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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Ordered a 15 inch with 512 gb ssd space grey. With the base radeon 450(no clue how this performs though)
Just placed my order for the same model!
THANK GOD I've been saving money for this since Xmas '14!
Not in the UK, went 25%!! The base MBP configuration was £1,000 until yesterday, now they are still selling it alongside the new MBP for £1,250!! I managed to pay 850 for it on Amazon market place, I have a feeling I will be able to sell it at a gain!
No. 13 inch does not have dedicated GPU, only Integrated. On the contrary, the GPUs in 13 inch are quite good actually. They are on the same level as GT650M/750M that were in MacBook Pro 15 inch for some time.
I am thinking of buying the old model rMBP cheap now on ebay. The new MBP is overpriced and didn't get 32gb ram
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Not in the UK. The base configuration is still available for 25% more. Damn Brexit.
1833MHz suggests it's ddr3, 2133MHz is ddr4, afaik.
edit: i might be wrong, somehow it doesn't show me which kind of ram it is.
so, the 15 " also has ddr3 you're saying?
I was in a a mood to but the 15" rMBP bit these dedicated GPU's in 15" has spoilt the game for me.
I can confirm it too. I do assignment-based photography and video work in the field about 150 days out of the year. I needed this laptop to be a beast for my work in the field, whereas back at home I turn things over to my 32 GB iMac. I can't believe that Apple would release such a forward-thinking laptop that does not have enough RAM for what I do today, let alone 2 years from now.
Sorely disappointed.
So with the student discount (and including tax) the base model 15" + 512GB SSD comes down to around 2600 euro.. Which is still a lot of money, but the student discount helps 
Non-discount price is 2939 here in the NL.
Non-discount price is 2939 here in the NL.
How is the difference between the basic CPU of the 13" with and without Touch Bar? Is it big?
And does a basic 13" without Touch Bar and an upgrade to 16 GB make sense or is the cheapest 13" with Touch Bar the better call? I won't spend more than 1800€ on this computer (edu)
And does a basic 13" without Touch Bar and an upgrade to 16 GB make sense or is the cheapest 13" with Touch Bar the better call? I won't spend more than 1800€ on this computer (edu)
I believe that's the desktop version, mobile version is usually ~10% slower this generation, if not subjected to thermal limitations. Also, Mac OS X & Windows performance may vary. Windows usually renders more FPS.
It's the only thing I DON'T like about the new MBPs (as I suspected would be the case)
I was expecting to order a new MBP tonight - I have been excited about the Touch Bar since the rumors first circulated and the keynote delivered most of what I hoped for. I don't mind transitioning to USB-C. But I won't order yet. I'll wait for the reviews to come in and to see it in the flesh and then decide. My 2011 17" will need to last me a bit longer. I like that the 15" is a bit lighter and more compact. And that it comes with dGPU. I'm willing to pay good money for quality and specs but having only 256GB in the 15" as standard is lame. So maybe I'll stick aroud a little longer and hold out for spec bump (Kaby Lake, 512GB) in, 6 months maybe?
Touch Bar base model in Germany is 2000 €. With 8 GB Ram and a 256 GB SSD What have they been smoking?
Man, I really need a new computer and I've been waiting for so long, this really sucks. Guess I'll go back to Windows.
What have they been smoking? Man, I really need a new computer and I've been waiting for so long, this really sucks. Guess I'll go back to Windows.
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