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I wouldn't have expected the new 14" or 16" MBPs to get the base M2. They never got the base M1, just the Pro and Max. I would expect those will be updated to t
by hbn 4y ago
I wouldn't have expected the new 14" or 16" MBPs to get the base M2. They never got the base M1, just the Pro and Max. I would expect those will be updated to the M2 Pro/Max when those launch.
The existence of the 13-inch M2 MBP is just bizarre and seems like a case of "make it cause people might see Pro and buy it, and we have assembly lines for these bodies we can continue to use".
I imagine in the future, the base M# chips will be for the MacBook Airs and iPads, while the Pro/Max/Ultra go into the various Pro Macs.
- hajile 4y agoThere are people who consider the touchbar to be critical to their workflow. These laptops are a cheap, easy option to support that while bringing those people to ARM (and also clearing out their stock of proprietary keyboard screens). I suspect they’ll wind up introducing an external keyboard with the touchbar in the future.
- hbn 4y agoI'd put good money on a bet against that prediction. If there are people who consider the touchbar to be critical to their workflow, I've never met them, and I've worked with a lot of people who used a MacBook Pro with a touchbar for work. The most positive takes I've heard are "it's fine," and everyone else (including me) hates it and was thrilled to see the new designs went back to physical keys. Why would they be redesigning all their laptops to drop the touchbar if they were still committed to it? It barely got any adoption from developers when it was built into their laptops, and it certainly wouldn't get any more if it became an optional accessory that most people don't want. I think Apple has admitted the touchbar was a failure, along with the full switch to exclusively USB-C ports, and the thinness at the cost of performance.