Speculation on the new MacBook Pros coming in March

Seth Weintraub quotes KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo in a report for MacRumors:

We see MacBook as a stronger candidate for becoming a theme given solid growth in the business segment, as well as a potential upgrade to hit the market in 1H16.

I don’t know about whether we’ve hit “peak iPhone” or how this affects Apple’s stock price, but I do know that the Mac as a platform has been neglected in recent years (in comparison to its younger, cooler sibling). To cite a few examples, the Mac App Store is a disgrace, Photos.app is a bit of mess that was ported from iOS, and the filesystem desperately needs upgrading. If market speculation regarding the potential growth of Macs allows Apple to focus on it, I’d jump for joy. The specs I’d like to see this March are:

  • Skylake processors,
  • faster PCIE storage,
  • an upgraded (and perhaps default) graphics chip,
  • a 32GB RAM option,
  • Force Touch trackpads on the 15-inch models,
  • and the new butterfly keyboard.

I’ve read rumors that we’re going to see a re-design as well, and that I could take or leave, I find the present models plenty beautiful and utilitarian.