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Yesterday I bought the iPhone 7 128 GB, it is great and very fast (nearly the same geekbench results as our 2006 Intel XServe) - I am shure it is easier for Apple to make money with the iPhone ... so don't expect to much from an upcoming Macbook Pro, because all the power they have is going to the phone / watch market.
It makes me sad but it is how it is.
this year,is the Mac year,a lot of updates will come.The BIG iPhone focus is for the 2017. So they need the upcoming profit margin from Mac,since we all believe that will surpass ipad in revenue
 
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That would be great, but why they should hold an event at Saturday? I've asked Siri something the same without "Mac" and got the same answer. :(

Someont that owns a iPhone, ask her something more like "When is the Apple October event? Or When is the October event?"
 

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Siri is just .... sorry, stupid... And it just answers to question WHEN October starts, she doesn't care about the rest. Proof:
 

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It is what it is.
If there is no new MBP announced till the end of October I am getting on the Lenovo Yoga or Dell XPS 13 train. It requires a lot or Courage not to update your product line for such a long time. Good job Apple!
Also, if Apple doesn't release the new MacBooks before the holidays they totally win the award for most stupid company 2016.
 
I think the title should be changed to "Waiting for Kaby-Lake MBP thread"

Considering several laptops are about to ship with KabyLake...

NO.
Proper Kaby Lake CPUs for MacBook Pro don't exist, and will never do.

Whatever will be released will be overpriced and not be updated for the next couple of years. That's why it's a bad investment. The components might be good for six month.

...why so?
Take a look at the Intel roadmap.
Skylake-H CPU will last until 2018.
So it won't be a bad investment, and new MacBook Pro will be good for the next couple of years, as there will be nothing comparable

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This lengthy upgrade period is symptomatic of moores law and the law of diminishing returns. CPU's have reached a level where they can mostly handle anything thrown at them, particularly from a casual users point of view, so it's very difficult for Apple to add value to what already exists.

One option is to include a dGPU in all options and start a gaming philosophy, that's completely at odds with their last 20 year philosophy.

Obviously you can pitch a machine at real professionals but that's probably not a volume market like say the iPad or iPhone.
 
This cabbie lake versus Skylake talk is really crazy because when they announce the new MacBook Pros, they won't even say if it's Skylake or tabby leg. Sorry this is using the horrible Siri dictation.
 
That would be great, but why they should hold an event at Saturday? I've asked Siri something the same without "Mac" and got the same answer. :(

If you ask her the same question about Dec, she'll quote Dec 1st. I had hope for moment but it's just a Siri teething side effect. :(

Civilization VI launches October 21st, for windows and Mac OS X. Maybe it is meant to launch along side the new 2016 MBP

How are they related?

How are they not related? Lol! Civ is my favorite game. My last PC was built specifically for the Civ V launch heh so if both actually were to be released on the same day that would be a very good day indeed ;)
 
This lengthy upgrade period is symptomatic of moores law and the law of diminishing returns. CPU's have reached a level where they can mostly handle anything thrown at them, particularly from a casual users point of view, so it's very difficult for Apple to add value to what already exists.

One option is to include a dGPU in all options and start a gaming philosophy, that's completely at odds with their last 20 year philosophy.

Obviously you can pitch a machine at real professionals but that's probably not a volume market like say the iPad or iPhone.
I would believe this IF they have showed some respect to their customers in the meantime. For example, give a spec bump the current models - (512 for base rMBP)

However, they are selling the same machine at the same price for 1.5 year and maybe more. So no, they just don't care.
 
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Not sure where to start with that one. Poorly written, pure speculation, and unequivocally false.
So do i but i suppose it won't take that long to see an Arm in some Macbook,maybe less than this Skylake waiting,nevertheless i'm waiting and hoping strongly for a SkyLake with TB3 next Fall which is ..close :)
 
It's really tempting to buy a MacBook Pro 15" with 256GB SSD for 1.580 euro new on eBay UK.. or the one with the dGPU for 1.870 euros.. That's 1000 euros under the Official Apple Price, so this new MacBook Pro better be worth it..
I am not sure, but it this case you can use your guarantee on your Macbook only in Britain. you will not be able to use it in Belgium
 
I am not sure, but it this case you can use your guarantee on your Macbook only in Britain. you will not be able to use it in Belgium

Apple Warrantee is worldwide, I believe. For example, if you buy a Mac in the US, you can take it to the Belgian Apple Store without a problem, I think.
 
Fingers crossed for an across the line update. Factions in the community will be calling for blood otherwise. This better be good.

They should just do an across the board, and then take another 2.5-3.0 years and then do another mac update, with the way intel is releasing chips...
 
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