15" MBP & 27" iMac refreshed

[Darko]

The MacBook gets the force touch feedback on the track pad, and improved Flash storage transfer speed.

The iMac gets the 5K Retina screen and a price drop.

Kind of disappointed. Was hoping for a bit of a RAM bump as well.

http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/19/15-inch-macbook-pro-cheapert-retina-imac/

 

[bwana]

Damn - I only got my 15" in the beginning of January

I wonder how well the new trackpads work under plastic…

 

[Darko]

Do you have a cover over the trackpad?

How does it work?

 

[CataclysmZA]

That Radeon R9 M370X in the Macbook Pro 15 is the mobile version of the desktop Tonga GPU. I'm amazed that Nvidia didn't get their foot in there.

 

[bwana]

Do you have a cover over the trackpad?

How does it work?

A cover of sorts…



It's an XXL Ziploc bag - it does the job though.

 

[Darko]

A cover of sorts…

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It's an XXL Ziploc bag - it does the job though.

Oh. Ha ha ha. That's cool.

What are you worried about when you need that sort of protection?

 

[creeper]

The update is very incremental. I was hoping for a bigger CPU and GPU bump...and 32GB memory

 

[SauRoNZA]

Oh. Ha ha ha. That's cool.

What are you worried about when you need that sort of protection?

I'm guessing it's for capturing directly to Macbook from his camera so basically to save it from the rain.

 

[SauRoNZA]

So is there no longer a "normal" 27-inch?

 

[Darko]

The update is very incremental. I was hoping for a bigger CPU and GPU bump...and 32GB memory

You can overboost to 3.2 I think with the CPU. I was really hoping for more memory though.

 

[Joker]

Can't help but feel a style refresh will be coming later with skylake, akin to the Macbook 12".

 

[bwana]

Oh. Ha ha ha. That's cool.

What are you worried about when you need that sort of protection?

Rain - it's an occupational hazard.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Rain - it's an occupational hazard.

[video=youtube;E8211HNs4eY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8211HNs4eY[/video]

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

So is there no longer a "normal" 27-inch?

I had a look at Apple's website and it seems to be still available.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I had a look at Apple's website and it seems to be still available.

Yeah I do the same.

Price gap isn't really big enough on these 5K's.

 

[NiTeD]

The big question is, will core reduce the price of the iMac?

 

[Jase]

That Radeon R9 M370X in the Macbook Pro 15 is the mobile version of the desktop Tonga GPU. I'm amazed that Nvidia didn't get their foot in there.

I'll wait and see how this card performs before I flog my 13"

 

[CataclysmZA]

The big question is, will core reduce the price of the iMac?

If you have to ask...

 

[blaine666]

Prices on the new 15inch available R29 999 / R36 999

http://www.istoreonline.co.za/category/488/macbook-pro

Steep, hoping FNB offers them soon

 

[NiTeD]

R4,5K difference between the 5k iMacs, anybody how the now R35k one cost before?