Either Tim Cook will be firing some people tomorrow, or someone took his double down statement as a challenge and is trying to embarrass TC.
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Do you actually have evidence to complain about Keplar's power/performance efficiency. nVidia's designs have traditionally not been power/performance efficient, but reviewers have specifically noted that this is not the case with Keplar. Keplar in fact seems to be more power/performance efficient than AMD's GCN. It doesn't seem coincidental that Apple would therefore choose now to switch back to nVidia.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-review/20
It's the weight that counts. The Airs are much more mobile and people love them.
"Praying that this is not true."
"I'm pretty upset right now. I wanted a redesign!"
"I want it to at least be thinner"
Because the current MacBook Pros look like absolute ****, amirite? They're so fat and clunky! That Jonathan Ive needs to learn what good design is! Why don't they call up Dell and HP and see what they're doing?
Oh, wait, they're all copying Apple.
You can never please everyone. And if Apple doesn't "wow" you tomorrow, you are the only person to blame for when you get your hopes up over rumors and speculation. It's a rumor, it's not what Apple is going to do, it's what Apple may do, based on mostly overseas sources with sketchy reputations. It's fun to guess, but you shouldn't hype yourself up on rumors. I heard that President Obama is buying us all ice cream tomorrow! I'm gonna be super disappointed if I can't walk into Baskin Robbins and get a free cup of ice cream! SO PISSED!
Here's what you should expect: Updated architecture to Ivy Bridge. USB 3. Faster memory. Better graphics. This is what we know, because this is what our vendors have out. Anything else should just be a nice surprise.
We've (well, some people in the Apple community) come to expect nothing short of Jesus himself in the form of a tablet, phone, or computer every time Apple makes an announcement. Do I think "Retina" displays are coming? Sure, eventually, just like 4K will hit TV's eventually. Am I going to be hurt tomorrow if Apple doesn't? No. I don't expect magic every time Apple has a press event. If you're always looking for that, you're setting yourself up for disappointment every time.
"I'm pretty upset right now. I wanted a redesign!"
"I want it to at least be thinner"
Because the current MacBook Pros look like absolute ****, amirite? They're so fat and clunky! That Jonathan Ive needs to learn what good design is! Why don't they call up Dell and HP and see what they're doing?
Oh, wait, they're all copying Apple.
You can never please everyone. And if Apple doesn't "wow" you tomorrow, you are the only person to blame for when you get your hopes up over rumors and speculation. It's a rumor, it's not what Apple is going to do, it's what Apple may do, based on mostly overseas sources with sketchy reputations. It's fun to guess, but you shouldn't hype yourself up on rumors. I heard that President Obama is buying us all ice cream tomorrow! I'm gonna be super disappointed if I can't walk into Baskin Robbins and get a free cup of ice cream! SO PISSED!
Here's what you should expect: Updated architecture to Ivy Bridge. USB 3. Faster memory. Better graphics. This is what we know, because this is what our vendors have out. Anything else should just be a nice surprise.
We've (well, some people in the Apple community) come to expect nothing short of Jesus himself in the form of a tablet, phone, or computer every time Apple makes an announcement. Do I think "Retina" displays are coming? Sure, eventually, just like 4K will hit TV's eventually. Am I going to be hurt tomorrow if Apple doesn't? No. I don't expect magic every time Apple has a press event. If you're always looking for that, you're setting yourself up for disappointment every time.
innovation = product development (figuring out how to make the best better)
advertisement = making you think that the current design is good enough to buy
Sure makes a lot of sense to go with Nvidia whose yields are garbage and are months away from reaching capacity to support Apple never mind the rest of the PC Industry.
Meanwhile, AMD whose yields are high and chugging along with a superior product is not shown?
Do you folks realize that Apple designs test boards with both GPU vendors, by now?
Meanwhile, AMD whose yields are high and chugging along with a superior product is not shown?
Do you folks realize that Apple designs test boards with both GPU vendors, by now?
So why do we need a thinner MBP when you got the Air's?
A lot of this complex rumor speculation is just crazy
A lot of this complex rumor speculation is just crazy
My question is simple. How are they going to double the graphics performance within one year after this release?
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Because Jobs stated that the Air was where the future of their notebooks were heading and a lot of people want a lighter 15".
GK107 availability for mobile has been poor, but is GK107 really that bad? They specifically launched GK107 for mobile first, probably for yield reasons as you said, but they've since introduced GK107 based desktop cards for OEMs, and now GK107 is hitting desktop retail, so presumably production has ramped.
I'm sure there's going to be a redesigned Mac with a stunning Retina display!
Think about it, why would Apple wants to announces something old and uninteresting in WWDC? They can do it on the Apple website, just like last year right? (MacBook Pro in Feb, iMac in May, Air and mini in July)
Who's with me?
Think about it, why would Apple wants to announces something old and uninteresting in WWDC? They can do it on the Apple website, just like last year right? (MacBook Pro in Feb, iMac in May, Air and mini in July)
Who's with me?
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Just a note that Ultrabooks (which is what the Air and other slim-factor PC's are called) only started getting discrete graphics chipsets.
http://blogs.nvidia.com/2012/06/putting-the-ultra-into-new-dual-core-ivy-bridge-ultrabooks/
We'll see tomorrow if Apple is taking part in that. I, personally, hope they do!
http://blogs.nvidia.com/2012/06/putting-the-ultra-into-new-dual-core-ivy-bridge-ultrabooks/
We'll see tomorrow if Apple is taking part in that. I, personally, hope they do!
Find out tomorrow. I think there's going to be a lot of disappointing people out there.
i really hope you are right and they do have a thinner/lighter design. once the mac mini got the odd dropped, i had no reason to doubt that apple would also drop the odd on their macbooks.
While I understand what you're saying, the Mercury Playback Engine is a competing product to theirs (Final Cut) so I don't think that played into the factor AT ALL. But I like the way you think.
You're wrong, the GPU won't always be working. Intel said their Ivy Bridge chips Integrated Graphics 4000 can handle 4k (retina) resolutions natively/default
Hopefully there is a redesign but if not, that's fine too. I'll still buy the Mac, I need it.
Wishing Apple gives us the option to get rid of the ODD and go dual drive like the Mac Mini last year
Wishing Apple gives us the option to get rid of the ODD and go dual drive like the Mac Mini last year