Waiting for the 2018 MBP

[senzung]

I feel bad today after leaving Apple Store, that the 2017 keyboard suddenly feels okay...
Maybe I'm just desperate for a new MBP my current one is on its last leg...

 

[gobikerider]

Nothing. Just using old Macbook Air for now. I have a Windows laptop for graphic design and development.

Honestly for basic use you could just pick up a 2017 Air and rock that for the next 5+ years.

 

[spacebro]

Honestly for basic use you could just pick up a 2017 Air and rock that for the next 5+ years.

MacOS could be EOL 5 years from now.

 

[saxman211]

So is this new MBP gonna happen? If so, when? My Macbook Pro is on it's LAST LEG....

 

[Falhófnir]

So is this new MBP gonna happen? If so, when? My Macbook Pro is on it's LAST LEG....

Could happen next month (be tagged onto the rumoured iPad refresh?) or anytime up until WWDC, with a relatively outside chance it could be even longer than that.

 

[midouglas]

Could happen next month (be tagged onto the rumoured iPad refresh?) or anytime up until WWDC, with a relatively outside chance it could be even longer than that.

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

 

[Falhófnir]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

An i7 6700 is a desktop cpu as best I can tell - iMac maybe?

 

[leman]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

Probably a hackintosh... could be legit though. I don’t know how to interpret the strings.

 

[CmdrLaForge]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

WOW If true. Look at the multi core results

 

[Queen6]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

Interesting although does appear to have a MBP Logic Board, equally a desktop CPU, maybe a test bench, maybe Apple is listening...

Q-6

 

[unobtainium]

I wonder if they’ll shrink the trackpad a bit and improve the keyboard. I can’t get excited about MBPs anymore, they feel gimped. I’m torn between the 15” and an iMac/iPad Pro combo now. Just have to wait and see what 2018 offers.

 

[Ener Ji]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

Probably a hackintosh... could be legit though. I don’t know how to interpret the strings.

Interesting. The benchmark purports to be a MacBook Pro 14,3, which is the 2017 model. If this were a 2018 model in testing, wouldn't it be identified as 15,3?

 

[The Mercurian]

An i7 6700 is a desktop cpu as best I can tell - iMac maybe?

It says i7-8700 for me. That is the coffee lake desktop cpu that was released a few months ago. I highly doubt they would put that in a MBP. Suspect its a hackintosh of some sort maybe ?

 

[Falhófnir]

It says i7-8700 for me. That is the coffee lake desktop cpu that was released a few months ago. I highly doubt they would put that in a MBP. Suspect its a hackintosh of some sort maybe ?

Sorry, the 6 was a typo, meant to be an 8! I was thinking along the lines of the hardware identification only really being reliable for the chipset - I believe the iMac pro even tripped up Ming Chi Kuo last year (seems he thought it was a 32gb MBP?)

 

[midouglas]

Sorry, the 6 was a typo, meant to be an 8! I was thinking along the lines of the hardware identification only really being reliable for the chipset - I believe the iMac pro even tripped up Ming Chi Kuo last year (seems he thought it was a 32gb MBP?)

Yes, you’re right in saying that:
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/arti...-top-end-2017-macbook-pro-16gb-for-12-macbook

 

[leman]

Interesting. The benchmark purports to be a MacBook Pro 14,3, which is the 2017 model. If this were a 2018 model in testing, wouldn't it be identified as 15,3?

Looking at the CPU specs, I'm positive its just a hackintosh desktop using a standard desktop CPU. Nothing interesting.

 

[gobikerider]

Looking at the CPU specs, I'm positive its just a hackintosh desktop using a standard desktop CPU. Nothing interesting.

I got excited then saw the stupid desktop cpu

 

[Poki]

Damn, another notebook with a 13.9“ 3:2 screen, an MX150 GPU and a quad-core CPU at a similar size and weight as a 13.3“ MBP ... I‘m really starting to hope for a redesign, although I know it won‘t happen this year.

https://wccftech.com/huawei-matebook-x-91-screen-ratio-camera-present-keyboard/

 

[Loge]

Damn, another notebook with a 13.9“ 3:2 screen, an MX150 GPU and a quad-core CPU at a similar size and weight as a 13.3“ MBP ... I‘m really starting to hope for a redesign, although I know it won‘t happen this year.

https://wccftech.com/huawei-matebook-x-91-screen-ratio-camera-present-keyboard/

Webcam on the keyboard!! All in the name of fighting the ridiculous bezel wars.

 

[HerbertDerb]

Damn, another notebook with a 13.9“ 3:2 screen, an MX150 GPU and a quad-core CPU at a similar size and weight as a 13.3“ MBP ... I‘m really starting to hope for a redesign, although I know it won‘t happen this year.

https://wccftech.com/huawei-matebook-x-91-screen-ratio-camera-present-keyboard/

Actually i really really like the webcam design.

a) when you don't need it, it's hidden away making room for the actual screen.
b) privacy issues are gone, when its closed it's closed.

Shame it's Windows though And no 15" is bummer.

 

[Falhófnir]

Damn, another notebook with a 13.9“ 3:2 screen, an MX150 GPU and a quad-core CPU at a similar size and weight as a 13.3“ MBP ... I‘m really starting to hope for a redesign, although I know it won‘t happen this year.

https://wccftech.com/huawei-matebook-x-91-screen-ratio-camera-present-keyboard/

It seems 3:2 is having a bit of a renaissance, I always liked apple for keeping to 16:10 rather than following the industry to 16:9, but 3:2 is probably the sweet spot of aspect ratios for my taste.

 

[c0ppo]

3:2 would be awesome on a MBP, but I'm afraid that is a dream that will never come true on a MBP

 

[stevemiller]

Looking at the CPU specs, I'm positive its just a hackintosh desktop using a standard desktop CPU. Nothing interesting.

Given that this is a desktop part, does anyone have thoughts on what might actually be a feasible geekbench score if in fact the laptops go to 6 core / 12 threads?

I saw a purported leaked benchmark from august '17 that suggested 19k multicore on geekbench. Is this still the expectation?

 

[kingneptune117]

Just returned my 2017 MacBook Pro. After a week of using it the light guide in the display came loose and was rattling around. Apparently this is a common issue, my girlfriends has the same problem. I returned it because for 2300 dollars I expect a laptop that doesn’t make rattling noises when I move it around.

Any chance this issue will be fixed with the 2018 version?

 

[sputnikBA]

What does this benchmark suggest? 32gb ram, tested this month. Could be March...

https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7000901

Probably a hackintosh... could be legit though. I don’t know how to interpret the strings.

It says i7-8700 for me. That is the coffee lake desktop cpu that was released a few months ago. I highly doubt they would put that in a MBP. Suspect its a hackintosh of some sort maybe ?

This is absolutely a hackintosh.

For those unaware, MacBookPro14,3 is the 2017 15" MBP. Its processors are a choice of the i7-7700HQ, i7-7820HQ, & i7-7920HQ. These are all 45w chips. Don't forget that Apple dropped the batteries from 99.5Wh to 76Wh in the 2016/17 MBPs. There is no way they are putting in an 8700 (65w chip) in models that have always been 45w after already losing so much battery.

Also, an unreleased Mac wouldn't have the same ID as an existing one. It would either be a testing designation to conceal what type of Mac it is (see the iMac Pro's AAPJ1371,1 from last year), or it will just have its correct designator (eg MacBookPro15,1 etc). EDIT: also a model launching in March wouldnt still be using a testing designator at this stage. It would definitely be using its correct ID.