The new 16-inch MacBook Pro might be a straight-up replacement for the 15-incher
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Rumours continue to swirl about an addition to the MacBook Pro range. The [16-incher is set to debut][2] in the coming months, most likely in October - but could it replace the current 15-inch?
The move to a larger screen is a little odd since Apple discontinued the 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012 and the lack of large-screen PC laptops at the moment surely indicates a lack of demand. It's most likely that any new model would follow laptops like the Dell XPS 13 and 15 in having super-thin bezels and so Apple will probably fit a larger screen in a smaller body.
* [Which Apple MacBook is best for you? MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?][3]
However, [a new report][4] suggests that the 16-inch MacBook Pro is actually going to be a straight-up replacement for the 15-inch. The analyst in question - Jeff Lin from IHS Markit - believes the new notebook will use the same Coffee Lake-H Intel processors currently used by the 15-inch and cites supply chain sources as suggesting the current 15.4-inch display will go end-of-life in November.
The suggestion is interesting and would signify an extremely short shelf-life for the current 15-inch model which was only refreshed with new internals in May.
We reckon the 15-inch will be around for a little while yet. It could be that Apple adopts a similar strategy as it did when it introduced the first retina MacBook Pro - it ran older models alongside it for a while. Maybe the new model is the first of a new generation of MacBook Pro, though that is pure speculation for now.
* [Our guide to the best laptop][5]
[1]: https://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/748x/assets/images/148892-laptops-news-the-148892-16-inch-macbook-pro-might-be-a-straight-up-replacement-for-the-15-incher-image1-tgnl8bii29.jpg?v1
[2]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/apple/148466-16-inch-macbook-pro-release-date-rumours-features-price
[3]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/buyers-guides/apple/139319-which-apple-macbook-is-best-for-you-macbook-macbook-air-or-macbook-pro
[4]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2019/08/04/16-inch-macbook-pro-to-begin-production-in-september-adopt-fast-intel-coffee-lake-may-spell-end-of-154-inch-mbp-ihs-markit/#69f5234a2a37
[5]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/buyers-guides/139149-best-laptops-notebooks-ultraportable-laptops
URL: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/apple/148892-the-new-16-inch-macbook-pro-might-be-a-straight-up-replacement-for-the-15-incher
Rumours continue to swirl about an addition to the MacBook Pro range. The [16-incher is set to debut][2] in the coming months, most likely in October - but could it replace the current 15-inch?
The move to a larger screen is a little odd since Apple discontinued the 17-inch MacBook Pro in 2012 and the lack of large-screen PC laptops at the moment surely indicates a lack of demand. It's most likely that any new model would follow laptops like the Dell XPS 13 and 15 in having super-thin bezels and so Apple will probably fit a larger screen in a smaller body.
* [Which Apple MacBook is best for you? MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?][3]
However, [a new report][4] suggests that the 16-inch MacBook Pro is actually going to be a straight-up replacement for the 15-inch. The analyst in question - Jeff Lin from IHS Markit - believes the new notebook will use the same Coffee Lake-H Intel processors currently used by the 15-inch and cites supply chain sources as suggesting the current 15.4-inch display will go end-of-life in November.
The suggestion is interesting and would signify an extremely short shelf-life for the current 15-inch model which was only refreshed with new internals in May.
We reckon the 15-inch will be around for a little while yet. It could be that Apple adopts a similar strategy as it did when it introduced the first retina MacBook Pro - it ran older models alongside it for a while. Maybe the new model is the first of a new generation of MacBook Pro, though that is pure speculation for now.
* [Our guide to the best laptop][5]
[1]: https://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/748x/assets/images/148892-laptops-news-the-148892-16-inch-macbook-pro-might-be-a-straight-up-replacement-for-the-15-incher-image1-tgnl8bii29.jpg?v1
[2]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/apple/148466-16-inch-macbook-pro-release-date-rumours-features-price
[3]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/buyers-guides/apple/139319-which-apple-macbook-is-best-for-you-macbook-macbook-air-or-macbook-pro
[4]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2019/08/04/16-inch-macbook-pro-to-begin-production-in-september-adopt-fast-intel-coffee-lake-may-spell-end-of-154-inch-mbp-ihs-markit/#69f5234a2a37
[5]: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/buyers-guides/139149-best-laptops-notebooks-ultraportable-laptops
URL: https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/news/apple/148892-the-new-16-inch-macbook-pro-might-be-a-straight-up-replacement-for-the-15-incher
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