Ouch, the 6490M might as well be Intel's own IGP. GDDR5 is nice but it is still 5450 level GPU power.
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Apple Launches MacBook Pros with Thunderbolt, Quad Core CPUs, AMD GPUs
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MUGS! thats the point MUGS!
ok got an iphone only because i actually worked for apple and could get my discount!
What absolute *******s.
They really screwed the UK over with this.
USD Price for the LOWEST spec one: $1199
This converts to GBP at £740 (todays rate)
Apple are selling it for £999!
You'd have to be a complete moron to be willing to pay that for such a poor spec 13" model!
They really are taking the piss big time with those prices. For another £300 you can buy a Mac Pro for goodness sake!
This gets brought up every time.
IIRC US prices don't include taxes, EU prices do. And Apple has to build in a margin for currency fluctuations or it'd be changing its prices every few days.
New 13" models
The battery capacity on the 13" model is unchanged at 63.5 watt-hours.
Both the 2.3 GHz i5 version and the 2.7 GHz i7 version are listed as
offering 7 hours.
I hope this is no more than a change in the test/measurement process.
I'll be eagerly awaiting 3rd party analyses of this issue.
Too bad there is no matte display option on the 13".
I'll probably still buy the low-end 13" model.
...and the weight is unchanged at 4.5 pounds.
Weight and battery life are two of my primary criteria. I'm currently using
a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo and that's just fine; a speed bump is always welcome
but its not what I was hoping for.
The battery capacity on the 13" model is unchanged at 63.5 watt-hours.
Both the 2.3 GHz i5 version and the 2.7 GHz i7 version are listed as
offering 7 hours.
I hope this is no more than a change in the test/measurement process.
I'll be eagerly awaiting 3rd party analyses of this issue.
Too bad there is no matte display option on the 13".
I'll probably still buy the low-end 13" model.
...and the weight is unchanged at 4.5 pounds.
Weight and battery life are two of my primary criteria. I'm currently using
a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo and that's just fine; a speed bump is always welcome
but its not what I was hoping for.
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Agreed. Glad they gave the option, as they now finally have a decent GPU in a laptop. But wish the 6750 was in the base 15", or offered as a $100 upgrade. At $2200 + tax; I've unfortunately got to pass.
It really isn't better! You do know that just because it's i7 processor, its totally different to the new ones just announced? You have blu-ray, everything else is worse or equal.
it's 2,3ghz core i5 which means it has turbo boost up to (i think) around 2,8ghz.
Not bad, but we still get the same laptop with a little better processor and comparable (maybe better maybe worse) gpu.
Sucky upgrade IMO, unless light peak starts getting used by the industry.
Photoshop
Do I need a better GPU for running lightroom and CS5? Or those applications need a better CPU than GPU.
In other words, if I am choosing 15" should I upgrade to AMD6750 (and not 6490) to use the above applications more effectively?
Also can some one enlighten me if resolution upgrade on 15" is better for photo editing.
Thank you.
Do I need a better GPU for running lightroom and CS5? Or those applications need a better CPU than GPU.
In other words, if I am choosing 15" should I upgrade to AMD6750 (and not 6490) to use the above applications more effectively?
Also can some one enlighten me if resolution upgrade on 15" is better for photo editing.
Thank you.
What absolute *******s.
They really screwed the UK over with this.
USD Price for the LOWEST spec one: $1199
This converts to GBP at £740 (todays rate)
Apple are selling it for £999!
You'd have to be a complete moron to be willing to pay that for such a poor spec 13" model!
They really are taking the piss big time with those prices. For another £300 you can buy a Mac Pro for goodness sake!
mate i worked for apple and trust me they aint stupied. the so called 'hike' is due in shipping and storage cost LOL. believe it if you want! BUY a dell mate! XPS all day long!
What absolute *******s.
They really screwed the UK over with this.
USD Price for the LOWEST spec one: $1199
This converts to GBP at £740 (todays rate)
Apple are selling it for £999!
You'd have to be a complete moron to be willing to pay that for such a poor spec 13" model!
They really are taking the piss big time with those prices. For another £300 you can buy a Mac Pro for goodness sake!
You are not comparing apples with apples. The US price does not include sales tax were as the UK one includes 20% VAT so it comes down to £832.50 still a load more but not as bad as it looks.
I'm happy with the update but the graphics card is a major let down. Still 256?! I agree, the base 15 should at least have 512 by now. I'm planning on switching back to Mac from my Asus G53jw (only had for 4 months) for other reasons besides gaming, but I'm sure going to miss the 1.5gb Nvidia card in this bad boy. Will 256 even be able to play Battlefield 3 when it comes out? Well, let me rephrase that, can it play it and not look like absolute crap?!
I'm still an Apple fan and respect them, but their website with all the descriptions of the new stuff makes me nauseous. It's so pretentious. They're good updates, but they're nothing new in the general laptop market. I'm sick of them milking every single thing as long as they can.
I'm still an Apple fan and respect them, but their website with all the descriptions of the new stuff makes me nauseous. It's so pretentious. They're good updates, but they're nothing new in the general laptop market. I'm sick of them milking every single thing as long as they can.
What absolute *******s.
They really screwed the UK over with this.
USD Price for the LOWEST spec one: $1199
This converts to GBP at £740 (todays rate)
Apple are selling it for £999!
You'd have to be a complete moron to be willing to pay that for such a poor spec 13" model!
They really are taking the piss big time with those prices. For another £300 you can buy a Mac Pro for goodness sake!
You forgot to add VAT @20%, which takes it up to £886. We're still getting ripped to the tune of £113, but not as bad as the £260 you thought...
agreed on the difference on 'specs' of the processor, but for the cost between the two mechines and still no blue-ray in sight nor 1080p, its a massive SAVE! no?
You're perfectly right, Apple just chose to re-list / re-test the batteries for the MBPs at an update rather than change the stated results for the old models. Would have stopped a load of moaning from people at the update, but in any case, 7 hours is a pretty respectable battery life, in my opinion.
I guess the polycarb macbook still is using the old testing method, so if it doesnt vanish into the night, you can expect that to 'drop' at its next update too.
your also forgetting the TAX's (11%) that get added in the states so the £260 is about right if not just abit less!