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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread
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Yep - the 13 inch will feature 4k Oled with quad Kabylake and Polaris GPU.
Dual Magsafe for supercharge and lets not forget 2 SD Card readers running in SLI Mode.
Think that is as much nonsense as i can predict in a single post. Someone mess up the 15" with utopian specs - it's saturday after all
Dual Magsafe for supercharge and lets not forget 2 SD Card readers running in SLI Mode.
Think that is as much nonsense as i can predict in a single post. Someone mess up the 15" with utopian specs - it's saturday after all
For all those Kaby Lake waiters: http://wccftech.com/intel-kaby-apollo-lake-nuc-specs-revealed/
KBL-U (probably GT3e, suitable for 13'') will arrive Q1/2017
KBL-H with GT4e (for 15'') still not planned, Skull Canyon (Skylake-H GT4e) prolonged until Q1 2018
Doesn't seem like Kaby Lake will be an option for Apple too soon.
KBL-U (probably GT3e, suitable for 13'') will arrive Q1/2017
KBL-H with GT4e (for 15'') still not planned, Skull Canyon (Skylake-H GT4e) prolonged until Q1 2018
Doesn't seem like Kaby Lake will be an option for Apple too soon.
My wife has a Surface Pro 3, and I have to say, compared to my MBP it feels ****** and cheap. I wish there was a genuine alternative that made Apple get off their ass.
Just tested the Dell xps and Surface and no way I'm buying that. The trackpad doesn't even compare and overall it feels cheap. I guess I'll wait
Apparently all those who actually like it say that it takes a few days to get used to it, and only THEN do you start to like it.
You know, like heroin!
You know, like heroin!
Just curious...if Apple announces a redesigned Skylake MBP's in Sept...for purchase say in October, would people jump on it knowing very well a Kaby Lake update might be a few months away in Jan Feb 2017?
Knowing the pent up wait for something...anything, I'm guessing most here would buy the Skylake regardless it being a first model year product.
I think it's great. The key travel on the MacBook is a bit too shallow for my liking, but the full sized keyboard Apple sells for Macs that also uses the mechanism (with lots more travel) is very nice to type on. I think a good middle-ground between the MacBook keyboard travel and the standalone travel will be ideal on the new MBP.
Highly unlikely Apple will release another update to the MBP only a few months later after re-designing it. Given their track record with updates as of late, I don't even think we'd get a spec refresh for at least a year+ after the re-design is introduced, even if the hardware is available.Just curious...if Apple announces a redesigned Skylake MBP's in Sept...for purchase say in October, would people jump on it knowing very well a Kaby Lake update might be a few months away in Jan Feb 2017?
Knowing the pent up wait for something...anything, I'm guessing most here would buy the Skylake regardless it being a first model year product.
Yeah, I suppose you have a point. But, I'm just thinking back to a time when Apple cared about having the latest in their Mac hardware.
Indeed. I'd love to be wrong and that Apple really does do an about-face and starts putting some attention back to the Mac, but it's hard to remain hopeful given the tone of their events lately.
It still baffles me how they've lost track of the Mac so sharply given the amount of resources they have.
In Apple's case this would translate, then, into Kaby Lake in 2020 or so.
So if Apple waits until Q4 this year to deliver it's possible that we won't see a new refresh until after 2018 although they've shown that they can update without a chip change (in the case of the 2015 Haswell MBP). Thats my interpretation anyway.
So everyone who is waiting for the second rev (because you know, the first rev always have issues
) could be waiting up to a year or longer. Yearly Macbook updates? I can deal with it as long as its 365 days not a year+the remainder of the current year ala todays MBP.
And that 13" one will most likely be delayed to q2/q3 2017. Which puts kaby lake mbp to like q4 2017
That makes me glad to hear. Because the keyboard on the MacBook was a tiny sponge. I really don't know who's the target audience for the MacBook, after using it, no offense to anyone who enjoys it.
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The keyboard is referred to as a chiclet keyboard - very low key travel - ultra flat and should not be used for any Macbook systems especially as us touch typer's find these keyboards a real pain to use. It's like typing on concrete. I prefer the Macbook Pro built in keyboards which don't have the "butterfly mechanism" as they have more key travel and more suitable. Apple also have not rectified the "key shine" issues on the internal keyboards.
Hahahaha I repeatedly said that there wouldn't be a GT4e enabled KabyLake. This of course could change. Well folks, buy now (Fall 2016) or risk waiting till late 2018 for a GT4e Cannonlake Macbook Pro. Two years from now our "successors" on a "Waiting for (Insert Intel architecture) thread" will be ranting about how they won't spend US$2500 on 2 years old hardware. 13" owners will be in luck at least when talking about yearly refreshes.
I have the same one and it runs great all things considered... with two SSDs in it -- totally maxed out on RAM (unofficial 8GB) I was recently doing a huge Logic session w/a ton of audio tracks and virtual instruments. I wouldn't say it went without a hitch, but I was able to do the job. Pretty impressive IMHO.
That is why I wait. In this case, I'm definitely all about "bleeding edge" tech
I have the same one and it runs great all things considered... with two SSDs in it -- totally maxed out on RAM (unofficial 8GB) I was recently doing a huge Logic session w/a ton of audio tracks and virtual instruments. I wouldn't say it went without a hitch, but I was able to do the job. Pretty impressive IMHO.
That is why I wait. In this case, I'm definitely all about "bleeding edge" tech
Yeah, only 4gb here... and it had 2gb stock... Also added a SSD. Feels good to open the laptop and being able to change things which is long gone
Depressed. Regressing to seeing how much it would cost to buy similar software to what I have on OS X on Windows. Evaluating if I could stand giving up my $4000 in VSTs to take a shot at using ubuntu. After seeing that they removed the headphone jack on the iphone I think the next "pro" will have one connector. RIP productivity.
I've been wondering if this update will be worth it. I mean if it's just a redesign...with Skylake improvements...then I'll really get disappointed for skipping the 4 year "battle tested" design. I really hope they wow me. Though I think I may feel that in 2020, when they have microLED displays. How much cheaper will the MacBook Pros become when they release the new ones? Any ideas? Also what's the possibility of a 13/14 " MacBook variant.
While we're waiting anyway, can i ask what the problems were with first gen products? We're they really do bad? I mean can't they be fixed at the Apple store or something?
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