Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

[Sugarbear33]

Too late. Will have missed the back-to-school market then.

The machine would be drowned in the iPhone 7 holiday sales.

Better wait till Jan/Feb when Kaby Lake is fully available and get ahead of the competition with the next generation of the MBP development lab.

Releasing a Skylake would be silly. I think Cook knew this before WWDC and someone somewhere made a decision to postpone. I'd say Apple will be grabbing those chips and making sure nobody else gets their hands on them. Given the delays, the demand for the next gen machine is going to be huge. Let's hope they get it right...

Boooooo! October or bust!

 

[killawat]

Username : killawat
Waiting since : addicted to SkyLake since 2015
Using currently : 2006, 2010 17", 2011
Considering buying/jumping ship for : nothing else will do. Okay maybe a thinkpad.
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced : sometime during my kids lifetime

 

[edenergy]

Will the 13" 2016 MBP likely have a dGPU?

 

[Cougarcat]

Will the 13" 2016 MBP likely have a dGPU?

No, 13" models never do.

 

[edenergy]

Ah, okay then.

 

[TheLongestWave]

So there is just about no chance of this coming out before September? Cause I really really really need to buy a Macbook before college (Starts August 22nd). I just don't wanna buy a 2015 macbook and have a new one come out in 1-2 months. But I need one for school. ****ing lost

 

[Ma2k5]

What do you think are the chances of this September being an announcement of all three:

- iPhone 7
- new MacBook pro's
- iwatch 2

With the theme being to show off the continuity/seamlessness between the three devices. Sounds improbable I know, but not impossible?

Maybe even a 4K version of Apple TV is in order to keep up with competition like Roku/Amazon Fire etc
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So there is just about no chance of this coming out before September? Cause I really really really need to buy a Macbook before college (Starts August 22nd). I just don't wanna buy a 2015 macbook and have a new one come out in 1-2 months. But I need one for school. ****ing lost

I think for the first month or two just use campus computers or find a temp PC, then transfer everything to the new MacBook once available.

 

[Exile714]

Better wait till June 2017 when Kaby Lake is fully available and get ahead of the competition with the next generation of the MBP development lab.

Fixed that for you.

 

[WRONG]

Too late. Will have missed the back-to-school market then.

How could Apple miss it, if they are already selling old MBP for top dollar with the back-to-school?!

Better wait till Jan/Feb when Kaby Lake is fully available and get ahead of the competition with the next generation of the MBP development lab.

...cmChimera, please?

I'd say Apple will be grabbing those chips and making sure nobody else gets their hands on them.

Are you serious?
How could possibly Apple take the CPU in advance, and most of all convince Intel not to sell them to all the other competitors?!
Is Apple going to ask it politely?
"Please Intel, don't do it!"
"K then"

 

[ThisBougieLife]

I have been lurking for a while now, and I was wondering how much time has everybody waiting and what machine are you using?

Username: ThisBougieLife a.k.a. TBL or you can call me Adler, my actual name.
Waiting since: March 2016, when my 2012 13" rMBP finally kicked the bucket.
Using currently: N/A. I currently have no Mac of any kind. I have an iPad and a PC desktop.
Considering buying/jumping ship for: NOTHING. Mac or DIE!
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced: If it doesn't happen by October, then I may be getting an iMac...

I know I haven't been waiting for the Skylake MBP as long as most of you, but I'm part of the instant-gratification generation, so even the fact that it's been three months since I've had a Mac is killing me... 😡

 

[Corrode]

Username: ThisBougieLife a.k.a. TBL or you can call me Adler, my actual name.
Waiting since: March 2016, when my 2012 13" rMBP finally kicked the bucket.
Using currently: N/A. I currently have no Mac of any kind. I have an iPad and a PC desktop.
Considering buying/jumping ship for: NOTHING. Mac or DIE!
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced: If it doesn't happen by October, then I may be getting an iMac...

I know I haven't been waiting for the Skylake MBP as long as most of you, but I'm part of the instant-gratification generation, so even the fact that it's been three months since I've had a Mac is killing me... 😡

What happened to your rMBP?? It's barely three years old.

 

[Exile714]

Username : Exile714
Waiting since : Early 2013 (first decided my next machine would be a MacBook Pro, didn't know about Skylake yet)
Using currently : HPE 450f (desktop, heavily modified) and Asus N56VJ
What feature you hope for : MacOS! (Never used it before)
Considering buying/jumping ship for : Nothing. I'm waiting for the right machine to replace both my desktop and laptop, and I'm in no hurry to get there as long as my desktop is still more powerful than existing MacBook Pros
Your guesstimatewhen Skylake will be announced : October? I've stopped guessing after WWDC

 

[Benjinator]

Username : benjinator
Waiting since : January
Using currently : 2010 mac mini
What feature you hope for : skylake and better graphics
Considering buying/jumping ship for : 2015 15 RMBP
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced : September

 

[ThisBougieLife]

What happened to your rMBP?? It's barely three years old.

I don't know exactly; I posted a help thread on Mac Rumors back when it happened. People gave me so many fixes to try but nothing worked. The CPU would just throttle randomly for no reason at irregular intervals. I concluded the logic board needed replacing, but I decided to sell it as is thinking "hey, a new MBP will be coming out in June, that's not too long to wait!" Oh how innocent I was back then.

 

[Sugarbear33]

I don't know exactly; I posted a help thread on Mac Rumors back when it happened. People gave me so many fixes to try but nothing worked. The CPU would just throttle randomly for no reason at irregular intervals. I concluded the logic board needed replacing, but I decided to sell it as is thinking "hey, a new MBP will be coming out in June, that's not too long to wait!" Oh how innocent I was back then.

Don't know how much you can do with a soldering gun but that sounds like a cheap easy replaceable thermal sensor somewhere. YouTube search Louis Rossman he has a bunch of videos on component level repair for MacBooks.

 

[Sorta Geeky]

Back to waiting for the Skylake MacBook Pros, I sent the Surface Pro 4 away. I've come to realize that even more than performance, battery life is king. Suddenly the 13" MacBook due out 3rd quarter sounds nice as well.

 

[frankgrimes]

Username : Frankgrimes

Waiting since : Vaio got sold and they told me a new battery would be $ 350, Dell not being able to provide the cs experience I want and well Microsoft being aggressively annoying with Windows 10. Add to that the Surface book and Surface Pro 4 sadly not being ready for prime time software wise.

Using currently : Have to use my tablet for mobile writing stuff needless to say I don't like that

What feature you hope for : 4k display, upgradable Ram and HDD, more ports, backlight for the trackpad, almost bezelless display , NO touchbar/screem!

Considering buying/jumping ship for : Dell XPS (only if they improve their service), SP 5 or Surface book 2 if MS can get their act together

Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced : At the IPhone event in October

 

[TheralSadurns]

About that trackpad...http://devstreaming.apple.com/video...a/102/102_hd_platforms_state_of_the_union.mp4

Go to 42:30.

When I upgrade I think I'm going to miss my real button.

Honestly... he's just being stupid.
If you look at his hands... He is trying to use ONLY his index-finger to:
a) press down on the trackpad to initiate a click
b) move said finger WHILE keeping the pressure of the klick, to move the cursor

ofc that doesn't work (well, or rilable... YMMV).

The only RIGHT way to do is... is like it was done in years past... when the MacBooks/iBooks/PowerBooks still had a separate physical button.

Navigate with your index finger. Rest your thumb on the button, and use that to actually click. Or click and hold for dragging stuff etc. (Taps on the trackpad are ofc always an option too.)

Apple KNOWS this. That this is how it SHOULD be used. And that most people actually DO use it like this, which is why the button-less trackpad was always rather smart:

Normal configurations state: One finger on trackpad = click, two fingers = secondary click
If I rest my thumb on the trackpad though... aren't there alrdy two contact points? Why yes ofc. But the thumb at the bottom of the trackpad... is 'technically' only resting on the button... so it doesn't count. You can just leave it there... and STILL perform normal (left) clicks.


The way how the engineer was using the trackpad... well... even if it still DID move physically... is a pain in the ass. Having to keep up the pressure on your index finger while moving it across the trackpad's surface... not such a great idea.


I do not currently own a click-less MBP... but used one numerous times... And while the click does feel a tiny bit weird... I never had ANY issues with it. What was a bit ridiculous with the iPhone 4... here is actually true...
"You're using it wrong!"

 

[brammahh]

Username: brammahh
Waiting since: October 2015
Using currently: 2011 MacBook Air 13" with a dead screen, Xcode is a nightmare on this thing
What feature you hope for: Better graphics, New design, Touch ID
Considering buying/jumping ship for : I've come this far, I ain't jumping no ship
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced: October

 

[Arthur75]

Username : Arthur75
Waiting since : February, was one click away from finishing purchase on a good deal, thought will have a last look, ended up here ...
Using currently : 2010 MBP 15 with 256 SSD 8gb RAM
What feature you hope for : ability to drive a 5K desktop display (although some rumors say it won't be possible, 4k then), ability to switch from closed desktop setup to laptop by just removing one cable, better screen, better perf, lighter
Considering buying/jumping ship for : none
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced : it HAS to be September, at the latest! Why so many people consider October ?

 

[doctorwhofan98]

Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced : it HAS to be September, at the latest! Why so many people consider October ?

The September event will involve announcements of the iPhone 7, Watch 2 and maybe even iPad Pro 2. Even if it's just the iPhone and Watch, there probably wouldn't be time for a MBP announcement, as they usually go over the latest iOS release - so unless it's an extremely long event, it's more likely that the MBP will be announced at an October event, perhaps with the second iPad Pro generation.

 

[Arthur75]

The September event will involve announcements of the iPhone 7, Watch 2 and maybe even iPad Pro 2. Even if it's just the iPhone and Watch, there probably wouldn't be time for a MBP announcement, as they usually go over the latest iOS release - so unless it's an extremely long event, it's more likely that the MBP will be announced at an October event, perhaps with the second iPad Pro generation.

Yeah, I'm not really buying that one (or don't want to), the iphone 7 won't be a major release, the new watch OS has already been presented (and that creepy watch is a failure anyway).
In any case it HAS to be September ! 🙂

 

[Cougarcat]

What feature you hope for : 4k display, upgradable Ram and HDD, more ports, backlight for the trackpad, almost bezelless display , NO touchbar/screem!

I think you're going to be disappointed. It's going to probably be a usb-c only affair and references to the Touchbar were found in Sierra. The only one of these that I can see happening is a smaller bezel.

 

[navaira]

Ah, what the hell.

Username: to the left of this post

Waiting since: I'm not waiting at all actually, I am just fascinated by how neglected the Mac line-up is and trying to figure out why. It really feels like Apple gave up on all users that aren't happy with a one-slot shiny pink Macbook with **** keyboard.

Using currently: Air 13"/8/128 2015; iMac mid-2011 27" maxed RAM and SSD (that babe is swingin'); Hackintosh that benches the same as Mac Pro; awaiting the 2015 rMBP to see whether I prefer it to Air or not

What feature you hope for: Give it a tapered design like Air; round the edges so they don't make me bleed; KEEP THE MAGSAFE AND SD CARD – I can't stress this enough; at least one non-USB-C port.

Considering buying/jumping ship for: None, I've got more than enough really.

Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced: The Skylake rMBP won't happen at all. Either they go straight to next gen end of 2017, or they just kill off all laptops except the rMB. Hey, a pessimist is never disappointed.

 

[jobush]

Username: Consult left
Waiting since: December 2015
Using currently: 2012 MacBook Pro 15" with a Samsung Evo 1TB popped in.
What feature you hope for: Better graphics + other goodies in the previous retina MBP + no screen issues!!!
Considering buying/jumping ship for : I'm learning UX design and kinda sorta need to learn to use Swift, so I'm sticking with Mac.
Your guesstimate when Skylake will be announced: July-August if AMD officially launches their polaris based mobility chips in the near future and makes them available. October/November if otherwise.

No way Apple is putting all their eggs in a single basket (= all new products in a single media event). But then again, they may make a simultaneous launch of all platforms, seeing that WWDC focused in operating system/development ecosystem and continuity across platforms. However, a dedicated Mac launch event may be on the table since Practically all Mac products except for the new Macbook are due for a refresh. It's a tossup. But I'll imagine Apple will really want to push the sales of this year's iPhone, and diluting it with other Macs will limit their revenue potential.