“French site MacG, which has a very decent track-record, cites ‘reliable sources’ as stating that a new 15-inch MacBook Pro and 27-inch iMac are going on sale on Wednesday,” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac.
“While the site had no specific details, it’s likely the 15-inch model will likewise get CPU and GPU bumps, alongside the Force Touch trackpad,” Lovejoy reports. “MacG notes that shipping on the higher-end 15-inch model has for some time been showing 2-3 weeks, sometimes a sign that a new model is on the way. Additionally, we note that the machines are listed as discontinued on the B&H Photo site.”
Lovejoy reports, “The site had no specifics on the 27-inch iMac.”
More info and links in the full article here.
“With supply of some Macs drying up, and Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference set to kick off on June 8, many observers assumed that the company would wait until the start of the conference to unveil new hardware,” AppleInsider reports. “But last year at WWDC 2014, Apple left out any hardware announcements, choosing only to focus on iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Monday’s rumor suggests the company may take a similar approach this year, getting new hardware out of the way before WWDC begins.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: How soon until we can get a Magic Trackpad with Force Touch?
“How soon until we can get a Magic Trackpad with Force Touch?”
Considering the sheer size and presumed power requirements of the internal Force Touch Trackpad, it certainly will be a “challenge” to make a Magic version. But then, a “challenge” to Apple is…well, nothing more than time and money.
Check out the new MacBook tear down and consider the fact that Force Touch is already in… a MacBook. It doesn’t take up a lot of space or eat a lot of power. Although, I would foresee having to replace batteries more often.
I’ve taken them apart. I know.
It’s a lot to cram into a “Magic” style enclosure without making it look like crap.
So much more going on in there. That said, Apple can do anything, eventually.
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Mmm. Tech gear ~ ~ ~
My MBP 15″ bought a year ago is still amazingly blazingly fast. MDN took the words out of my mouth for an Apple external keyboard with Force Touch. Not that my current keyboard experience is really a problem.
And when is Apple going to update the Thunderbolt displays?
Ask Apple.
And when is it going to get a G5 processor? When?!?
Dear old IBM is creating ‘big iron’ CPUs these days. I know it’s sad Bubbles, but you must give up on your dream.
Battle Of The CPU All-Stars: IBM OpenPOWER Takes Aim At Intel For Warehouse-Scale Servers
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I’ve got a maxed out mid 2012 MBPro…still works great but I’d love a reason to upgrade! 😉
Ooo! Yes please!
MacDailyNews Take: How soon until we can get a Magic Trackpad with Force Touch?
If this happens this week, it will be Tuesday. In the past 5 years, all new “refreshes” not tied to an Apple event have been announced/launched on a Tuesday.