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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Not really surprising. No updates on Apple's sides, and increasing popularity of Chromebooks will lead to something like this. Funny how they had to combine numbers from all of the different companies for the Chromebooks though
Chromebooks are significantly cheaper than Macs, so they are obviously going to be an easier sell. These stats include education customers who purchase the most Chromebooks. It's not consumers going and purchasing one of their own volition. It's mostly K-12 students being handed them on the first day of school.
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Yes, but ios losing shares with android, osx loosing with chromeos, not good direction for apple.
My first final exam for the semester just happens to be on the same day as the beginning of WWDC
Is anyone considering getting a MacBook instead of a MacBook Pro if nothing is announced at WWDC?
I'm considering it. It's hard to justify something that expensive for something that lacking in power, but I'm currently without a Mac and it's driving me insane. I need something soon! And if nothing happens in June I might just get a MacBook. It wouldn't be my last Mac device though, let's put it that way.
No I wouldn't. Because even though the rMBP is currently running on Haswell...it's still far more capable for my needs than a Skylake Core M MacBook.
I bought one a month ago to tide me over until the new pros come out and I find it very powerful considering the core m.
As already said by Brad, this is old news. Also - just looking at the sample size of the specific i7 model which screams 13" upgrade, it tells you how far Intel is away still from manufacturing this CPU in volume.
This link shows all CPU's with 28W for the 13"
http://ark.intel.com/compare/91166,91164,91167
Total number of geekbench entries for these models = 17 (not counting the 2 fake Hackintoshes). The higher clocked i5 from the link is not listed a single time. The i7 still has status Announced compared to Launched. That tells all you need to know about the readiness and why the 13" is still not available.
Intel apparently has lots of issues with these CPU's. Serban wrote similar things in his 'leaks' that some teams had issues with the CPUs unable to properly power external monitors (iirc) and god knows what else.
This link shows all CPU's with 28W for the 13"
http://ark.intel.com/compare/91166,91164,91167
Total number of geekbench entries for these models = 17 (not counting the 2 fake Hackintoshes). The higher clocked i5 from the link is not listed a single time. The i7 still has status Announced compared to Launched. That tells all you need to know about the readiness and why the 13" is still not available.
Intel apparently has lots of issues with these CPU's. Serban wrote similar things in his 'leaks' that some teams had issues with the CPUs unable to properly power external monitors (iirc) and god knows what else.
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I would pick maybe the MacBook if they release a 15 inch model..
Instant Apps seems to be very impressive. Next gen of surfing i guess. Apple will copy(rethink) that in 2017 (WWDC)
Sure you can run stuff even on Macbook Air. The more powerful hardware inside the more tracks and instances of Massive or Serum and Slate's plugins (for example) you will be able to run without bouncing. And quad core vs dual core I think will show greater difference if the DAW of your choice can utilize 4 cores (multicore mode).
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Awesome...Studio One has gone under my radar a bit to be honest, I will def check it out...thanks for your input!
Yes I agree that Quad Core is better for DAWs. But if we´re talking Dual Cores, then the i5 and i7 are not that far apart to be worth the upgrade price. I´ll be going for the 2,9ghz Skylake i5 (assuming they continue their current BTO scheme).
However, had there been a quad option for the 13", I would totally get that. I just don´t want the 15" size.
But seing the way my MBA handles my DAW, I feel confident the 13" Skylake i5 will suffice for the next 4 years
i believe we'll see the 13" model going down to 15W TDP processors.
with broadwell the difference between the 2 (mba vs mbp) is already negligible.
with skylake we'll get GT3 level graphics for the first time in a 15W package (it's the HD540).
there's not enough difference to justify the use of 28W chip and it'll still be faster than the previous mbp.
also, lighter, longer battery life, like the mba.
with broadwell the difference between the 2 (mba vs mbp) is already negligible.
with skylake we'll get GT3 level graphics for the first time in a 15W package (it's the HD540).
there's not enough difference to justify the use of 28W chip and it'll still be faster than the previous mbp.
also, lighter, longer battery life, like the mba.
Exactly, my Chromebook cost me €229. It is made of plastic, but other than that it's good enough. If I didn't have problems with Linux all the time I wouldn't buy a Macbook Air.
If that's true, then Apple should probably drop the "Pro" brand from the 13" model and call it a new Air. Otherwise there is hardly any difference between the 13" MBA and the new 13" MBP.
Isn't it in a way a glorified webapp though? Just with better content delivery and a more 'native' feeling? Either way would want something like that to come to macOS as well, ability to give native-like experience on webapps would be nice. I just know that some webapps are sooo buggy and godawful... ugh
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