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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

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EnesM said:
Games on the 13" Macbook Pro? Don't even think about it, go for 15" and thank me later
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Depends on the game.
Iris 550 will be perfect for the most popular pc games

VISLAN said:
Some information I heard about these days:
Long time no post here!
Today I went to an Apple Store which is the biggest one in Asia and chat with them about the new MacBook Pro. They said that the model has arrived in the store for some days but only few are allowed to see or touch them. From the message widely spread in that store, they said that 13'' Pro has 2 USB Type-C, on the same side and the other side a 3.5earphone port. For the 15'' model it has two USBC port on both side and a headphone port. And the logo won't glow confirmed by many assistant in the store.
So that's all I got from the local store...... Hope that would help.:rolleyes:
Still waiting with hope that I can get it on Friday in Hangzhou.o_O:(
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not that I trust you in anyway.
but you can atleast ******** a little better.

You are saying that one side of the MacBook pro will have no ports? (except a headphone)
 
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aZZaneko said:
That's how most graphic tablets work though. Your hand and eyes learn to work in coordination. You learned to use the mouse after all, haven't you? Tablets are slightly different but the learning curve is about the same. It's definitely possible to produce highly detailed artwork without drawing on the actual screen.

Relatively small size is not a problem either, since zoom levels exist. The S sized tablets are not that much bigger. In some cases, like photo retouch, small area may actually be preferable to a larger one. It allows you to do less hand travel for the same result. It may be a problem for the more traditional artists though, who use their shoulder more than they use their wrists.

Hover is something Apple would have to work on were they to offer Pencil support of course. But if Wacom can do it with their tablets, Apple can probably do it too. Navigating macOS with a stylus is perfectly fine. I would miss having the buttons on the pen itself but their functionality can mostly be replicated by the modification keys of the keyboard.
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The mouse is not the same due to the natural "hover" mechanism as, you need to click the button. Also using pens on a touch screen on the actual screen is comparable to using a pen/pencil on paper. I am talking about using a pen on a trackpad to simulate something happening on the screen (so the mediums are tethered).

Now, you could make it you have to apply pressure on the pencil for it to register something and otherwise, it will just scroll - but that will not be a good user experience; while dragging the mouse around with it seated on the table is comfortable, having to always hold the pencil on the track pad will definitely not be enjoyable (especially as we are so used to lifting it). I just don't believe Apple has a mechanism to allow you to lift the pen above the trackpad and it will track its movement on screen so you can decide where to start your next "mark" of drawing.

This problem is not something that exists on tablets - which won't even need a moving cursor as, you can see exactly where on the screen you are pressing it. Hope I am making sense.
 
with the UK price increase + %20 VAT I guess I'm looking around £3700 for a full maxed out 15??

i hope I'm wrong o_O

i guess i will wait to see.. nothing left
 
Which warranty do you guys recommend? Obviously there is apple care. and If I purchase with my Citi Card, I should get an extra year out of it? maybe? But what about other warranties, like square trade, or through Best Buy? The closest Apple Store is over an hour away if that makes a difference.
 
nol2001 said:
My #1 hope is they won't write 'MacBook Pro' under the screen. I think they wanted to on the current rMBP but couldn't for technical reasons.
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I never noticed that. I agree that it's odd as they had it before and have it on the new MacBook, but I can't imagine it being so difficult?
 
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What time is the conference call?
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navaira said:
Ah I was just going to post this. Let's make sure we don't have more than one actual information tidbit per page 'k?

Is it weird that I am mostly excited about the upcoming Air/SE/Mini/macBook Minus? I kind of know what to expect with rMBP, iMacs and USB-C Display won't make it...
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I am excited to see the Air as well.
personally was hoping for a 13/14" rMB
 
I know we have addressed that " they will be available immediately" I'm just still trying to play out how that will work with in store purchases. In my mind there is no way they could not have a display out for them before the keynote, and then have a display with them out after the keynote. Are we expecting this scenario? or just that they will be able to give you them from the back but wont have a display up that day? NOTE: I have no previous experience with macbook pro releases in the past
 
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I see that some people from UK are optimistic about the price of the MacBooks after Thursday, but I am pretty sure that they will increase the price just like they did with the iPhones. Last year when euro’s value fell they increased the base model rMBP’s price from 1299€ to 1449€ at the first keynote they had.
 
3JL said:
I also need a new monitor (4k or 5K).. What are your plans screen-wise? Wait for a possible new thunderbolt display or opt for e.g. the LG 27UD88?
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That's the one I've been looking at but hoping for someone to release an actual TB3 monitor instead of just USB-C or at least one that has a faster hub built in than the 27UD88.
 
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ArchimeZix said:
with the UK price increase + %20 VAT I guess I'm looking around £3700 for a full maxed out 15??

i hope I'm wrong o_O

i guess i will wait to see.. nothing left
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Isn't the current max spec macbook pro about £2600? I would be utterly utterly stunned to see them stick the price up by over £1000. Even if the pound is worth much less than it was previously this is a high priced item and they will absorb some of the depreciation in order to actually sell them. No one will pay £3500 for a macbook pro.
 
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pegamoos said:
I just realised this will be the first keynote in a long time that i really look forward to watch live.
Don't disappoint me, please!
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oh cwap, i had a premonition...
see that black bar above the number keys?
that we call the magic bar.
now, you wanna see some magic?
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samparmenter said:
Isn't the current max spec macbook pro about £2600? I would be utterly utterly stunned to see them stick the price up by over £1000. Even if the pound is worth much less than it was previously this is a high priced item and they will absorb some of the depreciation in order to actually sell them. No one will pay £3500 for a macbook pro.
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I'd want Tim Cook and Jony Ive to hand deliver it for that price :eek:
 
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During the QA today, one of the investors should just ask the question like, 'How do you expect the sales of the new Skylake MacBook pro affect Holiday quarter revenue?"

Also, I always wonder during the QA, who are the people that get to ask questions? How do they get in? If I own apple stock, can I ask Tim a question?
 
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OFFICIALLY IN THE LAST 48 HOURS!

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This thread grows by 20 pages everytime I check! We are going pretty fast! Where's that dude making the graphs of when we would reach page 1000? How steep have we grown in the recent weeks?
 
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