and 6 pro to compete against the iPhone 13 and 13 pro along with other android phones like the Samsung Galaxy/Galaxy Ultra. I’d imagine that is a lot more news worthy than new MacBook pros to the general public no matter how much we are looking forward to these.
tfredvik
macrumors member
If the Touch Bar is removed, how about a reconfigurable keyboard with a small display on each physical key?
Unregistered 4U
macrumors G4
It’s there now.
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And as a result, I now predict that they will sell more of whatever new product they release than they have ever sold before.
Yes, it’s because since they’re not currently for sale, they can sell 1 and do infinitely better
Camerondonal
macrumors regular
It was, as I expected, a typo. The author has edited this referenceI'm quite confused by that reference to the MacBook Air - ie:
"The 2021 MacBook Air models will be a throwback to the pre-2016 MacBook Pro designs, with Apple undoing many of the changes that we're introduced with the 2016 revamp"
Shouldn't that be "The 2021 MacBook Pro models...."?
polyphenol
macrumors 68020
NO! As I understand divide by zero is (usually/most often treated as) undefined. Not infinity.
ProfessionalFan
macrumors 603
1) How do you know how much the Touch Bar costs Apple to implement?
2) You say this like removing the Touch Bar is the only change being made.
3) We don't know the price yet
Minato1990
macrumors 6502a
Nah ones to replace the discontinued ones
DynamicNotch
macrumors member
If they get hot and have noisy fans, I’m not buying
EugW
macrumors P6
Very unlikely.
Heat_Fan89
macrumors 68030
I hoping for one as well but I have my doubts as the Mini M1 was released last year. Maybe the M1X with a chassis redesign in 2022?
Zdigital2015
macrumors 601
No new SoC to put in it, so it will soldier on another year until the M2 is ready in Fall of 2022.
Falhófnir
macrumors 603
I think that might be a little optimistic. With the 16" they probably do have some wiggle room to reduce the price as they're eliminating/ reducing several components onto a single SoC. Less so with the 13", and also the added cost of mini LED, so if I had to take a guess 14" comes in at $1,999 with its basic spec (probably 512GB storage and 16GB RAM with the most basic SKU of the M1X) and the 16" with the same spec at $2,199 or so. Then eventually the current M1 13" Pro gets the new design but a regular 14" LCD panel.
EugW
macrumors P6
Apple M1X MacBook Pro 14 and 16 with notched display, 120 Hz refresh rate, 100 W cooling fans, and similar pricing - rumors run amok following Unleashed event announcement
Rumors have started running amok following the announcement of the upcoming Apple event. Most expect Cupertino to reveal the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 at the event, and many leakers have been doubling down on older tips or even revealing new ones, such as the perturbing possibility...
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"The apparent source of this surprising rumor is a known blogger on the Chinese social media site with tens of thousands of followers, so just as reliable as the majority of Twitter-based tipsters."
Notched display? I don't buy it, but it would be interesting. Because of the menu bar, it could work.
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Falhófnir
macrumors 603
I think a notch is plausible, someone pointed out the aspect ratio change might account for a full 16:10 display plus a little extra bar at the top either side of the camera notch. This does imply FaceID though which isn't explicitly mentioned.Apple M1X MacBook Pro 14 and 16 with notched display, 120 Hz refresh rate, 100 W cooling fans, and similar pricing - rumors run amok following Unleashed event announcement
Rumors have started running amok following the announcement of the upcoming Apple event. Most expect Cupertino to reveal the M1X MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 at the event, and many leakers have been doubling down on older tips or even revealing new ones, such as the perturbing possibility...
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Notched display? I don't buy it.
The other thing that catches my eye is about the keyboard, I think 'chocolate' might be a mis-transliteration of 'chiclet' but I have no idea what it's talking about otherwise 🤔 Other stuff is kinda weird like the 12" MacBook style metal hinge which has been the case since the 2016s were introduced.