We first heard about Apple's plans to release a 16-inch MacBook Pro back in February from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Now
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published a new report, inwhich says that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will have an updated keyboard. The new keyboard design will resemble keyboards with a scissor mechanism, as on older MacBooks.
Another source claims that the newthe laptop will be a 9th generation Intel Coffee Lake-H processor. The same processor in the current 15-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple updated in May. The 16-inch model will have up to 8 cores.
The same report said that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will replace the current 15-inch model. The case of the new laptop will be the same size as the 15-inch model, so that makes sense.
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Apple has already registered several new MacBook Pro models in the European database, so they should be out in the next few months.
Design
When Ming-Chi Kuo first announced the new MacBook Pro, he heralded a completely new design for him. We still do not know what exactly this means, but there are several assumptions.
Apple is trying to fit the 16-inch MacBook Prointo the 15-inch case. This will be possible thanks to thinner frames around the screen. If the company succeeds, then the size and weight of the new laptop will be about the same.
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As for the other design changes, there will be few. The basic materials will remain the same, only the frame for the enlarged display will differ.
The design of the new MacBook Pro is unlikely to change much. If the large display can fit in a small case, this will already be an achievement.
In this article, you can observe the concept images of the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Display
The main function of the 16-inch MacBook Pro is its display. It is larger than the 15-inch, but smaller than the 17-inch, which remains popular to this day.
Thanks to this size, the company will achieve a balance between power and portability of the laptop, especially if its body is the same as that of the 15-inch.
According to rumors, the resolution of the new display will be 3072 × 1920. For comparison, the 15-inch model, it is 2880 × 1800. This will be the LCD panel of LG.
Specifications
It is difficult to predict technical specifications, but the laptop will certainly be powerful. In May, Apple released the updated 15-inch MacBook Pro with a more powerful 8-core Intel processor.
For now, we can judge the new model only bycurrent. The 15-inch MacBook Pro has a 6-core 9th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with 256GB of memory and 16GB of RAM, and a Radeon Pro 555X GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 memory.
Other details are not yet known, and all that remains is to hope for the return of the physical Escape button and the appearance of additional connectors.
Keyboard
16-inch MacBook Pro will receive a new keyboardwith the "scissors" mechanism. Recall that the current butterfly mechanism has been criticized for many years. Subsequent models should also have a new keyboard.
The return of the scissors mechanism means a few things. Firstly, the keyboard will work better, and thanks to the new coating, its reliability in terms of quality will also increase.
The “butterfly” keyboard on current laptops is louder than on older models, so this problem should also be solved.
Cost and release date
The new 16-inch MacBook Pro should be expensive. According to rumors, its cost will be from $ 3,000. It's more expensive than the 15-inch model, but cheaper than the iMac Pro, which costs from $ 5,000.
15-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,399but the cost can go up to 5000. The 17-inch MacBook Pro, released in 2009, started at $2,799. So the cost of $3,000 is quite logical.
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The new MacBook Pro is due out this fall. It will be either in September or in October. Apple's September event will be dedicated to the iPhone 11, the new Apple Watch, and new services like Apple TV + and Apple Arcade.
Most likely, in October there will be another presentation on the Mac and iPad. Apple is working on several new iPad models that will also be unveiled in October.