It lights up with a menu of buttons, control sliders, dials and tools, which change with the app you're using. But the call for Apple to add more touch to its computers hasn't abated. Apple already stated new Mac Pros will be announced in 2018, so I doubt iMacs will get anytime for announcements at WWDC 2018, and I feel announcing an updated design only 6 months after the iMac Pros begin shipping isn't the best decision.
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- Way back when Steve Jobs was forced into dropping Moto CPU in favor of Intel CPU’s.
he also stated he was looking to switch over to AMD CPU’s and Apple has switch GPU to AMD. Even intel has reached out to AMD to help them make APU’s for those who do not know APU = joint CPU+GPU on one chip. If I ran Apple I would go with AMD Ryzen 7 1800x or their Theardripper or Zen CPU’s + 2 TB ssd’s, + min 16 gig or 32 gig’s + internal blue ray player + DVD drive people love disk’s for vidéo & Stills. AMD has 8 cores 16 theards and better cores & theards and drops the prices, More then $1,000.00. My 2 cents worth. Oh fan boys AMD has been around as long as Intel if not longer, they are still making chips and graphic cards and servers - Great article. All these points are very true, especially Touch Bar being a failure and leaving it out reducing cost of the device.
- agree with everything you said, especially the gimmicky touch bar. i hated it from the beginning. i wanted to get the 15' model but none exists without the touch bar so i ended up getting the 13' one. i'd also like to finally see a discrete graphics card in the 13' model.
- I'd add to the list, going back to the previous size of trackpad. The new one seems in the way. If I want one that big, I'll just use my Magic Trackpad 2 anyway.
- For me.. go back to the 2015 design. Put in the latest CPU/chipset. Update the TB2 ports to TB3/USB-C. Maybe use the newer screen technology. Use the full cooling capacity of the 2015 design to keep these new lower power chips nice and cool. Done, sold! I'll order one tomorrow.edited May 2018
It would easily be the best laptop ever made (as Marco said of the 2015, and on which I agree).
And, in fact, that would solve pretty much Apple's whole Mac lineup problems. Take the trash-can Mac Pro, update the components. Done. Take the Mac Mini, update the components. Done. Take the 'cheese-grater' Mac Pro and update the components.. 2019 Mac Pro done right now. Apple has had some insanely great products in the past, but for some reason, they feel the need to re-invent them when there is no need, and make them worse. Sometimes, yes, you have to make an overall design jump. But, most of the time, if it ain't broke.. - Max probably knows this, but for some reason it got left out of this video/article:edited May 2018
1. The 2017 MBP introduced a modified version of the butterfly keyboard that significantly lowers the risk of damage/service need (according to Mike Wuerthele's article focused on the 2016 MBP), so a 2018 model will probably improve on that further based on further understanding of where the 2016 one caused issues. For people who hate low-travel keys, you are not likely to notice much if any change. Apple is not giving up on the butterfly design because it is better in most ways, so get real about this.
2. Speaking of getting real: as Max undoubtedly knows, LP-DDR4 and DDR4 are two completely different types of RAM (think the difference between Java and Javascript for a comparison), and this it is not a case of 'well just make it 0.2mm thicker' to switch to DDR4 -- it would require a complete case redesign and would very significantly diminish battery life, so again -- na ga ha pen. You want 32GB of RAM, you're waiting till 2019 at least -- and that's not Apple's fault, it's Intel's fault. I was glad to see Max noted that the 8th-gen chips still don't have that support.
3. The touchbar is great. Alleged 'pros' (whatever that means) may not find it all that useful, but 'normal people' (who work with photos, text, use Facebook, that sort of thing) love it, at least in my anecdotal observations of people actually using them in public places. It would be good for some commenters here to bear in mind that they're not really 'typical' Mac users, and that the vast majority of MBP (and Mac generally) buyers are first and foremost iOS users -- the touchbar's easy access to emoji, accented characters, Touch ID, and especially predictive text (aka major iOS features) are a major selling point for the 90 percent of buyers who are not editing in FCP or Photoshop all day. - I don’t see the touch bar going away.
In fact. It’ll probably be expanded at some point to replace the physical keyboard. Apple sorta dips its toe in the water, gets feedback, then goes all in.
Each keypress with a haptic feedback.
In my opinion, that’s whats around the bend or something similar.
Also, I’m wondering if the writer has tried just using Lumafusion with an iPad Pro for the 4K video editing needs as he wanted it powerful and portable.
re: #2 - Fair points, but given that this is a pro lineup (or at least supposedly is), wouldn't it make some sense to have one high-end model that goes in that direction? I think that was maybe his point?chasm said:
2. Speaking of getting real: as Max undoubtedly knows, LP-DDR4 and DDR4 are two completely different types of RAM (think the difference between Java and Javascript for a comparison), and this it is not a case of 'well just make it 0.2mm thicker' to switch to DDR4 -- it would require a complete case redesign and would very significantly diminish battery life, so again -- na ga ha pen. You want 32GB of RAM, you're waiting till 2019 at least -- and that's not Apple's fault, it's Intel's fault. I was glad to see Max noted that the 8th-gen chips still don't have that support.
3. The touchbar is great. Alleged 'pros' (whatever that means) may not find it all that useful, but 'normal people' (who work with photos, text, use Facebook, that sort of thing) love it, at least in my anecdotal observations of people actually using them in public places. It would be good for some commenters here to bear in mind that they're not really 'typical' Mac users, and that the vast majority of MBP (and Mac generally) buyers are first and foremost iOS users -- the touchbar's easy access to emoji, accented characters, Touch ID, and especially predictive text (aka major iOS features) are a major selling point for the 90 percent of buyers who are not editing in FCP or Photoshop all day.
re: #3 - So, the pros aren't the typical MacBook Pro users? Yes, that might be the actual problem. Instead of being for pros, the MacBook Pro has become the MacBook+. The MacBook Pro shouldn't be aimed at the average iOS user.. that's what the MacBook and MacBook Air (if they'd update it) are for.
A butterfly design that have changed two times since 2015 (could it change again in 2018?), that has quality issues and an awful tactile feedback is no something I'll consider better in most ways, as you said.Max probably knows this, but for some reason it got left out of this video/article:
1. The 2017 MBP introduced a modified version of the butterfly keyboard that significantly lowers the risk of damage/service need (according to Mike Wuerthele's article focused on the 2016 MBP), so a 2018 model will probably improve on that further based on further understanding of where the 2016 one caused issues. For people who hate low-travel keys, you are not likely to notice much if any change. Apple is not giving up on the butterfly design because it is better in most ways, so get real about this.
It's a little too delicate also. Many users who complain about key response in certain keys have ended up having whole topcases replaced because replacing the keys themselves is a very delicate process over the old models and a lot of techs end up tearing the membrane and then replacing the whole topcase.
A butterfly design that have changed two times since 2015 (could it change again in 2018?), that has quality issues and an awful tactile feedback is no something I'll consider better in most ways, as you said.Max probably knows this, but for some reason it got left out of this video/article:
1. The 2017 MBP introduced a modified version of the butterfly keyboard that significantly lowers the risk of damage/service need (according to Mike Wuerthele's article focused on the 2016 MBP), so a 2018 model will probably improve on that further based on further understanding of where the 2016 one caused issues. For people who hate low-travel keys, you are not likely to notice much if any change. Apple is not giving up on the butterfly design because it is better in most ways, so get real about this.
A topcase replacement is a lot harder to do on the newer MacBook Pros compared to the older ones.
Haha DVD drive. What 'people' love DVDs in 2018?Way back when Steve Jobs was forced into dropping Moto CPU in favor of Intel CPU’s.
he also stated he was looking to switch over to AMD CPU’s and Apple has switch GPU to AMD. Even intel has reached out to AMD to help them make APU’s for those who do not know APU = joint CPU+GPU on one chip. If I ran Apple I would go with AMD Ryzen 7 1800x or their Theardripper or Zen CPU’s + 2 TB ssd’s, + min 16 gig or 32 gig’s + internal blue ray player + DVD drive people love disk’s for vidéo & Stills. AMD has 8 cores 16 theards and better cores & theards and drops the prices, More then $1,000.00. My 2 cents worth. Oh fan boys AMD has been around as long as Intel if not longer, they are still making chips and graphic cards and servers- 'Edit 4K video..' on a laptop. I love a comment like that, sprouting like a weed in every techie blog site with posers and dilettants who act like professional video editors because they do unpacking videos in Final Cut Pro. 4K is ***meaningless*** on small screens. You are not going to amaze yourself as you edit anything on a 13 or 15 inch screen. It is, ultimately, a technology that demands to be projected on very, very large screens, and I don't mean 21- or 27-inch monitors. A professional editor is *not* going to edit trusting a laptop screen for anything. And this is not a selling point at all because **it is meaningless.**
- My two cents..
Functional Needs
1. Better keyboard
2. HDMI out integration
3. Improved TouchBar interaction
Cosmetic Wishes
1. Backlit Apple logo
2. USB-C Magsafe w status LED
I have both a 2012 15” MBPr (handed down to the kids) and a 2017 model (the top one with the Radeon 560pro) so I’m in a direct position to compare them.
A butterfly design that have changed two times since 2015 (could it change again in 2018?), that has quality issues and an awful tactile feedback is no something I'll consider better in most ways, as you said.Max probably knows this, but for some reason it got left out of this video/article:
1. The 2017 MBP introduced a modified version of the butterfly keyboard that significantly lowers the risk of damage/service need (according to Mike Wuerthele's article focused on the 2016 MBP), so a 2018 model will probably improve on that further based on further understanding of where the 2016 one caused issues. For people who hate low-travel keys, you are not likely to notice much if any change. Apple is not giving up on the butterfly design because it is better in most ways, so get real about this.
I greatly prefer the 2017 model’s keyboard, it’s crisper and just feels sharper. The 2012 model, while I loved it, feels mushy and soft now by comparison.
The Touchbar is far more useful to me than the old function keys ever were. I use it in everything from the Finder to XCode to VMWare Fusion. While your mileage may vary, I much prefer it to the old keys. And the big touch pad is awesome, a great improvement over an already good touchpad.
the improvements I’d like to see is Apple kicking Intel to the kerb and using its own CPU design so that it doesn’t suffer intel’s incompetence any longer. Apple’s A series have supported LPDDR4 since the A8!
I’d also like to see them add haptic feedback to the TouchBar to make it more naturally responsive.
And maybe add Pencil support since the touchpad should be big enough to handle it spaciouly.
Overall, I love the new model, but I understand that others don’t. The only negative to me is the reduced battery size. But that’s the trade off that comes with reducing the size and weight, which I love since I carry it around a lot.
Apple management have an equation they use, if 80% love a product, 10% neutral and the remaining 10% hate, then they’ll go with the 80. All their comments since the release of the new MBPs in 2016 indicates that’s the case. No matter how loud and noisy the hate may get. So there’s no turning back.
We’ll see about your latter point. Re it going away, you might be right. Apple is culturally a very stubborn company.I don’t see the touch bar going away.
In fact. It’ll probably be expanded at some point to replace the physical keyboard. Apple sorta dips its toe in the water, gets feedback, then goes all in.- More keyboard travel please! Shallow keys are terrible for long writing sessions.
- Not out with the touch bar! ..quite contrary: in with it into external keyboards.
I agree with the rest of the wish list. - I always hear people talking about 'travel' on the keys, but never any specifics on what the 'travel' difference actually is in terms of a measurement. I truly doubt the actual amount of 'travel' difference between the 2015 and 2016/17 designs amounts to much of anything. I think it's really the reduction of the key wobbling that makes people think there's a difference, but that isn't really 'travel' at all.edited May 2018
I also think it's kind of funny that rumor sites that constantly complain about Apple needing more 'pro' hardware or accessories wouldn't like the Touch Bar. Use of keyboard and F keys for shortcuts is typically considered a very 'pro' type of use, and the Touch Bar just gives the user a lot more possibilities in that area.
Up to 32GB memory -- another first: the 15‑inch MacBook Pro can for the first time be configured with up to 32GB of memory.
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Faster SSDs: 'Read and write speeds are in line with the best SSDs available today,' says MobileTechReview's Lisa Gade. Quickbooks pro for mac 2019.
Up to 2TB or 4TB SSD: 2TB option beats the top-end 1TB config on last year's MBP 13 model. The 4TB option on the MBP 15 is a first too (and adds an astounding $3,400 to the price).
Apple T2 processor: 2nd gen Apple chip on Touch Bar models. This handles secure boot and encrypted storage capabilities, according to Apple. It also controls the FaceTime camera and consolidates a system management controller, audio controller, and SSD controller into one chip. And the Apple T2 chip powers Hey Siri for the MacBook Pro. You can see where this may be going: more and more features handled by proprietary Apple chips.
Hey Siri: speaking of Hey Siri and the T2 chip, this is available for the first time on a MacBook.
Bigger Batteries:58 watt-hour battery on MBP 13 compared to 49.2 watt-hour battery on last year's model. The MBP 15 gets a 83.6 watt-hour battery compared to 76 watt hours on last year's MBP 15. The larger batteries are necessary to offset more power-hungry features -- particularly on the MBP 15 (such as DDR4 memory). So, don't expect a big increase in battery life.
Bluetooth 5.0: first time for a MacBook to support this standard.
Toefl tpo download for mac 2018. Improved Butterfly keyboard: Apple's Butterfly-mechanism keyboard is a sore point for some users (though not for me). The newest Butterfly keyboards are quieter due to a 'thin rubberized layer under its keycaps,' according to iFixit.
True Tone display: This is new to the MacBook. The white balance automatically adjusts to match the color temperature of ambient light — 'for a more natural viewing experience,' says Apple.
And one more for good measure: it isn't clear if sound quality has actually been improved but Apple claims it has:
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Better speakers: MacBook Pro speakers take 'listening to new levels with wide dynamic range and more bass for maximum boom. And the speakers are connected directly to system power, enabling greater peak amplification,' Apple says.