New mbp with broadwell?

Do you guys think the new model (October) will have broadwell?

 

Nope. Q1 2015 at the earliest.

 

I think it will. Apple in the past has gotten early quantities of new cpu's, so despite Broadwell being late and having manufacturing issues, I still think Apple will get the early batches and release new MBP/MBA's in Sept/Oct.

 

Apple MacBook Pro 2014 Release in September: What to Expect : Trending News : Venture Capital Post

 

that doesnt sound very exciting for people who need more horsepower...but i guess the 15 inch rMBP can more than handle most of the things thrown at it..because i havent managed to even get the 8GB RAM to slow signs of slowing down after opening 15 apps.

 

Hopefully this is legit. I need a new laptop and I'm finally going for the mbp :thumbsup:
Broadwell will provide a 30 per cent power reduction which will give us another 2-3 hours, cant wait.

 

The question is: can Intel deliver the chips? I think that Intel has given Apple early low-power chips in the past so I could see a fall MacBook Air but I don't see the RMBP as being fanless so maybe they announce the RMBP and ship it late in the year as the mainstream Broadwell parts become available. I'd like to see performance per watt comparisons between Haswell and Broadwell.

 

Throw 1 app like adobe premiere at it and BOOM your 8GB is full.
Same goes for rendering @ cpu/gpu. One cannot have enough power.


I also wonder if it comes with broadwell, if it DOESNT I don't see why they would not have released it back at the WWDC14.
But on the other hand september/october may be too early for broadwell QUADCORES (retina 15), since ULV chips came first with haswell followed by the quadcores weeks/months later.
But I think broadwell is not that important if you are waiting for the 15 inch one. It could be a huge deal for a retina air or a retina 13 with crystalwell graphics

I wonder if they keep the insane pricing next gen,
it's getting really ridiculous 2629EUR (Belgium/Europe) for a macbook with a dedicated GPU... seriously?


And I have no idea why people get so excited at fanless designs. If you see the macbook air, it can still get very hot WITH A FAN.
So to achieve a design without a fan will led to lower clocked CPUs without turbo functionality, that's almost certain.
And what for? So we don't hear anything when we play a game? It's silent WITH a fan when just doing office work/browsing/watching movies. There was already a decrease in performance from ULV ivy bridge parts to haswell @ mb air.
Don't let it down in the performance area again please...

 

Performance and MacBook next to each other in the same sentence, be realistic, macbooks for the majority are a consumerist item, and this is the correct step taken towards their segment of the market. I love my MacBook for what it is, but I would leave serious professional work to an actual workstation. Yeah there are plenty of people who use it for that type of work, mostly older models though, but they only seem to be so many because they gather on these type of forums. Reality is, apple is out there for a profit, and catering to the needs of the average consumer rather than the minority of power users will bring them towards their goals.

 

Yes, but how do I travel with my workstation by plane, or going to customers
Not all people are sitting in an office all day long and to drive home by 5 PM

What I mean is people dont buy a retina 15 to do 'consumer stuff' like typing in word or browsing the web...
Although some do, just because they have too much money

 

Agreed. Until someone can get a workstation with a similar form factor/weight to the MacBook Pro right (sorry, the Precision M3800 ain't it), I will stick with my "consumer machine." I owned a Dell Precision M4700 and an M6600, and frankly their portability, screens, and battery life suck when compared to a MacBook Pro. If you sit at a desk all day with your workstation plugged in to a bunch of external monitors, then those workstations should be fine, but at that point shouldn't you just build a tower PC and leave it in one place anyway?

While I do agree that MacBook Pros will not perform as well as maximum spec'ed Precision M4700s and M6600s, the MacBook Pro is still a more than capable machine to get serious work done on. I continue to go back to a post where a member was told: "Don't even try running a 3D program on a Mac, get a workstation instead." Another member came in to that thread and posted that he runs SolidWorks on a Mac through a Windows VM in a production environment perfectly fine. Here is said post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/apple-mac-os-x/754062-mac-cad.html#post9678726.

I an not an Apple or Microsoft fanboy, as I own and use both products on a daily basis. I am all about being fair and honest; when Microsoft does something better than Apple, I give them props, and vice versa. With that being said, I will still continue to state that: "Rumors of the MacBook Pro's immense sucktitude on these forums is extremely overblown."

 

i had the same concern with fanless design that it might compromise raw processing power of the CPU.

the design of the fans in current rMBP anyway doesnt produce audible sound for even heavy multi-tasking unless u r running a game

 

Bring a Mac Pro with you - it's only 15 pounds.

 

Thats a joke, right?
I already have a trash can in my office and thermocan in my backpack.

 

We'll it's not going to happen, but it would be nice if they brought back the 17" inch version 1080p, retina or higher resolution. Thunderbolt 2 or 3 ports USB 3.0 or 3.1 (although I don't think usb 3.1 will be available until 2015) maybe late 2014 not sure. plus other good features such as SSD options.