Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More?

MacRumors · 03:59 PM

HardMac posted a collection of rumors they've received. They don't seem particularly confident about the information but do provides some believable tidbits:

- Snow Leopard will not be ready before September. Significant amounts of work left on QuickTime X, Open CL, and Grand Central
- New Xserve in June alongside a Mac Pro bump to 3.2GHz with Quadro FX 5800
- Notebooks to move to Nehalem in November
- Final Cut Studio 3, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, Logic updates.

The Mac Pro 3.2GHz speed boost is conceivable as Intel did officially release the Nehalem Xeon processors that run up to 3.2GHz. Apple currently only offers Mac Pros that run up to 2.93GHz.

Article Link: Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More?

Grimace · 04:01 PM

I imagine that the 3.2Ghz will be even more expensive, and won't push the 2.26 out of the lineup to reshuffle the price mix.

2.26: $3299
2.66: + $1400
2.93: + $2600
3.20: + $3200?

That 4GB Nvidia card is a beast! But my understanding is that is more useful for crunching numbers, and not as much for gaming.

Shiner · Apr 1, 2009, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimace

I imagine that the 3.2Ghz will be even more expensive, and won't push the 2.26 out of the lineup to reshuffle the price mix.

2.26: $3299
2.66: + $1400
2.93: + $2600
3.20: + $3200?

That 4GB Nvidia card is a beast! But my understanding is that is more useful for crunching numbers, and not as much for gaming.

Funny you should mention that, It sucks for gaming!! LOL. I bought one for work -3D imaging X-ray structures and molecular dynamics. Loaded WOW on there the other night man did it suck!!

11800506 · Apr 1, 2009, 03:54 PM

The bump might make a lot of people angry though. Maybe that would also include a bump of the 2.26 to the 2.4?

As for Snow Leopard, I think September sounds a little late. Other rumors have more pegged it as an August release. All these rumors sound plausible however.

Boneoh · Apr 1, 2009, 03:55 PM

Grand Crental! My imagination is running wild, LOL.

And the linked article at hardmac called it Large Central! LOL

sn00pie · Apr 1, 2009, 03:57 PM

Bumping to Nehalem? That's going to make a few people angry.

Sky Blue · Apr 1, 2009, 04:01 PM

August/September looks likely for Snow Leopard.

voyagerd · Apr 1, 2009, 04:05 PM

I probably wont be able to afford a Mac Pro until June, even if I do get $1000 for my G5.

miggitymac · Apr 1, 2009, 04:15 PM

SL in Sept and Nehalem in Nov...throw in non-defective NVidia cards and I'm sold!

Michael73 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:16 PM

The Quadro FX 5800 has got to be for the halo effect. The list price of that card ($3,100) is equal to the cost of the MacPro. I can't imagine they'll sell too many of that card.

Where I used to work, anything over $2,500 was deemed a capital purchase and received A LOT more scrutiny. I'm glad I'm not the one who would have to explain why one of my developers has to have that card.

reallynotnick · Apr 1, 2009, 04:23 PM

Ugh none of these rumors are in my favor. I'm probably looking at a low end 15in MBP, I would hope there is some kind of update before then. I really want a bigger battery and matte screen like on the 17in. Also having it come with snow leopard come on it would save me some money.

opeter · Apr 2, 2009, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagerd

I probably wont be able to afford a Mac Pro until June, even if I do get $1000 for my G5.

1000 $ for your G5? Hahahaha ...

Moof1904 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:02 PM

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

DELLsFan · Apr 1, 2009, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moof1904

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

+1

Since this release doesn't look to WOW with much that is new, they can take all the time they want - to make OSX even more perfect.

W1LLk · Apr 1, 2009, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DELLsFan

+1

Since this release doesn't look to WOW with much that is new, they can take all the time they want - to make OSX even more perfect.

I wouldn't be right to release "snow" leopard in the summer anyways.

Grimace · Apr 1, 2009, 04:10 PM

3.2 with Blu-ray writer, to compliment the BR support in Final Cut Studio 3!

iBug2 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moof1904

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

When will people get it. There's no such thing is fully ready. Every OS will go through revisions all the time and they'll never be fully ready. As long as it's ready for "most" stuff, it's ok to be released.

Moof1904 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iBug2

When will people get it. There's no such thing is fully ready. Every OS will go through revisions all the time and they'll never be fully ready. As long as it's ready for "most" stuff, it's ok to be released.

I spent 12 years in the software development field. I understand that nothing is perfect. "Fully ready" is a term I used to mean that the appropriate balance of timeliness and quality had been struck.

Cliff3 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moof1904

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

Agreed. And TALK TO YOUR ISVs - I don't want to wait until the .2 release to upgrade because you broke Lightroom.

sl1200mk2 · Apr 1, 2009, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moof1904

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

Personally, I don't care if it's September 2010 or 2011. Just get it right. I can perfectly live with the current version of Leopard until then.

bigtriece · Apr 1, 2009, 04:54 PM

No chance in hell arrandale 32nm in q4.

Expect q2 2010 folks.

But Dell will have it in q4 2009, they always get the new intel chips (eg. i7) before Apple.

Analog Kid · Apr 1, 2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moof1904

Dear Apple,

Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December).

Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck.

Love,

We who are making you tons of money

I don't often do this, but: +1

InkMaster · Apr 1, 2009, 08:06 PM

So... no quad core MacBook Pros till Q4 at earliest? Sigh... thats all I want... that and 8 gigs of ram...

Schtumple · Apr 1, 2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sn00pie

Bumping to Nehalem? That's going to make a few people angry.

By November the unibodies would've been out a full year, I think that's sufficient time for an update... Anybody that does complain is just doing so for the sake of it.

swissmann · Apr 1, 2009, 04:05 PM

DVD studio pro update? Hopefully with full Blu-Ray support.

Apr 1, 2009, 03:51 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More? HardMac posted a collection of rumors they've received. They don't seem particularly confident about the information but do provides some believable tidbits: - Snow Leopard will not be ready before September. Significant amounts of work left on QuickTime X, Open CL, and Grand Central - New Xserve in June alongside a Mac Pro bump to 3.2GHz with Quadro FX 5800 - Notebooks to move to Nehalem in November - Final Cut Studio 3, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, Logic updates. The Mac Pro 3.2GHz speed boost is conceivable as Intel did officially release the Nehalem Xeon processors that run up to 3.2GHz. Apple currently only offers Mac Pros that run up to 2.93GHz. Article Link: Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More? Last edited by arn : Apr 1, 2009 at 03:59 PM.

Apr 1, 2009, 03:54 PM	#2
Grimace Contributor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: with Hamburglar.	I imagine that the 3.2Ghz will be even more expensive, and won't push the 2.26 out of the lineup to reshuffle the price mix. 2.26: $3299 2.66: + $1400 2.93: + $2600 3.20: + $3200? That 4GB Nvidia card is a beast! But my understanding is that is more useful for crunching numbers, and not as much for gaming. __________________ Canon 1Ds Mk III • Canon 5D MkII 16-35mm f/2.8L II • 24-70mm f/2.8L • 70-200mm f/2.8L IS 50mm f/1.2L • 85mm f/1.2L • 135mm f/2L • 300mm f/2.8L IS Last edited by Grimace : Apr 1, 2009 at 04:01 PM.

Apr 1, 2009, 03:54 PM	#4
11800506 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington D.C. Area	The bump might make a lot of people angry though. Maybe that would also include a bump of the 2.26 to the 2.4? As for Snow Leopard, I think September sounds a little late. Other rumors have more pegged it as an August release. All these rumors sound plausible however. __________________ Unibody Macbook Pro / Aluminum iMac / eMac / Airport Extreme / iPod Touch

Apr 1, 2009, 04:01 PM	#7
Sky Blue macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2005	August/September looks likely for Snow Leopard. __________________ "The case is so square that it easily stands at attention as if begging for treats."

Apr 1, 2009, 04:05 PM	#8
voyagerd macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lake Oswego, OR	I probably wont be able to afford a Mac Pro until June, even if I do get $1000 for my G5. __________________ 2.6GHz 15" MacBook Pro (Penryn) / 4GB RAM / 500GB 7200RPM HDD / 8600M GT 512MB 32GB iPhone 3GS

Apr 1, 2009, 03:55 PM	#5
Boneoh macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So. Cal.	Grand Crental! My imagination is running wild, LOL. And the linked article at hardmac called it Large Central! LOL

Apr 1, 2009, 03:57 PM	#6
sn00pie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	Bumping to Nehalem? That's going to make a few people angry.

Apr 1, 2009, 04:15 PM	#9
miggitymac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009	SL in Sept and Nehalem in Nov...throw in non-defective NVidia cards and I'm sold!

Apr 1, 2009, 04:16 PM	#10
Michael73 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2007	The Quadro FX 5800 has got to be for the halo effect. The list price of that card ($3,100) is equal to the cost of the MacPro. I can't imagine they'll sell too many of that card. Where I used to work, anything over $2,500 was deemed a capital purchase and received A LOT more scrutiny. I'm glad I'm not the one who would have to explain why one of my developers has to have that card. __________________ MP 2.8GHz Octo, 12GB RAM, 8800GT, 5TB HDD, 2xSuperdrives uMBP 15.4" 2.66GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD 1TB Time Capsule, 32GB iPhone 3G S (Black), 30GB iPod Video

Apr 1, 2009, 04:23 PM	#11
reallynotnick macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Ugh none of these rumors are in my favor. I'm probably looking at a low end 15in MBP, I would hope there is some kind of update before then. I really want a bigger battery and matte screen like on the 17in. Also having it come with snow leopard come on it would save me some money.

Apr 1, 2009, 04:02 PM	#13
Moof1904 macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2004	Snow Leopard Dear Apple, Please learn from recent events (Leopard and MobileMe come to mind) and please do not release Snow Leopard until it's fully ready, even if that's September (or even December). Yes, we want it today but we very much want it to not suck. Love, We who are making you tons of money

Apr 1, 2009, 04:10 PM	#16
Grimace Contributor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: with Hamburglar.	3.2 with Blu-ray writer, to compliment the BR support in Final Cut Studio 3! __________________ Canon 1Ds Mk III • Canon 5D MkII 16-35mm f/2.8L II • 24-70mm f/2.8L • 70-200mm f/2.8L IS 50mm f/1.2L • 85mm f/1.2L • 135mm f/2L • 300mm f/2.8L IS

Apr 1, 2009, 04:54 PM	#21
bigtriece macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	No chance in hell arrandale 32nm in q4. Expect q2 2010 folks. But Dell will have it in q4 2009, they always get the new intel chips (eg. i7) before Apple.

Apr 1, 2009, 08:06 PM	#23
InkMaster macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nagoya, Japan	So... no quad core MacBook Pros till Q4 at earliest? Sigh... thats all I want... that and 8 gigs of ram... __________________  MichaelFlux.com 

Apr 1, 2009, 04:05 PM	#25
swissmann macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Utah Alps	DVD studio pro update? Hopefully with full Blu-Ray support. __________________ Always looking for a faster Mac.

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