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MacBook Pro Specs, LightPeak Known As ThunderBolt?

henrikrox said:
****ing hell.

1280x800

Really. Really? If this is not a fake, then thats just pure ****.

Also, integrated graphics . Ha ****ing ha
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Again, the 13" has never had anything else -- there just isn't room for dedicated graphics.
 
henrikrox said:
****ing hell.

1280x800

Really. Really? If this is not a fake, then thats just pure ****.

Also, integrated graphics . Ha ****ing ha
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calm down.. There's no way in hell that Apple would decrease the specs. *that's just stupid. People are getting all pumped up because of a fake image..
 
nsdjoe said:
Assuming this is a new Sandy Bridge i5 processor it will be way, way, WAY faster than the Core2Duo in the outgoing 13" model despite the drop in clock speed. GHz aren't everything anymore.
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oh ok, im not familiar with processor models and didnt know the sandy bridge was still under the i5 classification
 
randfee2 said:
this implementation would simply SUCK!

It would mean that Apple won't use the standard Light/Copper-Peak Port which was supposed to be physically compatible with a USB Port! It would further mean, that other LightPeak Ports (on PCs and devices) would be different from the one on the Mac. Now why would Apple do that? It would suck for the customer!
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Because Apple seems to think they can reel you in with some non proprietary configurations, then they close the door again with a bunch of proprietary, non user servicable equipment and hope you wont go back to your Dell. Then they charge you $400 for $75 of memory to upgrade from 4GB to 8GB.

Apple sells such a superior product and could take over the computer world if they could get off the proprietary crap and go with the standards. Certainly annoying to a die hard Apple fan like me...
 
nsdjoe said:
Assuming this is a new Sandy Bridge i5 processor it will be way, way, WAY faster than the Core2Duo in the outgoing 13" model despite the drop in clock speed. GHz aren't everything anymore.
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untrue. hyperthreating will give you about 30% if equal in gigaherz (2.4Ghz without HT can be up to 30% slower compared to a cpu with 2.4ghz and HT)

two things:
a) you need software using those 2 additional "cores" (HT)
b) 2.1Ghz (intel i3) compared to 2.4Ghz are roughly 12% slower. You will notice these 12% in every single program you use, because it affects the main clock speed of the cpu (doesn´t matter if the software uses 1,2 or 3 cores).

So if the software uses 1 or 2 cores you will be 12% slower than with a laptop which is 1 year old - for sure!

IF the software uses 3-4 cores you can be - lets say - 20% faster in the best scenario. (30% + by HT - the 12% clock speed.. )

Is that what you expect from a new chipset in a new macbook pro? if yes, this is your book..
 
Intel HD 3000 for a MacBook Pro? Or even the MacBook?

That would be a serious downgrade. Even on a Macbook!

The performance is FAR LESS than the 320M.
 
gorjan said:
So the question is, will the LightPeak standard connector look like the mDP connector, or will you need an mDP -> LP adapter for anything other than a display?



When you look closer, it looks like the photo has been "cut" diagonally through the left USB-port... Maybe fake?
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Also look at the magsafe. I'm going to go with fake for this one.

edit: Is it possible that it's a clear plastic band going around the macbook? That could be distorting those ports.
 
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Underwhelming to say the least, judging from all the rumours I expected it to be slim without an optical drive and having SSD as a default.

Also that Thunderbolt name is idiotic. Give me USB3.0 Apple.
 
GroundLoop said:
I am not sure that would be practical. The thunderbolt port will only support 10Gbps. The standard 27" ACD would use up a vast majority of that bandwidth. (FYI - 2560 × 1600 × 30 bpp @ 60 Hz uses 10.46Gbps). So let's assume that 2560 × 1440 × 24 bpp @ 60 Hz uses 8Gbps. Adding other peripherals on top of the video stream would be very challenging (but possible) with this first iteration.

GL
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Your calculations seem way off. Let's say that video cards do push the entire framebuffer out to the monitor 60 times per second (on each vertical sync), that gives us a need to push out 5308416000 bits (5184000 kilobits, 5062.5 megabits, 4.94 gigabits using the 1024 CS notation) per second at 2560x1440x24 bpp.
 
vertgo said:
If there is a tiered implementation of light peak, the first one being copper interconnects and the second one using actual fiber optic, maybe they are calling this one thunderbolt and the other one lightning bolt when it rolls out? rather than firewire 400 and 800?

Just a possibility for the lame name
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Just to be clear, that is absolutely zero advantage of using fibre optic cable over copper cable. Also, copper can provide power, unlike fibre optic.
 
What?? Did Apple just eliminate the floppy drive? OMG!
What?? Did Apple just eliminate de Serial Bus Port? OMG!
What?? Did Apple just eliminate the universal display port? OMG!
What?? Did Apple just add a new port to soon eliminate the USB we all love?
OMFG!

Relax, in three years all systems will use the same technology.
 
Tovenaar said:
Don't give up on the liquidmetal body yet. Apple sometimes implements major changes to just one laptop size. Perhaps this time only the 17" will receive the overhaul to the body?

I have to admit I'm a little disappointed with the display resolution. I thought the days of 1280x800 would be behind us.
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At the time that Apple licensed Liquid Metal technology, there was only a single fully developed machine to produce parts. Apple wouldn't have had enough time to get production machines built to provide liquid metal parts as big as a laptop and in the volumes desired. Last year, there was a single part that Apple produced, a pin to release a SIM in the iPhone if my recollection is collect.

Aluminum is an excellent material for a laptop housing, structurally, thermal and by cost, and I would bet that Apple has designed out some weight for this round.
 
For those who are disappointed, keep in mind that if you believe the rumors...there will be TWO 13" configurations, a low end and a high end model. Since rumors also say the white MacBook will be no more...perhaps these leaked specs are for the low end model?
Maybe there will be a dedicated GPU in the high end model? Maybe there will be a better screen resolution too? As well as some of the other things a few people are complaining about. So chills out. :p

Anyway....I am most curious about the rumored option of replacing the Superdrive with an SSD drive. I hope that if this be true, that you'll be able to choose it for the 13" as well.
Which brings me to my next question....if you choose it without the SuperDrive, will they plug up the cd slot on the side of the laptop? Lol. Would seem kind of odd to have this big useless slit in the side of the chassis.

But maybe this is the way it will be for now. Perhaps Apple will use this run to gauge demand of how many people order it without a SuperDrive. The numbers will then determine how soon Apple will eventually start MADD producing unibodys WITHOUT the CD slot in future models.

Just a thought.:)
 
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mabaker said:
Intel HD 3000 for a MacBook Pro? Or even the MacBook?

That would be a serious downgrade. Even on a Macbook!

The performance is FAR LESS than the 320M.
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no! the intel hd 3000 is as fast as the nvidia 320m. please read first the benchmarks and tests.
 
drummerlondonw3 said:
if this is the thunderbolt then what has happened to the mini display port?

Apple has been moving to keeping the I/O on one side for smaller laptops, USB on Air excluded, so I cant see them putting the display on the other side.

although I would love if this is true!!
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I think Thunderbolt also carries display data. (I could be wrong, but I think that's the deal.)
 
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