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Which size rMBP would you get with the upcoming Skylake update


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32 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
16" Retina Display
Intel Skylake 6770 HQ
USB 3/USB C,
Thunderbolt 3,
Better Speakers
Touch ID.
Redesign | Space Grey Color,
Thinner,
12 Hrs Battery Backup,
All this at 2000$
Components Should not be soldered on motherboard as it limits upgradeability.
 
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13/14 inch
Intel Core i5
8 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
2560 x 1600 (or higher) screen, preferably with even better color reproduction than the current model (not that the current one is bad, not at all)
at least 1 USB-C and 1 "normal" USB port
New Magic Keyboard or MacBook keyboard (i don't mind travel that much)
Thinner design (especially thinner bezels), or the same design with a much larger battery.
 
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- Skylake i7
- 32GB RAM
- 2 TB SSD
- 17" retina with less reflection
- Don't want thinner ... give me power. It's a pro laptop after all
- USB3.1, TB3, sd card, magsafe
- Color option would be nice, just to keep the family macs apart
- That's about it. I'm not a difficult person :D
 
Skylake Iris Pro i7-6870HQ or E3-1515M v5 or i7-6970HQ or E3-1545M v5 (last preferred) CPU (and not i7-6770HQ)
2*16GB (ECC preferred) RAM
1TB NVMe SSD
16" 4K or 5K 16:10 Retina display (thinner bezels, not bigger laptop)
2*Thunderbolt 3
2-3*USB 3.1 gen. 2
USB-C MagSafe replacement
better speakers
redesign
Space grey
3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi (do not degrade!)
up to 3.7k$

5K Apple Display for up to 1.5k$
32 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
16" Retina Display
Intel Skylake 6770 HQ
USB 3/USB C,
Thunderbolt 3,
Better Speakers
Touch ID.
Redesign | Space Grey Color,
Thinner,
12 Hrs Battery Backup,
All this at 2000$
Components Should not be soldered on motherboard as it limits upgradeability.
 
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I hope they go edge to edge with the new MBP and I hope the 15 inch has a 14 inch footprint like the 12 MacBook has an 11 Air footprint
 
I hope they go edge to edge with the new MBP and I hope the 15 inch has a 14 inch footprint like the 12 MacBook has an 11 Air footprint
You mean you want Apple to copy the Dell XPS 13/XPS 15?
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32 GB RAM
Components Should not be soldered on motherboard as it limits upgradeability.

Apple will probably soldered the RAM and SSD as a "Haha! **** you!" to see how much money it can milk.
 
You mean you want Apple to copy the Dell XPS 13/XPS 15?

I don't believe Apple will want to make the bezels quite like the Infinity Edge on the xps, rather make the bezels the same size as the 12" MacBook and maybe a few millimeters smaller.
The skylake update will also most likely bring the design language from the MacBook to the MacBook Pro:
All metal casing/hinge, better speakers, color options etc etc. Hopefully they do implement the keyboard that is found on the new Magic Keyboard, with more keytravel, rather than the awful keyboard on the MacBook.
 
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