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What to Expect in the Third Generation MacBook
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If they make a larger variant, and stay with core m processors, battery life would parallel the Air and maybe even more than that. Honestly 12 hours is a must.
As for the wedge shape...well it is the most comfortable form factor. So I would retain that, however increase surface area by introducing larger screen. Next year should be the year in which the MacBook dethrones the Air.
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He'll have to wait until 2018 to get that on the MacBook, Kaby lake doesn't support either natively.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...ke-its-first-post-tick-tock-cpu-architecture/
See my post above, it doesn't look like there will be much change between the current model and the one coming out in the Spring, so if need it get it when you can find it on sale (Black Friday is coming up). If you want to wait, the 2018 model should be a big upgrade and the one to get if you can wait that long. Not only will it support thunderbolt 3, but also ddr4 ram.
Well, I really need a new notebook.
I truly hope for a 14"+ MacBook since I can't reason paying as much as a 15" MacBook Pro costs. Still, I want to stay with macOS which excludes all other notebooks.
I will wait for the next generation MacBook and wish my dream come true. For now, my 7 year old MacBook Pro has to endure (or, I have to endure
).
I truly hope for a 14"+ MacBook since I can't reason paying as much as a 15" MacBook Pro costs. Still, I want to stay with macOS which excludes all other notebooks.
I will wait for the next generation MacBook and wish my dream come true. For now, my 7 year old MacBook Pro has to endure (or, I have to endure
).
The next generation rMB is going to be very underwhelming by the looks of it. The CPU charts comparing the Skylake to Kaby Lake of the m5/i5 chip shows only a small gain in single core results and no change in multicore (Geekbench) and the GPU (HD615 vs HD515) seems to be very similar too. There will be a large difference if you encode/watch 4K video due to the 10-bit HEVC support and 4K output will be better duw to HDMI 2.0/HDCP2.2 support.
All this leads me to believe the 3rd generation will simply see a Kaby Lake CPU dropped in and a price cut. If you're not fussed by the video dec
All this leads me to believe the 3rd generation will simply see a Kaby Lake CPU dropped in and a price cut. If you're not fussed by the video dec
Almost none. rMB board is almost as small as that SSD
I disagree. Same flash storage chips, different controller. Apple is making its own storage controller chip according to iFixit teardown. I believe Apple will leverage this technology in all its lineup.
Storage is a key performance bottleneck and that is one of the reasons Apple went all in on TB3/USBC (external expansion at PCIE speeds)
I love the macbook design. So much that I think it's better than new MBP design...
Because of that, I'll ask you for your opinion: do you think we'll see the 3rd gen macbook having a touch bar with touch id, kaby lake or cannonlake processors, facetime HD camera, improved ssd, improved ram speed? They are the characteristics of new MBP that I would really miss usin a macbook. So that is my hope!
Because of that, I'll ask you for your opinion: do you think we'll see the 3rd gen macbook having a touch bar with touch id, kaby lake or cannonlake processors, facetime HD camera, improved ssd, improved ram speed? They are the characteristics of new MBP that I would really miss usin a macbook. So that is my hope!
I think if that was possible Apple would have just announced a new Macbook with Escape Edition specs
2nd gen butterfly, faster SSD and whatever mobile CPU Intel has rocking right now is my guess.
3rd Gen will likely update the keyboard, CPU/GPU (to Kaby Lake) and perhaps the screen quality and SSD speed. TouchID or the Touchbar would need an internal redesign to fit in the ARM chip that controls them - expect to see that when the rMB is redesigned. This will probably be in 2018 with Cannon Lake.
Oh yes. This might be me being naive. But I also expect them to keep 2nd gen around at $999 when 3rd is introduced.
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What he said
PS the SSD will increase speed and Kaby Lake will improve battery life, so a major update without changing its design
Yeah matte black would be incredible. just bought a rose gold because I am confident enough to be a dude that rocks that but matte black would have been a no brainer.
I'd totally buy the rose gold MB – I found some very tempting prices – but I don't want that keyboard. I'll give it a try when the "second generation" keyboard from new MBPs migrates over. Although then I won't find good prices for a few months...
And if you decide to wait for those few months, it might be time for a Pro refresh... and the Apple cycle and dilemma shall continue ...
Hopepfully they would if they made a larger model. But who knows if that will happen, what with releasing the non-Touch Bar 13" MBP.