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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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I'm confused now. After 3 consecutive logic board/discreet graphics board failures (1 on my 17" and 2 on my 2012 rMBP) I am starting to doubt the reasons why I switched to Mac's ( perceived reliability & longevity) - and I have started looking at PC's again....
So with the top end Dell XPS15 I get a 4K Touch Screen, latest 6th gen processor, 32gb of 2133mhz RAM, a 1 TB SSD, and a super advanced graphics chip.....all of which is user replaceable/upgradeable......for about 20% less than a mid spec rMBP 15" (with 512gb SSD)...!!!!!! Am I missing something?
How easy is it to get the OSX and other Apple software to run on the XPS...or is it a total ball ache?
So with the top end Dell XPS15 I get a 4K Touch Screen, latest 6th gen processor, 32gb of 2133mhz RAM, a 1 TB SSD, and a super advanced graphics chip.....all of which is user replaceable/upgradeable......for about 20% less than a mid spec rMBP 15" (with 512gb SSD)...!!!!!! Am I missing something?
How easy is it to get the OSX and other Apple software to run on the XPS...or is it a total ball ache?
Some Surface Rumors on Kaby Lake
http://en.yibada.com/articles/11083...for-windows-10-redstone-2-intel-kaby-lake.htm
http://en.yibada.com/articles/11083...for-windows-10-redstone-2-intel-kaby-lake.htm
The Dell looks awesome. But the config you listed goes for about $2850. Mid Spec Apple is $2499. The Dell is not as inexpensive as you make it sound. Darn sure would be way less with a 1TB and 32GB (if ever offered) from Apple though. Love the screens on the Dell, HATE the trackpads.
I would imagine that we get 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros and for some awful reason we get the equivalent dual core Air processors in the 14 inch and the dual core processors that go in the 13 inch in the larger Pro model. I mean, if they are going to make this thing thinner than the Air, we have some limitations on space.. Ugh.. This is going to suck.
Thinner than the Air is only 2mm from the current rMBP thickness. Going from 1.8cm to 1.6cm still leaves enough thermal headroom. They'll just cut out some battery to make up space since Skylake offers greatly improved battery life.
Can they fit a HDMI, or Normal USB port, while still making it thinner? Looking at The current Pro theres a *little* metal around those contacts, but certainly not much.
Im not sure how I would feel about a 3 port USB-C / 1 Port TB3/USB3/DisplayPort MBP. I feel that might be whats coming.
If they make the Pro more like ****** Air, I'll buy the Razor or a Gigabyte laptop. That would end the relationship for me with Apple. I don't want things super thin that it'll be crap to use. Dual Core CPUs are so 2000 and I need a Quad-Core for my needs.
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I would imagine that we get 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros and for some awful reason we get the equivalent dual core Air processors in the 14 inch and the dual core processors that go in the 13 inch in the larger Pro model. I mean, if they are going to make this thing thinner than the Air, we have some limitations on space.. Ugh.. This is going to suck.
Suck is an understatement. It's going to be iCrap!
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Maybe Apple will skip Skylake and put KabyLake 7th gen CPUs in their computers...one can wonder...
From the link: "But the likelihood remains that both Redstone 2 and Kaby Lake will be ready before 2016 comes to a close, which ZDNet was the original scenario first shared by the publication's anonymous Windows insiders."
I doubt Apple will wait for Kaby Lake, though. People (namely us) will be outraged.
No. It's not gonna happen. Intel has introduced Skylake June 2015, and proper 15" CPUs has come up just recently, and we won't see Skylake Mac up to June 2016, so no.
No Kaby Lake.
We don't even have benchmarks for the Iris Pro 580, why should be suddendy see Kaby Lake?!?
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.
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DO NOT READ THEM.
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Come on, Apple...
Please.
Wonder if Build holds anything of interest. Sounds like they might get something Windows out, but maybe not the next Surface.
Would the time between first Kaby Lake CPU released, and the CPU wanted for MBP be less for Kaby Lake than Skylake?
So First Kaby Lake chip <------> Kaby Lake suitable for the MBP
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First Skylake chip <------> Skylake suitable for the MBP
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10183...ead-becomes-process-architecture-optimization
" We expect to lengthen the amount of time we will utilize our 14nm and our next generation 10nm process technologies, further optimizing our products and process technologies while meeting the yearly market cadence for product introductions."
Would the time between first Kaby Lake CPU released, and the CPU wanted for MBP be less for Kaby Lake than Skylake?
So First Kaby Lake chip <------> Kaby Lake suitable for the MBP
vs
First Skylake chip <------> Skylake suitable for the MBP
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10183...ead-becomes-process-architecture-optimization
" We expect to lengthen the amount of time we will utilize our 14nm and our next generation 10nm process technologies, further optimizing our products and process technologies while meeting the yearly market cadence for product introductions."
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Probably not. The chip appropriate for a MBP upgrade is not even out in the wild yet. It seems it will be out in May. You'd think Intel would have the chip live longer than a couple of months..
The latest roadmap shows no Kaby Lake chips suitable (HQ class GT4e) for the rMBP 15", this means that we will be stuck with Skylake until Cannonlake arrives in early 2018. Unless Intel decides to add a GT4e enabled HQ CPU to its roadmap we will be experiencing the same dilemma with currently have with Haswell. In conclusion, until further notice, no Kaby Lake rMBPs. So people can stop with the: "Skylake will be too old by then..." bs.
Just give us skylake! Don't wait until 2018 to give us cannonlake. I can wait and have decided not to buy the xps 15 2016 because the ssd speeds are slower than my rMBP 2013, what a piece of junk.
DisplayPort is the same height as USB A port, and I think HDMI is similar as well. The Air is thinner and still manages to fit the USB A port, so it's conceivable that they could fit one in a 2mm thinner MBP. I could also see those ports not surviving a refresh though, although I don't like the thought.
Having Skylake when Kabylake is released is not having a 1 generation old CPU, since the next CPU generation that fits the same kind of computer wouldn't be available until 1 year later or even more, so you will technically have the lastest technology (related to quad-core laptops), once you get a 15" MBP. No matter how many Kabylake 4,5/15/28W chips they release.
Take it into the Apple Store. We got $100 (I think even more, actually) for a 5c.
http://www.apple.com/recycling/ Gave £100 for recycling in iTunes gift card. Guess it's be similar in dollars or higher. Is this what you used? You can mailnitnim too if you like.
I would also bet before or after WWDC, but not at WWDC. WWDC is a developer show and the hardware message would steal thunder from new development tools and techniques.
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