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16GB RAM max, DP1.2 (so no 5k display support), worthless Touch Bar when I use my current MBP dual monitor with the lid closed. Pass. Sadly I really wanted som

by ROFISH 10y ago

16GB RAM max, DP1.2 (so no 5k display support), worthless Touch Bar when I use my current MBP dual monitor with the lid closed. Pass. Sadly I really wanted something better since I'm on an old 2012 MBP that badly needs an upgrade but I'm not dropping $1500+ for something that doesn't support 32GB and 5k displays.

davesque 10y ago
I'm a bit confused. I thought the event showcased a setup with two 5k displays attached to one 15" macbook pro.
- hrrsn 10y ago
  They did.
- andrewbarba 10y ago
  My guess is those are Thunderbolt-connected displays
- pat2man 10y ago
  According to the spec: One 4K display (4096 x 2160) 30-bit @ 120 Hz One 5K display (5120 x 2880) 30-bit @ 60 Hz Two 4K displays each (4096 x 2160) 30-bit @ 60 Hz
- drinchev 10y ago
  Correct, but why would you use 3 screens when you can use just 2? And anyway I use external keyboard with numeric keys and a magic mouse instead of the trackpad. So why should I keep my Mac open anyway?
  - masklinn 10y ago
    > Correct, but why would you use 3 screens when you can use just 2. If you can use two 5k displays at the same time, you can probably use just one...
- Xylakant 10y ago
  You can't use the touch bar with the lid closed.
- ROFISH 10y ago
  Only if you buy specific Thunderbolt-supporting 5k displays. You can't get one off the shelf and have it "just work(tm)".
seanalltogether 10y ago
Thunderbolt 3 supports 5K at 60hz, it was even part of the keynote. https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq
artimaeis 10y ago
Thanks to Thunderbolt3 it supports 1 5k display or 2 4k displays.. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ > One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz [...] > Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz [...]
djrogers 10y ago
Not only does it have 5k display support, but it supports two of them in addition to the internal display: -- Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors -- [1]http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/
- ROFISH 10y ago
  Only if you buy specific Thunderbolt supporting 5k displays. If you already own one that only does DP1.4 or some other cable, it won't work. :/
  - djrogers 10y ago
    Nope, thunderbolt 3 natively supports DisplayPort so you just need the cabling.
landhar 10y ago
I need an upgrade even more. I'm still using my 2008 MB, the first macbook with the unibody aluminum casing. I upgraded the RAM to 8GB 4 years ago and had to change the battery around the same time. It proved to be a very resilient piece of hardware, even though now I can only use it when plugged as there seems to be something off with the battery that causes it to shut down sporadically. Last year, I took the decision of waiting another year to upgrade, betting that the 2016 MBPs were probably going to introduce a significant upgrade to the line up, perhaps something of the same magnitude as the aluminum casing in 08. And I'm very disappointed that I was proven wrong...

by ROFISH 10y ago

davesque 10y ago

I'm a bit confused. I thought the event showcased a setup with two 5k displays attached to one 15" macbook pro.

hrrsn 10y ago
They did.
andrewbarba 10y ago
My guess is those are Thunderbolt-connected displays
pat2man 10y ago
According to the spec: One 4K display (4096 x 2160) 30-bit @ 120 Hz One 5K display (5120 x 2880) 30-bit @ 60 Hz Two 4K displays each (4096 x 2160) 30-bit @ 60 Hz
drinchev 10y ago
Correct, but why would you use 3 screens when you can use just 2? And anyway I use external keyboard with numeric keys and a magic mouse instead of the trackpad. So why should I keep my Mac open anyway?
- masklinn 10y ago
  > Correct, but why would you use 3 screens when you can use just 2. If you can use two 5k displays at the same time, you can probably use just one...
Xylakant 10y ago
You can't use the touch bar with the lid closed.
ROFISH 10y ago
Only if you buy specific Thunderbolt-supporting 5k displays. You can't get one off the shelf and have it "just work(tm)".

seanalltogether 10y ago

Thunderbolt 3 supports 5K at 60hz, it was even part of the keynote. https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/faq

artimaeis 10y ago

Thanks to Thunderbolt3 it supports 1 5k display or 2 4k displays.. https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ > One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz [...] > Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz [...]

djrogers 10y ago

Not only does it have 5k display support, but it supports two of them in addition to the internal display: -- Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors -- [1]http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/ http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/

ROFISH 10y ago
Only if you buy specific Thunderbolt supporting 5k displays. If you already own one that only does DP1.4 or some other cable, it won't work. :/
- djrogers 10y ago
  Nope, thunderbolt 3 natively supports DisplayPort so you just need the cabling.

landhar 10y ago

I need an upgrade even more. I'm still using my 2008 MB, the first macbook with the unibody aluminum casing. I upgraded the RAM to 8GB 4 years ago and had to change the battery around the same time. It proved to be a very resilient piece of hardware, even though now I can only use it when plugged as there seems to be something off with the battery that causes it to shut down sporadically. Last year, I took the decision of waiting another year to upgrade, betting that the 2016 MBPs were probably going to introduce a significant upgrade to the line up, perhaps something of the same magnitude as the aluminum casing in 08. And I'm very disappointed that I was proven wrong...