So what's the point as you don't need any of that...... You have excellent professional Music videos and even MAJOR release movies that were edited on a Macbook Pro laptop.
You don't need all of that to make it happen.
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So what's the point as you don't need any of that...... You have excellent professional Music videos and even MAJOR release movies that were edited on a Macbook Pro laptop.
You don't need all of that to make it happen.
I think 35W is more realistic for the quad core. Maybe a low power quad can be realized at 25W?
The solution with two SSD stick slots actually sounds good. Have to see how good the new onboard graphics chip is. Also 8 GB RAM will be almost mandatory since the built-in GPU will share that memory.
I'm all about this, getting rid of the optical drive, as long as they give us an extra USB port or two 
what would REALLY be cool is gettin rid of the optical, replace it with an SSD, so you have a hybrid (hdd & ssd)... and of course an extra friggin usb port
what would REALLY be cool is gettin rid of the optical, replace it with an SSD, so you have a hybrid (hdd & ssd)... and of course an extra friggin usb port
I use my current laptop (15.4") 4-5 hours a day so I don't want to look at a tiny screen.
This laptop, plus a thunderbolt display, will definitely be my next big purchase, so I can finally get rid of that huge pc case sitting next to me right now.
It's a safe bet that any new dongles from Apple (such a GigaE) will be based on Thunderbolt, not USB.
2x ssd slots (1tb octane) raid 0 configurable plz!
2x thunderbolt ports - one for each side...since it was limited to copper (and not fiber optic) and has a maximum length of 3m.
Oh, and some thunderbolt accessories would be nice.
The LaCie thunderbolt hard drive has disappeared - i guess their "late spring, summer at the latest" NAB claims were a drunk and disorderly declaration.
In their defense... Where the hell is everyone else?? G-tech???
small simple usb/firewire adapters or something would be nice.
anything?!?
2x thunderbolt ports - one for each side...since it was limited to copper (and not fiber optic) and has a maximum length of 3m.
Oh, and some thunderbolt accessories would be nice.
The LaCie thunderbolt hard drive has disappeared - i guess their "late spring, summer at the latest" NAB claims were a drunk and disorderly declaration.
In their defense... Where the hell is everyone else?? G-tech???
small simple usb/firewire adapters or something would be nice.
anything?!?
Sandy Bridge quad-core processors are 45W. Going from a 32nm process to a 22nm process cuts power consumption in half (the square of 22 is less than half of the square of 32) all else being equal. Intel can definitely produce 25W quad-core Ivy Bridge processors.
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Ivy Bridge processors have been sampling for a long time and are now available to top customers like Apple by the hundreds for limited production runs as part of product development. These chips are unlikely to be the final mask.
I have collegues who need a computer running Windows ("I take Windows 8" obviously marks you as an idiot, because you can't buy any laptop with Windows 8), who are professionals with good salaries, working for a company that makes money so they can buy good stuff for work related equipment, and they all agree that the MacBook Air, with Windows from our company license installed at no cost, is the best Windows laptop that money can buy.
Probably. That's why Apple would keep selling the old model as well.
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Yeah, it's always great when you lose features and options and still have to pay a hefty price so that you can do less than you could before...
Oh Lord, please let it rain brains...
You do realize that the have thunderbolt adapters listed on that page to run in place of those video cards, right?
Just because you think you need one of those cards, doesn't mean there aren't alternative ways to accomplish the same thing. It does look like my iMac could use almost everything on that link.
The current MBP is fine. If anything, your constant trolling and otherwise useless posts on MacRumors could otherwise be spent outside, at a gym, or getting some exercise so that your muscles are larger than the 5mm spaghetti you eat every night for dinner, so you can afford to lift a machine you bought because it was 'portable'.
I think it would be great to not have an optical drive. Mine never really worked, it keeps screwing up and not burning anything, and it never really was an issue (yes it's annoying but I'd rather have a lighter machine or more storage).
Not sure how thin a MacBook Pro could be, given that we now have quad core CPUs with dedicated GPUs, which requires two fans and all the stuff that goes with it. An SSD also can't really be in the 500GB-1TB range today, it's too expensive. I imagine that without an optical drive, the MBP could be thinner, but not as much as the Air.
Wouldn't that cause the device to be thicker, or I mean at least as thick as it is now (thinness is partly limited by the optical drive and the HDD)? The MBA can be so thin because it does away with the HDD, and instead uses an SSD chip. If you put an SSD chip AND an HDD in there, you'll end up compensating for the removed optical drive.
Not sure how thin a MacBook Pro could be, given that we now have quad core CPUs with dedicated GPUs, which requires two fans and all the stuff that goes with it. An SSD also can't really be in the 500GB-1TB range today, it's too expensive. I imagine that without an optical drive, the MBP could be thinner, but not as much as the Air.
Wouldn't that cause the device to be thicker, or I mean at least as thick as it is now (thinness is partly limited by the optical drive and the HDD)? The MBA can be so thin because it does away with the HDD, and instead uses an SSD chip. If you put an SSD chip AND an HDD in there, you'll end up compensating for the removed optical drive.
Am only interested in this if it really is a "Pro" model i.e user-upgradable RAM, high-end graphics GPU, hi-res matte screen BTO option (essential!), Firewire and ethernet ports (both missing from the MBA), separate audio-in/out ports, Ivy Bridge chipset. Regarding storage, perhaps one "blade" SSD and one user-upgradeable 9.5" form-factor drive bay (for SSD or HDD) would be nice (though perhaps unlikely), failing that two blade SSD slots would do (and any SSDs its sold with should be SATA III 6Gb/s). Am quite happy for the ODD to be dropped, though they keep the SDHX slot (which they have done on the 13" MBA)
Regarding form factor, thinner than the current MBP, but not as thin as the current MBA (which is too thin for a Firewire port or ethernet) would be fine.
Regarding form factor, thinner than the current MBP, but not as thin as the current MBA (which is too thin for a Firewire port or ethernet) would be fine.
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What I meant was for Apple to shrink the size of the ethernet port, not create an extra burden on our extremely scarce USB ports. A "Pro" machine with two ports, really? 1 Wacom tablet and 1 hard drive later, no more room for anything. Can't charge an iPhone (And Apple's too cheap to even give a blooody AC adaptor) and you still want an ethernet-USB adaptor.
Hint, there's an external monitor port. XCode 4.2 on the 13 MBA is a charm... at 2048x1156.
Bear in mind the limitations of an All-In-One. Especially in the film industry, we value storage. And lots of it. Heck, 8 ports aren't enough and many times we're forced to use stacks of externals.
Other limitations are the mobile GPUs. The iMac display should really be called the iMirror, few USB ports, speakers are redundant, etc. These features sum it up for the typical household consumer where it suffices.
I define 'pro' as any hardware-demanding industry that demands hardware for productivity. Not gamers, not the corporate world. That's my two cents and people will inevitably deny and egg me for it, but meh. Suck it up.
Depends on the parts. Cases, screens and various semi-conductors don't need to wait to ship. Intel will also be "shipping" Ivy Bridge to systems implementors in advance of an actual release.
Changeable highend desktop gpu. The iMac is too thin for it, and thunderbolt is too slow for it.
My MBA has about 7 USB devices plugged into it when I set it down on my desk and it still has 1 port free.
Apple does not need to mess around with RJ-45.
Who the hell do you think you are?
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They don't require power do they? Try feeding four 2.5" externals off that, or charge your phone. Sure, it could run eight mice fine. Are you an octopus?