VERY interested in seeing how much ...

[cmeisenzahl]

faster the new MacBook is compared to the last one. I'd read that the last one was reasonably fast but the mobile M processor would quickly throttle under any kind of sustained load. I hope the new one is a bit better in this regard.

 

[Susurs]

Definitely interesting...

 

[Kierikka]

Very interesting.

 

[Bel Marduk]

So very interesting...

 

[fisherking]

interesting thread..

 

[Wallabe]

It may be faster, but don't expect it to suddenly be able to play CS:GO on it at 60FPS full graphics settings.

 

[kvyoung]

20% faster according to the Apple site. Doubt most people would even notice the difference in real life use.

 

[Wallabe]

I really love how these percentage work. They say 20% theoretical improvement, but you really only see 5% actual improvement.

But that's marketing, if its enough to get you to pay for a whole new laptop you didn't need, they want to trigger the GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) of yours until you open your wallet.

 

[Treyhunna]

The processors are about the same from last year. This is the .5 upgrade gen
Chip. The more significant upgrade with intel chips is every 2 gen. Skylake and kaby are pretty much the same. The battery life of the 2016 to 2017 is still the same. Where as the 2015 to 2016 went up a hour.

 

[0092762]

I'm even more interested in the speed comparison of the new 12.9 ipad pro processor with this one.

 

[Andres Cantu]

I want to see if the 2017 model offers a higher improvement over its predecessor than the 2016 over the 2015.

 

[petsk]

I want to see if the 2017 model offers a higher improvement over its predecessor than the 2016 over the 2015.

That is unlikely to happen because kaby lake is just a small refinement of skylake.

SSD speed is up by 50% according to Apple which is a nice improvment, and that will be an even bigger jump compared to the SSD upgrade from 2015 to 2016. But then again, the SSD is so fast in the 2016 model that the average user maybe won't notice it.

Graphics are just rebranded if I'm not mistaken. Support for 10 bit H.265/HEVC is nice though.

Also upgraded keyboard should not be forgotten, maybe the best upgrade in the 2017 macbook for some users.

I think it will be a small but nice upgrade, lets wait for reviews and benchmarks I'm probably upgrading, but only because I'm giving my current 2016 base macbook to my girlfriend.

 

[QCassidy352]

SSD speed is up by 50% according to Apple which is a nice improvment, and that will be an even bigger jump compared to the SSD upgrade from 2015 to 2016. But then again, the SSD is so fast in the 2016 model that the average user maybe won't notice it

The SSD in my 2013 MBP is a dinosaur by 2017 standards, and it still opens most everything with no lag at all. The 2016 MacBook had a far faster SSD than that, and now we're 50% faster than THAT? I can't imagine it makes any real world difference anymore. (Yet capacity has advanced not at all...)

 

[zuzox]

The i5 model was in the shop today.. someone must have a benchmark!!

 

[C64]

The SSD in my 2013 MBP is a dinosaur by 2017 standards, and it still opens most everything with no lag at all. The 2016 MacBook had a far faster SSD than that, and now we're 50% faster than THAT? I can't imagine it makes any real world difference anymore. (Yet capacity has advanced not at all...)

Indeed, it's crazy how much these things improve year-over-year in terms of speed. Too bad the capacity doesn't go up as fast (for the same price).

 

[KPOM]

faster the new MacBook is compared to the last one. I'd read that the last one was reasonably fast but the mobile M processor would quickly throttle under any kind of sustained load. I hope the new one is a bit better in this regard.

There were only minimal changes to the processor architecture and all speed gains are solely from the faster clock speed. My guess is that the throttling will be similar.