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Apple reportedly releasing 'total redesign' for MacBook Pro in 2026
- talldayo 2y agoApple logic dictates that they found a way to shrink the notch years ago but have been waiting for a redesign to roll it out so they don't upset the current design language of the Mac. Sure do love the form over function reality we live in, today. Yessiree.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> the form over function reality we live in, today 1980—nearly half a century ago—is calling [1]. [1] https://www.techjunkie.com/apple-iii-drop/ https://www.techjunkie.com/apple-iii-drop/
- talldayo 2y agoAt this rate, America in 2085 will consist of a demographic containing 285 million slightly different Mark Gurmans.
- astrange 2y agoThat's function. It lets you reuse the manufacturing processes.
- evanjrowley 2y agoWhat I care more about is if we'll have sideloading in 2026: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28851533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28851533 If the answer is no, then thank goodness for Asahi Linux.
- throwaway314155 2y agoSorry I must be out of the loop. Side loading on Mac seems like it's already possible? Just download with browser, Option-Click the app and open, right?
- Shawnj2 2y agoIIRC this doesn’t work for iOS apps
- throwaway314155 2y agoThat's correct. The parent comment mentioning Asahi Linux implies they're referring to Macs, and thus MacOS, not iOS. Further the article being commented on is about the Macbook.
- Shawnj2 2y agoNo I mean installing iOS apps on macOS on Mx devices
- throwaway314155 2y agoAh, okay. I guess that makes sense. Pretty low on my list of things to be outraged by personally but so it goes.
- evanjrowley 2y ago>Just download with browser, Option-Click the app and open, right? Not for much longer: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6304352/apple-removes-ability-to-run-unsigned-apps-in-macos-15-1 https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6304352/apple-removes-abilit... I ran into the same error while trying to install QMK Toolbox the other day. Apple's control-freak policy over what you can and can't install is sickening.
- viraptor 2y agoCan't wait for what weird thing they'll do this time and reverse later. We had butterfly keyboards, touchbar, USB-only dongle-fest, the notch (hopefully going away this time), ...
- FireBeyond 2y agoAnd thinner? Why? There's no practical need to be much thinner, and if they are, you start to get into the realm of the iPads that were easy to bend because they were so thin. I do not understand this quest for thinness.
- JCharante 2y agoMBPs are really thick and burdensome
- rowanG077 2y agoUnless there is a cooling revolution there really is no other way. Even now the MBP throttles. Not something that should be acceptable in a pro device.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoYes, that's why 15" Air is my next laptop. Trouble is they reduced the screen size and resolution while going from 15 to 16 they did not improve resolution. So you are effectively buying 14" resolution.
- esperent 2y agoHave you considered a Mac mini with a 4k OLED portable screen + a high quality keyboard and mouse? It's far more ergonomic. The only issue is it's a bit of hassle to pull out for a few minutes at a cafe. But for those times a tablet might be more than enough anyway. I know this setup wouldn't work for everyone but I've been waiting years for mini computers to get this powerful.
- vr46 2y agoI think Macbook Pros should be quite advanced machines with slightly out-there features, so I would love to see the touchbar back as a power user option but above function keys. I absolutely loved it on my 2019 MBP and it represented a bunch of new ways of doing things, but it was gone too soon to really mature. Most Mac users clearly don't need it, but there's a certain group of obsessive users that will hack on stuff like this.
- lbourdages 2y agoI'd much prefer a display underneath the trackpad. It would be so much more flexible in terms of which UI you can implement, and it would not necessitate any extra real estate.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoThe touchbar was and will always be useless. Chromebooks have shown that touchscreens are good for productivity, for everybody but especially for mobile application developers, while simultaneously doing away with any need for a tablet.
- John23832 2y agoIf they could add the tactile feedback of the mousepad maybe. But the touchbar in its last incarnation as just a screen was absolutely awful for function buttons.
- vr46 2y agoIt was no substitute for function keys, but being able to get close to the screen while editing pictures and using the touch bar to adjust sliders with my finger without looking at the control on screen was A+, so much nicer than cursor keys. Having a secondary display that was context-sensitive (thanks Better Touch Tool) was super cool. My point was that power user hackers will find interesting ways to use interfaces and controls. I’m not really interested in the people who tell me it’s useless for them or don’t need it, that’s fine, but I do want to see stuff that isn’t immediately understood or with a predefined purpose, just because it’s cool.
- pdimitar 2y agoCall me when they remove the notch. Maybe one other actual tangible improvement would be a low-profile mechanical keyboard. Outside of that the Macbooks are pretty much perfect already.
- 486sx33 2y agoPlease don’t remove the hdmi port. A USB-A would be a great addition.
- K7PJP 2y agoAnd bring back SCSI while they’re at it.
- nightowl_games 2y agoI see no real reason to redesign the MBP. Only place I think they could push further is the camera and maybe even the speakers. The keyboard, trackpad, display and ports are a okay.