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What do you expect from Skylake based MBP that can't be done with the current MBP?
by p1esk 11y ago
What do you expect from Skylake based MBP that can't be done with the current MBP?
- jychang 11y agoWell, the current 15 inch MBP is running 2 years old Haswell processors, so it's simply a bad buy when Skylake MBPs are coming out in a few months. Additionally, Skylake brings DDR4 memory, Thunderbolt 3.0 (Thunderbolt over USB), and better performance/battery life. There's also possible wireless charging support, and the Skylake integrated GPU possibly has double the speed of the Haswell Iris chips.
- skrause 11y ago- USB Type-C - The ability to run external 5K monitors. Since I usually keep a laptop for at least four years, it would be unwise for me to now buy a laptop that can't do both of those technologies which I really want to have.
- p1esk 11y agoI have a Haswell MBP. I don't remember a time when I had to plug a USB device into it. The only device I can think of is a flash drive, but the last time I used one was more than 2 years ago. Which USB devices do you use with your laptop? Regarding 5k displays, currently I'm still not ready to buy even a 4k version, mostly because I'm waiting for higher frequencies (via G-Sync or FreeSync, both of which require a discrete card, and it's not at all clear if those will be supported in the next MBP). 5k monitors currently cost 4 times as much as 4k. Really hard to justify buying one anytime soon. If Apple does not release Skylake MBP in October, I would recommend buying the current one, rather than suffering the horrible resolution of MBA for another 6 months.
- toyg 11y ago32gb of ram, 5k monitors, Thunderbolt/USB 3, etc etc etc...