Yeah I've read the same, however I'm more excited about a potential redesign. The fact that the 13" MBP now packs a quad-core processor is more than enough juice for me, plus the graphical improvements are quite a bit better compared to the CPU improvements, so that's a plus.
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Yeah I've read the same, however I'm more excited about a potential redesign. The fact that the 13" MBP now packs a quad-core processor is more than enough juice for me, plus the graphical improvements are quite a bit better compared to the CPU improvements, so that's a plus.
Also, it does state on the leaked roadmap that the Ice Lake chips are (limited) meaning perhaps they're not going to have a wide rollout.
I for one hope they get tiger lake 28w chips in by next summer so I can replace my 2017 model
So guys am just reading quietly in the back ground, I am keen to purchase a MBP 13" but all the rumours etc about keyboards failing is putting me off just yet, now if we read all the latest rumours there's a new keyboard on the MB Air poss Just the MacBook, correct if I am wrong, but would apple really release a new keyboard on these models and potentially put off new MBP owners? Surely this would dent sales even more?
Am I confused or if they release a new keyboard on the new Air, it should be the same keyboard the 2019 MBP? which is great BTW! perfect tactile balance, IMO...
There is allegedly a new keyboard to debut in the new Air. It's not the 2019 Pro KB, it's a materially different design and a different manufacturer.
Apple would be fools to have a updated ‘better’ keyboard in just one of the Models, that would put alot of people off until the rest of the models followed suit, it would make sense to re design and launch the whole macbook/Air and Pro at the same time.
Surely they are not that stupid?
That's how they do it routinely. The current butterfly keyboard debuted in the 12" Macbook. So they were selling the Pro and Air with the older KB and the Macbook with the new KB.
They don't routinely re-launch all laptops simultaneously for a keyboard refresh, in fact I'm not sure they've ever done that.
EDIT: Here you go:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/1...y-keyboard-for-scissor-version-in-macbook-air
Understand that, but as apparently people have had issues then makes sense to re fresh the while range? Just doesn't make sense to me, maybe the marketing people are stoned
I guess as the Pro only had one more year before it was redesigned anyway they felt less inclined to redesign it with the new KB this year, as the Air would presumably have not been redesigned for another 3-4 all being well, they probably decided that was a non-option so just bit the bullet and changed it after a year.
I know that is how they did it before just seems odd to me they would bring it out first on the Air versus the pro... who knows... lol
It was just announced that they are in fact dropping the butterfly keyboard and going with the scissor type
My apologies wrong choice of words. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chin kuno,
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&sou...aw0rIc538nHEoIrr8eS8NPRT&ust=1562462811330766
Intel has been so annoyingly **** for the past 5 years or so.
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Ming came out with a report.
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/07/04/apple-to-use-scissor-switch-keyboard-macbooks/
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Ming came out with a report.
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/07/04/apple-to-use-scissor-switch-keyboard-macbooks/
WHY on earth would apple come out with the new keyboard on the AIR and NOT the 16" seems really messed up!
not a chance....Apple could try the waters with 12" macbook first
A real possibility - Apple might not want their ARM chips pigeonholed as a low power/ low performance solution - debuting them on a really high end machine would be a real tour de force if they have the performance
If it's a really high end machine, that would mainly target professionals. I use software that takes a while to even support later OSX versions for example. Apple tend to force their hand, but it sometimes backfires or doesn't go down too well. Or is going from Intel to ARM not an issue for software developers?
If Project catalyst is anything to go by, Apple already have many developers working on having their applications run across x86/ ARM and KB and mouse/ touch UIs. By the time an ARM mac launches, even if it's later this year, I'd expect there to already be a good catalogue of apps available (almost certainly iWork suite, Final cut, Adobe suite, Microsoft office), and I'd imagine a handful of choice others. Emulation is a wildcard with if it will be present as an interim solution, and how well it will work, but in this scenario I am guessing Apple will keep the 2019 Pros around for anyone who's really stuck and for whom there isn't a workaround, while the shiny new 16" powerhouse showcases what Apple can do with their own silicon.
The good news is that they are ditching the keyboard for 2020. But I wonder if the scissors keyboard will be in the 2019 16. Apple has a lot of work to regain trust.
No, all based on some guys rumours, it wouldnt be sensible for Apple to just change the keyboard on one model and not the rest, as they have had issues with the Butterfly Keyboard as people will wait for the laptop they want to be released therefore losing sales massively, i would even go as far as the 7 new part number Apple released are all new versions of the current range with new keyboards, Macbook air, Macbook, Macbook pro 13" and 15" ..............