WWDC keynote came and went without a refresh. When will Apple launch new MacBook Pro's, Mac Mini and Mac Pro's? It's been well over year for the MacBook's, 2 years for the Mini and 2 1/2 years for the Mac Pro.
WWDC keynote came and went without a refresh. When will Apple launch new MacBook Pro's, Mac Mini and Mac Pro's? It's been well over year for the MacBook's, 2 years for the Mini and 2 1/2 years for the Mac Pro.
There's a roadmap for Intel's next chips, which says some CPUs will ship around October:
Most are pushing into 2017 though so I don't think Apple is waiting on Kaby Lake. Intel has released their Skylake quad-i7 mobile chip with Iris Pro, which would suit the 15" MBP:
That GPU looks like it sits about half way between the high and low-end current MBP GPUs. Apple is probably waiting for AMD to ship Polaris GPUs for the MBP, iMac and Mac Pro and they wouldn't ship the mini first. I doubt it will be much longer before these GPUs are available, AMD is aiming to ship them all before the back-to-school period. The Xeon CPU for the Mac Pro is available:
The MBP has a design change so maybe they'd hold it back for an event but that's the only redesigned model. E3 is on just now so AMD is marketing Polaris there:
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http://wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-q3-2016-cannonlake-2017/
Most are pushing into 2017 though so I don't think Apple is waiting on Kaby Lake. Intel has released their Skylake quad-i7 mobile chip with Iris Pro, which would suit the 15" MBP:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10343/the-intel-skull-canyon-nuc6i7kyk-minipc-review/4
That GPU looks like it sits about half way between the high and low-end current MBP GPUs. Apple is probably waiting for AMD to ship Polaris GPUs for the MBP, iMac and Mac Pro and they wouldn't ship the mini first. I doubt it will be much longer before these GPUs are available, AMD is aiming to ship them all before the back-to-school period. The Xeon CPU for the Mac Pro is available:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117639
I would guess Apple will put out a press release sometime in the next 2 months with the Macs updated, like this:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/05/19Apple-Introduces-15-inch-MacBook-Pro-with-Force-Touch-Trackpad-New-1-999-iMac-with-Retina-5K-Display.html
The MBP has a design change so maybe they'd hold it back for an event but that's the only redesigned model. E3 is on just now so AMD is marketing Polaris there:
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/230127-amd-will-showcase-zen-running-doom-at-e3s-pc-gaming-show