Waiting for the 2020 MBP

[tsukeyomi]

I'm reasonably sure

Man, are we in for a massive let down?

 

[ascender]

We're not living in normal times though just now, so I don't see what it benefits Apple by holding anything back.

The more I look at the price of a 16GB, quad core MBA, with no TouchBar, I think I've found my new laptop, regardless of what the new MBP brings.

 

[Falhófnir]

Man, are we in for a massive let down?

Well the time for it has come and gone so I guess so D: They must be having a good laugh over there in Cupertino!

Spoiler

 

[tsukeyomi]

I knew it. Massive letdown. Y I trusted the hopes this community created in me. Go home peeps, nothing to see here

 

[kitenski]

Surely nobody would ever buy the current low end 13" Macbook Pro with the new Air available?

I've seen a few "well informed" folk say no more announcements this week, how long will the 13" MBP live on!!

 

[AKS3003]

I hope you're wrong. We need a new 13" or, even better, 14" today! Hopefully Apple will drop a bomb on us peasants

I too hope I'm wrong

 

[Enerccio]

So no drop of MBP today? That sucks apple.

 

[Useless Touchbar]

After years of wait, the Apple Mac lineup finally makes sense once the new 14" is out.

Current base 13" MBP is such a terrible deal right now though. 128GB SSD, 8th gen processor (does it even beat the 10th gen Y series on the new 2020 MBA??) and scam keyboard. Cmon Apple, give us the new MBP we need and deserve

 

[Falhófnir]

Surely nobody would ever buy the current low end 13" Macbook Pro with the new Air available?

I've seen a few "well informed" folk say no more announcements this week, how long will the 13" MBP live on!!

The shipping dates for it have now pinged back in line with the other non update models after mirroring the Air and iPad Pro so looks like that's right. But yeah the new MBA makes it a very poor option!

 

[Enerccio]

I am sure they have to update MPB soon because 128gb base model is much more expensive due to 64GB nand getting rare and expensive

 

[applesed]

So they keep the butterfly in their lineup for a few months longer, um..k

 

[Falhófnir]

So they keep the butterfly in their lineup for a few months longer, um..k

It's ok, they've stopped calling it that (now it's just called 'full sized backlit keyboard') problem solved!

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[SvenLorenz1975]

Well, Apple, I'm here with the money in my hands. Announce a 14" MacBook Pro with WiFi6 and the improved speakers and I'll throw it at you. Whenever you're ready.

 

[Mac133]

This actually have some logic behind it since a lot videographers and photographers as myself are buying pro because of better display. People who desperately need new macbook for photo business will buy current mbp 13. Even I would buy one now if I needed it for paid work, but as I hobbyst I can wait couple of weeks/months even though I really was looking to see one today

 

[Enerccio]

This actually have some logic behind it since a lot videographers and photographers as myself are buying pro because of better display. People who desperately need new macbook for photo business will buy current mbp 13. Even I would buy one now if I needed it for paid work, but as I hobbyst I can wait couple of weeks/months even though I really was looking to see one today

why would they though? Display is same (except tiny bit less nits) and cpu + gpu seems comparable...

 

[adeelrahman]

How does the graphics card on the new MBA 2020 compare to the MBP 16”?

 

[Mac133]

why would they though? Display is same (except tiny bit less nits) and cpu + gpu seems comparable...

Cpu and gpu are comparable, but display is inferior. I already said that it is not by a huge margin, but for color corrections and better contrast I appreciate additional nits and you can see additional colors which comes from dci p3 standard.

 

[tothemoonsands]

i still dont think the ipad can replace a macbook if you do anything more than basic office tasks. sure you CAN do video editing on it...but what serious video editor is gonna do that.

Totally agree. For me, video editing is just a hobby, and my usage mainly resides in a web browser or Adobe suite (definitely counting down the days until Adobe Illustrator is released on iPad, but there’s plenty of options to use in the meantime).

 

[jercompton]

I was totally ready for the 14" MBP today. Money was ready. Really disappointed.

 

[kozz]

I was totally ready for the 14" MBP today. Money was ready. Really disappointed.

Me too, especially difficult because I finally decided to purchase one to compliment my 10.5 pro.

 

[oghowie]

We're not living in normal times though just now, so I don't see what it benefits Apple by holding anything back.

The more I look at the price of a 16GB, quad core MBA, with no TouchBar, I think I've found my new laptop, regardless of what the new MBP brings.

Yup, that's exactly what I ordered this morning. I got a used 2019 MBP 2.4Ghz i5 for around $1100 that I can still return to Amazon. I'm sure it's faster, but the touchbar is useless and I'd trade it for the new keyboard.

 

[Alexander_im]

Maybe we'll get Mini-LED update at the end of the year with Apple dividing the lineup in terms of "retina" and "mini-LED" (whatever they end up calling it). Similar to 2012 when they kept "non-retina" MB pro for some time

 

[Salomonander]

So does this mean we‘ll have to wait till june? Thanks

 

[ascender]

So does this mean we‘ll have to wait till june? Thanks

Nobody knows.... The recent rumour suggests by Q2, so sometime before June.

I'm still hopeful we will get something announced sooner rather than later.

 

[Mac133]

Me too. I was really hoping for 14 miniLED as soon as possible but we are probably going to get 13 updated sometime until june and then 14/16 mini led at the end of 2020 or spring 2021. There is no way they are going to leave old 13 until new year with this price and without update.