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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Did you just tell me that Apple is a private company??????
I think you need to go and read up on what a 'private company' means. Because Apple is a publicly traded company mate.
And I know a lot more then you do because I've been reading what 100% reliable sources have been saying.
I'm going to guess you haven't read this websites front page very often if at all?
*Tim gets up on stage*
one more thing...
*the word Mac appears on the screen*
*audience starts to cheer *
*Tim lifts his wrist, presses touchId key*
New MacCarPro strolls on Stage
"You can now edit 9K video on the windshield while travelling at 140mph. Boom!"
Theoretically to no one, but maybe they have to report to this:
"Apple Reports First Year-Over-Year Revenue Decline Since 2003: $10.5B Profit on $50.6B in Revenue"
and this:
"Apple's Notebook Sales Drop to Estimated 2.5M as Buyers Await New MacBook Pro"
Ok, the earnings of Apple coming from computers are just 10% of total.
Still, 10% of 50 billions is 5 billions.
I don't think Apple doesn't care about them.
"Can't innovate anymore, my ass"
Ffs people still taking Serban seriously
I'm going to go and join the 9to5Mac forums, and post information I've made up swearing blind it's all TRUE!
below 9to5mac article says "by the end of the year" 
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/28/top-stories-macbook-pro-oled-iphone-7-touchid-wwdc/
Macworld UK still believes in wwdc though
maybe the 13 only at wwdc?
end of the year is really far away
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/28/top-stories-macbook-pro-oled-iphone-7-touchid-wwdc/
Macworld UK still believes in wwdc though
maybe the 13 only at wwdc?
end of the year is really far away
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below 9to5mac article says "by the end of the year"
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/28/top-stories-macbook-pro-oled-iphone-7-touchid-wwdc/
Macworld UK still believes in wwdc though
maybe the 13 only at wwdc?
end of the year is really far away
damn im about to buy the 15' macpro. im also think there wont be a new macpro 13 of june
Man, I really don't want to start college without a laptop. Though realistically it's probably better for me if it comes out late this year as I could save up some money this summer and not have my parents pay for the whole thing.
But I don't wanna wait aaahh
But I don't wanna wait aaahh
Well, since the rumors around Siri for Mac, the minimum I would expect is a dedicated key on the keyboard...so at least we are going to have a single redesigned key.
It's something.
It's something.
That just means they should be available before 2017, it doesn't mean they're coming at the end of the year. I'm still hopeful for an announcement at wwdc.below 9to5mac article says "by the end of the year"
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/28/top-stories-macbook-pro-oled-iphone-7-touchid-wwdc/
Macworld UK still believes in wwdc though
maybe the 13 only at wwdc?
end of the year is really far away
Presented in June, and available in July-August due to Skylake yelds for 15", is OK.
But end of the year is "We don't give a f*ck anymore about computers, since iPads are the future". I've been very patient with Macbooks for a long time, and I work with them, but if Apple decides not to give a f*ck about them, I'm easy out of this boat. Will keep my MBA for playing gigs, which will last for lots of years, and will get a custom tower to do the hard work (mixing projects & renders)
But end of the year is "We don't give a f*ck anymore about computers, since iPads are the future". I've been very patient with Macbooks for a long time, and I work with them, but if Apple decides not to give a f*ck about them, I'm easy out of this boat. Will keep my MBA for playing gigs, which will last for lots of years, and will get a custom tower to do the hard work (mixing projects & renders)
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I also think I will take the 15 if they come together, but my 2010 15 is really on its last leg, will need to bump it up a bit if they don't come by july, so tired of waiting...
If theres going to be a 13/14" rMB then I dont think the rMBP is going to be radically different from the 2012 lineup...which is a good thing. The rMB will probably have more than one port. That means that the Pro will at least have more than 2 ports in its chassis. I think the rumors that we saw for the ultra thin MacBook Pros were actually for the 13" rMB.
The bad thing is...with the existence of another model, the price for the Pros will be most likely starting near the $2000's...which might make me hold out until a substantial price drop.
[doublepost=1464547644][/doublepost]So wait...Apple thought of this before the Surface Book?
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...als-their-hybrid-notebook-tablet-details.html
Same here, stuck on 2010 17". Only up to 8 Gb of RAM which is like two safari tabs these days. Looking forward to 32 GB in the 2016 model
I'm out. Done with 15" MacBook Pro's. Apple is a very sly company. Like I said numerous times before, I had so many problems with the 2012 retina MacBook Pro 15". It was only because I insisted that they decided to send it to the repair depot and get the logic board/dGPU replaced. The people working "insisted that this is a rare occurrence" and that the problem will be fixed hopefully after each logic board replacement.
Well after 5 times, I still go the same results. Miraculously, Apple released the repair program extension that included the 2011-2013 retina MacBook Pro's. I used this as evidence on top of the fact that I went to the Apple Store 5 separate times to demand a replacement computer. Getting the 2015 model, I thought I was done with this.
Nope. Same problems. After looking into it more, turns out that it has to do with the fact that connecting the logic board with the dGPU with lead-free based solder, and the architecture of these computers to not have as effective heat dispersion solution, led to the ****hole that is the retina MacBook Pro.
In fact, I'm having these problems more and more now. Screen flickering and computer turning off, battery life draining to just 2-3 hours at 100% charge. I've tried everything - SafeMode, reinstalling OS X, bringing the computer to the Apple Store, and having a technician over the phone conduct all the tests.
Same results. Funnily enough, I believe Apple finally decided to conveniently put out a test to verify that the 2011-2013 MacBook Pro's did indeed have a problem AFTER initiating the repair extension program. More of a, "Oh, I mean, YEAH! THESE COMPUTERS DID HAVE PROBLEMS! HERE'S THE TESTS NOW IN 2015 INSTEAD OF IN 2011, 2012, OR 2013! YEAH!"
People will insist that Apple is all about its customers. I've seen threads on here and on /r/Apple of people getting replacement parts or computers. It doesn't matter. It costs pennies (Might as well be pennies because of Apple's ridiculous profit margins) for Apple to replace your computer parts, and if they give you a new computer that has the same symptoms (All the while possible fishing out an Apple Care purchase, or at the very least trapping you into its ecosystem), what does it matter to them? It's a win-win situation.
If Apple was all about its customers, it would have immediately stated that there possibly could've been a problem with these MacBooks. They would have looked into and seen that the lead-free based soldering was a big proponent of the issues, and would not have copied and pasted this flaw still into the 2015 models of the 15" MacBook Pro's.
No, I really doubt Apple suddenly, after 5 years of a 15" MacBook Pro design failure, create a laptop that has great turnout and results. The fact that Apple is using a gimmick of the OLED function key bar all but reassures my fears that Apple is no longer the juggernaut of a tech company it once was. Instead, it caters to the lowest common denominator of the pro users - college art students who think that by browsing on Tumblr in Starbucks via their MacBook Pro's or iPad Pro's, that they are the "Pro" market."
I am sorry for this long rant, but after getting into the **** storm with this supposedly fantastic $3,100 laptop that can't even perform a simple function of watching YouTube on Safari without crossing my fingers, hoping that Steve Jobs lets me watch a video, I'm done with the 15" MacBook Pro lineup. On top of that, I was so disgusted with how Apple treats its customers, particularly the Pro market.
"We can't find any problems with your computer with our limited testing, so we'll deem it usable regardless of your experiences... Until we issue another repair extension program in 2019."
I'll probably just buy and build my own PC rig, and **** it, maybe a MacBook Air 13" on the side since at least Apple didn't **** that up (Although of course in typical Apple fashion, they'll let go of the perfectly capable MBA for the pathetic rMB).
Well after 5 times, I still go the same results. Miraculously, Apple released the repair program extension that included the 2011-2013 retina MacBook Pro's. I used this as evidence on top of the fact that I went to the Apple Store 5 separate times to demand a replacement computer. Getting the 2015 model, I thought I was done with this.
Nope. Same problems. After looking into it more, turns out that it has to do with the fact that connecting the logic board with the dGPU with lead-free based solder, and the architecture of these computers to not have as effective heat dispersion solution, led to the ****hole that is the retina MacBook Pro.
In fact, I'm having these problems more and more now. Screen flickering and computer turning off, battery life draining to just 2-3 hours at 100% charge. I've tried everything - SafeMode, reinstalling OS X, bringing the computer to the Apple Store, and having a technician over the phone conduct all the tests.
Same results. Funnily enough, I believe Apple finally decided to conveniently put out a test to verify that the 2011-2013 MacBook Pro's did indeed have a problem AFTER initiating the repair extension program. More of a, "Oh, I mean, YEAH! THESE COMPUTERS DID HAVE PROBLEMS! HERE'S THE TESTS NOW IN 2015 INSTEAD OF IN 2011, 2012, OR 2013! YEAH!"
People will insist that Apple is all about its customers. I've seen threads on here and on /r/Apple of people getting replacement parts or computers. It doesn't matter. It costs pennies (Might as well be pennies because of Apple's ridiculous profit margins) for Apple to replace your computer parts, and if they give you a new computer that has the same symptoms (All the while possible fishing out an Apple Care purchase, or at the very least trapping you into its ecosystem), what does it matter to them? It's a win-win situation.
If Apple was all about its customers, it would have immediately stated that there possibly could've been a problem with these MacBooks. They would have looked into and seen that the lead-free based soldering was a big proponent of the issues, and would not have copied and pasted this flaw still into the 2015 models of the 15" MacBook Pro's.
No, I really doubt Apple suddenly, after 5 years of a 15" MacBook Pro design failure, create a laptop that has great turnout and results. The fact that Apple is using a gimmick of the OLED function key bar all but reassures my fears that Apple is no longer the juggernaut of a tech company it once was. Instead, it caters to the lowest common denominator of the pro users - college art students who think that by browsing on Tumblr in Starbucks via their MacBook Pro's or iPad Pro's, that they are the "Pro" market."
I am sorry for this long rant, but after getting into the **** storm with this supposedly fantastic $3,100 laptop that can't even perform a simple function of watching YouTube on Safari without crossing my fingers, hoping that Steve Jobs lets me watch a video, I'm done with the 15" MacBook Pro lineup. On top of that, I was so disgusted with how Apple treats its customers, particularly the Pro market.
"We can't find any problems with your computer with our limited testing, so we'll deem it usable regardless of your experiences... Until we issue another repair extension program in 2019."
I'll probably just buy and build my own PC rig, and **** it, maybe a MacBook Air 13" on the side since at least Apple didn't **** that up (Although of course in typical Apple fashion, they'll let go of the perfectly capable MBA for the pathetic rMB).
Honestly, I can't imagine that you had your logic board replaced five times and then you had to demand a new machine. It's after three repairs that you automatically get a replacement. I haven't heard of any widespread issues with the 2015 15" MBP's either, but it's possible that you just got a bad one that doesn't have to do with the lead-free solder. I can understand your frustrations because my 2011 MBP had to have it's logic board replaced, albeit only once, but still. I was happy with the customer service I received too.
Regardless, it's things like this that make me believe that Apple could completely drop dGPU's on notebooks. They always seem to be one of the first and most common things to fail in their machines. By getting rid of them, they could certainly boost reliability ratings.
And perhaps the OLED touch bar will be a great addition...we just don't know yet. Maybe it will be super gimmicky, or maybe it'll be the next thing that we can't live without. Who can say before they even unveil it?
Regardless, it's things like this that make me believe that Apple could completely drop dGPU's on notebooks. They always seem to be one of the first and most common things to fail in their machines. By getting rid of them, they could certainly boost reliability ratings.
And perhaps the OLED touch bar will be a great addition...we just don't know yet. Maybe it will be super gimmicky, or maybe it'll be the next thing that we can't live without. Who can say before they even unveil it?
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