Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

[Seed101]

LOL I just came back to the MacRumors Buyers Guide, and is sadder than ever.

Let's hope than those OSX references really mean something...

Are they trying to tell us something?

 

[koyoot]

Yes, iMac 4K refresh incoming.

 

[bfid111]

So.. u guys think apple will announce something new on April 1?

 

[Uni Grad]

So.. u guys think apple will announce something new on April 1?

Possibly a Skylake refresh of the 2015 rMBP. Nothing related to rMBP however.

 

[knassar]

Thermals are ok, Power Environment(Supply) in current state is a bit... tight.

P.S. cTDP for those CPUs is 35W .

Oh my god.. did you just say the most magical phrase ever?

45W chips configured to 35W on a 14" chassis with Iris Pro 580?

Dare we dream it?

 

[craigyy]

I'm really confused what is making people think the 13" model isn't going to get the 28w chip?!

 

[bfid111]

I'm really confused what is making people think the 13" model isn't going to get the 28w chip?!

Some ppl want a quad core chip with iris 580 on the 13 inch,

 

[mikeo007]

I'm really confused what is making people think the 13" model isn't going to get the 28w chip?!

This data mined from an OSX server beta: https://pikeralpha.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/os-x-10-11-4-build-15e65-and-skylake-graphics-support/

The SKU for the suspected 13" GPU (Iris 550) is missing.
This means (most likely) that either the 13" is getting a downgrade to 15w chipsets (540 is listed) or an upgrade to 45w (580 also listed).

 

[Wowereit]

If (and that's a big if) they will change the CPU for the 13", they will go down to 15w to make the product thinner.

 

[knassar]

If (and that's a big if) they will change the CPU for the 13", they will go down to 15w to make the product thinner.

Or they could grow the chassis slightly and fit in a slightly more power-hungry CPU i.e. a detuned 45W CPU

 

[PTLove]

I'm really confused what is making people think the 13" model isn't going to get the 28w chip?!

The 28Watt Chip exclusively has the Iris 550 iGPU, which is the only GPU that appears to be missing in the data dump linked.

 

[OSX7]

Or they could grow the chassis slightly and fit in a slightly more power-hungry CPU i.e. a detuned 45W CPU

But knowing Apple, that will not happen. Not with Ive there

 

[craigyy]

Isn't number 3 on the list the iris 550?

Now if we really get to dreaming how about 45w in the 13" and xeon in the 15"

 

[mikeo007]

Isn't number 3 on the list the iris 550?

Now if we really get to dreaming how about 45w in the 13" and xeon in the 15"

Looks like he updated the article. Wasn't there previously.

The comment about the geekbench results from January now makes a lot more sense since this 3.3 GHZ 28w part is exactly what was show in that benchmark.

 

[OSX7]

Isn't number 3 on the list the iris 550?

Now if we really get to dreaming how about 45w in the 13" and xeon in the 15"

Yep, he just updated the list, thankfully no downgrade for the 13 after all.

 

[mjs402]

I don't understand what is going on. How are we getting thinner MacBooks but more powerful integrated graphics? Unless they change the 13" -> 14" and the 15" -> 16", how are they going to pull this off? I'm interested to see how they do this. Unless the thinner MacBooks that were mentioned recently are not Pros at all and something else. I don't know. I JUST DON'T KNOW!

 

[R3k]

Are they trying to tell us something?

Best to ignore that page.

 

[OSX7]

I don't understand what is going on. How are we getting thinner MacBooks but more powerful integrated graphics? Unless they change the 13" -> 14" and the 15" -> 16", how are they going to pull this off? I'm interested to see how they do this. Unless the thinner MacBooks that were mentioned recently are not Pros at all and something else. I don't know. I JUST DON'T KNOW!

Apple doesn't need to make a bigger laptop (myth which started in this forum since apparently they can't use odd numbers anymore, yet every credible source points to 13, and 15 inches). Intel's job was exactly that, reduce power consumption with their new node and revamp the architecture. That's how you get a more powerful iGPU. These GPUs are more efficient and powerful than previous ones.

 

[ssong]

Apple doesn't need to make a bigger laptop (myth which started in this forum since apparently they can't use odd numbers anymore, yet every credible source points to 13, and 15 inches). Intel's job was exactly that, reduce power consumption with their new node and revamp the architecture. That's how you get a more powerful iGPU. These GPUs are more efficient and powerful than previous ones.

Well id say more of a wish than a myth and i think it was more the fact that Apple wouldnt have to make a bigger laptop. Just cut on the bezel size, and you could get 14 and 16 with the same form factor. Also given that Apple has OCD 11 - 12 - 13 - 15 doesnt sound right, so they might as well make 12-14-16 which im sure is within their technological abilities

 

[fs454]

Redesign lover here.


Yes that is correct. the 950M actually uses just over 50W I heard.

Therefore makes sense to use Iris Pro, because same or better performance. And much less power consumption, and heat, and size.

However, if Apple was to wait for Polaris/Pascal. Then it would make sense to use those, since they will have even faster performance and DX12 support

Is there any chance of Apple using a GPU above the 950M or does nothing exist within an acceptable TDP?

 

[volcomvenom]

Seriously speaking here guys, could there be updates on April 1st (40 year old celebration)? I love updates. I am tempted to get the iPad Pro 12" 256gb version in gold.

 

[bfid111]

Seriously speaking here guys, could there be updates on April 1st (40 year old celebration)? I love updates. I am tempted to get the iPad Pro 12" 256gb version in gold.

Are they doing another keynote on Apr 1?

 

[volcomvenom]

Are they doing another keynote on Apr 1?

You tell me, maybe a silent update? I really wish, one would give their kidneys for that to happen.

 

[bfid111]

You tell me, maybe a silent update? I really wish, one would give their kidneys for that to happen.

I mean there gotta be a reason why they showed the video of Apple's 40 year anniversary on the mar 21 event at the very beginning

 

[volcomvenom]

I mean there gotta be a reason why they showed the video of Apple's 40 year anniversary on the mar 21 event at the very beginning

I missed that, safari was literally going crazy for me and when I clicked the keynote link it went to a pop-up. 3 times that happened. UPDATE: I just watched it, 40 years in 40 seconds. It was stupid!