Fourth quarter shipments of the new MacBook Pro are believed to be higher than expected, according to MacBook Pro assembler Quanta Computer.
DigiTimes reports:
Quanta Computer, the sole producer of MacBook Pro products, expects its notebook shipments to be better than expected in the fourth quarter of 2016 and will slip only 2-3% on quarter from the previous quarter, according to company vice chairman CC Leung.
The strong demand for the new MacBook Pro will also help ODMs.
Meanwhile, continued replacement demand for business-use Windows 10 models and strong sales of new MacBook Pro products will also keep ODMs busy in the first quarter of 2017, the sources added.
Despite an outcry from professional users over a lack of features, Apple SVP Phil Schiller has said "We are proud to tell you that so far our online store has had more orders for the new MacBook Pro than any other pro notebook before. So there certainly are a lot of people as excited as we are about it."
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Ebz - November 23, 2016 at 2:46pm
Obviously they are selling more than previous MBP cause the line has not been upgraded for more than 3 years! People have been holding off buying, myself included. I'm still not convinced as I have lost faith in Apple. I have an iPhone 7 and hate it. Jams with the latest updates lack of an Aux connector which is stupid to have a phone with one connection and having multiple adapters is not intuitive just frustrating.
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Guest - November 23, 2016 at 2:03pm
Of course because no one is ordering them!!! Lol
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GreyGordon - November 22, 2016 at 6:09pm
Don't know where they are shipping them to but it isn't my local Apple Store.
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Guest - November 22, 2016 at 3:05pm
It's true apple has definitely screwed up on the MacBook Pro lineup
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Ke.x - November 22, 2016 at 3:36pm
Yeah, that's why sale figures are expected to increase
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Van G - November 28, 2016 at 9:57pm
Says Apple... :) Assuming their claims are correct (doubt it), do they also tell you return rate on that overpriced underrated Dongle Pro machine? The only pro thing about that machine is getting pro at using and carrying tens of different dongles...
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Kk - November 22, 2016 at 2:18pm
Better than to be expected? After apple murdered the macbook pro lineup, they should expect drop in sales
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Great! - November 22, 2016 at 2:22pm
Wrong.
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Van G - November 28, 2016 at 9:59pm
Time will tell...
For me, cMBP > rMBP > dMBP (as in dongle MBP). Once my cMBP needs to be replaced, if there is no rMBP available (refurbs?), that will be the day I will not be getting an Apple computer after using them for decades. Oh well.
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