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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Thanks for the answers about the keynote date guys!
I have had an iPad Pro 128gb since release (Nov '15). It is a great device, I thoroughly enjoy it. However, a big big big but is the way it charges. Once you have gotten it down to about 5% and plug it in (even through the iPad transformer aka charger) you won't be able to increase that percentage under heavy use and it might even drop depending on what apps you are using. I guess it will do this at any percentage, but it is most noticeable at low charges as you start wondering what the hell to do about it. This is one of its biggest downsides as any Apple laptop in comparison, easily charges up. How can Apple expect a device with this kind of charging behaviour to replace a laptop?
Thanks mate, I never saw that 'post' by the writer, would be nice if the facts could have been entered into the story originally
Hmmmm well I won't wait, I'll grab me an iPad Pro instead next month haha as I've wanted one of those too.
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What about the horrible scenario then that they update the Mac Pro and Apple display at WWDC ONLY!
I have had an iPad Pro 128gb since release (Nov '15). It is a great device, I thoroughly enjoy it. However, a big big big but is the way it charges. Once you have gotten it down to about 5% and plug it in (even through the iPad transformer aka charger) you won't be able to increase that percentage under heavy use and it might even drop depending on what apps you are using. I guess it will do this at any percentage, but it is most noticeable at low charges as you start wondering what the hell to do about it. This is one of its biggest downsides as any Apple laptop in comparison, easily charges up. How can Apple expect a device with this kind of charging behaviour to replace a laptop?
I see, and you are right. It looks about the same thickness as the thickest point of the rMB.
This is great. It will be thinner than the MacBook Air.
Your right, that makes sense. And is awesome !!
yeah that is a great idea. the two usbc ports on the left side look weird. there is definitely space for a MagSafe connector.
Very good point, though I am not optimistic about sd card and Hdmi. It does look like there is a port missing over there.
Though I thought all the holes are drilled by machines.
Right I thought that as well. Though it's possible, there is a person that moves from one machine to another machine.
Or maybe he pulled this thing out of the machine before it was finished to take pictures
If it was MagSafe, wouldn't it have been machined already?
I think the Smart Connector is more likely, but again, wouldn't the three dots already be there? Does the iPad Pro use a magnet in the Smart Connector?
EDIT: it does use a magnet.
EDIT 2: here's some speculation about its capabilities http://fortune.com/2016/04/26/logi-base-ipad-pro-charging-dock/
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On the topic of the Apple Q2 earnings call and using it to divine info on future macbook refreshes:
Not to be pessimistic, but I think ssong's explanation fits better with this quote, which I believe tells us nothing specifically about an upcoming refresh. If you read further into the transcript...
We expect seasonal sequential declines in iPhone and iPad sales, and a sequential increase in Mac sales.
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And third, different estimates for Mac, which we expect to grow sequentially at a rate similar to what we experienced in the past June quarters.
Not to be pessimistic, but I think ssong's explanation fits better with this quote, which I believe tells us nothing specifically about an upcoming refresh. If you read further into the transcript...
We expect seasonal sequential declines in iPhone and iPad sales, and a sequential increase in Mac sales.
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And third, different estimates for Mac, which we expect to grow sequentially at a rate similar to what we experienced in the past June quarters.
He confirmed in the past that he did see a prototype that had that touch barSerban where you at ? no comments ?
Can't they just put the SD card slot in? I mean out of all the legacy ports that was the thinnest, heck it's even thinner than USB-C!
We are almost to 560 pages and 14,000 posts guys. I am feeling good about just even thinking about the new 2016 rMBP's coming out in the next half year (hopefully in june or july).
[doublepost=1464745334][/doublepost]@Serban what's up man, any updates yet? What do you think about the leaks today?
[doublepost=1464745334][/doublepost]@Serban what's up man, any updates yet? What do you think about the leaks today?
12 more days! So excited. I don't even mind the all USB-C ports . Too bad if there is really no magsafe though
. Too bad if there is really no magsafe though
I'll take what they can give really.12 more days! So excited. I don't even mind the all USB-C ports
Hey guys, i know all of you are excited of the new case leak but I have a question about my current rMBP. Its a late 2013 model bought in august 2014. I never bought apple care and my 1 year warranty expired a while ago. 2 weeks ago, I took it to apple to fix the staingate. But for the past 4 months, I have been having spontaneous shutdowns (shutdowns for no reason, happens with handbrake (100% cpu) or just viewing pdfs (no cpu))
Video proof>
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I took it to apple about this problem (last week) and I was able to replicated the exact issue infront of a genius working there. Real nice guy but he said something about me paying for the repair. Anyway he send it off to apple and two days later I get it back. According to apple, the wifi card was "broken unit" (but it always worked no problems) and they replaced it for free. I also got this "90 day warranty for any future problems Apple Care" with my computer. However, that repair did not do anything to fix my problem. I continue to have the shutdown problems. Since I dont have a warranty/applecare, do you think if i could show them the problem a couple more times, they might give me a replacement? Is it possible I could get the new 2016 model (that is if the new mbps are released at WWDC)? What do you guys think?
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I took it to apple about this problem (last week) and I was able to replicated the exact issue infront of a genius working there. Real nice guy but he said something about me paying for the repair. Anyway he send it off to apple and two days later I get it back. According to apple, the wifi card was "broken unit" (but it always worked no problems) and they replaced it for free. I also got this "90 day warranty for any future problems Apple Care" with my computer. However, that repair did not do anything to fix my problem. I continue to have the shutdown problems. Since I dont have a warranty/applecare, do you think if i could show them the problem a couple more times, they might give me a replacement? Is it possible I could get the new 2016 model (that is if the new mbps are released at WWDC)? What do you guys think?
That space on the left side of the leaked rMBP is way too much to be just left empty. Im sure they've yet to mill out the ports for the Smart Connector.
I agree, otherwise the USB-C ports would be closer to the end of the machine, I'd think. Perhaps it's just wishful thinking. Would they be able to get in 45W of power for the 15" MBP?
I know that @Serban is quite controversial here, with many skeptics, including those who are downright rude. I think we can judge for ourselves the relative veracity of Serban's statements.We're all grownups (well most of us at least?), and most of us who take him seriously still take his info with a hefty grain of salt.
However, I went through Serban's posts, and I think that they are logically consistent, for what its worth, together with this purported leak. He describes 1 of the 3 prototypes as more radical than the others, which lacked USB-A and lacked magsafe. He said that the oled-touchpad prototype mentioned by Kuo was indeed the most radical one he mentioned, which he actually didn't like best. The currently leaked images (if real) had the space for the OLED strip, but also the lack of legacy ports and lack of magsafe that is totally consistent with his previous posts. Could be chance (if you throw a lot of stuff against the wall, some of it will stick), or he could be onto something. He also mentioned that the radical one had the most radical screen as well...?
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), and most of us who take him seriously still take his info with a hefty grain of salt.However, I went through Serban's posts, and I think that they are logically consistent, for what its worth, together with this purported leak. He describes 1 of the 3 prototypes as more radical than the others, which lacked USB-A and lacked magsafe. He said that the oled-touchpad prototype mentioned by Kuo was indeed the most radical one he mentioned, which he actually didn't like best. The currently leaked images (if real) had the space for the OLED strip, but also the lack of legacy ports and lack of magsafe that is totally consistent with his previous posts. Could be chance (if you throw a lot of stuff against the wall, some of it will stick), or he could be onto something. He also mentioned that the radical one had the most radical screen as well...
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This thread is now long enough that I've ceased caring about older ports. And I carry around a mini-DP to VGA adapter for old projectors at work as well as the RJ45 adapter! At home the same rMBP grows extra limbs while using a USB keyboard, HDMI, and MagSafe, which looks rather lousy and makes for awkward desk arrangement.
Yep, I'll have to shell out some money for Amazon Basics or Monoprice cables/adapters. Pick up a couple of USB-C drives for next to nothing on Black Friday. Be appalled at the prices Best Buy charges for the same cables, but the feeling will pass. (ok, not really - I hate that big stores rip off folks who don't know any better)
Alas I'm old enough to remember buying a Centronics extender cable and being able to move a dot-matrix printer across the room, and it was wondrous. Change is difficult until something distracts us from it. If I can use TouchID on my laptop I'll gladly burn (recycle properly) my old USB cables as sacrifice.
And I carry around a mini-DP to VGA adapter for old projectors at work as well as the RJ45 adapter! At home the same rMBP grows extra limbs while using a USB keyboard, HDMI, and MagSafe, which looks rather lousy and makes for awkward desk arrangement.Yep, I'll have to shell out some money for Amazon Basics or Monoprice cables/adapters. Pick up a couple of USB-C drives for next to nothing on Black Friday. Be appalled at the prices Best Buy charges for the same cables, but the feeling will pass. (ok, not really - I hate that big stores rip off folks who don't know any better)
Alas I'm old enough to remember buying a Centronics extender cable and being able to move a dot-matrix printer across the room, and it was wondrous. Change is difficult until something distracts us from it. If I can use TouchID on my laptop I'll gladly burn (recycle properly) my old USB cables as sacrifice.
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