82" MacBooks Pros next Tuesday?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-82-incher-worlds-largest-lcd-tv-with-led-backligh/
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/samsungs-82-incher-worlds-largest-lcd-tv-with-led-backligh/
That does sound good, something to look forward to, as well as true 64-bit ? .
Only 262K? Hopefully they've got another version up their sleeves that is a little better than that.
I was surprised to learn that only the Power mac G5 and the Macpro machiens are true 64 bit maschienes , ALL other macs are 32 bit.
Yeah, apparently the C2D is 64-bit but the limitation is the current motherboard that is 32-bit, from what I have heard at least. The next revision should sort that out, at least for the MBP.
Then again what do I know...
As for a timetable for the laptops, sources believe Apple already has systems in development with the new displays and that production could begin as soon as later this quarter or, more realistically, some time in the second quarter.
expected Core 2 Duo processor bump (2.4GHz T7700) from Intel.
Meanwhile, Samsung has conveniently just introduced 15.4-inch LED-backlit monitors at the International Conference and Exhibition on Display LEDs.
The Samsung LED display offers the same 15.4" size and 1440x900 resolution as current 15.4" MacBook Pros.
Number of colors 6 bit? I always thought a display had more.
There are a lot of people saying that all current Apple laptop have only 6 bit displays anyway. Apple does not say explicitly either way.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/256248/
There were earlier rumors of a different company's LED backlighting technology a couple of weeks ago that had 106% of NTSC gamut. (I can't recall the company name) However the power consumption figures were about the same as today's CCFL backlights.
This samsung is a step forward in energy consumption, a step backward in color performance.
As usual a stupid rumor posted at a site, wishing that a prototype technology just debuted woud be in the newest commercialized laptop in months. Get over it. It will come when it will come and it won't be in 6 months either.
These are not rumors. Some Apple koolaid drunk wishing for things by putting them together. Just give us rumors TS. I just about had all this nonsense.
Why does the Think Secret report state that this quarter is the first? Aren't we in second already?
I just wish they'd tell us something concrete... I need to buy a new laptop, the MBP is my choice, but if all I have to do is wait a week or two after my expected purchase date, then I'll suffer and wait. If it's months, I'll buy one as planned.
Looks like I'll be looking out for the Superbowl ads, and more rumors for events on the 20th Feb!
Fletch
I was surprised to learn that only the Power mac G5 and the Macpro machiens are true 64 bit maschienes , ALL other macs are 32 bit.
What are the specs of the current screens ? Is this that whole thousands and millions of colors thing ?
Yeah, apparently the C2D is 64-bit but the limitation is the current motherboard that is 32-bit, from what I have heard at least. The next revision should sort that out, at least for the MBP.
Then again what do I know...
If you mean the physical RAM address space, then there is not now, nor will there likely be any time soon, any hardware that can actually make use of the full 64 bits worth of addresses. Different machines can address different amounts of physical RAM, as has been noted elsewhere.
If you mean the same as I do when you say "64 bit machine", all the current MacBooks, MacBook Pros and iMacs are 64 bit machines.
If you have some weird, different understanding of "64 bit machines", then the PowerMac G5 and the MacPros are NOT "true" 64 bit machines: The G4 was 36 bit, the G5 is 42 bit, and the MacPros are something around 40 bit.