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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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I'm usually not one to complain about waiting for the next upgrade, but it's torture this time around. Can't decide if I wanna get a 15 rMBP baseline and wait to upgrade to next years iGPU/dGPU option (if there still is one) or just snag the m370x version now and keep it for 2-3 years. Anyone hear anything on performance for the upcoming integrated graphics? (I'd assume Iris Pro 6200 mobile?)
I think the skylake's integrated graphics will be much better than iris pro 5200
I'd assume the M370x would be better than the iris pro 6200 mobile found in broadwell, but the desktop version iris pro beat the AMD http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Iris-Pro-HD-6200-Desktop-vs-AMD-R9-M370X/m30277vsm30774
Is the refurbished discount that good? Plenty of deals flying around for new kit.
Not sure why it's killing you to wait. If you need the thing buy it.
I don't want to buy it and next month the skylake MacBook is released! With much better graphics and possibly a new design... In my country it's a considerable discount...
Well great...just making my decision harder by the day lol.
Here are the processors that are supposed to be in the 13" MBP.
i5-6267U, i5-6287U and i7-6567U
http://ark.intel.com/compare/91167,91164,91166
They are all 28W with Iris Graphics. The two i5 models are already launched while the i7 is "announced with launch date Q3'15".
i5-6267U, i5-6287U and i7-6567U
http://ark.intel.com/compare/91167,91164,91166
They are all 28W with Iris Graphics. The two i5 models are already launched while the i7 is "announced with launch date Q3'15".
If a new rMBP comes out within a month I doubt it will be that much different.
I don't believe Apple will launch a major revision of the rMBP until 2016. If something is launched this month it would most likely be Broadwell and not Skylake based. Therefore a minor bump in processor efficiency. Nothing else will change. I doubt you would notice the difference if you had them side by side.
So Apple could release new versions except the i7 models. I hope this happens this month.
Hello everyone!
I've been lurking this thread for long time, and finally I've decided to sign up.
About this damn Skylake MBP, have you seen the Skylake roadmap on Wikipedia?
Am I misunderstanding or it seems like the right processors are already available?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)#Mobile_processors
All the HQ were already been released, and the U are all released or announced for the Q3"15.
Also, this website suggest a possible "Apple Event" focus on Mac.
http://www.t-gaap.com/2015/10/5/updated-mac-pros-at-apple-october-special-event
What do you think?
I've been lurking this thread for long time, and finally I've decided to sign up.
About this damn Skylake MBP, have you seen the Skylake roadmap on Wikipedia?
Am I misunderstanding or it seems like the right processors are already available?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)#Mobile_processors
All the HQ were already been released, and the U are all released or announced for the Q3"15.
Also, this website suggest a possible "Apple Event" focus on Mac.
http://www.t-gaap.com/2015/10/5/updated-mac-pros-at-apple-october-special-event
What do you think?
We all want an event in October... Those HQ chips don't have Intel Iris Pro graphics though
It was my understanding form the last Keynote that there won't be another event in 2015....
Mine too ... when they announced the iPad Pro. I thought we'd see it in October alongside new Macs
Well, I didn't considered this point. The 15" rMBP have the Iris Pro, that for the moment isn't even listed on the Intel site.
At this point I can see a March event with all the rMBP line updated with Skylake.
It will have no sense updating just the 13", and just for few months.
Sigh...
So I guess I'll get e refurbished mid-2015 ...Well, I didn't considered this point. The 15" rMBP have the Iris Pro, that for the moment isn't even listed on the Intel site.
At this point I can see a March event with all the rMBP line updated with Skylake.
It will have no sense updating just the 13", and just for few months.
Sigh...
They had no choice, there was not quad core Broadwell otherwise they would have updated the 15" as well... and now doesn't make sense anymore to update just the 15" to broadwell for 6 months...or even less..Well, I didn't considered this point. The 15" rMBP have the Iris Pro, that for the moment isn't even listed on the Intel site.
At this point I can see a March event with all the rMBP line updated with Skylake.
It will have no sense updating just the 13", and just for few months.
Sigh...
I've just found an important fact (but I don't understand how it base its dates).
It looks like the Iris Pro has more Gigaflops than the R9 370X
http://wccftech.com/intel-skylake-g...-explained-gt2-24-eus-gt3-48-eus-gt4e-72-eus/
So maybe Apple is really going to get rid of the dGPU with Skylake?
It looks like the Iris Pro has more Gigaflops than the R9 370X
http://wccftech.com/intel-skylake-g...-explained-gt2-24-eus-gt3-48-eus-gt4e-72-eus/
So maybe Apple is really going to get rid of the dGPU with Skylake?
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