Ondrej Holzman Na June's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Apple will introduce new products and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects updated MacBook Pro models to appear, with the biggest news expected to be the switch to a new generation of processors from Intel…
Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, is a fairly reliable source when it comes to predicting Apple's product plans, and now claims that the Californian company will introduce new MacBooks with Intel's latest Haswell processors. However, it excludes, for example, the MacBook Air with Retina display.
Most likely, there will not be any major changes, in terms of design, the MacBooks will not change. At the same time, alongside MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina display, MacBook Pro with optical drive should remain in Apple's portfolio.
"In developing markets, where the Internet is not yet so widespread, the demand for optical drives remains," Kuo said in reference to the 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pro without Retina display, which he originally claimed Apple would remove from the lineup when the rest of the MacBooks fit Retina displays.
However, in the end, this year's WWDC probably won't be about the complete transition to Retina displays. The biggest change should be the new Haswell processors, which are the successors to the Ivy Bridge processors installed in current MacBooks.
The new Haswell architecture should bring both more powerful graphics and significantly reduced power consumption. Haswell processors will be manufactured on the already proven 22nm production process and will be a significant step forward. This is because Intel develops according to the so-called "Tick-Tock" strategy, which means that big changes always come after one model. So the real successor of Sandy Bridge was not the current Ivy Bridge, but Haswell. Intel promises extremely low consumption combined with higher performance, so it can be interesting to see where Apple can push its technology with Haswell.
Kuo expects the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to go on sale shortly after WWDC, at the end of the second quarter, while MacBook Pro with Retina displays will arrive later because there aren't as many high-resolution panels.
The presentation will take place between June 10 and 14, when WWDC will be held at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco. Developer conference tickets se they sold out in less than two minutes.
Do the Haswell processors have a bug in the controller? Or is there a new series that corrects the error?
As far as I know, Haswell processors have not been released yet. The performance is scheduled until June 4.
which of course has nothing to do with my question :)
I just wasn't sure. I don't know about that error, so I can't advise.
The error is associated with the fact that some USB3 devices are disconnected during sleep.
thanks for the info, I've already googled it, so maybe intel put it in the tip :P
They had a mistake, I think it has already been removed. I read an article somewhere that even Intel has officially resolved this.
From the information available on the manufacturer's website, I understood that a software-level repair is not possible. Therefore, it will be removed as soon as the new version is released. However, it concerns specific USB drives, not all devices with USB 3.0 support.
As far as I know, the only fault is the too low power requirements of the 12A branch of the power supply in power saving mode (Haswells want 0,05A), which most power supplies cannot do and turn off. :)
We do not know if the presentation of the new iPhone is also expected?
Probably not. We should wait until autumn.
Are the tabloid headlines necessary?
It's not a certainty, but the probability of the introduction of new MacBooks is close to 100 percent, at least according to us.
I wish they would bring back 17" laptops - just non-retina - it's not much use to me (I have poor vision, so I can only tell the difference between retina and non-retina when I focus really closely).
My MacBook 17" 2010 is getting old...
I've been to the store several times to "play" with a 15" retina laptop, but when I put my 17" next to it, the difference is quite significant (it's a pity that it's apparently only for me)...
Oh, the marketing - it's like the megapixels on cameras - thanks to the marketing, it also went in a rather pointless direction...