MacBook Pro complaints to be fixed in Apple’s next laptop

Last fall, after a long wait, Apple released redesigned laptops.

Although the laptops were well received, some Apple users complained about some decisions — especially certain limitations that affect pro users, like the lack of a 32GB RAM option.

Now it seems as if Apple is poised to correct many of the biggest complaints about the new MacBook Pro with new models expected to launch in 2017, according to a research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo..

Here are some of the issues people have complained about and how Kuo believes Apple could fix them:

• High price: Kuo expects Apple to “offer discounts to boost shipments this year” on the 13″ MacBook Pro without Touch Bar. Apple hopes that “it gradually replaces the 13″ MacBook Air.”
• Lackluster performance: Apple will adopt Intel’s latest chips for its newest laptops, according to Kuo. “We predict that in 2017, all MacBook models will be upgraded to feature Intel’s new Kaby Lake platform,” Kuo wrote.
• Lack of battery life: “We believe the new MacBook Touch Bar models featuring the Kaby Lake platform will be power-efficient, which may also positively affect shipments.”
• Not enough memory: Kuo says a 16GB RAM option may be added to the new 12″ MacBook. A 15″ MacBook with 32GB is also in the works. “Considering the restrictions of current memory designs, we believe this last model will adopt desktop memory to satisfy high-end users,” Kuo wrote.

Ultimately, Kuo believes that the new MacBooks’ “specifications and designs will be similar to 2016 new models.”

Kuo says he expects Apple’s 12″ MacBook to begin production in the second quarter and new MacBook Pros to enter production in the third quarter.

Finally, Kuo said the 15″ MacBook with 32GB memory would be Apple’s “most significantly redesigned product this year” and enter production in the fourth quarter.

Although Apple’s line of Macs saw a sales decline in 2016, Kuo says he believes shipments will return to growth in 2017. He says the biggest reason shipments dropped in 2016 was production delays.

Demand for Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a new touch-screen keyboard, is high, says Kuo. Apple may decide to expand production of the Touch Bar models by 50%.

Ultimately, Kuo’s predictions line up with what Apple usually does with its new Mac products: introduce an expensive, cutting-edge model or two, and over the next few years iron out the bugs, improve their performance, and cut prices.

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