MacBook Pros with Hybrid SLI, Extra Long Battery? MacBook Announcement?

MacRumors · Oct 14, 2008, 02:09 AM

MacNN adds more details and confirmation that the leaked MacBook Pro photos are legitimate. They are also able to add a few additional tidbits which tie together some of the circulating reports.

Most noteworthy is that the new MacBook Pro will support Hybrid SLI from NVIDIA. NVIDIA describes the technology:

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Hybrid SLI® technology, based on NVIDIA’s industry-leading SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU (graphics processing unit) benefits when an NVIDIA motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower.

Such a configuration will also be beneficial when Apple introduces OpenCL with Snow Leopard in 2009. OpenCL will allow applications to offload processing to GPUs.

Other features described for the new MacBook Pros include speeds up to 2.8GHz, improved wireless connectivity, 7200 RPM hard drives, HD displays, 128GB SSD option, user-serviceable hard drive and an extra long battery.

MacNN also confirms that Firewire will be a feature reserved for MacBook Pros and the MacBooks will not contain Firewire. However, they do believe that MacBooks will be announced during the event, despite a curious footnote by Engadget indicating otherwise.

Readers should note that the price list represents products currently in-transit to the Apple Store. As a result, those products should have near immediate availability. The low end MacBook appears to be absent from that list, which may mean it will not ship until later. At this point, we don't know what the price of the entry level MacBook will be.

Separately, we have heard that the new DisplayPort technology will support an adapter for Dual-Link DVI to be able to drive existing Apple's 30" monitors.

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Sangmort · Oct 14, 2008, 02:11 AM

"The low end MacBook appears to be absent from that list, which may mean it will not ship until later. "

Interesting...~

archi17 · Oct 14, 2008, 02:12 AM

I am so looking forward to these new Macbooks! They just keep getting better and better. It will be exciting to see what Apple comes out with

Aranince · Oct 14, 2008, 02:12 AM

HD displays?!?! Woot! Good time to be a Mac switcher!

kjs862 · Oct 14, 2008, 02:12 AM

Only a few more hours and we shall all see...

Digipimp · Oct 14, 2008, 02:13 AM

those pics are still fake

ziggyonice · Oct 14, 2008, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MacRumors

Separately, we have heard that the new DisplayPort technology will support an adapter for Dual-Link DVI to be able to drive existing Apple's 30" monitors.

Well at least that will make some people happy!

VTECaddict · Oct 14, 2008, 02:15 AM

i hope "HD" truly means at least 1080 vertical pixel HD.

companies are slapping "HD" on anything and everything these days since basically anything over standard VGA or 720x480 video can be considered "HD", which means current screens are already "HD".

ziggyonice · Oct 14, 2008, 02:16 AM

Each time I see that photo of the MBP, I think back to the old Titanium PowerBook...

yamaha106 · Oct 14, 2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sangmort

"The low end MacBook appears to be absent from that list, which may mean it will not ship until later. "

Interesting...~

very interesting

Phat_Pat · Oct 14, 2008, 02:17 AM

no firewire=step backwards

Beric · Oct 14, 2008, 02:17 AM

What does "extra-long battery life" really mean? 10 hours? And is it RL battery life? Or "Apple" battery life?

Balty · Oct 14, 2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ziggyonice

Well at least that will make some people happy!

Definitely

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Originally Posted by Beric

What does "extra-long battery life" really mean? 10 hours? And is it RL batter life? Or "Apple" battery life?

Good question? "extra-long battery life" or "extra-long battery"........

techpr · Oct 14, 2008, 02:18 AM

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MacNN also confirms that Firewire will be a feature reserved for MacBook Pros and the MacBooks will not contain Firewire. However, they do believe that MacBooks will be announced during the event, despite a curious footnote by Engadget indicating otherwise.

I'm starting to get mad before the event

iLEZ · Oct 14, 2008, 02:19 AM

My first-day-first-gen MB died a slow multiple malfunction death a couple of months ago and i am really looking forward to this evenings event.
Hoping for DisplayPort and some form of cheap slim HDMI adapter, if not HDMI. Yay for Hybrid SLI and longer battery (life?). I am sure Steve won't let us down.
Cheers from Sweden!

iBunny · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Phat_Pat

no firewire=step backwards

Only if you care about the macbook. Bring on that MBP!!!

hdhanani · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

having no firewire in ANY of the macbooks is miss for apple...

they should include firewire for the high-end macbook at least... just the high-end then...

meh... let's wait and see...

mediumofmeaning · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

rumor overload; must sleep till 1pm est.

Balty · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Phat_Pat

no firewire=step backwards

I sure hope that doesn't happen.....

archi17 · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by techpr

I'm starting to get mad before the event

Don't worry, Jobs will wow you into thinking that having no FW is a good thing! And everyone will be wowing the advantages of USB (if there is any, But Jobs will think of some)

VTECaddict · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Beric

What does "extra-long battery life" really mean? 10 hours? And is it RL battery life? Or "Apple" battery life?

it doesnt say extra long battery life. it just says "extra long battery"....

thomahawk · Oct 14, 2008, 02:21 AM

omg i want one soo bad!
i cant belevie i bought one in august!! shoulda waited for this october relase! ARGHH

macbooker15 · Oct 14, 2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Beric

What does "extra-long battery life" really mean? 10 hours? And is it RL battery life? Or "Apple" battery life?

I thought apple battery life tests were pretty accurate!

Also, arn, you are killing me here! Im torn between staying up all night on my iPT or actually sleeping for school tomorrow!

H. Flower · Oct 14, 2008, 02:22 AM

No firewire is pretty much a dealbreaker for me

jbrenn · Oct 14, 2008, 02:22 AM

i think 1 gig video ram on the high end 2 512 cards. dell has 1 and that will help bring games to mac.

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iLEZ macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden	My first-day-first-gen MB died a slow multiple malfunction death a couple of months ago and i am really looking forward to this evenings event. Hoping for DisplayPort and some form of cheap slim HDMI adapter, if not HDMI. Yay for Hybrid SLI and longer battery (life?). I am sure Steve won't let us down. Cheers from Sweden! __________________ Hardware: iPod nano... a black one!; Dead first gen MacBook white

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Sangmort macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	"The low end MacBook appears to be absent from that list, which may mean it will not ship until later. " Interesting...~

Oct 14, 2008, 02:12 AM	#3
archi17 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Australia	I am so looking forward to these new Macbooks! They just keep getting better and better. It will be exciting to see what Apple comes out with

Oct 14, 2008, 02:12 AM	#4
Aranince macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California	HD displays?!?! Woot! Good time to be a Mac switcher!

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Digipimp macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Texas	those pics are still fake

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VTECaddict macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008	i hope "HD" truly means at least 1080 vertical pixel HD. companies are slapping "HD" on anything and everything these days since basically anything over standard VGA or 720x480 video can be considered "HD", which means current screens are already "HD".

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hdhanani macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC	having no firewire in ANY of the macbooks is miss for apple... they should include firewire for the high-end macbook at least... just the high-end then... meh... let's wait and see... __________________ 16GB iPod Touch

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H. Flower macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008	No firewire is pretty much a dealbreaker for me

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jbrenn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008	i think 1 gig video ram on the high end 2 512 cards. dell has 1 and that will help bring games to mac.

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