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Either way it would make a nice change for TB accessories to actually be available when the new rMBP arrives. When TB1 originally arrived it was a very long time before you could buy anything other than a cable, and even those were as rare as rocking horse ****.
 
Would it be accurate to say that rMBPs would use these Skylake-H models? Or are these the wrong nm?

Core i5-6440HQ
Core i7-6820HQ / i7-6920HQ

If so they'll be released on Oct 27 according to CPU-World. Don't know if this has already been shared. :)


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so in late October will have macbook and macbook pro update and keep in mind macbook pro 15" still have haswell not even broadwel so it is a must upgrade for October
 
i dont think the 13" will be updated...i think only the mac mini, macbook,imac and 15" macbook pro
Macbook air and 13" MBP will not, so go and buy one now. Already broadwel force touch etc
 
frosse said:
Seems like most ppl here are opting for 15". I'm going for the 13" though :)
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There is no suiting CPU for the 13" in the list above. Listed model-Y ones are only Pentium or M, neither used in MBP. Probably slipping to 2016.
 
Feb-March 2016.
frosse said:
Would it be accurate to say that rMBPs would use these Skylake-H models? Or are these the wrong nm?

Core i5-6440HQ
Core i7-6820HQ / i7-6920HQ

If so they'll be released on Oct 27 according to CPU-World. Don't know if this has already been shared. :)


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Yes, historically (there's no reason for them to change), the 6820 and 6920 are the exact variant used in every other 15" MBP.

If they bump it this year, then based on historical trends, Late 2015 should come out in November around Black Friday. March seems a tad later than normal, but February is not out of the question.
 
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cmChimera said:
Correct. TDP too high.
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Today the 15" models only have Core i7 models so I'd presume that they'll stay this way. But the 13" sports i5. Wouldn't it be possible to cram the 6440HQ into it? I don't know anything about TDP...

Edit: Or even H i5-6300HQ scheduled for late September?
 
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frosse said:
Today the 15" models only have Core i7 models so I'd presume that they'll stay this way. But the 13" sports i5. Wouldn't it be possible to cram the 6440HQ into it? I don't know anything about TDP...
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TDP stands for Thermal Design Power. The higher the TDP, the more cooling is required in the laptop enclosure. This is the main reason Apple would be unwilling to install a 6440HQ chip in a 13" laptop; doing so would necessitate a more powerful cooling system and therefore, all other things being equal, a larger enclosure. The overall vision of Apple's laptop design is clearly moving in the opposite direction: thinner, lighter, and more power-efficient. Apple used as high as a 35W TDP chip (i5-3230M) in its initial Ivy Bridge 13" rMBPs, but it has used 28W chips in the 13" models ever since. Moving a 45W chip into its 13" lineup is virtually certain not to happen.
 
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TDP stands for Thermal Design Power. The higher the TDP, the more cooling is required in the laptop enclosure. This is the main reason Apple would be unwilling to install a 6440HQ chip in a 13" laptop; doing so would necessitate a more powerful cooling system and therefore, all other things being equal, a larger enclosure. The overall vision of Apple's laptop design is clearly moving in the opposite direction: thinner, lighter, and more power-efficient. Apple used as high as a 35W TDP chip (i5-3230M) in its initial Ivy Bridge 13" rMBPs, but it has used 28W chips in the 13" models ever since. Moving a 45W chip into its 13" lineup is virtually certain not to happen.
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To further reinforce your point, when they moved from Ivy Bridge (35W) to Haswell (28W) they managed to reduce the thickness of the 13" rMBP. So as you said the possibility of a 45W part in the 13" is non existent.
 
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What's the consensus on the new 15" getting the mobile Xeon? Trying to decide whether to wait or pick up the 2014 on sale at bhphoto.
 
iKrivetko said:
I'd wait either way. The prices for older ones should go down after the announcement anyway.
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If you are going to buy an existing model there are some pretty good deals available now. Unlikely to be much lower when new models are launched.
 
Guess I will wait also and hold off on the current B&H deal- I think the boost in performace is too great to get older model this time- definitely going with the 15 inch this time- my 13 has / is working great but eyes need bigger screen and need power of quad core....
 
"No worries --- Alienware is refreshing its 13-, 15- and 17-inch laptops, too.
These updated laptops are packed to the brim overdue hardware updates, including support for PCIe SSDs with 4GB/s transfer speeds, updated Killer wireless and ethernet controllers, and a USB Type-C connector with USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt 3 support. The Alienware 13 will also be getting a larger 62Whr battery. Dell isn't saying much about the line-up's CPU options right now, but the company typically keeps pace with Intel when it launches next-gen processors."
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/27/dell-revives-the-alienware-18-/

Apparently even their desktops are getting eGPUs.

TB3 and Skylake can't come soon enough.
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