Apple Expected to Drop Price of MacBook Pro, Possibly Add Support for 32GB of RAM in 2017

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Posted November 1, 2016 at 4:18am by iClarified

Apple is expected to drop the price of the recently launched MacBook Pro and add support for 32GB of RAM next year, says KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

The analyst notes that Apple typically prices major upgrades higher in their launch year "before undergoing price cuts in the following year".

Additionally, Kuo expects the new MacBook Pros to gain support for 32GB of RAM as long as Intel launches its Cannonlake processors on time.

The new MacBook to be launched in 2H17 may support 32GB DRAM, eventually attracting more core users; this depends on whether or not Intel ships Cannonlake CPU on time in 2017, which features 15-25% less power consumption of LPDDR 4, versus the existing LPDDR 3. If Cannonlake doesn’t enter mass production as expected, the new models launched in 2H17 will adopt Coffee Lake, which continues to adopt LPDDR 3, and maximum DRAM support will also remain unchanged at 16GB.

Power users have expressed disappointment in Apple's decision to cap RAM at 16GB for this year's model. Apple SVP Phil Schiller says the new MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of RAM due to battery life concerns.

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SpeakLogic - November 13, 2016 at 4:31am

See I called it Apple sales are NOT as good as they say. Its all an illusion folks an illusion of progress when in fact we are going backwards in many ways..

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Van G - November 2, 2016 at 8:33am

Battery life concerns. While the damn thing gets thinner and thinner. Who cares how think the laptop is if it means hours in battery life?!???

Dear merchant - November 1, 2016 at 1:52pm

the i7 upgrade should be 200$(the price difference on amazon) not 300$ :(

Ching Cheung Optametris - November 1, 2016 at 1:02pm

This is 2016 apple, touch screen is everywhere not 2006 with touch bar. What kind of inovation is this? Or is it called courage again? Courage to downgrade macbook pro?????

djsakljdslak - November 1, 2016 at 1:47pm

It is 5X faster to press the touchbar than to lift your arm for the screen and you can have true full-screen apps with no controls popping in and out

A non e moose - November 1, 2016 at 1:51pm

So you've measured reaching the actual time? Can I see your results? How much time saved?

Bobby123513 - November 1, 2016 at 12:51pm

It should be called Macbook Adapters. Nothing Pro about it, normal mainstream processor, shitty GPU and 16 gig of ram and only usb-c ports. You can't even charge your brand new iphone 7 on that POS.

Tjp - November 1, 2016 at 4:53pm

Where is the "can't charge your iPhone" coming from? The USB-C to lightening cable will allow your phone to charge just fine. Or if you're on the cheap, $3.99 gets a USB-C to USB-3 adapter and reuse your existing cable.

Van G - November 2, 2016 at 8:35am

Buy a MBP. Buy an iPhone 7. How do you connect it to MBP? It just doesn't work...

Ribes03 - November 1, 2016 at 11:36am

I really don't understand after 5 years why this new MacBook Pro has a maximum memory of 16GB. I own a med 2012 MacBook Pro 15 Retina with 8GB and I'll wait to next update that raise to 32 o 64GB, because this is a PRO MacBook. Isn't it?

olo - November 1, 2016 at 10:25am

Haha! MBPro? Nothing interesting... Microsoft Surface Studio! This is kind of new vibrant piece of cake. I wanna sell my Macmini and buy MSS...

hamood_d10 - November 1, 2016 at 11:24am

Agreed apple degraded its all $hitty products now

justabrake - November 1, 2016 at 6:39am

No 17" no buy

ratGT. - November 1, 2016 at 7:16am

@Justabrake - Now I've not heard THAT complain for a long time. Have you been in hibernation since 2011 and have just woken up from it?

justabrake - November 1, 2016 at 7:53am

No I have a late 2011 17" and will keep it and never buy another if they don't produce another 17"

gamerscul9870 - November 1, 2016 at 5:54am

The more I wait since the last time I bought a MacBook Pro, the more the wait is worth it. This has been my case since the introduction of the Retina MacBook Pro.

Great! - November 1, 2016 at 5:12am

How would you know? You don't even own one.

John - November 1, 2016 at 5:44am

Ok good to know

gamerscul9870 - November 1, 2016 at 5:53am

Look who's talking^^^

odedoo1 - November 1, 2016 at 4:56am

Sounds a little better but still not enough.