When to buy MBP?

[KatieKat78]

That won't happen. You're looking at a 6 month refresh as broadwell is delayed anyway.

Honestly I really really like my new macbook pro mid-2014 here. It's really nice. It's powerful. I got the 15" with dGPU base model. It's just awesome. I'm coming from a cMBP mid-2012 and that was pretty nice. I really like the retina screen. I was scared at first but looking at it now it's just amazing. I changed my resolution from retina to 1900x1200 and that's nice. The retina resolution is really sharp. What's nice is I can quickly switch between retina and the high resolution for when I use xcode. Oh the glare isn't that bad. I was worried about that too.

I always wanted a lightweight, thin, and powerful computer. Now I have it and I'm extremely happy with it.

The one thing I'm noticing is that it does get a little bit warmer than my cMBP. It's not like super hot or anything though. It won't ruin your day. Also be careful with the brightness. I had it cranked and I was wondering why the battery life was so bad lol.

There's no reason not to buy the current MBP if you need one. If you already have one then it doesn't hurt to wait right?

The current MBP's are more than enough for what I need, I just don't want to buy one and then 2 months later a new one come out.

 

[xStagGx]

When to buy MBP?

'xcuse me but I really think the 13" is not a Macbook PRO, but I stand corrected.

Well, for professional use, I agree.
But for non-pro purposes, the 13 inch intel i7 16 gig is still a pro... Becouse it is better than air... That's simple. But still - not allowing users to pay more to get quad core.... sucks. Especially becouse the production cost would be almost the same -> pure profit.


Back to thread, well - I got your point. You want to have the latest product for as long as possible - it is like with the car - you buy a new one, and for one full year you feel like a pro coz you got "new" and latest car on the line.
But moving on with that point, you'll never buy a mac, becouse there will be always a Risk that the new update in six or twelve months will bring something new, innovative or outstanding.
Personally, I'm in same "bad" position as you - in October I'm going to university, and I'm about to buy a 13 inch MBP - and I really thought that recent refresh will bring something more than ...200mhz clock increase.... Especially becouse I wish to buy the most expensive version , so it will last for 4-5 yrs....

You said that the current line is enough for you - so stop thinking, and go to store for some shopping!

 

[matrik]

Average days between rMBP releases is 259 days since the beginning. This is not to say Apple will not release a newer version before 259 days, but it's less probable if we also consider delays on Intel's end.

I have also been waiting for the Broadwell update to replace my mid-2012 MBP this year. However, due to price drop in 15" and Intel saying they cannot release Broadwell until early to mid 2015, I decided pull the trigger on base 15" rMBP last Friday.

 

[JoshR93]

That won't happen. You're looking at a 6 month refresh as broadwell is delayed anyway.

Honestly I really really like my new macbook pro mid-2014 here. It's really nice. It's powerful. I got the 15" with dGPU base model. It's just awesome. I'm coming from a cMBP mid-2012 and that was pretty nice. I really like the retina screen. I was scared at first but looking at it now it's just amazing. I changed my resolution from retina to 1900x1200 and that's nice. The retina resolution is really sharp. What's nice is I can quickly switch between retina and the high resolution for when I use xcode. Oh the glare isn't that bad. I was worried about that too.

I always wanted a lightweight, thin, and powerful computer. Now I have it and I'm extremely happy with it.

The one thing I'm noticing is that it does get a little bit warmer than my cMBP. It's not like super hot or anything though. It won't ruin your day. Also be careful with the brightness. I had it cranked and I was wondering why the battery life was so bad lol.

There's no reason not to buy the current MBP if you need one. If you already have one then it doesn't hurt to wait right?

I don't actually have a MBP, my windows PC is getting old and really wanted to switch to a MBP. I have been looking at the 13" top model, I'd love the 15" but I will need more storage than 256gb and if I upgrade it then it's nearly £1900. Bit too much to pay to be honest.

 

[maflynn]

Average days between rMBP releases is 259 days since the beginning. This is not to say Apple will not release a newer version before 259 days, but it's less probable if we also consider delays on Intel's end.

At this point, Apple is waiting for Broadwell, so the time span between prior updates means little.

 

[xStagGx]

When to buy MBP?

I don't actually have a MBP, my windows PC is getting old and really wanted to switch to a MBP. I have been looking at the 13" top model, I'd love the 15" but I will need more storage than 256gb and if I upgrade it then it's nearly £1900. Bit too much to pay to be honest.

You can save about 400 GBP by choosing 256 gig of storage instead of 512. If you need more storage but don't want to pay so much, consider purchasing external drive.

Other option is time capsule, where - if properly configured you'll be able to store some data and access it remotely - so it'll be great place for for example huge amount of photos.

 

[matrik]

At this point, Apple is waiting for Broadwell, so the time span between prior updates means little.

And earliest time Intel says they'll release Broadwell is early/mid 2015. This, of course, if it doesn't get delayed again.

 

[maflynn]

And earliest time Intel says they'll release Broadwell is early/mid 2015. This, of course, if it doesn't get delayed again.

What's confusing it, that other then the improvements to the GPU, all that is changing is that its a die shrink. will they push skylake back because of these delays?

 

[MH01]

You will not see an update to MBP this year. There might be a spec bump again in marchish.... though next major update will be Broadwell.

Only question you have to ask yourself, are you going to be using it for GPU intensive tasks? Cause the current GPU is really getting old for the money your going to drop.

If the GPU is not a main requirement, buy with confidence right now.

 

[SarcasticJoe]

What's confusing it, that other then the improvements to the GPU, all that is changing is that its a die shrink. will they push skylake back because of these delays?

I doubt there will be any considerable delay considering the issues they're having aren't related to design or performance, but fabrication. The 14nm process that Broadwell introduces is the most precise process ever introduced by a wide margin and Intel uses a strategy they call "tick-tock" where they take turns at introducing new architectures and new fabrication processes.

In other words Skylake will use the same fabrication process as Broadwell, which is used to iron out the bugs from the process.

 

[KatieKat78]

think of it as an investment. You won't need to buy another computer for a very long time.

it's buy a windows pc for 800 and then upgrqde again in 2 years or buy a mac and keep it for 5 years or 10 years. However long it lasts. You'll never get sick of your mac. It runs the same the day you buy it to the day it dies.

I don't actually have a MBP, my windows PC is getting old and really wanted to switch to a MBP. I have been looking at the 13" top model, I'd love the 15" but I will need more storage than 256gb and if I upgrade it then it's nearly £1900. Bit too much to pay to be honest.