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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

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WRONG said:
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....sigh
I'm not a fanboy.
I honestly don't care at all which brand Apple decide to use, as long as it's good for us customers.
I'm just trying to be realistic about what could happen with the next MBP.
Do we have the slightly tiny sign of Apple using a Nvidia GPU (which by the way is still too powerful for MBP necessity, and downclocked would become useless?)?
No.
More probably it will be more as KirekkusuPT say:


Still, as no one of us has the smallest idea of which GPU Apple will choose, I'm just hoping for that, by rumors, that seems better.
It seems to me, dear @snc, that you are a huge Nvidia fanboy, always praising Nvidia results and despising AMD.
I'm actually fine with that.
I don't care.
But please, again, if we want to discuss something, let's discuss at least about something we have a minimum of informations about. Let's do it with logic. Like this damn old eternal "waiting Kaby Lake" loop.
I'm becoming tired of all this...
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Gee @WRONG, I'm starting to feel bad for you. For what it's worth, I read the links you and others have provided in the past and think that you're right. Console yourself with the thought that your views will most probably be vindicated within a month or so.
 
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OSX7 said:
No, they are talking about 2018 and on. Skylake rMBPs coming next month according to reliable sources (Ming, and Gurman).
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Well, to be more accurate, Ming and Gurman have not specified what chipset will be used. That said, since they are coming next month, I'd bet a kidney on Skylake.
 
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Guys do you think that other than the spec bump, will there be a price bump also, while lowering the price of the current MBP and wiping off the superdrive MBP completely? If so, for what figures are we talking about, given that they're currently at $1299/£999?
 
whsbuss said:
I Never, Never backup to the cloud. I keep all my iOS devices backups local on my MBP.
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Why not? Paranoia?
I find it something that makes my life easier as its all done automatically when I charge, no need to bother with remembering to and then manually plugging it in.

You know, technology making life easier, as opposed to taking up more of your time.
 
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Uni Grad said:
Alright a quick question. I know none of us know. But when do you guys think Apple will introduce a full OLED screen? If the iPhone is 2017, then iPad rumoured to 2018, then I'm sure it could be 2019. Or perhaps even the next refresh?
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Really sad when LG puts them in their great big TVs. WTF.
 
Franjelisco said:
Guys do you think that other than the spec bump, will there be a price bump also, while lowering the price of the current MBP and wiping off the superdrive MBP completely? If so, for what figures are we talking about, given that they're currently at $1299/£999?
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I see you've quoted a figure in pounds. Dont know where you are but I would imagine there will be a price bump in the UK due to the poor performance of the pound. The new iPhone was £80 more expensive than the 6s when you compare the mid tier models (64 gb 6s vs 128gb 7) I think i'm right in saying there was no price increase on the 4.7 model in the US.

Going to be honest, I'm bracing myself for eye watering UK pricing. :(
 
Next month new MBP will be released with Skylake, dGPU, up to 32GB RAM DDR4 2133MHz, 1TB SSD, OLED touch bar, USB-C etc...
In the meantime i suggest to Tim Cook and company to read this and take inspiration:D:

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Franjelisco said:
Guys do you think that other than the spec bump, will there be a price bump also, while lowering the price of the current MBP and wiping off the superdrive MBP completely? If so, for what figures are we talking about, given that they're currently at $1299/£999?
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Sorry but Apple boosts prices for iPhone and other products in Europe...
 
The thing i look forward to most about a new mbp is not having to switch to 480p if the youtube video is 60fps
 
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Rob_2811 said:
I see you've quoted a figure in pounds. Dont know where you are but I would imagine there will be a price bump in the UK due to the poor performance of the pound. The new iPhone was £80 more expensive than the 6s when you compare the mid tier models (64 gb 6s vs 128gb 7) I think i'm right in saying there was no price increase on the 4.7 model in the US.

Going to be honest, I'm bracing myself for eye watering UK pricing. :(
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I'm Greek but my sister studies at the Cranfield university so she could send me one, as the entry level MBP here starts at 1699 euros which is a no-no.

idark77 said:
Sorry but Apple boosts prices for iPhone and other products in Europe...
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So the new MBP stays at $1299 in America?
 
Uni Grad said:
Hahaha ad language. I'm sure you know how LCDs are not real LEDs, therefore the brightness is lower, and yes you can discern between the two.

So when I said a "true LED viewing experience", it's the truth, not ad-language. LCD has been a lesser and duller experience because it's LED Backlit, in comparison to OLED, which is you looking at the LEDs and not the LCD crystals, thus more brighter accurate images. The organic material allows for dark areas to remain "off" thus higher contrast than LCD. OLED would allow for better viewing experiences and better production of video.i

Though I'm not fully onboard with OLED, as burnin is still a issue, and Lenovo recently released an OLED display laptop, so we'll see that fares.

Honestly I would prefer microLED over OLED, but who knows when will that mature by.
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yes, ad-language. i know how both work, so what?
i don't feel any less from my "fake LED viewing experience" as you'd name it.
why does knowing how they work should change my consideration towards one or the other technology?
 
whsbuss said:
I spoke with an Apple store employee earlier this week and she had no idea the Macs were getting a refresh
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That is unsurprising, because they wouldn't have any insider knowledge. Some of them may read rumors. Store management might have some knowledge of incoming shipments that would allow for a better guess, but they are not likely to violate employment agreements.
 
Apple is waiting until presidential election night to reveal the new MacBook Pro, it'll be designed and assembled in the US. All thanks to Donald Trump (Oh dear god, please don't).
 
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Terrance94 said:
Let's start with predictions for the upcoming event. Here are mine:

Apple TV
MacBook Pro
iMac or Mac Pro
Air pods
Breast cancer awareness watch bands
OneRepublic performance

Bookmark me!
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Hate it or not - isn't the MBA the most selling Mac, and the iMac the favoured child of Apple?
Does have Apple have anything TV wise for the ATV (or hevc in A10?)

Least Tim has intimated that there's something Mac coming. Maybe journalists will actually pin down Apple about wth has been going on mac wise.
 
t0mat0 said:
Hate it or not - isn't the MBA the most selling Mac, and the iMac the favoured child of Apple?
Does have Apple have anything TV wise for the ATV (or hevc in A10?)

Least Tim has intimated that there's something Mac coming. Maybe journalists will actually pin down Apple about wth has been going on mac wise.
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Yeah, kills me that my company still buys MBAs for employees.
 
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