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I have the same question, why does the MBP in the old chassis exist. My guess is that it’s some combination of: they have extra chassis lying around, or they wa

I have the same question, why does the MBP in the old chassis exist. My guess is that it’s some combination of: they have extra chassis lying around, or they want a machine in the old form factor for people who like that (like the iPhone SE).

avidphantasm 4y ago
It also could be a bean counter thing too I suppose: they haven’t recouped enough of their investment in tooling for the previous generation, so they are grinding out more units until the accountants are happy. If this is the case, it would be alarming.
- mwint 4y ago
  That really doesn’t sound like something Apple would do. My bet is they want to hit a specific price point, between the MBA and the 14” MBP. Possibly school/corporate volume purchase programs are involved.
Tagbert 4y ago
It is the second best selling computer in Apple’s line. I suspect it is a combination of people who see this as the last chance to get the Touchbar (there are fan of this) and corporate IT departments who buy this because they have an existing spec for a moderately priced laptop that is not a “consumer” line. That “pro” in the name gives them an out. For any individual buyer, the upcoming Air or the existing 14” MBP would be better choices depending on your needs and budget.
- geerlingguy 4y ago
  One company I worked for would only allow purchasing the 13" Pro, and not the Air models, for years. Most of us who traveled would've rather used the Airs, and after maybe 2-3 years with that policy it was relaxed a bit. With the first generation or two of MacBook Air, it was light but it was WAY less performant than even the entry level MacBook Pro. With Apple Silicon, the case for the entry Pro is very slim, but inertia keeps it going. I think it's like how Apple kept making the eMac for a while, even after the iMac had eaten its lunch.

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I have the same question, why does the MBP in the old chassis exist. My guess is that it’s some combination of: they have extra chassis lying around, or they wa

by avidphantasm 4y ago

avidphantasm 4y ago
It also could be a bean counter thing too I suppose: they haven’t recouped enough of their investment in tooling for the previous generation, so they are grinding out more units until the accountants are happy. If this is the case, it would be alarming.
- mwint 4y ago
  That really doesn’t sound like something Apple would do. My bet is they want to hit a specific price point, between the MBA and the 14” MBP. Possibly school/corporate volume purchase programs are involved.
Tagbert 4y ago
It is the second best selling computer in Apple’s line. I suspect it is a combination of people who see this as the last chance to get the Touchbar (there are fan of this) and corporate IT departments who buy this because they have an existing spec for a moderately priced laptop that is not a “consumer” line. That “pro” in the name gives them an out. For any individual buyer, the upcoming Air or the existing 14” MBP would be better choices depending on your needs and budget.
- geerlingguy 4y ago
  One company I worked for would only allow purchasing the 13" Pro, and not the Air models, for years. Most of us who traveled would've rather used the Airs, and after maybe 2-3 years with that policy it was relaxed a bit. With the first generation or two of MacBook Air, it was light but it was WAY less performant than even the entry level MacBook Pro. With Apple Silicon, the case for the entry Pro is very slim, but inertia keeps it going. I think it's like how Apple kept making the eMac for a while, even after the iMac had eaten its lunch.