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Will you pay 2.000$ for the OLED MBP?

Sensamic

Sensamic

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Let's say rumors are true. The M6 or M7 MBP will have a new slimmer and lighter design, OLED 120Hz screen (maybe like Tandem OLED with high brightness), touchscreen, cellular option (+110$), Dynamic Island, new stronger hinge to avoid wabble, TouchID, 24GB RAM and 512GB storage on the base model for 1899$ or 1999$.

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Sensamic said:
Let's say rumors are true. The M6 or M7 MBP will have a new slimmer and lighter design, OLED 120Hz screen (maybe like Tandem OLED with high brightness), touchscreen, cellular option (+110$), Dynamic Island, new stronger hinge to avoid wabble, TouchID, 24GB RAM and 512GB storage on the base model for 1899$ or 1999$.

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That’s the same specs as a current “real” MBP so unless you want a higher performance cpu that’s not a bad price if it gets all that on the poor-mans version.
 
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Of course not because it is guaranteed to NOT cost they much! It'll be 2300 to 2400 starting I bet at least. They increase the iPad Pro price with the OLED screen.
 
Sensamic said:
Let's say rumors are true. The M6 or M7 MBP will have a new slimmer and lighter design, OLED 120Hz screen (maybe like Tandem OLED with high brightness), touchscreen, cellular option (+110$), Dynamic Island, new stronger hinge to avoid wabble, TouchID, 24GB RAM and 512GB storage on the base model for 1899$ or 1999$.

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I’ll pay $3,000 Tandem OLED will be a PREMIUM Product possible called the MacBook ULTRA and if has a TOUCHSCREEN it’s gonna be OVER $3,000.

It’s NOT For Everyone.
 
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Sensamic said:
Let's say rumors are true. The M6 or M7 MBP will have a new slimmer and lighter design, OLED 120Hz screen (maybe like Tandem OLED with high brightness), touchscreen, cellular option (+110$), Dynamic Island, new stronger hinge to avoid wabble, TouchID, 24GB RAM and 512GB storage on the base model for 1899$ or 1999$.

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they're not going to put all these "upgrades" in the base model, that'll remain at the current price point.
as @TheRealAlex said, touchscreen OLED (if touchscreen ever happens) will be for a new model, with a Pro or Max chip, expect it to be $500 over the ones w/out touchscreen
 
Many people spend that much, and more, over the course of a year buying over priced coffee at Starbucks. Priorities. Those that want the machine will pay the price. When my M4 Pro gets to be about seven years old, I would pay that price for a new machine. I don't use Starbucks. Priorities.
 
I'm expecting the next MacBook Pro to be thinner than the current model but not dramatically so. In addition to tandem OLED, it's reasonable to expect Apple's custom networking chips for WiFi 7 & cellular. Beyond the M6 & touch capabilities, I expect the rumored silicon carbon battery technology. Even if it doesn't go there yet, I'm expecting the MacBook Pro redesign to be much easier to repair & replace parts like the battery or (gasp!) solid state storage media. The fact that Apple's relied on adhesive & pull-tabs is annoying.
 
Sensamic said:
Let's say rumors are true. The M6 or M7 MBP will have a new slimmer and lighter design, OLED 120Hz screen (maybe like Tandem OLED with high brightness), touchscreen, cellular option (+110$), Dynamic Island, new stronger hinge to avoid wabble, TouchID, 24GB RAM and 512GB storage on the base model for 1899$ or 1999$.

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Yes?
 
I already OWN a Tandem-OLED MacBook Pro it's called an iPad Pro M5 with a new Magic Keyboard.

Also you can get a Tandem-OLED touchscreen laptop today.
 
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It’s NOT For Everyone.
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This is true. I can still use intel MBAs etc since I grew up with them. I don't mind. But other people really desire higher refresh/ different panel for a number of reasons: used to high-end tablet quality/display, eyesight issues, length of time they work on laptop each day.
I wouldn't pay for it, personally.
 
I'll keep my M1 MBP and wait for them to remove the useless touch screen from the OLED macs, then upgrade to OLED once they've done that.
 
Still on my 16" M1 Max / 32G ram / 2TB storage. Zero issues.
I'll be waiting until my current laptop is properly outclassed.
Right now, it does everything I throw at it beautifully - best laptop I've ever had by a mile - powerful, quiet, and cool.
A nice redesign with a better display might tip me over though.
Touchscreen has zero appeal though.
 
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OLED color-drifts over time which could be a problem for anyone doing precise color work in a video editor or photo editor or in graphic design, etc.
 
raythompsontn said:
Many people spend that much, and more, over the course of a year buying over priced coffee at Starbucks. Priorities. Those that want the machine will pay the price. When my M4 Pro gets to be about seven years old, I would pay that price for a new machine. I don't use Starbucks. Priorities.
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you're right, but not many people would pay Starbucks $2000 up-front for their coffee, so it's also about cash-on-hand and monthly budget (and also, psychology). you could just save your $5 a day for 1 year and then buy the laptop, but not many people have that patience either (you wouldn't wait 1 year for a cup of coffee, tbf). but if Apple ever launches a subscription service where people can pay $50-100 a month and get their new MacBook Pro now, they will sell a extra millions of units immediately, and those people would be happy to give up their Starbucks in return.
 
Honestly, I’d rather Apple gave the MacBook the same glass durability they use on the iPad. The iPad’s cover glass is brilliant as its super tough, long-lasting, barely picks up marks. Meanwhile MacBook screens feel ridiculously fragile for the price. You have to baby them, and even then they get light scratches or the AR coating wears off. For a $2–3k machine, the display surface shouldn’t be so poor!

will they ever do it?
 
JamesMay82 said:
Honestly, I’d rather Apple gave the MacBook the same glass durability they use on the iPad. The iPad’s cover glass is brilliant as its super tough, long-lasting, barely picks up marks. Meanwhile MacBook screens feel ridiculously fragile for the price. You have to baby them, and even then they get light scratches or the AR coating wears off. For a $2–3k machine, the display surface shouldn’t be so poor!

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Nah. Touch display glass sems to be thicker. Probably considerably heavier and also I would guess more expensive as well. Three negatives. And people rarely need touch their laptop display.
 
capamac said:
Nah. Touch display glass sems to be thicker. Probably considerably heavier and also I would guess more expensive as well. Three negatives. And people rarely need touch their laptop display.
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Ha maybe I’m unlucky! Everytime in a meeting people point and touch my screen! I think it’s worse these days because people assume it’s touch.

My wife’s bad for this as well and she’s got a spot where the coating is coming off after a year
 
JamesMay82 said:
Honestly, I’d rather Apple gave the MacBook the same glass durability they use on the iPad. The iPad’s cover glass is brilliant as its super tough, long-lasting, barely picks up marks. Meanwhile MacBook screens feel ridiculously fragile for the price. You have to baby them, and even then they get light scratches or the AR coating wears off. For a $2–3k machine, the display surface shouldn’t be so poor!

will they ever do it?
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Two completely different devices with different usage and UI models. I wouldn't want my MacBook to have an iPad display, and I wouldn't want an iPad to have a Mac display.
 
dmccloud said:
Two completely different devices with different usage and UI models. I wouldn't want my MacBook to have an iPad display, and I wouldn't want an iPad to have a Mac display.
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I don’t mean touch! I’d just like a tougher screen
 
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