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2012 Macbook Pro Redesign

champ01 said:
My prediction for the new Mac Line

MacBook Pro line
17" will stay for a couple more months/years to be the power beast of all laptops. (it will keep the superdrive for now as well)
13" and 15" models will be discontinued and replaced by Air models.

MacBook Air line
11", 13" and a new 15" will be presented. All three will outperform today's MBP's (except for the 17" MBP)

Mac Mini
The usual power boosts. No redesign.

iMac Line
Same as the Mac Mini. No redesign. (and keeps the superdrive for a couple more months)
iMacs could replace Mac Pro's in the recording studio now Thunderbolt is introduced.
The big problem at this point is the noise iMac's produce under pressure.
I hope Apple can find a way to make the iMac silent.

Mac Pro line
Its has to come this summer! Users will go hackintosch and buy a workstation of another brand.
Spoken to people the last months that need to update their studio's ASAP and they won't buy a Mac Pro at this point.
It doesn't even have standard Thunderbolt. Is it going, is it staying??? Apple keeps everybody in the dark to long.

I would like Apple to represent itself in the Pro market.
There are to much rumors on the floor and it's damaging Apple reputation in this field.

On the software part... I like the way FCPX turned out but it's no way as good as FCP7 in most features.
I believe FCPX can be a better application but it was released waaaaaaaaay to soon.
There is no word about Logic's future out there (they dropped the price and added it to the Appstore with some bug fixes)
Aperture is getting bad reviews for sucking up so much power and missing many features that other software offers.
Apple killed iWeb (I didn't use it) and is pushing for new browsing standards.
I would like Apple to introduce a new application for building websites.

Businesses are reorganizing and downsizing rapidly because of economic downfall :(
But also because everything is being more and more automated these days. :)

Anyway I think Apple could be more open and shouldn't forget those that kept backing them all these years in the spirit of being insanely great.
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Is the iMac noisy?
 
dodegy said:
What if the Macbook Pro loses its bezel?

Could the 15'' Macbook with edge to edge screen have nearly the form factor of a 13,3''? The lose of ODD could make room for the dedicated GPU combined with more battery.

Personally I think that would be a hell of a laptop and classify for a redesign!
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This is my biggest wish! Dreaming!
 
You are only talking ****!!!!

The real concern is the DISCRETE gpu!

Which one is gonna BE???

I want the radeon 7970! A beast!
 
dxcb said:
You could probably do the same with a 600 bucks HP computer. Buying a MAC is like buying a Mercedes Benz, a lot of other cars can help you go where you want to go, maybe not as smoothly or pleasantly, but in the end the MAC is a luxury. Is it worth being broke for it? I don't know. I heard Windows is getting rid of three decades of ugliness with Win 8, I would consider other options.
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There are always choices to be made. A US$ 600 laptop will certainly not have the same horsepower than a Mac. But both the US$ 600 laptop and the Mac are luxuries in the sense you don't really need any of them. Human beings have been around for 50,000 years or so, but personal computers only became available 30 years ago. Do you really need them? Certainly you don't. But you may want one, because it's convenient and gets your job done. And perhaps the Mac does the job better than the US$ 600 laptop, and that's an extra luxury. And perhaps the Mac - just like the Mercedes-Benz - will last longer and becomes worth it. Just thoughts, anyway.

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RodPinto said:
I hate nvidia!

Please Apple! Give us one of the radeon 7000 series!

You charge us so high! Give us the top of the notch 7970!!!
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Not feasible. Perhaps in the Mac Pro. But definitely not in the iMac or in any other Mac.
 
dodegy said:
What if the Macbook Pro loses its bezel?

Could the 15'' Macbook with edge to edge screen have nearly the form factor of a 13,3''? The lose of ODD could make room for the dedicated GPU combined with more battery.

Personally I think that would be a hell of a laptop and classify for a redesign!
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I would also favour a more edge to edge design like the Dell XPS 13 ultrabook
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The borders on the air/mbp are a little too thick for my liking. When you see how other companies are advancing with their ultra book designs, it shows that apple really need to knock it out the park for the next few years again.

Dell XPS 13 W316mm x H6-18mm x D205mm
Macbook Air 13 W325mm x H3-17mm x D227mm

This shows they could shave off some mm's on Width & Depth

Dell-XPS-13-Ultrabook-vs.-MacBook-Air-head-on.jpg
 
ayzee said:
I would also favour a more edge to edge design like the Dell XPS 13 ultrabook
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The borders on the air/mbp are a little too thick for my liking. When you see how other companies are advancing with their ultra book designs, it shows that apple really need to knock it out the park for the next few years again.

Dell XPS 13 W316mm x H6-18mm x D205mm
Macbook Air 13 W325mm x H3-17mm x D227mm

This shows they could shave off some mm's on Width & Depth

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Why does the screen of the MacBook looks much bigger than the Dell's in your photo?
 
Certainty of Firewire removal?

Hey, all.
I was just curious as to the validity of the claims that apple will remove firewire from the new pros? I've pretty much decided on the 13" air, but if the new 13" pro still has firewire, I always prefer to have less adapters, even if it means sacrificing thinness/form factor. So are we fairly certain it will go the way of the dodo in the redesign?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
 
FW800 isn't a legacy standard yet, plenty of pro gear is only available with FW800, when more gear is available with Thunderbolt THEN the FW800 will disappear

and pro gear is relevant given these are MackBook PRO's
 
Assuming MBP Will Be Announced on June 11

If the rumors are right, and the new MBP will be annonced on June 11, when do you think it will be up for sale(have a similar situation happened before?)
 
macNewbie02 said:
If the rumors are right, and the new MBP will be annonced on June 11, when do you think it will be up for sale(have a similar situation happened before?)
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Either the same day or within a week. No point in announcing them before they ship because it will just kill sales of the current models.
 
ayzee said:
I currently have an anti-glare option on my MBP, what are the chances they will continue to offer this option on the new MBP's?

I find the matte screen so much crisper, add a retina display and it would be simply astounding.

I can't go back to a reflective glass screen!
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Interesting. I find I like the glass better than non-reflective for the same reasons.
 
Blues003 said:
What makes you say that?

I should create a Macbook Pro countdown website :D
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I'm thinking the new macbook is going to be shown off on June 11th, 3rd party stock usually starts to run out 2-3 weeks before the new macbooks are released.

By the way, there are two countdowns that have already been posted on this forum! Haha, add another to to the collection!
 
Hmm, getting close to June, and then the back to school specials will start! Maybe they will start this program at the release of new MacBooks?
 
Any speculation on the price drop for a 2011 model once the 12's are released?

Would it be smart to get a 2011 and pay a little less?
 
Sounds good. New Pros at WWDC.

I will probably wait until wait until July to pick one up, after the first "batch" has the kinks worked out. Also, the back to school sale may start and I may get a free ipod touch as well! ML will probably be a free upgrade as well if it releases in August. That's late summer right?
 
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