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Waiting for Skylake MBP thread

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vatter69 said:
To all you 4ers - is the idea of going ultra-maxedmout driven by the fear that this will be the last Macbook Pro?
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In my case it's more because it's going to be my main computer for at least a few years and I want it to be as powerful as possible. In that sense I want it to prevent me from wanting something new so quickly.

But yeah, there's definitely a part of me that thinks this may be the last MBP.
 
ThisBougieLife said:
But yeah, there's definitely a part of me that thinks this may be the last MBP.
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The MacBook Pro will get less updates, but won't vanish as long as it is used by developers. The laptop is more or less defined, especially considering how thin they are. The space for battery, cooling and components is down to a minimum. Gimmicks like OLED keys/touch panel may provide Apple with some "innovation", still it won't be anything else than a wow factor until app developers start implementing it and users will demand it. 3D touch losts its mojo rather quickly, and many users now report a year later that it is a feature they don't utilise or even think about when using an iPhone.
 
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Dydegu said:
You know what would be the worst? If for some reason the longest refresh period was followed by the shortest. Imagine if they got a speed bump in the spring or something. Yuck.
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But what could they update to? I think perhaps the 13" could get something because those chips seem to show up quicker, but the 15"? Naw man thats gonna be the model for a good three. We will be wasting away like everyone in the Mac Pro forum.
 
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Dydegu said:
You know what would be the worst? If for some reason the longest refresh period was followed by the shortest. Imagine if they got a speed bump in the spring or something. Yuck.
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My bet is actually Kaby Lake H in May or June 2017 after the redesign this fall. But how much of an improvement would that be? Or maybe Apple will skip Kaby Lake and then it would be a very, very long wait until Cannon Lake which I would expect in March 2018 (17 months/520ish days) which would get MacRumors' staff's collective ire for sure (but is, in all likelihood, a sign of the future of technology upgrades going forward).
 
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Dydegu said:
You know what would be the worst? If for some reason the longest refresh period was followed by the shortest. Imagine if they got a speed bump in the spring or something. Yuck.
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That would be awful! Happened to me when I bought the 3rd gen iPad(first one with retina) and then updated it in fall with much better specs.
 
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4. I want this to last me 6 years. I don't want to have to buy another computer right before my first real programming job when I have no disposable income. Right now all my income is disposable since I don't have to provide for myself. I might skip out on max storage though so I guess I'll choose 3 instead.
 
killawat said:
But what could they update to? I think perhaps the 13" could get something because those chips seem to show up quicker, but the 15"? Naw man thats gonna be the model for a good three. We will be wasting away like everyone in the Mac Pro forum.
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It wouldn't even have to be a new processor. Could be a RAM bump, or graphics, slight price drop. Something just annoying enough to get under our skin. I honestly think once the 2016 model hits, we won't see any love for a few years. Just like the Mac Pro. They drop an awesome redesigned product and then focus all of their energies elsewhere.

porkchop9000 said:
Just read an article that Tim uses an iPad when he travels. No need for a Mac.

Maybe if he used a real computer instead of a big iPod touch he could get products to market.

http://www.itechpost.com/articles/2...ke-2016-macbook-obsolete-before-even-hits.htm
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For a guy like him, that's probably fine. When he is traveling, I imagine he spends most of his time responding to emails, signing off on requests, reading articles, browsing MacRumors, etc.
 
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I don't think I'm going for the maxed out version because I'm planning to move into a bigger apartment after finishing college and my parents is already helping me out with that, so I want to pay for this MBP on my own.

I'll never ever get rid of my desktop PC, it's just too powerful and too customizable my next laptop needs to be fast and fly through Excel.

Most important thing for me is a high amount of RAM; thinking 16gig should be fine, long!! battery life and great built quality, which means no flex when I touch that thing.

So I guess I'll use 3 but if this is indeed the last MBP Cook deserves to get fired, because he would become Apple's version of the Balmer/Sinovsky duo.
 
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It won't be the last mbp. Like many have said already, mbp's are what make iPhone apps. Without them their main source of income would take a hit.

Or they would release Xcode for windows. But I don't think that's a possibility. Especially since they'd have to spend a lot of time and money to make that switch. They are so invested in the current macOS Xcode that it won't happen. And Apple gets 12B from Mac sales. Why on earth would they choose to stop making money? All I'm saying is that's a lot of money to give up and even though Apple is a huge company, that's not chump change, and it's profitable.
 
TechZeke said:
The CEO of a multi billion dollar company is not rendering 4K video on an Airplane. Outlook or Word is probably the most intensive thing he uses.
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Have you ever tried simple copy and pasting in IOS? He can't be using spreadsheets nor generating any kind of deliverable.

He must be a simple taking head totally detached.
 
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ThisBougieLife said:
In my case it's more because it's going to be my main computer for at least a few years and I want it to be as powerful as possible. In that sense I want it to prevent me from wanting something new so quickly.

But yeah, there's definitely a part of me that thinks this may be the last MBP.
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Well, thank you. Same for me. I really want to be part of the "crème de la crème" for at least 4 years. I know Apple can provide me a beast of that dimension.
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TechZeke said:
The CEO of a multi billion dollar company is not rendering 4K video on an Airplane. Outlook or Word is probably the most intensive thing he uses.
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That's for sure the most. He's most probably just running up and down joining meetings. Even as a project engineer nowadays that's like 60 to 70% of your jon depending on your business.
Plus, he for sure doesn't need to formulate special presentations all that stuff on his own, he for sure has more than one secretary to do that job for him.

An iPads just fine for his necessities.
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There you have it. The MBP 2016 has been flopping for months now. Not even one of those has been sold yet.
 
porkchop9000 said:
Have you ever tried simple copy and pasting in IOS? He can't be using spreadsheets nor generating any kind of deliverable.

He must be a simple taking head totally detached.
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In no world would the CEO of Apple be building spreadsheets or generating content. He spends his day communicating strategy and putting out fires where need be. iPad is fine for that.
 
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porkchop9000 said:
Just read an article that Tim uses an iPad when he travels. No need for a Mac.

Maybe if he used a real computer instead of a big iPod touch he could get products to market.

http://www.itechpost.com/articles/2...ke-2016-macbook-obsolete-before-even-hits.htm
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What a garbage article.

"In addition, some websites that publish written work, like WordPress, have limitations on the iOS, which cannot be removed no matter how large a device's screen is."

What does this even mean?
 
TechZeke said:
The CEO of a multi billion dollar company is not rendering 4K video on an Airplane. Outlook or Word is probably the most intensive thing he uses.
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I guess it will be Mail and Pages for Tim ;)

But also Keynote, to prepare the presentation for next month!
 
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fastasleep said:
What a garbage article.

"In addition, some websites that publish written work, like WordPress, have limitations on the iOS, which cannot be removed no matter how large a device's screen is."

What does this even mean?
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It means that iOS limits the interaction with some sites/programs... so even though you have a 12.9 inch iPad, you may as well be using an iPhone 6 due to the interface.
 
justywusty said:
Do you think you'll be getting:
  1. Base model
  2. Partial component upgrade model
  3. Upgrading all components, but not maxing out model
  4. Ultra maxed out model
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  • I'm not sure whether I will go for the 13 or 15".
  • I'm happy with the base processors.
  • I will most likely get 16GB of RAM depending on the upgrade prices. There is a possibility of 16GB being the new base RAM in the 13", in the 15" it is a given.
  • I expect 256GB to be the base for the 13" now, I will go to 512GB if the upgrade price is reasonable.
In short, it will be option 1 or 2 from your list depending on what Apple's standard configurations are.
 
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Altis said:
It means that iOS limits the interaction with some sites/programs... so even though you have a 12.9 inch iPad, you may as well be using an iPhone 6 due to the interface.
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You mean like an improperly designed responsive site? I fail to see how iOS limits your interaction with Wordpress or any other CMS, the only limitations would be the lack of mouse hover really.

Also all websites "publish written work".

Still a garbage article. Also see: Kaby Lake
 
fastasleep said:
You mean like an improperly designed responsive site? I fail to see how iOS limits your interaction with Wordpress or any other CMS, the only limitations would be the lack of mouse hover really.

Also all websites "publish written work".

Still a garbage article. Also see: Kaby Lake
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And don't forget the title of the article promised "full specs comparison."

Yet there wasn't a single spec in the article. Unless you count discussion of ports as "specs" but I seriously doubt anyone does.
 
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