If they're bumping up the stock RAM on the MBP, then I wonder if Apple will finally show a willingness to bump up the RAM in the iPhone/iPad too?
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Chart Suggests Speed-Bumped 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pros with 16GB of RAM Standard Coming Soon
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name a PC laptop that has the following:
-nearly 3k resolution IPS panel with excellent color gamut coverage
-7-8 hour battery with automatic graphics switching between integrated and dedicated pending on app demand
-unibody construction, not the plastic cheap **** that flexes and bends
-PCI-E based SSD (800mb/s read/write)
-thunderbolt 2 ports
Pro tip: you cant.
If this is true I'm disappointed they haven't upgraded the 750m to the 850m. It has been 278 days since the last update and other manufacturers have been shipping 8xx series GPU's on their notebooks for months.
Yes, my kids felt offended when I offered them with rMBP (both for gaming & schools), they were furious! I had to settle them with MSI Dominator Pro PS2 G70 with 32 GB RAM,gtx 880m costed me nearly $700-900 less!
Does no one else see that this is obviously one of Apple's retail store iPad smart signs? I'd be pretty skeptical claiming this to be some sort of leak.
this is the original article has it , its from the new store that opened up this weekend in china . the guy that posted said he asked what it was and the people said it was " an system error" , but if it was a system error how on earth did it know exactly the new haswell refresh specs and have the right prices
2x8 GB soldered onboard, 2x8GB in slots... RAM chips don't consume much energy or emit much heat.
What's your point?
Name an apple laptop that has:
The 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
17.3" Full HD anti-glare LCD
GeForce GTX 880M DDR5 8GB
Exclusive Super RAID 2 with 3 SSD RAID0 with 1500MB/s reading speed!
32GB of RAM
Support for 3 External displays
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The same goes for me. I bought 15" base model two weeks ago. I would love to have 16GB. But I needed a new laptop.
It's a significant drop in lithography/transistor size from 22 to 14 nm. As they push the densities ever higher it's bound to get harder and harder to achieve commercially viable rates of success.
Maybe you can make a 14 nm processor and pitch it to Apple if you think it's so easy.
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If a specs at any design trade off gaming laptop is your idea of competition for the Macbook Pro, you've lost it.
seems like another yawn update to me. Same GPU as before etc. If you have a MP pro retina its nothing worth considering - just getting slightly more on the non-BTO version. Just like the latest MB air an iMac "update"...well the iMac wasn't even an update though, just a downgrade.
I'd prefer if they transitioned the current 15(.4)" to 16". If they reduce the bezels of which there seems to be some scope they wouldn't even have to increase the overall footprint that much. It seems like a natural progression for the 15" line. That and move the 13" to 14".
I loved my old 17" MacBook Pro but I don't think there's need to go back quite that big with the retina display. In other words, while I appreciate screen real estate I'm also cognisant of overall size and weight, with lighter always being better for a portable.
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Only laptops for gamers has that like Alienware etc ... a macbook is for everything else
What is this nonsense about? Most of us aren't buying laptops for gaming, we have desktops for that. My laptop is for work and pleasure.
On a side note, my MacBook Pro does have a 4th Gen i7. It also has 8GB of RAM, which is more than I'll ever need. Full PCI-e SSD hard drive that boots and wakes in seconds. 3k "retina" display, with fantastic color reproduction that I haven't been able to duplicate on my desktop. Excellent battery life, and fantastic form and appearance.
If you're into 10-lb large plastic laptops that run games, then go for it. To each their own. Although you'll get a crappy gaming experience in comparison to desktop performance, and suffer in terms of battery life, weight, size, heat, and appearance.
Ultimately you'll have to decide if you want a device that does a few things extremely well, or one that does everything in a mediocre fashion.
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The boost from 8GB to 16GB will typically run you around $100 at retail prices. Not exactly trivial.
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Discrete GPU's for laptops are becoming more rare, with intel's rapid gains in integrated graphics technology. Broadwell will see even future discrete chips on Apple laptops, maybe none at all. The battery life and heat improvements are significant.
Although, honestly, the Iris Pro runs my retina 15" just fine. Granted I'm not gaming or editing video.
You want a minor refresh to come with a significant upgrade? I don't think that's possible.
Why are you happy about that ? You must not own a modern car or have only a few gigs of crap music.
I'm not at all . I own 3 of them, love them. Just go used to having the rumour that they would axe it, anytime iPods were mentioned
Looks like an entry level model (i7 / 1080p / GTX 860M / 12GB / 1TB HDD) starts at 1250. (link). Throw in another $200 for 2x8GB RAM and $200 more for a 256 SSD drive and you're looking at $1650.
I was being sarcastic about the rumours of its demise for all these years. I love the classic, best iPod in the range.
Would love to see them bring back the 17", though I know they won't. Four years later I still kinda regret getting the 15".