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Figured I'd start a thread to break out what's actually been announced from the speculation thread we've had going for months.
MacBook Pro -Comes in 13" and 15" -Silver and space grey -Thinnest and lightest yet -Giant Force trackpad -Touch Bar replaces the row of function keys and adjusts display and function based on the app you're in and what you're doing -TouchID has in fact come to the Mac with the T1 chip (including SecureEnclave for secure purchasing) -"Best Mac display ever" (brighter, higher contrast, more colors) -All models have 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports in USB-C styling and any one of the 4 can be power, Thunderbolt, USB, or anything-over-TB (HDMI, DP, VGA, etc) -no SD slot, yes headphone jack -10 hour battery life for both 15" MBP specs 2.6GHz quad-core i7, Radeon Pro 450, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD, 4 TB3 ports 13" MBP specs 2.9GHz dual-core, Intel Iris 550, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 4 TB3 ports 13" MBP specs(formerly the Air) -not going away, going to be a "MBP Light" -regular function keys -2 TB3 ports -Intel Graphics 540 -8GB memory -256GB SSD Pricing MacBook Pro w/function keys: $1499 MacBook Pro 13" TouchBar: $1799 MacBook Pro 15": $2399 Desktops -Were not covered "A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient could feel my anger!" - Darth Baras twitter ; amateur photographer ; fanfiction writer ; roleplayer and worldbuilder Last edited by Capella : 2016-10-27 at 13:26. Reason: adding more specs as they come out |
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I am actually quite liking what I see with the Touch Bar.
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T1 answers one of my tech questions.
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What's the processor/ram scene look like? My laptop is pretty old at this point, but I haven't seen anything that enticed me in the last few years.
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How they were going to replicate the security of TouchID on iOS devices, on the Mac. Had to be hardware, but not CPU embedded like the A* series.
Anyone else getting the feeling that TouchBar is a direct eventual replacement for window toolbars? Same set of basic functions, same customization UI, etc, etc. So what's the UI look like if the toolbar drops to the TouchBar? A bit more iOS-esque? Content on screen, controls at fingertips? |
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13" only comes in dual core. 15" is quad core. I was going to downsize. Pusbuckets. |
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God I hope that Touch Bar comes to the iMac's external keyboard. *drools*
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Yeah, I was saying on twitter that I briefly regretted getting an Air in Sept (because I knew they were overdue for an update, but I needed a Mac that weekend because I was going on a medical adventure and I needed something to do). And then I saw the price. And now I'm happy I didn't. Maybe in 3 years.
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But what exactly is the T1? An Ax chip? And what is it going to do? Surely it is not there just for TouchID. Is this the foot in the door for Ax on laptops? I had not anticipated that Apple might have a transitional period with both Intel and Ax, although that should have been an obvious option. We'll see how this plays out over the next few years.
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Well maybe my speculation is ahead of reality.
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I had to drop the live stream due to work. Was this event only about the MBP? No MacBook or Air update? No Mini update?
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Just the pros...
So the ram is fixed? 16 GB is probably fine, but ... Also: how easy will the ssd be to replace... |
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Nothing else. Just MBP.
For the first time in many, many years, I can honestly say I'm disappointed. TouchBar: neat, but c'mon. Prices: you're kidding. MBA is not long for this world, if Schiller's final pitch regarding the TouchBar-less MBP 13" is any indication. |
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Devil's in the details. That 13" MBP w/out TouchBar (what the hell are they even going to call this frankenbeast?) has some weak sauce specs:
2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor vs. 13" MBP w/ TouchBar: 2.9GHz or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 3.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz vs. *previous* 13" MBP Retina: 2.7GHz or 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz The TouchBar-less version is distinctly power-hobbled. And yes, it's a step up from the MBA they compared it against: 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz But that's a what, year-plus old machine? And $500 less? Marketing fuzziness. :P Seriously, look at this page and tell me it's not trending back to the Performa/Centris days: http://www.apple.com/mac/compare/ MacBook MacBook Pro (13"/15") That's really all you want to have in the portable space. Three 13" MacBook Pro models, all vastly different? Yikes. |
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I'm concerned that the desktop line might not get much love. Not that it isn't already neglected, but this image from the MBP site kinda says it all:
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And did you notice the 5K monitor was just sort of a "oh yeah, we did this with LG" thing, and moved right past?
Look, our eldest just started college, and needs a laptop. He doesn't need a MBP TouchBar. He needs an updated MacBook / MBA. That's all I wanted out of this. *deskflip* |
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No, this new MBP is all-dGPU again. Which is kind of an odd change. There's still the old $1999 iGPU-only model, which is now terribly-priced because it's still apparently the outdated Haswell CPU. They'll hopefully fix this next revision.
But yeah, the 15-inch dGPU MBP was always this pricey. (Sure, these new models, per se, are pricier. But they're a new design, so prices will eventually fall down again.) |
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I know Apple is literally run by the One-Percenters (and I don't want this to go political), but isn't this a really odd time to be raising prices?
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