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Some "death knell". I MUCH prefer a 2010 MBP matte 17" (refurbed a couple years ago) over a 2016 MBP 15" -I only slightly miss AirDrop when using the older model (and I'll hack that in Real Soon Now). There are a lot of people in the Mac world these days that switched from the universe where faster processors and more memory were enough to move from one ugly box to another, but that's not The Way. It's true that MOBILE equipment, cooling fans and storage devices fail over time and proactive maintenance or upgrades are a requirement, but  $5K+ for the 2016 replacement (with an unsatisfactory internal and external display) was overkill. There should be a great aftermarket designing future main boards for these awesome 17" machines for many years to come (are you listening OWC?) I know an aftermarket has already sprung up converting ancient PowerBooks and early MacBooks into Raspberry Pi powered laptops..now they just need driver cards for the 17" panels and a Hackintosh-friendly chipset.

The computer should otherwise be mostly unchanged from last year, though it might be equipped with Apple's rumored ARM chip for low-power functions


I guess nobody figured out what runs the TouchBar rofl.

Most of these upgrades are incredibly boring, but I'm careful not to wish for much excitement after Swift was dropped on us and all the UltraFine bullshit.

Millennials don't take to apps designed in food courts (even really expensive round ones) but good enough for Leo Laporte's fans.

gatorguy said:

Commenters on Android forums would prefer to see something more similar to Samsung's rotating bezel than a digital crown, claiming it's much easier to use. The digital crown rumor isn't getting all that much love. 

Patented. /ironic