In fact, pre-announcements haven’t gone well with Apple lately in the case of the HomePod and the AirPower.
#When new imac 2018 mac#
If the developer truly needs (incrementally) more speed, or 32 GB RAM, to get the job done, why did he jump the gun in spite of all the signs? In any case, the very best Mac is the newest shipping Mac you buy on the day you need it.Īnother argument was that Apple should have announced the new MacBook Pros at WWDC, even if they weren’t ready to ship. The developer was upset, but there’s a difference between wanting to be the one on the block with the latest Mac and mission critical work. Author Gerwitz tells the tale, relating the anguish of the developer on July 12 when the new (Coffee Lake) MacBook Pros shipped.
#When new imac 2018 pro#
He bought a 2017 MacBook Pro (Kaby Lake). When Apple didn’t announce new ones at WWDC 2018 back in June, he concluded they weren’t forthcoming.
New Macs: a Case In Pointĭavid Gerwitz at ZDNet writes about a developer who needed a new MacBook Pro. Given the keyboard issue Apple has had with the recent MBPs, one might surmise a slight delay this year. Given Apple’s newfound enthusiasm for the Mac, one could guess that Coffee Lake MBPs would eventually come along. Skylake MBPs were announced in October 2016 followed by a remarkable follow-up with Kaby Lake MBPs at WWDC 2017. For other Macs, especially, the MacBooks, the releases have been a bit more regular. This applies to the Mac Pro during the dark years (2014-2017) and the Mac mini even today. For some Macs, there is no known release schedule. We remember how new MacBook Pros (Kaby Lake) made their appearance at WWDC 2017. It was a subtle sign, to me anyway, that Apple was trying to generate some fervor for future Mac products that didn’t make it into the WWDC keynote. In June, Apple launched a new Mac-centric ad campaign, “ Behind the Mac.” The four ads showed several different professionals using their MacBook Pros to good effect in their work. The Core i7 (desktop) has six cores (and hyperthreading, taking it to 12 threads).īased on the above benchmark submitted, that pretty much clinched the deal on new MacBook Pros with a six core Coffee Lake CPU. The notable feature of Coffee Lake is the number of cores for mobile and desktop CPUs. So they weren’t ready for the 2017 MacBook Pros and iMacs in June, 2017.
#When new imac 2018 series#
Intel introduced the Coffee Lake series in October, 2017. When next generation CPUs start showing up in PCs, we know Apple isn’t far behind with the Macs Apple updates most often.
Watching Intel’s CPU release schedule is helpful. Beside the 32 GB giveaway, the 6-core reference was a giant flag for the new Coffee Lake CPU seen in PCs. On June 13th, right after WWDC, there was a benchmark submitted for a 6-core, 32 GB MacBook Pro that was most certainly the next generation model. On July 5th, our Bryan Chaffin pointed to new European regulatory flings for five new Macs (as well as iPads.) He wrote: “In several instances in the past, Apple has launched new products roughly a month after making similar filings with the EEC.” This news surfaced on July 4th, when most U.S.journalists have the day off, but a sharp-eyed French site caught it, and then so did everyone else.
So far, he’s been spot on with the MacBook Pro (MBP).
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