At WWDC 2017 Apple announced an update to the 2017 MacBook Pro lineup, putting the faster and more efficient Kaby Lake processor in the laptop. The entry point price also drops to $1,299 for their lowest price 13-inch MacBook Pro model. Users will get faster SSD storage as well. The Kaby Lake chipset fixes the biggest complaint people had about last year’s MacBook Pro update.
New Macbook Pro 2017
Apple was rumored to refresh its MacBook line at WWDC 2018, but with the event come and gone with nary an announcement to be heard, we know we have to wait a bit longer for new hardware.
Last year Apple updated the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and made other changes, like a larger glass trackpad and a better keyboard, it left out upgrading to the 7th generation Intel Kaby Lake processor. The omission disappointed a lot of Apple’s fans, but their hopes were finally realized with this update available now from Apple.
2017 MacBook Pro with Faster Specs
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The 2017 MacBook Pro gets Kaby Lake for the first time, replacing the 6th generation Skylake architecture. The 7th generation processor and architecture from Intel gives the new 2017 MacBook Pro better performance and more efficient power usage. The battery will last up to 10 hours, according to Apple’s claims. These new computers will give users a speed bump in the megahertz numbers as well.
Intel’s new Kaby Lake chip has a 14nm manufacturing process, which means Intel can put more power in the same size chip. Also, the chip will give users better UHDTV or 4K video encoding.
The base model 13-inch 2017 MacBook Pro laptops will come with integrated graphics chips. Gamers will want to jump to a higher-end system, as will serious graphics creatives or hardcore design pros. The integrated Iris Plus GPU probably does a great job since it’s similar to the earlier generation Intel Iris GPU available in older models. They’re not as powerful as the dedicated graphics processor that Apple puts in their high-end model but do come with 64MB of embedded DRAM to accelerate graphics for everyday applications.
Apple gave their 15-inch 2017 MacBook Pro a quad-core AMD Radeon Pro graphics card. It comes with 4GB of graphics memory using GDDR5 chips. What does this mean in usage? Faster performance in applications like Final Cut Pro X as well as better gaming and VR options.
Video Editors will appreciate getting faster rendering while using their 15-inch 2017 MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro X. Editors can also work with up to 3 streams of 4K video in a single project.
For those who care about the detailed specs, Apple says the new SSDs will get 3.2GB/s sequential reads and 2.2GB/s sequential write speeds on both the 13 and 15-inch systems. The 13-inch MacBook Pro offers a 3.5GHz or 4GHz processor. The 15-inch MacBook Pro has 3.1GHz or 4.1GHz. These represent maximum speeds of the Kaby Lake processors and will depend on which speed processor the buyer chooses.
2017 MacBook Pro Prices
The new 2017 MacBook Pro that Apple announced today starts at $1,299 for a 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar. It looks more like the old design that’s a little thicker, however it does sport the faster, more efficient 7th generation Kaby Lake processor and faster SSDs. Apple claims the SSD will perform 150% faster than the previous models from 2016. The speed boost will get tested and we’ll see whether Apple’s claim end up proving accurate.
To get the Touch Bar buyers will need to spend $500 more for a 13-inch MacBook Pro for $1,799. It comes with the new keyboard and larger glass trackpad Apple introduced last year. You still get the faster SSD and newer 7th gen processor. A 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar starts at $2,399. They also still offer the older 15-inch model for about $2000.
Apple also added the Kaby Lake processor to their 12-inch non-Pro MacBook. It comes with the same keyboard and pointing device, faster SSD but no Touch Bar. It’s designed as an introductory computer for people who want mobility more than power. This means it’s a little thinner than than the Pro.
All of these new models went on sale today as soon as the online Apple Store came back online after the live WWDC 2017 announcement.
macOS High Sierra Update Details
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Apple added a few cool features to their slight upgrade to macOS. Instead of Sierra, it’s now called High Sierra. It adds better security features and privacy. There’s support for VR and external graphics cards so that Pros can get updates to their graphics system without waiting for Apple to offer one.
The new operating system will go through beta testing throughout the summer and ship in Fall 2017. Beta testers will get access today. The new 2017 MacBook Pro will ship with Sierra, but developers can get the beta now and others can get it later this month. Over at GottaBeMobile, readers can see the following features list:
- Safari – Faster and more secure.
- AutoPlay Blocking – Stops autoplay video from annoying you.
- Intelligent Tracking Prevention – Stops advertisers from tracking you.
- Photos Upgrades includes better face recognition that syncs across devices.
- Photo Editing Upgrades This includes new editing tools like curve, selective color and more.
- Photo edits sync back to photo library from Photoshop or Pixelmator.
- Third Party Printing Services allow you to print wall art and books.
- Apple File System on Mac delivers super fast file transfers and management.
- Metal 2 delivers better graphics support.
- External GPU Support with Thunderbolt 3
- Metal for VR – Steam Engine, Unity and Unreal
For more information on the Apple WWDC 2017 announcement, please see GottaBeMobile.com.
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I always like to read this sort of thing that other people that I know or respect do. Sometimes I find a real gem of software. So here is my software that I think important. Some of them cost money to buy and I use my own money to buy them although my employer does – thanks very much – pay for the Office and a few others! The last one of these was on an older MBP but this one is about my MBP with Touch ID.
- Trend – I use Trend Micro Antivirus that includes 3 license’s so that covers off my Macs. It does Mac or PC and does it quite well. It works better than other choices I have used. Particularly I like how it has a low resource footprint, and now I can assign extra protection to particular folders.
- 1Password – this is the best, and for something like protecting my passwords I want the best. I really recommend this tool.
- Photos – I do take a few pictures, and to organize and manage them I find Photos to be the best free tool for me. Aside from managing my pictures, I like how it can support screensavers on my Apple TV, and how I can do books, pictures, and calendar type stuff.
- OmniGraffle – this is the most expensive thing on the list but I really need a diagramming tool, and one that is Mac and this is the best, and only choice.
- VMware Horizon View – Mac client – definitely well used when I am on the road as I need a great and dependable tool to link back to my home lab.
- VMware Fusion – I try to NOT work in Windows (on my Mac), but when I do I have a Window VM handy through Fusion. Works great.
- Jump Desktop – this is the best RDP (and VNC) client I have used. It does a lot and in an easy to understand and exploit. Especially good around display sizes. So I love this tool and all my Macs have it.
- Evernote – I have a premium account with these people since I believe in them strongly. I use this product for a number of things like organizing blog / newsletter subjects, or meeting minutes, or info on people to track and many more. Works great, and it works great on my iPhone, iPad, Mac and Web so it is always very handy.
- Monity – this useful utility puts a widget with good system info into Notification.
- BackBlaze – for roughly three years I have been using this great software to do a cloud backup of my home Macs. I moved away from CrashPlan due to cost, but I believe it does not do this sort of backup any longer. I have tested this software carefully and think it very good indeed.
- Time Machine – I do use Time Machine for local backups. A very nice UI, fast, and easy are all good reasons to use TM, but I also use it since it ties in so well with installs. Just in case!
- SuperDuper – I have BackBlaze for off-site backups, but Time Machine for on-site backups, and I use SuperDuper to get an image backup. If I lose a disk, and replace it with a new one, I can boot with SuperDuper, which gets me functional quickly, and than I use TM to update to latest.
- Dropbox – Need I say why I use Dropbox? It works great, on lots of devices, and is easy. And it has never gone down for me. I don’t use it much – just for sharing files at work with co-worker. I actually use iCloud for more file sharing.
- Tweetbot – I am a complete amateur for Tweeting, but several people suggest I get a good tool, and the best tool is Tweetbot. Both on the Mac, and iPhone / iPad. And after using this software for a number of months I understand it is worth every penny.
- Microsoft Office – I do use the Office programs as Word and Excel are very full featured standards and hard to avoid.
- Skype – A great tool to instant message and talk to co-workers and friends (this is a great tool, but now I also have Skype for Business on my Mac and it is not a great tool at all).
- Sublime Text is a very nice text editing tool. I recently actually bought it.
- NetNewsWire – this is my tool for reading RSS which is still a very powerful way to keep track of a lot of web sites. I do bear a grudge for Google when they stopped the Reader service.
- SecureCRT – this is software I have used for years to be my SSH client. I buy it in the SecureCRT and SecureFX bundled version and it includes both Mac and PC. So very handy indeed – quality software! Another reason to buy the bundled version is that when you do that, and install it, they share a directory. So define a connection in one and it is seen in the other. This is not true when not bundled.
- BusyCal – this software works very well with Exchange, Zimbra, and Google, plus iCloud as well. I quite like it. I started using it when the Mac Calendar did not work quite right so this solved the problem. But than I kept it and was happy!
- BusyContacts – a very good contact manager that does more and supports more services as well.
- Browsers – I do use both Chrome and Firefox as well as Safari.
- Slack – I don’t use this at work any longer, but it is one of the best tools for interacting with people and I use it for a few services like vExpert, but also I am working on using it to help me manage my home lab.
- SnagIt for doing screenshots for blogs and documents.
- Camtasia – when I do videos I use this tool – very powerful and sort of easy to use.
- Blogo – I use this app on occasion when I have no Internet connect to write blogs. It does store locally but it can sync with WordPress, and it works pretty good. It has iPad, iPhone and Mac versions.
- Wifi Signal – this great tool is simple and easy but it provides very good Wifi info.
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