I would also add that if Apple put a GTX 670m into it's laptops I would eat my imaginary hat!! The machine would then not be that thin unless they have re-invented cooling of GPU's or something.
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2012 Macbook Pro Redesign
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I don't understand a lot about hardware, but i can assure you that those mobile gpus are ready for that.
And who knows what Apple is planing? I would prefer very much the radeon 7970 instead!
This Sager has a 670m and is thicker then the current MacBook Pro model:
http://sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP9130
And the AMD 7970 is a desktop graphics chip, not a laptop one.
As seek3r said, a hard drive replacement wouldnt cause an overheat in your machine. HDDs cant generate nearly as much heat as a GPU or CPU which are usually the main reasons for any machine to get too hot.
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Sorry to say this, but even if he was the manager at that apple store, your friend wouldn't know anything about any of the new products coming out. Your friend is a liar, or you are just a very good troll.
I can't afford a 17" MBP. I live in Brazil and this laptop costs about US$ 5,000 here (yes, it's very expensive due to the incredibly high taxes charged by the Brazilian government). So I'll probably have to do with a 13" or a 15" MBP, dependind on the price. Hopefully, the new 13" and 15" will be significantly faster than the current generation.
How's the performance of Parallels running Windows 7, do you have any idea?
Having only 2 GB of RAM certainly contributes to this reduced performance. However, I monitor memory usage very closely and I noticed that even when I was using much less than 2 GB (512 GB or less for the virtual machine), the performance of both Mac OS and Windows was poor. I suspect that the main reason for this was the slow HDD speeds. Both systems run at the same time on a 5,400 RPM HD, so performance would suffer...
Apple won't put a high end video card in a Mac. These video cards are pricey, they would require the laptop to become thicker (and not thinner) and they would consume more battery life. And Apple is not interested in providing the best gaming experience on the Mac.
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It's just speculation. Just like what we're doing right now...
I predict new macbook pros by May 29th...
Those interested in running windows on mbp/air to use a microsoft office program. Use openoffice.org (available for macs & windows)
This is a good program for word documents and spreadsheets...plus it's free.
Those interested in running windows on mbp/air to use a microsoft office program. Use openoffice.org (available for macs & windows)
This is a good program for word documents and spreadsheets...plus it's free.
I used to think I had plenty of RAM when I had 2GB because I'd still have a lot free in activity monitor, but now I have 4GB I'm always using much more than 2GB even with just light usage.
4GB isn't enough for me on Snow Leopard. I'd be scared to see that RAM hog Lion.
I predict new macbook pros by May 29th...
Those interested in running windows on mbp/air to use a microsoft office program. Use openoffice.org (available for macs & windows)
This is a good program for word documents and spreadsheets...plus it's free.
I've used both OpenOffice.org and its fork LibreOffice. It is indeed a good office suite, but it doesn't fit my needs. I could also use iWork, but it won't do either. There are other good software; I could use Nisus Writer Pro or Mellel for my writing needs, for instance.
I could tell you a billion reasons why Microsoft Office is superior or has more features than OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice, iWork or any other office suite which is available. And I believe that Microsoft Office (at least the 2010 version) is indeed far superior to these programs. But you could tell me a billion reasons why OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice (if you are an open source enthusiast) or iWork (if you are a Mac Evangelist) is superior to Microsoft Office. But that doesn't really matter.
What really, REALLY matters, is that everybody else uses Microsoft Office and I am always supposed to send documents, spreadsheets and presentations in Microsoft Office format. iWork and OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice do save in Microsoft Office format, but it's not 100% compatible. And I can have serious formatting issues when exchanging files with somebody who uses Microsoft Office. For instance: I've had problems reading Word footnotes in OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice Writer. I could certainly have solved this formatting problem manually by fixing one footnote at a time, but I had over 1,500 footnotes in my text. How do I deal with that? I just can't get rid of Microsoft Office.
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I used Leopard/Snow Leopard to run Parallels + Windows XP. I haven't tried it on Lion. It would be too much for my 2 GB RAM.
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This is currently the most viewed and the second most replied thread in MacBook Pro forum. 200 pages, here we go!
With 2GB of RAM, I can guarantee you that RAM is the bottleneck. I suggest 8GB of RAM if you use Parallels often. Monitoring your RAM doesn't always help with Mac OS X, since its RAM usage scales with how much free RAM you have.
With the exact same applications open, someone with 2GB may use 1.2GB while someone with 4GB would use 2.2GB, and someone with 8GB would use 3.0GB. The system will scale according to available ressources. People with beast Mac Pros with 32GB RAM could confirm, their RAM usage is pretty high even when they don't have that much stuff open.
A better way of knowing if you need more RAM would be to check your page outs. In Activity Monitor, go in the System Memory tab and check the "Page outs" section. If the value here is not "0 bytes", your RAM is limiting your computer. This value resets to zero every time you restart your computer. Let the activity monitor open while you do demanding stuff to see what makes it go over 0 bytes. Then you will know what application would need more than 2GB RAM.
About your hard drive, I think it's fine for Parallels. While using SSD would speed up your virtual machine's boot time, the performance issues you're having are surely because of RAM.
I predict new macbook pros by May 29th...
I'm sorry but this makes zero sense - Apple is not going to just randomly release new MacBooks when WWDC is in a week. They will hold a press event (which will be the keynote speech at WWDC).
If you wind up buying an MBP with a glassy display consider getting the $35 Power Support anti-glare film. I compared it to my 15" MBP with a matte display and I could not see much of a difference.
If you apply the film as soon as you open the new MBP box you won't have to mess around with cleaning the MBP display except for maybe a few dust specks that can be easily removed with the edge of a microfiber cloth.
I have the Power Support film on my MBP and iPad and I couldn't be happier with the results.
Apple wont have so much time in wwdc To announce so many products, hardware and software!
I think we ll still see the new MacBook pro in May!
You know where you friend who works at an Apple store gets his information on upcoming Apple products? I'll give you a hint, you're on one of the sites right now.
Why would you need to order before the new ones come out? If the new ones come out and you don't like the features/options, get a 2011 model then. You can either buy one at a decent discount from Apple's own Certified Refurbished section or from a reseller like Amazon or MacMall who will probably have pretty good discounts as well.
I thought i had top secret information... My friend is not a liar...
I ll talk To Him to discover from where specifically he got all that info.
I'm pretty sure it was not from this site... He works for Apple for a long time, and has a lot of friends there.... Even spent 2 months in Cupertino, 2 years ago, doing some sort of training!
?? Have you even noticed Apple's history with product releases, especially redesigns? They don't just randomly update the website, they send out press invitation a week or so before, and they definitely don't have press events the week before WWDC.
I bet that was just retail store training. I heard the same stuff when I applied for a summer job in a retail store.
Good advice here. Currently need the 15 inch anti glare model, refurb is around 1700. Waiting on the new ones to either upgrade to the 2012 model or get the one I have picked out now for even cheaper!
I reckon the absolute earliest time to get the new MBP's will be 12th/13th June... For example it gets revealed on 11th and gets put on the site for sale straight away
Well, 8 GB of RAM is definitely not an option for me when I finally buy a MacBook Pro. An additional 4 GB of RAM costs no less than a whooping US$ 400 at the online Apple Store here in Brazil. I'll have to stick with 4 GB of RAM unless Apple chooses to upgrade RAM in the redesigned MacBook Pro, or lower the price (and I don't believe any of these will happen). Will 4 GB of RAM be enough for running Mountain Lion with a HiDPI resolution and Parallels with Windows 7 (or Windows 8)?
Well, I don't know. A 5,400 RPM hard drive is definitely not fast. And running two operating systems at the same time will require nearly double the reading/writing that one OS would require. I guess an SSD would make a huge difference. How is the performance of Parallels in a MacBook Air? Is it any better than in a MacBook Pro with a HD?
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Hardly. Such an upgrade will not happen without a media event and all eyes turned to Apple. And it's May 21 already, so there's hardly any time left for announcing a media event in May.
In Oct. 2008 Apple released the Macbook Pro with the unibody design and there was no press release. The last macbook pro released at WWDC was June 2009 but that does not mean history will repeat.
Only time will tell when the new Macbook pro will be released...I am sticking with my prediction by Tues, May 29th....