Rumored 2015 15 inch MacBook Pro opens debate over 4K laptops
In a recent article, we have wondered how likely it could be for Apple to offer 5K resolutions in future MacBook Pro laptops. While 5K is admittedly a long shot, 4K resolution could be a rather attainable goal, in the likely scenario that Apple refreshes its 15 inch MacBook Pro.
Upon announcing the update of the 11 inch and 13 inch MacBook Pro, at the March 9 event, many expected a similar upgrade for the 15 inch MacBook Pro. As time went by, Apple still didn’t provide any clue on why the 15 inch model was excluded, until recently, as pointed out by MacWorld UK, which monitored how shipping times for the 15 inch MacBook Pro have dramatically decreased, down to a 1 and half week delivery time, in respect to the usual 2-3 weeks.
This trend typically means that an update is imminent, and that is precisely what we hope, considering that, at this stage, we expect something more than Force Touch and an upgraded CPU, on a 2015 version of the 15 inch MacBook Pro.
Since the 13 inch version of the MacBook Pro supports external 4K monitors, the leap to native 4K support on a 15 inch display shouldn’t come as a surprise.
There is chatter on the 2015 model to be powered by a quad-core version of the long awaited Intel Broadwell H processor, which is supposed to handle 4K operations rather well.
Speculation leads to a possible announcement, or at least a hint, during the 2015 edition of the World Wide Developers Conference June 8-12, when Apple might surprise us further with perhaps a clue or two, on the rumored 12.9 inch iPad Pro.
As we discussed earlier this week, 5K, or even 4K, would be highly desirable for professional users looking for a “desktop replacement”, when away from their stationary production environment. A Retina display offering 4K resolution on a 15 inch MacBook Pro would provide enough real estate to work comfortably with very large production assets, like HD video and professional resolution photographic images, without zooming or panning, with the added comfort of the crisp definition delivered by the Retina display.