The next "big" update will be Broadwell processors, which will be a very big update indeed. You'll likely see either increased battery life or decreased weight (due to smaller battery), since the power consumption is so much better. You'll also get much better integrated graphics. Expect that in early 2015. That's a long while to wait though.
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Retina MacBook Pro Updates Reportedly Due Tuesday, July 29: Minor Haswell CPU Updates Expected
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The next "big" update will be Broadwell processors, which will be a very big update indeed. You'll likely see either increased battery life or decreased weight (due to smaller battery), since the power consumption is so much better. You'll also get much better integrated graphics. Expect that in early 2015. That's a long while to wait though.
Aren't these changes usually reflected on Apple.com at 12:00am EST on Tuesdays? I guess it isn't happening this week.
I hear ya, my 2008 is still going strong w/ a new battery & replaced fans. It could use a bigger HD is about all. Look after these machines & they will last. I can still mix a full album in Logic on it. There's no need to have the latest specs to keep up w/ the Joneses. If the tool works for you then avoid the money trap. I'm going to consider an upgrade soon because I'm closing in on 6yrs w/ this baby & donate it to my sister but I could easily squeeze another year out of it myself.
yea, thought it'll be updated today.
The store is behaving strangely now, perhaps they are working on it now?
Minor updates tend to happen early morning ( west coast) which is normally about lunchtime here in the UK. Don't think it's a midnight thing.
"We'll be back. We are busy updating the Apple Store for you and will be back soon." it says right now.
WOO!!
So I have the base 15" set to arrive via UPS. What is the best course of action for returning it in favour of one of the refreshes? Just refuse the delivery and order the new one as soon as it's available? or go through apple and get the return labels and initiate an exchange?
So I have the base 15" set to arrive via UPS. What is the best course of action for returning it in favour of one of the refreshes? Just refuse the delivery and order the new one as soon as it's available? or go through apple and get the return labels and initiate an exchange?
Update in process
Yay!
Edit: How long does the store usually go down for?
On average, about 2-3 hours depending on the amount of work needed to update the site.
Wonder if its just going to be the Macbook Pro update, might be wishful thinking to want anything else
Most likely, but previous rumors have also pointed to that the Non-Retina MacBook Pro will be discontinued in the second half of 2014 so that's also a possibility.
A price drop would be great as well, but I personally don't see this happening.
I really hope that they add in an Nvidia GTX 880M, a 4K display, pre-release Broadwell i7 processors, a new type of hyper-density battery that has 10x the battery life, and slash the cost by $1000. I also fully expect a unicorn to be included, or at least as a configuration option.
That would be a nice surprise, but I wouldn't hold your breath on Broadwell for two reasons:
1. Intel has delayed Broadwell until 2015.
2. Since Broadwell processors would be a major update, I wouldn't count on a release without a Media Event Keynote.
Sounds like they are going to be the exact same. CPU and Ram bump only.
OK, then i'll wait for the next version. My mba 2012 is still going strong, but dual 4K is really sought after
