I see... I'm also considering dropping Apple care...

Nope. I'm considering Space Grey as my iPhone and iPad are same colour...
Rose gold is not for me... Plus, in my work place there is pantang towards anything looks red and its related colours...

Ic. So u use it at ur workplace too? Is this going to be ur main machine?

Actually not really needed always at the moment (probably needed only after 2 years)... Just once a while for presentation purposes...
Carrying my MBP around is tiring (my job is not 8-hour-sitting-in-an-office job)... And iPad use is limited especially when transferring files and other data which is always painful experience...

Ic. Ur exiting MBP is the non retina one? 13 inch? If yes, it is indeed very heavy.

Yup. It's super heavy. Even though it's just a base model...

Hope the new MBP will get lighter. Actually the current MBP is already very powerful enough. They just need to make it even lighter and they can take my money.

They will make it 0.1kg lighter...

haha. cannot la... at least make it macbook air weight and similar style like 12-inch will be good enough... haha.

0.1kg is significant ok...

currently 1.56kg, minus 0.1, still 1.46kg, still very heavy actually.

6% weight reduction woh...
Plus, retinal MacBook replaces MBP as highly portable device. As a consequence, MBP stays indoor, so weight is no longer a matter....

Currently have the 2015 Macbook 12-inch base model.

Using it for mobile app development. lol

Quite ok for my use even though slight lagness but still planing to get MBP skylake model.

Yes, MBP remains the Pro lines that do all the serious stuff and equipped all the necessary ports and equipment. But it can still get better for sure. Apple will definitely do some major changes which is redesign for the MacBook pro line. And their style is always to make things lighter and thinner.

So not to surprised if it is really getting a lot thinner or lighter.

is the base model of 2015 macbook good for ur major usage? any lag etc?

I am getting skylake MacBook pro also.

This post has been edited by westlife: Apr 24 2016, 08:05 PM

I just am not surprise if they did not make it thinner or lighter.

You see few months ago we discussed regarding possible upgrades in this 2nd generation of MacBook. As what I've predicted, they only upgraded the processor and battery life. And I was correct.

MBP's main feature is its powerfulness. Size and weight are not its strength. That's why MBA and retinal MacBook came in.
With regards to MBA, I'm not very sure where Apple would position it. Low end product?

True. Indeed. Apple indeed does not upgrade the design so quickly as people would hope so.
MacBook just come out totally brand new redesign last year. So at least next 2-3 years may not have major redesign except spec bump like what retina MacBook pro has done for the past few years since the redesign at 2012.

MacBook air could be potentially a abundant product like the non-retina MacBook pro 13-inch then just once in a while having small minor spec bump or price drop. Air has no value to most users who prefer nice outlook nice screen no nice power except for budget users. Apple may just simply keep the air like non-retina MacBook air in line without much upgrade just to fulfill the budgeted group of users. The poor screen of air really cannot much appetite from most ppl now.

Apple had done the upgrade of MacBook air 13-inch with just 8gb ram standard instead of upgrading to skylake processor could probably show this.

MacBook 12-inch has the name of MacBook instead of anything else, which it could potentially mean that apple will have it as the base product eventually for MacBook. If air eventually not there. Apple can just simply have a MacBook pro that combines the form factor like air and retain power like current MBP for the ultra book line.

I supposed apple will really do redesign this round as it is really long time since last design. Else they may have release speed bump product like MacBook 12-inch. If purely speed bump I do not see a reason why Apple has yet to release the skylake MacBook pro.

This post has been edited by westlife: Apr 24 2016, 11:27 PM

Surprisingly, yes some lag if i were to make design in photoshop. And going to xcode, while coding i can see some lags. Bearable lags.

Probably might buy a 2nd hand mac mini first before getting Skylake MBP.

Hi all skylake Macbook 2016 users

I already read many reviews online but all very general.. have a few questions before purchasing this macbook, hope can get some tips from you guys..

I mainly use this macbook for:
1) traveling
2) email, word processing (this one no problem to handle for sure)
3) adobe lightroom for RAW photo editing (mainly edit some photos when traveling)
4) adobe premiere pro for 1080p editing, files from DSLR (not main machine, but must be able to use when in need)

Questions:
I have MBP 15inch for my heavy usage, this new macbook mainly use it when traveling, and use as backup in case of anything urgent and when I do not have my MBP with me...

1) can this Macbook 2016 handle Premiere Pro editing? maybe loading a 400-800 video files from DSLR, combining clips with music, one layer color adjustment.. I do not use this Macbook as my main machine but in urgent case, can this Macbook handle the job? I do not mind minor lag when playback directly from timeline, I can pause and play again, as long as it doesn't lag when i preview the files and place the files in the timeline
2) can this Macbook 2016 handle my Adobe lightroom work?
3) based on my usage, I planning to get the 256GB SSD model, should I get m3 or m7? I read a lot online, some said not necessary, some said must.. When I need to perform editing in Lightroom and Premiere, the extra CPU Ghz will make any different?

Thanks a lot in advance

Hahahah, i think i can share with you my experience but not the latest model, but the 2015 (highest spec model, 1.3ghz 1)

1) Yes this MacBook can handling premier pro editing, no lag/delay for me, i am an mass communication student have to do video editing. However when export it too slightly longer time than my Early-2011 15 inch Macbook Pro.
-My 2011 Macbook Pro cannot support me anymore on year 2015, using premier pro and some software is lagging and delay even with the quad-core, i7 intel chips. (This is why i get the 2015 MacBook)
-But for exporting, my MBP 2011 is doing better job (but sometimes it crash/hang)

2) No comments, never use that

3) For me, i will not get the base model, go for 500GB SSD model at least (however, people would say if you have that budget, you should get Macbook Pro)
-But I getting Macbook for the weight and design

This post has been edited by Boykidz93: Apr 25 2016, 04:15 PM

Anyone kena? Like bought last week, and apple announce price slash after 5 days. So only can consider bad luck and apple won't bother bout it?