Should I wait for the New Macbook Pro?

Yes it would be worth the wait so you can make an informed decision.

Sorry, We are all end-users like you so have no special knowledge of Apple Marketing plans. Therefore we can can't speculate on what Apple plans to release or when they plan to do it.

The MacBook Pro Retina is closing in released 500 days ago at the time of this writing.

The MacBook Air is past 550 days since any changes to that product line.

and the MacBook pro w/o Retina was released 50 months ago (that's not a typo) with no changes to the parts or price.

the 12" Mac Book is the newest model Released April 19,2016

it features a core M (dual core) processor at 1.1GHz or 1.3, it has 8GB RAM DDR3, it can never be upgraded with more RAM, nor can any current MacBook product. It has an integrated GPU with 1.5 GB RAM that shares from the DDR3 8GB system RAM and a 256GB SSD and retails for $1299.00

A comparable Windows laptop for this price will net you

an i5 Dual/Quad Multithread or an i7 Quad Core/8 multithread CPU running at 3.5 - 4.0 GHz.

16 GB DDR4 RAM

An Nvidia 970 or 980 GPU with 4GB DDR5 RAM

a 256GB SSD

A full size keyboard

a 17" LCD display.

If you need a laptop that promotes it's battery life for a primary feature get the mac. If you need a powerful computer that's portable consider your options.

While I'm inclined to say wait and see what is to come, I really don't have any guilt about suggesting buying a 2015 rMBP.

I recently picked up a 2015 rMBP 15" base model (2.2GHz, 16GB RAM, Iris Pro) and couldn't be happier (to be fair, I've been working on an 11" MBA for a while...)

Considering the circumstances of how "old" the current-gen MBPs are, the deals can be pretty good for new; and also Apple Refurbished is always a great deal.

I'm also of the belief that one should generally wait for at least the second generation of a "new" or "redesigned" product from any company--whether it's cars, guitars, or computers... Sure, Apple has most things down, but there seems to almost always be some sort of bug to be ironed out during the general manufacturing process--sometimes they just need the time to figure out how to make the product en masse.

I'm not saying one should always be "cautious" or "paranoid" of first generation products, but it's been my experience through life that if I'm going to spend a significant amount of my money on a product, I like to be sure.

That said, you can always check out the rumor mills, and Apple news sites and see what their bloggers are saying and claiming to know about the future of the MBP--from there you can judge and compare what we think will happen to what we know is available in the 2015 lineup and ask yourself "is the rumor that....________________ worth waiting for, or should I buy now knowing that the 2015 (or older..) model will suit my needs..?"

As an example, I had to decide in 2016 if buying the 2015 rMBP 15" was worth it for me.. Considering it's running an i7 from 2013, I had to ask if the raw power of that processor was worth my investment or was it more important for me to invest my patience in waiting for Apple to introduce something presumably more flashy and "powerful." In the end I looked at the stats, and numbers and said the 2015 was good enough for my needs. Which is the key: consider your needs; gather the information available, and then you can make a truly informed decision. There's really no amount of typing we can do on this support group to make a decision for you.

Good luck.

-Scott

The people who know when the new MacBook computers will come out can’t talk about it and those who talk about it don’t know anything.

My advice has remained the same for 20 years. If you need a new computer now - but it. It is foolish to do without in the hope that something new is coming. If you don’t need it now wait. It is silly to spend money on a computer that you don’t need.