Pretty sure you are wrong on this. Why ? Competition. Dell, HP all the rest are simply popping this chip in to replace the previous one with no price increase. Also, I think you won't be able to get dual core chips soon enough and these will be the only option. Apple simply won't be able to jack prices up on these - the market won't tolerate it.
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MacBook Pro 13" Quad-Core the ultimate laptop?
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Pretty sure you are wrong on this. Why ? Competition. Dell, HP all the rest are simply popping this chip in to replace the previous one with no price increase. Also, I think you won't be able to get dual core chips soon enough and these will be the only option. Apple simply won't be able to jack prices up on these - the market won't tolerate it.
No it won't because intel are releasing quadcores across the board this generation.
he probably meant that apple is going to keep the kaby lake (dual core) 13" mbpro the entry model, and the kaby lake refresh (quad core) the priciest one.
About the Geekbench results posted above: even if we assume they are legitimate, I very much doubt Apple will be releasing a quad-core 13" MBP anytime soon.
Why? Because the i5-8250U (as well as the upgraded i5 and i7 -U SKUs) released by Intel includes a standard, low-end integrated Intel GPU.
Apple has always chosen to include Iris GPUs with recent MacBook Pro models, and such U-series processors have not yet been released by Intel.
But if they do release a quad-core 13" (maybe next year?) it's probably going to be the one to replace my ageing 2010 MBP.
Why? Because the i5-8250U (as well as the upgraded i5 and i7 -U SKUs) released by Intel includes a standard, low-end integrated Intel GPU.
Apple has always chosen to include Iris GPUs with recent MacBook Pro models, and such U-series processors have not yet been released by Intel.
But if they do release a quad-core 13" (maybe next year?) it's probably going to be the one to replace my ageing 2010 MBP.
Yeah this may have been Apple just testing a build they don't go onto release - or could it be an enthusiast doing some surgery ??
But people keep bringing up this point about gpus. Its not stopping other manufacturers. Perhaps there are hidden improvements or the fact you have more CPU means GPU needed less ? Also these newer chips have hardward decoding of H265 built in don't they ?
Yes they do, which is nice.
Apple has shipped all 13" MBPs with Iris graphics since 2013, so I'm quite confident they will keep doing so. Which means, most likely, we will have to wait for Intel to release the 8x6x-U and 8x8x-U processors.
EDIT: I also think it's unlikely that Apple refreshes the 13" without also refreshing the 15" at the same time. And 8th generation H-series chips have not been announced by Intel, at all.
Apple has shipped all 13" MBPs with Iris graphics since 2013, so I'm quite confident they will keep doing so. Which means, most likely, we will have to wait for Intel to release the 8x6x-U and 8x8x-U processors.
EDIT: I also think it's unlikely that Apple refreshes the 13" without also refreshing the 15" at the same time. And 8th generation H-series chips have not been announced by Intel, at all.
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Some people are saying the current one is fine, ignore them and wait. Ive been holding off on a 13” since the coffee lake rumours appeared over a year ago, and it will definitely be worth the wait. Although still, to me, not the perfect notebook. With a 1050 or a defend dGPU in there, it would be. The Surface Book 2 is the closest thing to a perfect 13” notebook.
A quad-core option on the nTB 13" MBP would allow me to excuse only having two USB-C ports in the nTB model. I might upgrade from my current work laptop, a 2012 15" rMBP, if that option presented itself.
That said, what I really want is a nTB 15" as my work machine. nTB 15" with a 32GB RAM option (I run VMs) and I will immediately start pestering my employer to order me one And I don't absolutely need 6 CPU cores, but I'd pick that if it were an option.
That said, what I really want is a nTB 15" as my work machine. nTB 15" with a 32GB RAM option (I run VMs) and I will immediately start pestering my employer to order me one
And I don't absolutely need 6 CPU cores, but I'd pick that if it were an option.My Late 2013 13" rMBP SSD just died outright yesterday. Debating whether to just grab a 2017 13" TB or wait a week on that OWC drive, fix the 2013 and wait for this 'rumored' Quad....
*That Late 2013 + flipping Xcode 9 runs like a dog tho.... argh*
*That Late 2013 + flipping Xcode 9 runs like a dog tho.... argh*
That really sucks...bad timing...but the new machine likely won't be out until the Spring (and of course with Apple and Macs lately could be much later). If the machine broke it might be worth just replacing...maybe also consider getting a refurb or something on the lower end for now and then selling it when the new machines come out.
I have the same machine as you and its still running great thank god. Keeps me focused on holding out. I had the 2016 model, but it was getting graphical freezes that shutdown the whole computer between 4-10 times per day, and the battery life was terrible....and this was on two separate machines. I have been waiting since.