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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

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ihatetoregister said:
One thing that amazes me, reading this thread and others, is that many of you have really old machines (old = over 2 years, really old = over 4 years, ante-diluvian = 8 years). I don't mean that in a show-off way / arrogant way. I'm just an anonymous poster on a dumb thread :) but...
I understand better now why the pure perf don't matter to some/most of you, because no matter what is released it will be an upgrade. But then what are you doing with a MacBook PRO ? The reason I'm so bitter with the fact Apple sells outdated and overpriced hardware is because perfs REALLY impact my productivity.
I'd say as much as 1.5 /2 times more deliveries.
Which means I'll be impacted by whatever crap they release for a high price. Which means I'm annoyed my 2015 MBP is less good than my maxed MBP 2013.
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I know this reply is probably 10 pages in, but this thread is moving way too fast.

I think you're placing too much emphasis on the word "Pro." There are a lot of professionals out there, including content writers and even YouTube video editors who can get by on older machines. And then there are people like you who "need" faster machines. Everyone makes a choice about what works best for them, and for some a long-lasting "Pro" machine beats a MacBook which might cost a few hundred less but will be useless faster than a more upgraded MacBook Pro.

But if you're getting 1.5 to 2X productivity gains from a machine upgrade, that means human input is a very small part of your process. In which case, why even use a laptop in the first place? You'll never get the sheer power of a desktop, especially a custom one running Windows or Linux, out of a Mac laptop or even an iMac or Mac Pro. If performance is your only metric, it would be rather dumb to buy a MacBook Pro. The MBP is a trade off between strong-ish performance, a solid OS for human input and stabikity, and enough portability that you can work almost anywhere. Human input over performance has ALWAYS been Mac's strength.

You're mad because Apple releases machines that aren't the top of the line in terms of performance, but you should really be mad at the form factor more than Apple. Get a production-focused machine that weighs 10lbs (22kg) if performance is your key, or simply build a custom PC. Otherwise, accept the trade offs and enjoy a MBP for what it is.
 
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Dydegu said:
Is anyone else planning on financing? Why does it seem that everyone is about to blow like three grand all at once?

Barclays lets you finance with no interest for a year and a half. You need their credit card, but if you have decent credit it shouldn't be a problem.
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Been waiting for so long now the money is just sitting around. :p
 
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Lollo said:
That's exactly my story! LOL

I graduated during last July and my parents gave me 2000€ for a new laptop, they are still asking me when and where I spent them, considering they always see me with my old 2010 Vaio. They'll discover truth soon....!


Go to your old university, meet a girl, use your charme and show her your graduation, go out and when she will be your fiancèe (this is optional, maybe she'll trust you earlier) then use her student discount at the nearest Apple Store. Be only careful that she had not spent her discount yet.

Trust me, it works 10/10.
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Hmm I'll try that, but I need the laptop on november (December tops) so I'll have to hurry up, also I'll have to ask my gilrfriend if she's ok with this new threesome reltionship.
 
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Being pretty ignorant in terms of USB/Thunderbolt standards, what would it mean if the new pros have like rumors state only 4 USB Type-C ports?

I mean, what can I do with these and how do they replace HDMI/"Normal" USB/Ethernet/Power etc. ? Will you need 1000 adapters just to get back the other ports?
 
Random_Is_Random said:
Being pretty ignorant in terms of USB/Thunderbolt standards, what would it mean if the new pros have like rumors state only 4 USB Type-C ports?

I mean, what can I do with these and how do they replace HDMI/"Normal" USB/Ethernet/Power etc. ? Will you need 1000 adapters just to get back the other ports?
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That's my fear too. I'm kinda lost with all this.
 
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i can't decide if i should get 8GB of ram or 16? i know i am going to get the i7 processor instead of i5 this time that's the only thing i regretted not getting on my previous macbook pro.
 
mattburley7 said:
i can't decide if i should get 8GB of ram or 16? i know i am going to get the i7 processor instead of i5 this time that's the only thing i regretted not getting on my previous macbook pro.
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I'm actually looking more towards 32 GB. 16 Gbs is the new 8 Gbs. And 32 GBs is what 16 GBs was once. I in particular need to run at least 1 VM (Windows) all the time, so having the ram to do so is paramount.
 
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Random_Is_Random said:
I'm actually looking more towards 32 GB. 16 Gbs is the new 8 Gbs. And 32 GBs is what 16 GBs was once. I in particular need to run at least 1 VM (Windows) all the time, so having the ram to do so is paramount.
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i use my macbook pro mostly for surfing the net, photos and music. so im assuming the jump from 8GB to 16 would not benefit me at all?
 
I don't mind losing all of the current ports and replacing them with USB-C, as long as A) the dongles are readily available, or B) Apple releases a docking station. The third-party Thunderbolt docks have been hit and miss in reliability, and the stupid dongles in the past have been in short supply.

Spending an extra $100 on dongles (or $200 on a dock) is trivial for me on a $2500 purchase (granted, it would be a bit more annoying if one just bought a $1500 model instead).
 
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killawat said:
Is anyone else struggling 13 vs 15?

Then again if Apple releases Mac Mini with Iris Pro 580....... :eek:
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1) A pound in weight is a big difference when traveling or at week long conferences .
2) Can't afford to travel first/business class.

So 13" is the way to go for me. All about power and portability (I do wish 13" would come with a quad core though)
 
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Random_Is_Random said:
Being pretty ignorant in terms of USB/Thunderbolt standards, what would it mean if the new pros have like rumors state only 4 USB Type-C ports?

I mean, what can I do with these and how do they replace HDMI/"Normal" USB/Ethernet/Power etc. ? Will you need 1000 adapters just to get back the other ports?
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Yes!
 
mattburley7 said:
i can't decide if i should get 8GB of ram or 16? i know i am going to get the i7 processor instead of i5 this time that's the only thing i regretted not getting on my previous macbook pro.
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8GB of RAM is fine for me now as I don't run any VMs or handle any super large files, but I'll be getting 16GB with this update along with the i7 as I intend to keep it for at least 5-6 years.
 
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mattburley7 said:
i use my macbook pro mostly for surfing the net, photos and music. so im assuming the jump from 8GB to 16 would not benefit me at all?
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Assuming you use Chrome as a browser, more ram means the possibility of running more tabs and in general running more programs without problems.

Especially for Chrome, which I love, but it's a damn ram-hungry program, the jump to 16 Gb will be nice.
 
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U know guys. I asked myself this morning "what do i expect from a new Macbook Pro". In fact? Nothing. I'm so ****ed up that I just want a MacBook Pro with new Hardware. OLED-Strip on top? Nice. But my macbook was stolen in July and I'm just waiting for new ones..........!
 
mattburley7 said:
i can't decide if i should get 8GB of ram or 16? i know i am going to get the i7 processor instead of i5 this time that's the only thing i regretted not getting on my previous macbook pro.
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say what. just max it. Always max it
Phones have 8gb ram next year dude...
 
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mattburley7 said:
i can't decide if i should get 8GB of ram or 16? i know i am going to get the i7 processor instead of i5 this time that's the only thing i regretted not getting on my previous macbook pro.
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Since ram is soldered onto the logic board, why not get the max and remove the worry. Of course the 15" MBP already has 16GB as a stock configuration
 
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i noticed that currently upgrading the ram cost $180... any chance this price will come down with the next macbook pro?
 
I have a question here. What would be the difference between the i5 and i7 processors in the macbooks. More specifically, would the internal graphics processing power drastically change?
 
Random_Is_Random said:
Assuming you use Chrome as a browser, more ram means the possibility of running more tabs and in general running more programs without problems.

Especially for Chrome, which I love, but it's a damn ram-hungry program, the jump to 16 Gb will be nice.
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i use the safari browser... is that ram hungry also?
 
Hyloba said:
I have a question here. What would be the difference between the i5 and i7 processors in the macbooks. More specifically, would the internal graphics processing power drastically change?
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Depends what you're planning to do.

If you plan to do video editing or other CPU intensive tasks that takes advantage of multiple cores, then I would recommend the i7.

But for most cases, you should be fine with the i5.

Edit: Go for 16GB of ram though. Especially when buying a new MacBook Pro.
 
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