with all the rumours we will see a new 14 inch and 16 inch M chip coming. which are you more likely to upgrade to?
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What are you looking forward to more- 14 inch or 16 inch pro?
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I am looking forward to the 16" MBP to replace my current model, which is about 5 years old. My current laptop works great still but I am looking forward to the new iteration with the new chipset. I use mine as a desktop replacement which has the ability to travel as necessary. So, I want the larger screen and all those new glorious ports that are rumored to be coming.
I bought a 13" MBP in January and ended up returning when these rumors started swirling. Everything sounds great! I would prefer USB C charging, but if there is a mag safe option in addition to that, that would be really nice. Going to replace my interim machine (2013 128gb/4gb ram MBA) with a 14", and going to order the second it is announced.
I have 2014 and 2015 MacBook Pro 15s. They are both great laptops. I use one in clamshell mode hooked up to a 25 inch monitor and the other is mainly in use in the living room. I am thinking of getting a 14 and a 16 when they come out and then selling my old ones. I'd use the 14 in the living room and the 16 when mobile. I would not mind a 14, 15 or 16 Air as well.
I also look forward to a 27 inch or 30 inch iMac.
I also look forward to a 27 inch or 30 inch iMac.
Not going to upgrade at all. My 2019 16” runs every thing perfectly. Have no issues/complaints
You must be the lucky one? No video issues? No weird sounds coming from the speakers? No overheating or fan issues? There are pages and pages on this model with these issues. I bought one and had them immediately, and the only reason I knew they were issues is that I went online to read about them. Heck, the MBP 16 I purchased new wouldn't play YT vids correctly. That said, I'm using my 2017 MBP 15.
Looking forward to the 16"
Honestly I don't see these coming out till maybe September - November 2021
they might announce it with the Mac Pro's
I hope we get them sooner 🙂
Honestly I don't see these coming out till maybe September - November 2021
they might announce it with the Mac Pro's
I hope we get them sooner 🙂
I think November. There have been no reports of the M1X in the wild to my knowledge. Once we see an M1X in the wild, which I expect late Spring or early Summer, then we can expect a similar schedule. At the moment, it seems to me that M1X and M1X systems will both happen one-year from when the M1 leaks and systems appeared.
I have a 2019 Macbook Pro 16" in one of the custom configurations (2TB SSD and 32GB RAM, with the high end video option) -- so I'm set for a while. But I still look forward most to the 16" M1 MB Pro because for me, the most interesting thing is seeing what Apple is capable of doing with the new processor on the high end.
I mean, if the company's direction is to this as the new CPU for everything, I want to see evidence it's really capable of outperforming anything Intel has to offer people -- even if you've got to pay a lot for it.
I mean, if the company's direction is to this as the new CPU for everything, I want to see evidence it's really capable of outperforming anything Intel has to offer people -- even if you've got to pay a lot for it.
im interested on how apple will price this. as surely it won't start at 1299 like the current 13 inch does. some I have seen have said maybe 1799 starting.
I still wouldn’t mind paying that much for starting price.
The M chips are by far the best laptop chips out there when you combine speed and efficiency and that comes at a premium.
I expect the 14” to replace the higher versions of the 13”, which do start at 1799. The lower versions will probably get the new form factor in a year or two.
I agree. However, I am going to guess the price might be a little higher ($1999?) to cover mini-LED screen, 16GB memory, 1 TB, more GPU cores, and few other upgrades.
Personally, I'm going to buy the 14" (to replace my 2016 13" MBP, which is still running great). But I'm looking forward to seeing how the 16" performs the most - how does the high-end Apple silicon perform against equivalent high-end Intel 16"-caliber chips?
I have a hard time seeing what I would need a 16 with 3xM1 for. 2xM1 would be fine for me as would the current graphics. I have the feeling that the 16 will have at least 2xM1 on both CPU and GPU. The reason I'd want the 16 would be the screen more than the performance. I'd want more RAM too.
Super undecided! I have a personal 13.3" now and a work 16".
The 16" screen is so much better for any kind of work, but it's also a massive heavy brick of a machine.
Really torn and will probably get down to pricing and performance I think. Previously the only way to get > 4 cores was to get the 16 but this could possibly change with the 14". (The new M1 is 8 core but only 4 real performance cores).
The 16" screen is so much better for any kind of work, but it's also a massive heavy brick of a machine.
Really torn and will probably get down to pricing and performance I think. Previously the only way to get > 4 cores was to get the 16 but this could possibly change with the 14". (The new M1 is 8 core but only 4 real performance cores).
Agree - it's sort of a bummer that there were rumors of a larger air model that would fit this niche perfectly. My parents could use something like that as well. Not everyone needs massive performance that just wants a big screen.
Isn't this the perfect case to use a Mac Mini and a MacBook? If you always use one MacBook in clamshell...