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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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intel keep boasting how this is the most significantly leap they made in a decade, maybe its marketing or maybe they are onto something. honestly i would be kicking myself if i buy the current mbp only if skylake comes out 3 months later, speed wise it isn't much but if the apu is about twice as fast it will certainly be more future proof. i'm on a 2008 unibody mbp as well.
Have you thought about a slightly older, refurbished or used one? Not paying top dollar will lessen the sting if the next one or second next rocks.
Yeah, you can get some really powerful Mac Pro towers for under £1000 but I'm skeptical about buying second hand electricals.
Refurbished from apple sounds good in principle but there isn't much of a discount.
Since I don't know which features you consider important this is just an example.
Because I don't care about the force-touch trackpad, I would see more value in buying a 2014 with more RAM, a faster CPU, and/or a larger drive then I would a 2015 with lower specs but the trackpad for the same amount of money.
With you, I think would look for top spec. Interestingly the new flash drive does sound appealing. The new storage apparently offers some significant performance enhancements. While I would be so annoyed if I bought today and a new (proper) upgrade was released within 3 months, I think I would be equally annoyed if I waited, and waited and waited and Skylake didn't offer much. Also mindful that a redesign is just speculation at the moment.
I think Apple will end up making the Macbook Pro slimmer if they go solely with USB-C. Obviously not as thin as the Macbook but surely thinner to some extent.
If they do make it slimmer, I'm pretty sure it's game over for the dGPU, I'm not sure there would be enough room for an effective cooling solution!
Hi, how are you?
I use a late-2013 Macbook Pro 15" on my daily-basis, and I really enjoy it, however some things made me patiently wait for the skylake model to upgrade.
Despite the obvious (better processor and Thunderbolt 3), I really regret not getting the 1TB drive. I tought 500GB would be enough, but it isn't. I'm having a hard time trying to keep 10% of the storage free.
We're expecting it to use the H chips, right? I read that those chips will support DDR4 SDRAM, so is there a hope that the new computer will offer an 32GB RAM option?
Thank you.
I use a late-2013 Macbook Pro 15" on my daily-basis, and I really enjoy it, however some things made me patiently wait for the skylake model to upgrade.
Despite the obvious (better processor and Thunderbolt 3), I really regret not getting the 1TB drive. I tought 500GB would be enough, but it isn't. I'm having a hard time trying to keep 10% of the storage free.
We're expecting it to use the H chips, right? I read that those chips will support DDR4 SDRAM, so is there a hope that the new computer will offer an 32GB RAM option?
Thank you.
I am now waiting for Kaby Lake - I leave this thread ! 
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2015/2015062401_Intel_to_launch_Kaby_Lake_processors_in_2016.html
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2015/2015062401_Intel_to_launch_Kaby_Lake_processors_in_2016.html
I am now waiting for Kaby Lake - I leave this thread !
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2015/2015062401_Intel_to_launch_Kaby_Lake_processors_in_2016.html
Where do they get this funny names from ??
I temporary went for a 2014 MBA with 256GB while I was waiting for Skylake, coming from a 500GB drive Macbook Pro. I bought an SDXC card that perfectly fits in the Air (it's almost impossible to realise it's there unless you specifically take a look in the SD slot), and that helped me keeping the drive free from stuff I don't need to perform at high speeds. F.e, unless you work editing videos/photos, you can keep all that stuff in the SD, at which you'll access at 100MB/s aprox. So it's even better than a 7200rpm HDD, without needing to carry external hard drives with you to have everything anytime. A bit more expensive? Yeah, but quite cheeper than Apple SSD upgrades.
I assume you mean the Transcend JetDrive Lite? It really does perform as stated, and is barely noticeable on the side of the laptop.
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as soon as Skylake comes out I'm upgrading my 2010 MBP Hi Res. Currently at 8GB ram, with 256 SSD and 1TB Optibay HD. I'll get the 1TB SSD in the new one, which SHOULD be enough.
I don't want thinner if it'll cause a downgrade in graphics performance or cooling.
I don't want thinner if it'll cause a downgrade in graphics performance or cooling.
Do you guys think we will see the return of the 17" MBP with Skylake? 4k screen or something... would be nice. I refuse to upgrade my late 2011 17" until that day comes!
I would say unlikely. You can get the same res with the 15" rMBP now as was available on the 17"
Tbh its more the physical size of the MacBook that I prefer, rather than the resolution. The 4K screen would just be a bonus. I could settle for a 16" borderless screen though if the decided to go that route.
I agree with you, a bigger notebook would be a great alternative to those who use it as primary computer for work, not just to consume media.
And again, a 16" with less border screen would be as small as the current 15" one.
I'm also not a fan of fractions on the HiDPI mode.
Yeah just with extra screen size in the same form factor. I could see apple going more this route tbh, 16" screen with same small size.
I use my MBP for absolutely everything apart from gaming. So want as big a screen as possible, within reason of course...
I make your words mine. I use my Macbook Pro for Photoshop and code at work, AutoCAD at college and music prodution for hobby. All would highly benefit from a bigger screen real state.
However I'm wondering the possibility of this. The last 17" Macbook had a resolution of 1920x1200, making it retina would be 3840x2400. I've never seen a monitor with this resolution, maybe it's not available enough at a good price for sale.
On the other hand, the Dell XPS 15 uses a 3840x2160 screen, that would fit nicely on a 16"/17" MacBook Pro.
Given that the 17" MBP outsold the MP year after year, I wish Apple would release a 17" MBP with a 4k display. If nothing else just make it a BTO notebook to save costs. The 17" has always represented the professional user so why not eliminate the HD and DVD, put dual SSDs in a nice Raid configuration, allow 32GB of memory, a higher-end 4GB dGPU, use a larger battery, perhaps a faster CPU than the 15", and enhance the current cooling system for the 17". You could offer the 17" MBP in either 16GB or 32GB options along with no dGPU, 2GB dGPU or 4GB dGPU.
I've always felt with a 17" base, no DVD or HD, there are a plethora of options that Apple could explore here.
Just a thought...
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