New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100?

MacRumors · Oct 28, 2007, 11:00 PM

According to sources, the wheels are in motion for Apple to deliver new MacBook updates as early as this Tuesday. While an exact date has been hard to determine, MacBook updates are expected within the next week, with evidence pointing to Tuesday.

This confirms previous rumors from ThinkSecret that Apple would introduce a new MacBook by "the first half of November". Sadly, few details on the upcoming machines are presently available.

Apple's Leopard update, however, has revealed drivers for the newer Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics chip. This is the successor to the Intel GMA 950 which currently resides in the existing MacBooks. This would suggest that the next MacBook would see an upgrade to the Santa Rosa chipset. This, however, remains speculative. The driver, however, appears functional and works when used on a PC laptop with the X3100 chipset.

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bit density · Oct 28, 2007, 11:16 PM

I will buy one the day they come out.

pamon · Oct 28, 2007, 11:22 PM

enjoy mine that i bought about 6 mos ago. if it gets updated, would be interesting for xmas...

Farani · Oct 28, 2007, 11:25 PM

Weeee! I hope this is true! I knew Steve wouldn't make me wait until Nov 6th! I don't care what macbook I get anymore, I just want one ahhhH! lol

berkleeboy210 · Oct 28, 2007, 11:45 PM

I was planning on buying Tomorrow. guess I'll hold off till Tuesday. Thanks Arn!

DaveTurnbull · Oct 28, 2007, 11:48 PM

IF it's a Macbook update, does that include Macbook Pro's ?

flopticalcube · Oct 28, 2007, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveTurnbull

IF it's a Macbook update, does that include Macbook Pro's ?

No.

Undecided · Oct 29, 2007, 02:06 AM

Damn, I was JUST about to place an order. This is killing me!

boxandrew · Oct 29, 2007, 03:01 AM

Yesssss!

Finally I can be one of those to say that it'll be my birthday on Tuesday. I hope Steve makes it a good one.

QCassidy352 · Oct 29, 2007, 10:15 AM

I'd be tempted if not for the fact that I just bought leopard for my core duo macbook. Ah well, this macbook serves my needs just fine.

Wanderer509 · Oct 28, 2007, 11:50 PM

i have been looking at macbooks for over 6 months now, wavering between macbook and macbook pro. but o man i really hope the new macbook does come out! please please with aluminum case please since 3 of my frds already have a white macbook

my pentium 3 800mhz needs replacing fast, or i will blow it up before i replace it.

arn · Oct 29, 2007, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berkleeboy210

I was planning on buying Tomorrow. guess I'll hold off till Tuesday. Thanks Arn!

if it doesn't happen tuesday, wait until next tuesday. It's coming soon.

arn

whirlpool · Oct 29, 2007, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

if it doesn't happen tuesday, wait until next tuesday. It's coming soon.

arn

what's more likely, tomorrow or next tuesday?

here's hoping to tomorrow

Zwhaler · Oct 29, 2007, 01:25 AM

this kinda sucks, I bought my macbook right when it came out... kinda was hoping it would stay top for more than 5 months.

nja247 · Oct 29, 2007, 05:30 AM

Only way I'll get one to replace my current MacBook is if it's thinner and lighter, because I honestly don't have time to do ANY gaming except for Snood or Bejeweled, etc which as we all know don't take any real gaming power to perform.

Here's hoping to a slimmed down model!

Nick

theGAPkid · Oct 29, 2007, 06:41 AM

For those who are wary of a new release this Tues (30 Oct) - because of the current iPod Back to School offer in Europe.

When new products are released on a certain date, isnt it the date American time? In which case, when the new products were launched, Europe would already be one day ahed. due to timezone differences i.e. Tues 30th in America, but Wed 31st in Europe. By which time the European offer would be over.

Reading this back, it sounds like a jumble but I hope you can make sense of it one way or another lol

BossHogg · Oct 29, 2007, 06:42 AM

Ahhh.....this would be so nice ! Finally had to register to add that simple comment after reading so many threads these past months !

whirlpool · Oct 29, 2007, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossHogg

Ahhh.....this would be so nice ! Finally had to register to add that simple comment after reading so many threads these past months !

lol... same here

can't wait

Elflovag · Oct 29, 2007, 08:00 AM

YES! YES YES YES YES YES!!!

Oh, and I almost forgot:

YEEEHAAWW!!!

My dreams are about to come true

I don't really care what the CPU's will be like if the graphics chip will be 3100

Hallelujah!

(Well, I could bear an aluminium mb, but my main hope was the new graphic chip...)

AppleStrudle · Oct 29, 2007, 08:38 AM

Please excuse the naive question. Would a MacBook with an X31000 support Quartz Extreme? Or is a separate GPU (ATI/NVIDIA) needed?

Enjoy

gropo · Oct 29, 2007, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleStrudle

Please excuse the naive question. Would a MacBook with an X31000 support Quartz Extreme? Or is a separate GPU (ATI/NVIDIA) needed?

Well, Quartz Extreme has been supported as of the first Radeon generation. The question is:

Will the 3100's transform, vertex and lighting hardware sufficiently support Leopard's new goodies, namely Core Animation.

I'm planning on a MacBook for note taking as I'm going back to school in January. I'm pretty convinced that the new SpheltBook will be ideal over a more delicate, hotter Pro. The GPU has been my sole dilemma on the matter.

Perhaps a replacement for the 12" PB will make it's debut as well. *crosses fingers*

Phish311 · Oct 29, 2007, 09:56 AM

I use my dvd burner pretty often. Im just curious why people dont like a combo drive and what are the other alternatives. Thanks

Telefonkiosk · Oct 29, 2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phish311

I use my dvd burner pretty often. Im just curious why people dont like a combo drive and what are the other alternatives. Thanks

Combodrive = DVD-reader + CD-burner.
Superdrive = DVD-burner / reader

So I think that the combodrive should die. Apple should bundle every mac with a dvd-burner, because only cd-burner is out of date.

chicagostars · Oct 29, 2007, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phish311

I use my dvd burner pretty often. Im just curious why people dont like a combo drive and what are the other alternatives. Thanks

Can't speak for everyone, but I'm using an old 12" PB G4 with a ComboDrive and do feel limited at times. It would be great to have the onboard ability to burn DVDs, whether for movies, data archiving, or some other reason. Not really complaining though, as I've gotten 2.5 good years out of my machine.

I think you'll hear a lot of comments saying that doing away with the ComboDrive makes sense not only to provide more people with onboard dvd burning capability, but also because the cost difference between the two pieces of the hardware (Combo and SuperDrives) is not as great as it was in the past.

HLdan · Oct 29, 2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phish311

I use my dvd burner pretty often. Im just curious why people dont like a combo drive and what are the other alternatives. Thanks

Maybe you don't understand what a Combo Drive is in the Apple world. It's just a DVD player CD burner. A Superdrive is a DVD/CD burner.

Oct 28, 2007, 11:00 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100? According to sources, the wheels are in motion for Apple to deliver new MacBook updates as early as this Tuesday. While an exact date has been hard to determine, MacBook updates are expected within the next week, with evidence pointing to Tuesday. This confirms previous rumors from ThinkSecret that Apple would introduce a new MacBook by "the first half of November". Sadly, few details on the upcoming machines are presently available. Apple's Leopard update, however, has revealed drivers for the newer Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics chip. This is the successor to the Intel GMA 950 which currently resides in the existing MacBooks. This would suggest that the next MacBook would see an upgrade to the Santa Rosa chipset. This, however, remains speculative. The driver, however, appears functional and works when used on a PC laptop with the X3100 chipset. Article Link

Oct 28, 2007, 11:16 PM	#2
bit density macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle	Macbook with santa rosa and x3100 I will buy one the day they come out. __________________ -- Bit Density --

Oct 28, 2007, 11:45 PM	#5
berkleeboy210 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts	I was planning on buying Tomorrow. guess I'll hold off till Tuesday. Thanks Arn! __________________ Mac: 13" MacBook Pro 2.2ghz Netbook: Dell Mini 10v Phone: Palm Pre Music: awaiting iPod Touch 3rd Gen

Oct 29, 2007, 02:06 AM	#8
Undecided macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2005	I can't take much more of this Damn, I was JUST about to place an order. This is killing me!

Oct 29, 2007, 10:15 AM	#10
QCassidy352 Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	I'd be tempted if not for the fact that I just bought leopard for my core duo macbook. Ah well, this macbook serves my needs just fine. __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"

Oct 28, 2007, 11:22 PM	#3
pamon macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006	enjoy mine that i bought about 6 mos ago. if it gets updated, would be interesting for xmas...

Oct 28, 2007, 11:25 PM	#4
Farani macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	Weeee! I hope this is true! I knew Steve wouldn't make me wait until Nov 6th! I don't care what macbook I get anymore, I just want one ahhhH! lol

Oct 28, 2007, 11:48 PM	#6
DaveTurnbull macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	IF it's a Macbook update, does that include Macbook Pro's ?

Oct 29, 2007, 03:01 AM	#9
boxandrew macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oklahoma, OK	Yesssss! Finally I can be one of those to say that it'll be my birthday on Tuesday. I hope Steve makes it a good one.

Oct 28, 2007, 11:50 PM	#11
Wanderer509 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	i have been looking at macbooks for over 6 months now, wavering between macbook and macbook pro. but o man i really hope the new macbook does come out! please please with aluminum case please since 3 of my frds already have a white macbook my pentium 3 800mhz needs replacing fast, or i will blow it up before i replace it.

Oct 29, 2007, 01:25 AM	#14
Zwhaler macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006	this kinda sucks, I bought my macbook right when it came out... kinda was hoping it would stay top for more than 5 months.

Oct 29, 2007, 05:30 AM	#15
nja247 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK	Only way I'll get one to replace my current MacBook is if it's thinner and lighter, because I honestly don't have time to do ANY gaming except for Snood or Bejeweled, etc which as we all know don't take any real gaming power to perform. Here's hoping to a slimmed down model! Nick

Oct 29, 2007, 06:41 AM	#16
theGAPkid macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wales, UK	I was thinking..... For those who are wary of a new release this Tues (30 Oct) - because of the current iPod Back to School offer in Europe. When new products are released on a certain date, isnt it the date American time? In which case, when the new products were launched, Europe would already be one day ahed. due to timezone differences i.e. Tues 30th in America, but Wed 31st in Europe. By which time the European offer would be over. Reading this back, it sounds like a jumble but I hope you can make sense of it one way or another lol

Oct 29, 2007, 06:42 AM	#17
BossHogg macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hazzard County, GA	Ahhh.....this would be so nice ! Finally had to register to add that simple comment after reading so many threads these past months ! __________________ Macbook - Alum Airport Extreme Base Station Mighty Mouse BT iPhone iPod Convert

Oct 29, 2007, 08:00 AM	#19
Elflovag macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007	YES! YES YES YES YES YES!!! Oh, and I almost forgot: YEEEHAAWW!!! My dreams are about to come true I don't really care what the CPU's will be like if the graphics chip will be 3100 Hallelujah! (Well, I could bear an aluminium mb, but my main hope was the new graphic chip...)

Oct 29, 2007, 08:38 AM	#20
AppleStrudle macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2004	X31000 and Quartz Extreme Please excuse the naive question. Would a MacBook with an X31000 support Quartz Extreme? Or is a separate GPU (ATI/NVIDIA) needed? Enjoy

Oct 29, 2007, 09:56 AM	#22
Phish311 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	Combo Drive I use my dvd burner pretty often. Im just curious why people dont like a combo drive and what are the other alternatives. Thanks

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