Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

[Aftermath747]

If by new Civ you mean Civilization VI, it requires a quad core CPU, so you'd need a 15".

This is incorrect.

 

[rentmjol]

So this could be the last 45W rMBP 15 with Iris pro graphics?

Sadly it seems so. Take a look for example here

http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/09/20/intel-corporations-iris-pro-is-history.aspx

 

[Uni Grad]

If the invites dont come out tomorrow, i'll probably die.

You can do this...we've been in this race for so long, don't think about dying. Think about using the new MBP. Here's some motivation:

 

[Mattsasa]

Quad core? Oh lord, that sounds ridiculous.

Civ 6 does not require a quad core.

And the 13" MBP will be able to play Civ 6 smoothly on low settings in boot camp.
It may even be able to do medium settings.

 

[Impatientmac]

Mark Gurman has tweeted it not exactly anonymous is it? It's been corroborated by multiple sources.

Besides there might not be any invites, they might live stream it. Nobody knows.

Gurman isn't an official source.

 

[Westbrook0]

That's a serious exaggeration. My 2012 rMPB runs Cities: Skylines just fine. The 2016 model will be massively faster.

Did you have a dGPU? And was it an Ivy Bridge i5?

 

[Mattsasa]

If the invites dont come out tomorrow, i'll probably die.

Kool-aid anyone?

 

[trickster is meaningless]

You guys post too quickly! I've been on holiday for a fortnight and keep thinking I'm nearly caught up and the page count jumps by 20.

As an aside, I have some lovely photos from Yosemite, so I can make my own desktop pictures now. Fingers crossed for invites tomorrow.

 

[You are the One]

Look at the style, Tim is a closet Rasta, I knew it.

 

[kristoffer4]

Yup, 0.99 euro a month.


128 GB. I don't do "work" work on the MBP. Some Photoshop, some InDesign, I've got music software on it but don't really use it as the Hackintosh is much more useful for that, but if I'm on the road it's handy to be able to do things. So my backups run back to... let me check... July. It's good enough for me.

The slots I use the most, in order:
1. SD
2. HDMI
3. Headphone jack
4. USB

Plus, of course, MagSafe which saved me countless times already, as I have all the grace of a drunken elephant.

And all of these ports are going away and being replaced with USB C. Courage.
I would really miss the SD card reader.

 

[samcow]

Kool-aid anyone?

Haha can't say I don't enjoy seeing the reactions to the lack of news over the past year. I'm not entirely sold on buying new Apple hardware, but if the new Pros come out with minimal bezels, hopefully OLED screens, and other modern features I'll probably get one. That said, I'm also ok not getting one, so the suspense isn't hugely affecting me

 

[Cougarcat]

This is incorrect.

Civ 6 does not require a quad core.

And the 13" MBP will be able to play Civ 6 smoothly on low settings in boot camp.
It may even be able to do medium settings.

The Mac version requires a quad core, according to Aspyr's system requirements. It also doesn't support Metal. It might run OK on low, we'll see. But Bootcamp will probably be the way to go.

 

[cornishbrooksy]

Somebody posted in the Beta 5 thread that the build number was 16B2553a.....that's not a GM number is it?

 

[a_coorn]

The Mac version requires a quad core, according to Aspyr's system requirements. It also doesn't support Metal. It might run OK on low, we'll see. But Bootcamp will probably be the way to go.

Yeah, Metal is going to be a problem in the future as everyone switches to Vulkan.
[doublepost=1476898323][/doublepost]This just dropped:
Apple Seeds Fifth macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Beta to Developers and Public Beta Testers

If this is the latest beta, final is going to be released at the event.

 

[augustya]

It has begun!

https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/19/fina...wnload-link-alludes-to-impending-10-3-update/

This could just be a coincidence it does not imply or mean anything.

 

[TechZeke]

You can do this...we've been in this race for so long, don't think about dieing. Think about using the new MBP. Here's some motivation:

If no invites go out tomorrow or there is no press release by the end of the month, I think the entire mac community is going to implode.

 

[Baldrake]

Did you have a dGPU? And was it an Ivy Bridge i5?

2.6 GHz i7 (Ivy Bridge), NVIDIA 650M

 

[Mattsasa]

This could just be a coincidence it does not imply or mean anything.

why so negative?? =P

 

[Critycal]

But someone in this forum know a guy who knows a guy who has Tim on LinkedIn and is certain there will be an event.

This is true.

 

[TechZeke]

The Mac version requires a quad core, according to Aspyr's system requirements. It also doesn't support Metal. It might run OK on low, we'll see. But Bootcamp will probably be the way to go.

So basically:
High end 2011 27" iMac or greater
2012 15" MacBook Pro r/non-r Or High end Late 2012 21.5" iMac
2013-2015 base 15" rMBP

Boy, does gaming on Mac look bleak. You need a $1500-$2000 Mac just get by on a new Civ game.

 

[shareef777]

You know, I don't think there will be an invite. Not sure if this was pointed out before (sorry), but what if the FCPX Summit will be used to introduce the updated line? Note, on the schedule for FCPX on Friday October 28th at 3:30 - 4:30 is an "Update from Apple Product Team"

http://www.fcpxcreativesummit.com/schedule/

Looks like an invite to me, I'm all set. See ya'll next week.

 

[mattburley7]

sounds like the new final cut pro has support for the new macbook pros...

https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/788790648631681024

 

[RohirrimV]

no

If no invites go out tomorrow or there is no press release by the end of the month, I think the entire mac community is going to implode.

Pretty sure this'll be us if that unfortunate set of circumstances comes to pass

 

[a_coorn]

There definitely will be an invite tomorrow between 9-11am

 

[Rob_2811]

Gurman isn't an official source.

Dear me ..