Gigamaxx
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@pastrychef,
I completely agree AMD's CPU (and GPU) launches in 2019 have been the most exciting and refreshing thing that has happened in computing in the last five years.
Indeed ...if Apple want to push the new MacPro as the ultimate high end work station then it's hard to imagine them not considering AMD's new TR 3 CPU's or even possibly AMD Epyc CPU's.
Given the close working relationship Apple have with AMD i'm surprised it hasn't occurred already, although to be fair Apple did not really have a need to switch. But with the New MacPro AMD's TR 3 seems like a match made in heaven, more cores, better performance and PCIe V4 ... AMD TR 3 is exactly what Apple need ... and all the while increasing their profit margins on what is going to be a fairly niche product.
Microsoft recently launched a new Surface Book with AMD Ryzen 3 5 CPU's with intergraded Vega 9 or Vega 11 GPU, at its price point its a very compelling product .. the CPU out performs the similarly spec'd Intel version and of course the Vega GPU trashes the intel IGPU.
Releasing a AMD Ryzen CPU based MacBook (non pro ?) would open the lower end of the laptop market to Apple, getting kids and students into the Apple Mac eco system while still at school ... so it makes a lot of sense.
I guess time will tell ... Apple have enough money to do what ever they want.
Cheers
Jay
In California every kid gets a Chromebook that they give back after high school ends. There was a fiasco when a certain district announced iPads for every student at a cost of $1200? each. Turns out the administrator was benefiting from the deal. After that it was chrome books for everyone. Google to the rescue, eh em!