Kuo: MacBook Pro redesign to lose Touch Bar, continue Apple's Arm-based silicon transition and pick up MagSafe charging

[Redaktion]

Apple supply chain specialist Ming-chi Kuo has issued a new note to investors detailing some of the changes expected on the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. According to Kuo, the new models will drop in mid-2021 and will include minor design changes but will most notably drop the somewhat controversial OLED Touch Bar.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Kuo-MacBook-Pro-redesign-to-lose-Touch-Bar-continue-Apple-s-Arm-based-silicon-transition-and-pick-up-MagSafe-charging.515249.0.html

[Yes]

This sounds all too good to be true. Magsafe, 14 inch, more ports, ditch the annoying touchbar- Amaze! If it comes with thinner bezels I'm getting two.

[S.Yu]

Magsafe like the iPhone, wow, having the laptop sit on top of a magnetic charging pad, I can only imagine the convenience.

[Shaun]

Magsafe like the iPhone, wow, having the laptop sit on top of a magnetic charging pad, I can only imagine the convenience.

You do realize Magsafe was the charging port for the Macbooks way before iPhones had it?

My 18' Macbook now has a USB C to a proprietary magnetic connection so I essentially have a Magsafe connection again.

[S.Yu]

Magsafe like the iPhone, wow, having the laptop sit on top of a magnetic charging pad, I can only imagine the convenience.

You do realize Magsafe was the charging port for the Macbooks way before iPhones had it?

My 18' Macbook now has a USB C to a proprietary magnetic connection so I essentially have a Magsafe connection again.

They discontinued that years ago and decided to recycle the name for something inferior. Now if they bring *real* Magsafe back and still decide to call it Magsafe it would just be plain confusing.