New MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models arrive at select Apple stores
Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models are trickling in to the company's retail stores, though it appears only select flagship locations are being granted early access to the hotly anticipated laptop.
Apple retail visitors posted pictures of in-store MacBook Pro with Touch Bar display models to various social media sites on Tuesday, a day after the first pre-order units arrived at customers' doorsteps.
According to online accounts posted to Twitter and Instagram, most stores with available stock received supply within a few hours of this writing. Developer Kevin Dente, for example, said his California Apple store at around 1:30 p.m. local time.
Photos posted to Instagram show MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models gracing display tables at Apple's Hong Kong flagship in ifc mall. The Nanjing Road Apple store in Shanghai also has limited supply on hand, though display floor units are running demo software behind glass enclosures, as seen above.
As usual, Apple has not disclosed an exact shipment timeline to store staff, though quick spot checks performed by AppleInsider reveal many locations are still waiting for their first units to arrive. Even the company's flagship Union Square store in San Francisco has yet to receive its allotment.
For those interested in checking out the new laptop in person before purchasing, we suggest calling your local Apple outlet to confirm stock on hand before making the trip down.
Alternatively, buyers who want to bypass Apple's current four to five week shipping quote times, authorized dealer MacMall today updated its website to reflect a three-day lead time on all eight MacBook Pro with Touch Bar configurations.
Apple retail visitors posted pictures of in-store MacBook Pro with Touch Bar display models to various social media sites on Tuesday, a day after the first pre-order units arrived at customers' doorsteps.
According to online accounts posted to Twitter and Instagram, most stores with available stock received supply within a few hours of this writing. Developer Kevin Dente, for example, said his California Apple store at around 1:30 p.m. local time.
Photos posted to Instagram show MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models gracing display tables at Apple's Hong Kong flagship in ifc mall. The Nanjing Road Apple store in Shanghai also has limited supply on hand, though display floor units are running demo software behind glass enclosures, as seen above.
As usual, Apple has not disclosed an exact shipment timeline to store staff, though quick spot checks performed by AppleInsider reveal many locations are still waiting for their first units to arrive. Even the company's flagship Union Square store in San Francisco has yet to receive its allotment.
For those interested in checking out the new laptop in person before purchasing, we suggest calling your local Apple outlet to confirm stock on hand before making the trip down.
Alternatively, buyers who want to bypass Apple's current four to five week shipping quote times, authorized dealer MacMall today updated its website to reflect a three-day lead time on all eight MacBook Pro with Touch Bar configurations.
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Anyway, no touchbar MBPs there yesterday, but I ordered a 13" model with the specs max'd out the Saturday after the announcement and they have a delivery expectation listed as 12/13/16.
Super excited.
side note: South Park is brilliantly focusing heavily on internet trolls this season. Worth checking out. They had some of the most relevant social commentary this election season and I don't think they get the credit for their bravery that they deserve. And no I don't work for apple or South Park or anything even remotely related. Honestly still exists despite all pointing to the contrary.
Pro for Profit.
I must be old to think that being able to upgrade and repair an expensive piece of kit to get more use out it was a good feature. Of course they will sell a lot of these machines, but not to professionals.
IT people who used to push family and friends to apple after the switch to intel are abandoning apple in droves sure it will take a couple of years for that to filter through but its happening.
Pros:
All working perfect
New bar is kinda cool, not sure I would use it all that much though. (Maybe while traveling when I don't have other input devices)
GPU is rocking fast, can play Starcraft at much higher settings
Keyboard is precise
Screen is super sharp and bright
Could hook up my desk with 1 dongle (was surprised after all the press on this).
Cons:
Keyboard is loud
CPU is showing to be slower than my older computer on Geekbench, not sure if I trust this number through. And, I know it is less about that than usability
Price. This is where I am struggling the most. Again, great machine, but not 3K better than the old unit. So, will give it the next week and see if it grows on me.
edit: maybe impose some rules, such that if your dislikes exceed your likes, all posts are held for moderation, and if you post something negative within your first few posts, you are banned permanently, or if you rack up x number of dislikes within x number of your first posts, you are banned. Rules like that seem reasonable, and if the trolls can't abide, they can go elsewhere, it's not as if they're going to be clicking on the ads on this site anyway, your advertisers won't miss them.