While Apple released its flagship phone, iPhone 7, on Sept. 7, the much-awaited MacBook Pro 2016 was absent. Rumors are now rife that the Cupertino-based tech giant will hold a special event for the laptop.
It is believed that the much-rumored laptop will be released in October this year alongside a new version of the iPad, according to MacWorld. It remains to be seen whether or not Apple will announce the MacBook Pro 2016 next month, but the publication stated that the manufacturer will unveil the new laptop before the end of the year. Other reports suggest that the device will come out as late as 2017.
A feature that has been consistently leaked is the existence of an OLED touch screen running along the top of the keyboard, believed to replace the Fn keys. Furthermore, the Command Bar will change based on the app users open, providing keys for copy/paste while in a document, or switching to certain commands when users open Photoshop.
There is also the addition of a Touch ID sensor, giving room for at least one USB-C port and allowing for a thinner body. If the manufacturer goes ahead to display a lightened MacBook Pro, it will possibly be the end of the MacBook Air that will be trapped in purgatory between that and the Retina MacBook.
A Thunderbolt Display is old enough and it will not possibly need an update. Rumors about an updated Thunderbolt Display with a distinct graphics card have never materialized. In 2013, Chris Davies from Slashgear envisioned a new Thunderbolt display with some kind of GPU incorporated inside.
The idea of having a new Thunderbolt Display has been getting even better and time is ripe. The 12-inch MacBook is a fantastic computer, although woefully underpowered for any form of graphics-intensive app. It would sound great to plug a small laptop into a 27-inch 5K display when doing some deskwork, but it is not possible for the onboard Core M graphics to handle that.
For the upcoming MacBook Pro 2016, Nvidia's latest graphics cards are relatively cheap and efficient enough. They can fit inside a display without requiring some special cooling system or extreme power supply.
Here is a sneak peek for more information on the imminent MacBook Pro 2016: