After weeks, rather months, of continuous rumors and speculation, we finally know for sure that the news that Apple had prepared for 2016 has not come to an end because, as all the rumors pointed out, in exactly one week We will attend with anticipation a new Keynote.
Yesterday afternoon, Apple sent the invitations for the "Hello again" event that will take place on Thursday October 27 Starting at 19:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time from the company's headquarters in the town of Cupertino, California. At this point, no one doubts that this keynote will be focused on Mac computers, however, what exactly could the bitten apple company present to us?
One of the most anticipated Apple events
If we look back a bit we can see how, with the sole exception of the 12-inch MacBook Retina, all Apple laptops and desktops are waiting for an update. But in addition to these updates, we could also observe an interesting movement that will mark the immediate future of the great Mac family.
New MacBook Pro
Unless Apple is keeping an ace up its sleeve, something we can never stop considering, the undisputed star of the keynote "Hello again" will be the MacBook Pro. For the first time in years, Apple's most professional laptop could undergo a near-absolute makeovera.
Based on rumors and leaks circulating for months now, the new MacBook Pro will bring an aluminum body that will be slightly thinner and lighter than current models. The fault of this would be the introduction of a new flat keyboard the style found on the 12-inch MacBook Retina.
Apparently, the screen sizes will remain as they exist now, but the most notable novelty will be the introduction of a bar or OLED touch panel which will replace the entire top row of the current keyboard. This panel will act in a similar way to how the menu bar on the desktop does, in that it will offer different functions to the user based on the application that is currently running. Furthermore, it is very likely that the touch ID from the jump to the MacBook Pro, integrated into the on / off button, so it would also serve to verify the identity of the user when turning on the computer.
The rest of the news will be found in the connectivity section. The MacBook Pro will say goodbye to the MagSafe connector that has been around for so many years; will be replaced by the USB Type C, up to a number of four, while the rest of the USB 3.0, HDMI and even the SD card slot disappear, something that lovers of photography will not like at all, if confirmed. The headphone jack connector will remain.
Internally, the introduction of new processors Skylake and in general, higher performance and power.
Regarding the finish, we still wonder if Apple will also offer the MacBook Pro in the same color gamut as the 12 ″ MacBook.
MacBook Air
Although the main protagonist is the MacBook Pro, we could also attend a renewal of the Air range. The latest rumors only speak of the 13,3-inch model that would also adopt the USB-C connector. We will probably also see improvements internally but little else. The interesting thing is to know what about the 11,6-inch model. Gone from the rumors, there are already those who venture their disappearance from the Apple catalog in favor of the MacBook Retina.However, this raises a big question: will the company reduce the price of the 12 ″ MacBook or keep the 13 ″ Air as a model of entry?
Rest of the Mac range
As for the iMac and Mac Pro, updates are also expected, although minor, mainly internally, perhaps also with new processors and graphics cards with higher performance and power, as well as the probable adoption of the USB-C connector. And due to last spring's update, the 12″ MacBook is not expected to undergo any renewal.
And what about the AirPods headphones "available at the end of October"?
Won't they already be advertised for sale?
Hello Paco. Thank you very much for reading us and above all for participating in Actualidad iPhone. It is possible that they will say the availability date (I would dare to predict the same Thursday or Friday), or that we will simply find it suddenly on the web, as has happened with the Apple Watch Nike+. In any case, the AirPods are not new to the next Apple event, they were already presented on September 7.