The MacBook looks way better than the Pro now. They got four good years out of the design but anyone with half a brain can see the Pro needs to be refreshed, especially from a company that prides itself on designing beautiful hardware.
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Why is redesign so strongly suggested?
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Did anyone read the latest? No physical keyboard..... no thank you. Keep the design as is. I like my hard keys.
I can't see that happening anytime soon let alone in this years MacBook Pro.
I couldn't believe it..
.http://www.parentherald.com/article...t-any-physical-keys-new-features-revealed.htm
That would be a deal breaker.....
.http://www.parentherald.com/article...t-any-physical-keys-new-features-revealed.htm
That would be a deal breaker.....
You have a Macbook. Some people don't even have food, shelter or medical care. Your definition of miserable and your worldview need adjustment.
Indeed.
Haha
Maybe some people will complain but macbook air owners will be jumping for joy if they release 'just' a thinner lighter rMBP. There are a lot of us.
I always assumed that is why the Macbook was 12 inch. Right between the 11 and 13 inch Airs. Replacement for both.
We have to remember that they likely have reached the end of what they can do on unit thickness on the Pro's without a complete redesign anyhow.
Airflow, more ports, battery constraints...it's sort of a different ball game on the Pro's (vs rMB).
It'd be really surprising if there's no major Pro redesign this year and I think it will very much "feel" like a larger rMB. I also predict essentially the same rMB keyboard across the entire line of laptops.
Like I've said before, a redesign might be likely, but I'm also not betting on it. Not because it isn't due, not because it isn't time. Rather, because Apple has phoned it in across the board for years now.
What has Apple given us, design-wise, over the past five years that's been revolutionary? The retina MacBook is alright, but far from revolutionary, and also not the thinnest, lightest Core M notebook out there. It's also essentially just the Air's design, stripped down even further.
The iPad Pro models are essentially more of the same. We've got another version of the iPhone 5 in the SE, and essentially a 6SS coming this fall. Even the Applr watch is lacking in design and refinement, and it was a headlining device for Apple.
For me, it's all well and good to expect a redesign for the MBP line, but reflecting on Apple's recent lack of advancement, I'm not going to be shocked if there's just an update to skylake with the current design left as is.
What has Apple given us, design-wise, over the past five years that's been revolutionary? The retina MacBook is alright, but far from revolutionary, and also not the thinnest, lightest Core M notebook out there. It's also essentially just the Air's design, stripped down even further.
The iPad Pro models are essentially more of the same. We've got another version of the iPhone 5 in the SE, and essentially a 6SS coming this fall. Even the Applr watch is lacking in design and refinement, and it was a headlining device for Apple.
For me, it's all well and good to expect a redesign for the MBP line, but reflecting on Apple's recent lack of advancement, I'm not going to be shocked if there's just an update to skylake with the current design left as is.
Really? Uglier than these iMacs?
Those are jewels compared to the Rose Gold MB's
Than I guess my current 2015 Macbook Pro will be my first and last. I love my Macbook Pro don't get me wrong but I'm not tied down to os X and not going to spend $1000 + for a Macbook that will suffer in performance because Apple wants to make it thinner. Overheating and throttling could possibly be an issue assuming Apple hasn't made some new technology that's prevents this while being in a smaller body.
The rmb keyboard is beyond horrible.... It is unusable at least for me. Forget a redesign the keyboard will be the deal breaker for me.
The Macbook wasn't redesigned....
Just resurrected from the dead. It is basically a Macbook Air 13 but smaller, colors and a horrible keyboard.
The Macbook Pro 13 isn't that heavy imo. I rather get the retina display than save a few ounces from the 13 inch Air
Oh trust me - I'm 110% with you - I absolutely deplore the rMB keyboard and it's a potential nightmare scenario for those of us that love Macs and Mac laptops....
That's fair. Everyone has different needs. For me it is a big difference in weight and makes the difference between bringing my notebook out of the apartment vs leaving it at home. The 13" MBA is right on that line (for me). I don't want to compromise on that for extra performance that I don't need when all I do need is just more than one port.
I concur. It doesn't feel like I am typing. It feels like I am "smacking" the keys and it is not comfortable. I think if they get the keys for the MBP so it is similar to the keyboard on the newest iMac keyboard, then it would be very good. The new iMac keyboard is like a cross between the MBP and the MB. It has less depth to the keys, but not as minimal as the MB, which makes them perfect because there is less fatigue, and the comfort of actually typing is still there.
Why are people wanting a redesign so much? Be careful what you wish for. Soon we might have the Macbook Pro about as thin as the new Macbook with no more dedicated graphics cards and slower hardware due to being thinner.
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I actually had an absolutely horrible experience with Snow Leopard. I have never had any issues in any newer OSes and I upgrade within a few days of the release date. Snow Leopard was by far the worst of them all.
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You want a "revolutionary" laptop like the "revolutionary" Mac Pro? Geez people. Do you get computers to just look at them, or to actually use them? Changing ports is not a "redesign". They can use the same design, just change the ports.
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I actually had an absolutely horrible experience with Snow Leopard. I have never had any issues in any newer OSes and I upgrade within a few days of the release date. Snow Leopard was by far the worst of them all.
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You want a "revolutionary" laptop like the "revolutionary" Mac Pro? Geez people. Do you get computers to just look at them, or to actually use them? Changing ports is not a "redesign". They can use the same design, just change the ports.
I personally do not. That was my point though. Look at Apple's designs over the past five years, and what exactly do you have? In my opinion a lot of mediocrity.
And I'm surely not going to drop $2000+ on a notebook that I need to worry about overheating, or buying additional adapters for because someone decided to go entirely USB C. Hence why I bought a 2015 MBP a few weeks back.
Yeah it is a .50 pound difference give or take. So that is like a 8 ounce difference? For me thats nothing with all my textbooks. My thing is if it gets smaller and lighter throttling and overheating could be an issue.