According to Wikipedia there's also a GMA3000 so the x prefix isn't just for presentation.
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Next Generation Intel Platform (Santa Rosa) Tracking For May
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According to Wikipedia there's also a GMA3000 so the x prefix isn't just for presentation.
All sounds perfect so far with one small exception, the LED illumination. I hope it is part of the new release.
I don't intend to play games on my mac. I have an xbox 360 to do that
But i was going to get 256mb GPU anyway just in case
hmmm Just a thought
So... will this new processor be the same pin type etc as Core 2 Duo?
Would it then be possible to swap out the processor in iMacs,Minis,Macbooks etc to the new processor?
Just a thought
So... will this new processor be the same pin type etc as Core 2 Duo?
Would it then be possible to swap out the processor in iMacs,Minis,Macbooks etc to the new processor?
Just a thought
that would be a negative it has a whole new board, besides the processor isn't the leap, the board and the graphics card are.
To take it a step farther, the CPU will be the same, just with a minor speed bump.. nothing like the Core to Core 2 switch
So how long to you think I will need to wait to get a new 24in imac with this new tech.????
One thing we DO know is the iMac will be the FIRST to get it since it is not a soldered chip motherboard and because Steve loves the iMac. The soldered chip MacBookPro is likely to take 4+ weeks longer than the iMac.
So if it (Santa Rosa + C2D next-gen) is scheduled to be released in May 2007, we could easily see a WWDC-07 iMac release with the new chips and some added wireless kit.
I for one will be looking for the iMac C2Q version to be announced. It will address the market for folks who want a mid-tower MacPro, so long as they are willing to use an external expansion mid-tower
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64-bit memory addressing
It is a 64-bit CPU but the memory controller on the current models only addresses 32-bit memory (ie. up to 4GB but due to some quirk of how memory is addressed it maxes at 3GB). The 64-bit memory addressing on the Santa Rosa would, in theory of course, allow a MacBook/MacBook Pro/iMac/Mac Mini to have 4GB, 8GB, 16GB ... of RAM. In theory, because you still need to have the right number of RAM slots to support that much memory.
It is a 64-bit CPU but the memory controller on the current models only addresses 32-bit memory (ie. up to 4GB but due to some quirk of how memory is addressed it maxes at 3GB). The 64-bit memory addressing on the Santa Rosa would, in theory of course, allow a MacBook/MacBook Pro/iMac/Mac Mini to have 4GB, 8GB, 16GB ... of RAM. In theory, because you still need to have the right number of RAM slots to support that much memory.
More about the chipset than the CPU
Santa Rosa is more about the chipset supporting the CPU than it is about the CPU itself. The chipset will feature 802.11n wireless, DDR2-800 memory and FSB800 (so the current 2.33GHz CPU would be able to run at 2.4GHz, etc.).
Santa Rosa is more about the chipset supporting the CPU than it is about the CPU itself. The chipset will feature 802.11n wireless, DDR2-800 memory and FSB800 (so the current 2.33GHz CPU would be able to run at 2.4GHz, etc.).
If they release a dual-monitor capable Mac Mini, then I won't be purchasing an iMac later this summer.
It is going to use Socket P which is NOT compatible with the current Socket M (Core Duo/Core 2 Duo "Merom")
The 945 chipset can only address 4 GB of RAM. Once you take into account video RAM and system RAM you get a lot less then 4 GB of addressing space available for system RAM only.
I really hope they don't make leopard's graphics reliant on this new graphics chip. I have a core duo macbook and want to run leopard without any downgrades.
Amen to that. But even the new Macbooks and Mac Minis have the sane graphics chip. Apple can't cripple the OS on those things, it would totally piss off switchers.
The Leopard Builds run fine on my Macbook (see sig). Core animation is not like OpenGL or DirectX, it's just an API that makes it easier to implement those cool transitions and animations like Expose and the contact list in iChat. And those already worked fine in Panther.
good news for Apple.....lets hope that they implement this into their lineup in may, and not 4 months afterwards
It isn't a quirk but an intentional design decision that Intel made. Basically part of the 32 bit physical addressing window is utilized to provide data exchange between PCIe devices, communicate with the south bridge, communicate with integrated video (if it is used), etc. This simplifies the hardware for devices that generally don't need that much physical memory.
The amount of memory used for device IO is configurable by the hardware vendor (and OS) and Apple defaulted to grabe the upper 1 GiB for this purpose (possible less... never looked at the config registers to know exactly).
This is mischaracterization of why Apple's 945 based systems can only address 3 GiB (different vendors can have different limits for this). It isn't that the physical RAM is set aside it is that the address space is used to map device IO.
And there you have it - exactly why Apple wont release a Mini capable of driving dual monitors.
HDDVD/BlueRay
I hope this means that a mini can now support HD drives with the new GPU. Lame ass integrated graphics kill the mac mini in terms of home theater. When I say HD I mean real HD not that wannabee crap(720p) but FULL 1080P. We shall see. **** iTV.
I hope this means that a mini can now support HD drives with the new GPU. Lame ass integrated graphics kill the mac mini in terms of home theater. When I say HD I mean real HD not that wannabee crap(720p) but FULL 1080P. We shall see. **** iTV.