Who's buying the new Macbook Pro?!

scifan57 · Nov 2, 2016

bear7962 said:
Might be good to wait another year:
KGI: Apple to drop MacBook Pro prices, introduce new 32GB RAM option in 2017

That will give me more time to save up for one.

Pinkpoison · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
That will give me more time to save up for one.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this comes out next year.

scifan57 · Nov 2, 2016

Maybe if Apple reduced the margins on their devices they'd sell enough of them to increase their total profit even when the profit on each device was less.

ardchoille · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
That will give me more time to save up for one.

Yeah, that's probably how long it will take me to save up anyway.

Pinkpoison · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
Maybe if Apple reduced the margins on their devices they'd sell enough of them to increase their total profit even when the profit on each device was less.

Yes that makes sense, I suspect Apple may find their sales figures down next year.

scifan57 · Nov 2, 2016

Poisonivy said:
Yes that makes sense, I suspect Apple may find their sales figures down next year.

Apple needs to find the sweet spot that will sell the most devices for the greatest total profit. They have to stop focussing on making the greatest profit on individual devices.

Pinkpoison · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
Apple needs to find the sweet spot that will sell the most devices for the greatest total profit. They have to stop focussing on making the greatest profit on individual devices.

The general consensus seems to be that Apple have ditched functionality in favour of a thinner MacBook.
Most people don't care that much about thinness.....

scifan57 · Nov 2, 2016

Poisonivy said:
The general consensus seems to be that Apple have ditched functionality in favour of a thinner MacBook.
Most people don't care that much about thinness.....

Just think how much better battery life, for example, we'd get if they put the internals of the new MacBook Pro into a case as thick as the previous models. This applies equally to the iPhone and iPad as well. We'd be looking at multi-day battery life instead of all day battery life. An added bonus is the room on the sides of the case for more ports than you'll ever need.

Pinkpoison · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
Just think how much better battery life, for example, we'd get if they put the internals of the new MacBook Pro into a case as thick as the previous models. This applies equally to the iPhone and iPad as well. We'd be looking at multi-day battery life instead of all day battery life. An added bonus is the room on the sides of the case for more ports than you'll ever need.

Interesting thought

Personally I think the MacBook Pro was perfect as it was right up to 2015 model.

When they removed the drive I think that was the start of this madness.

scifan57 · Nov 2, 2016

Poisonivy said:
Interesting thought Personally I think the MacBook Pro was perfect as it was right up to 2015 model.

When they removed the drive I think that was the start of this madness.

Last year, I bought the last model that still had the optical drive for that reason. I also upgraded the RAM to 8GB and the hard drive to a 1TB 7,200 rpm drive, something you can't do on the new MacBook Pro models.

ardchoille · Nov 2, 2016

scifan57 said:
Apple needs to find the sweet spot that will sell the most devices for the greatest total profit. They have to stop focussing on making the greatest profit on individual devices.

I think Apple could also benefit from slowing down a bit. Did we actually need the Touch Bar? No. Was it perhaps the product of the need to introduce yet another innovation? I think that is exactly what it was. From what I'm seeing, Apple is now the victim of "aww.. and they were doing so well".

Slow down a bit, Apple.. lack of innovation does not equate to stagnation as quickly as you seem to think. Money isn't everything.

KevinJS · Nov 2, 2016

I think Apple are running scared of their own advertising. They characterised MS as the fat guy. Now it must be a worry that the higher end Windows laptops will become slimmer and turn the tables.

4 USB-C ports and nothing else is too much too soon. The MBP is so far ahead that it's too far ahead of other Macs and doesn't retain compatibility with them. The Apple system is a strong selling point that no one else offers. MBP needs compatibility with iMac peripherals.

ardchoille · Nov 2, 2016

I've changed my mind, I'm going to buy a new MacBook Pro, but I'm going to buy the one without the Touch Bar. I can upgrade to a 512GB SSD and it will still be cheaper than the base model MBP with Touch Bar. Of course, I'll wait until next year and see what, if any, price change occurs.. it'll take me that long to save up anyway. As much as I like the idea behind the Touch Bar and Touch ID, I don't actually need them.

KevinJS · Nov 2, 2016

My update path is likely to mean keeping my equipment until it won't run the latest OS. A Mac Mini dual booting Sierra and Win10 will sort me out for a long time, alongside my 2012 MBP. I see little point in updating faster. Macs are cheaper than PCs in the long term because they are useful for much longer.

ardchoille · Nov 2, 2016

KevinJS said:
My update path is likely to mean keeping my equipment until it won't run the latest OS. A Mac Mini dual booting Sierra and Win10 will sort me out for a long time, alongside my 2012 MBP. I see little point in updating faster. Macs are cheaper than PCs in the long term because they are useful for much longer.

You can't go wrong with a Mac mini, I've had mine since 2013 and I still love it. Folks can say what they will, but I'll stick to the Mac mini line as long as I'm in need of a desktop machine.