It's disappointing that one has to go to the 15" to get 16GB RAM and quad-core CPU, where the 13" Pro I've now has 16GB RAM, and current 13" ChromeBooks and Windows laptops have quad-core CPU. The new OLED Touch Panel Pro seems to have a 50% mark-up over previous Pros or other comparable laptops.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:25 AM Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > Now for the air replacement and 2 to 3 weeks for the touchbar models. > > > > *From:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto: > macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Donna Goodin > *Sent:* Friday, 28 October 2016 7:54 AM > *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: This is Apple’s new OLED MacBook Pro > > > > I had to miss the end of the event. When do the new MacBooks start > shipping? Thinking I might grab one of the current MBA models while I > still can. > > Cheers, > > Donna > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 1:43 PM, Kliphton Miller <kliph...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > They basically put a track pad with multi functions above the keys. Think > I will pass on the touch bar model, just go with the 12 inch macbook. > > Kliph > > Sent from my mobile office > > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > This doesn’t really excite me as much as I thought. > > > > Things I like are definitely the touch ID, I’ll have to try the touch bar > to see if I like it, smaller and thinner is good but does this mean hotter > as well, it’s already hot, and I wish we had more processing boost. I also > don’t like that for premium graphics now on the pro I have to pay extra. > If I pick a 15 inch model the extra powerful graphics should be included, > not $100 extra. Having 2 TB of storage is nice but not worth $800 more > considering how much less expensive high end flash storage is on the 3rd > party market. And why why why, only 16 GB? Give me a 32 option, I will > pay more for that more willingly than for extra graphics power. For the > price of the storage I’ll just build my own flash based NAS and store my > files on the network. I don’t feel I need to run right out and replace my > MacBook mid 2015 that’s 2.8 turbo boost to 4.0 ghz quad core powered > anyway. Why not give me an 8 core option? > > > > Apple, you need to start doing better, push the boundaries more and > innovate more. This incremental stuff is the game of lesser players. > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 2016, at 1:44 PM, christopher hallsworth < > challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/27/this-is-apples-new-oled-macbook-pro/ > This is Apple’s new OLED MacBook Pro > > [image: hello again event macbook pro compare] > > “The Mac is more than a product to us. It’s a testament to everything we > do and create at Apple,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook at today’s “Hello again” > Mac keynote presentation > <http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/19/apple-mac-october-27-event/> as > he unveiled long-expected updates to Mac notebooks. The new MacBook Pro > has, as rumored, has an OLED touch bar replacing the row of function keys > whose function changes from one app to another, called Touch Bar. > > It comes in 13 and 15-inch flavors and Silver and Space Gray finishes, has > 2x larger trackpad with ForceTouch haptic feedback, faster Intel chips and > more. > > The 13-inch MacBook Pro weighs in at three pounds, almost half a pound > lighter than the previous generation. It’s also seventeen percent thinner > and has 25 percent less volume than its predecessor. > > [image: hello again event macbook pro 15 inch] > > The 15-incher weighs in at 4 pounds, is fourteen percent thinner and has > twenty percent less volume. Both machines have a second-generation Touch ID > with sapphire crystal protection integrated into the Power button. With a > fingerprint scan, customers can authenticate Apple Pay purchases and > authorize apps, like on the iPhone. > > s > > [image: hello again event 25 years notebook] > > By the way, this week mark’s 25th anniversary of Apple’s first notebook, > the PowerBook, which defined the modern notebook with a matrix-dot display, > keyboard-forward design creating a room for a trackpad and other features. > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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