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MacBook Pros not coming out any time soon

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BetaPro

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Oct 30, 2010
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Just saw this from AnandTech

Wait Longer for those MacBook Pros
Have you noticed a lack of dual-core Sandy Bridge based notebooks on the market? Intel wanted to but couldn’t launch every last SNB SKU at the same time, so the dual-core notebooks got pushed out until mid-to-late February. Unfortunately, that was pre-bug. With this latest delay you shouldn’t expect dual-core SNB notebooks until a few weeks after their original launch date, at the earliest.

If we assume fixed chipsets are available in the last week of February, they can be put into systems the first week of March. Then expect at least a week of testing and validation if not more. Add another week to ramp up production and we’re looking at late March or early April for dual-core SNB notebooks. Those of you waiting on Apple’s updated MacBook Pros fall into this category. I’d say April is a safe bet if you’re waiting on an upgrade.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall

we're ****ed
 
Forum Spy is a good resource to actually see what threads and topics are hot and active: http://spy.macrumors.com/

For instance: https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11818956#post11818956, a thread discussing something about Intel's lack of commitment when it comes to the new Rockwell microarchitecture, as it has been delayed again for another two days or so.
Let's hope the 386 CPUs will finally be available in 1/8 core units, or the mighty balls of that dog will suck the Sid cussingly dry.
 
There are a lot of variables and unknowns at the moment which makes this thread inaccurate.

It looks like the problem is for controllers with >2 SATA connections. MBP likely only has 2. It's possible that they will not be impacted as a result.

Let's all just cool our jets until more info comes out. If delayed, it will probably be about a month. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
 
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It's the desktop chipset, not the laptop ones. iMacs will be delayed, MacBooks will not.
 
so is this chipset problem for dual cores only, or quad too? but there are already many laptops with SNB quad out there, i don't think they'll send them all back :O
 
Thanks to intel. These cry babies are going to cry more about when the MBPs will be updated.

Time to switch to AMD.
 
It's such a waste and such a shame that even on these forums people are too egocentric and lazy to read the forum first before posting a new topic and realizing that there is already a topic with 5 pages going on about this subject.
Too bad I thought Apple users were different....
 
Arinoth said:
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It's the desktop chipset, not the laptop ones. iMacs will be delayed, MacBooks will not.
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That is incorrect.
 
I bought an Acer TimelineX 3820TG to tide me over. It has a Intel arrandale CPU, 2 kg, 7 hour nattery life and a RADEON 5650/6550.

The 13" MBA I had was not powerful enough for my purposes :)o games). So it went back to the store.

For $660 CDN I can live with the Acer's limitations - notably a poor-contrast LCD and no OSX.

When the new pro comes out I'll sell the Acer and junp back on the Apple bandwagon.
 
soon, well were past that. soon is not 80+ days past normal cycle, so fail there. Soon for now means not April, aka another quarter.
 
Arinoth said:
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It's the desktop chipset, not the laptop ones. iMacs will be delayed, MacBooks will not.
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Nope, Macbooks will also be affected.
 
Please read carefully before you make posts. All the laptops and desktops are due for recalls.

Those of you who are waiting for MBP updates, better hope that apple doesn't update it anytime so soon. Intel said these fixes won't come into play until March/April.

So, if they release the laptop in Feb/March, then obviously, apple will not put sandy Bridge processor in.

Who cares about Sandy Bridge anyway...

Stick in Core 2 Duo and nice graphic card. I don't want to fight with apple or intel on returning and exchanging my product.
If you don't like it, don't buy it.
 
hcho3 said:
Who cares about Sandy Bridge anyway...

Stick in Core 2 Duo and nice graphic card. I don't want to fight with apple or intel on returning and exchanging my product.
If you don't like it, don't buy it.
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Hey, why stop there? Let's just drop in a Pentium III, amiright? :rolleyes:

Thankfully you don't work for Apple.
 
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There are many variables and unknowns at the time, which makes this thread accurate. It seems that the problem of automata with SATA connections with 2 SATA HDD. MBP probably only secondarily It is possible that they will not be affected thereafter. Let's all just cool our jets until more info comes out. If delayed, it will probably be about a month. Not a big problem in the grand scheme of things.
 
Guise! Therez no moar macbooks at apple!!! Everybody dig holes and hide your macbookz there worth more than gold!!

/sarcasm
 
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