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Details on New Mac Pro and MacBook Pro Specs Surface, Retina Notebook Still Under Wraps [Updated]

omenatarhuri said:
I was thinking about jumping ship from MBP to MP. Even if the 650M is fast, it is still going to be hot. The current MBP fan already winds up too much when playing and making the machine thinner won't help.

MP + MBA/iPad should be the ultimate setup.
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I just HOPE (but i think it won't happen) that they leave the Optical Drive out and use the extra space for advanced cooling / more battery or both. Then there would be more possibilities.
In a perfect world (for me) there would be space for a second HDD or a second GPU. But well :D

Macbook Pro thinner? Don't care. More Power? Please yes.
 
mogzieee said:
Good lord. I literally have no idea what will be announced. I can't help but horribly think we've over estimated the whole Retina-Mac thing.... as much as I'd love to see it, I can see myself tomorrow thinking "pah, it was not gunna happen anyway"...
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People always over-estimate and get disappointed.

I've only been a member here for a few years, but I've noticed that people create unrealistic expectations then get angry when their crazy expectations are not met.

I haven't predicted anything so I can't be disappointed. I'm more interested in Mountain Lion & iOS 6 than new hardware anyway.
 
I dont get what the fuzz is all about, "cpu:s that doesnt exists"?

The "Normal configuration: 2.4GHz 12-core processor" can use this CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/64602...5-4610-(15M-Cache-2_40-GHz-7_20-GTs-Intel-QPI) (12 core processor can just be someone that wrote it in the wrong terms, meaning 2 of those 6-core CPU:s (The "Normal" 2 socket version of the Mac Pro), not 1 cpu with 12 cores in it).


And the "Normal configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" and "Server configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" can use this one http://ark.intel.com/products/52271/ as a "Normal" singel socket Mac Pro.
 
Steve121178 said:
People always over-estimate and get disappointed.

I've only been a member here for a few years, but I've noticed that people create unrealistic expectations then get angry when their crazy expectations are not met.

I haven't predicted anything so I can't be disappointed. I'm more interested in Mountain Lion & iOS 6 than new hardware anyway.
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would give you 1000 thumbs up for this. exactly spot on, all these rumours are driven by some analyst's expectations based on (mostly) nothing and people take it for granted.
 
I don't know much regarding AMD cards but could they have gotten the numbers mixed up and meant to say 7770? Surely that series would be more the ideal card?
 
:mad:What happened to all the iMac rumours and talk of 27in 'RETINA' displays!!!


Looks like peeps got into a frenzy over mere speculation from others desire, rather than the reality that higher density pixel LCD displays are bloody expensive, even in a 13 & 15in format - never mind a 27in format.

Still, whilst my expectations for the iMac have been low, a failure to update after more than 400 days does not say a lot about us iMac users.

All I want is a bump in spec's, not much to ask, but this is Apple we are talking about!!!!
 
I think this is a case of people/sites wanting to keep getting attention/ad hits in the final hours before the real news comes out and people can read all about it on Apple.com.

Here's hoping the source of these obviously fake Mac Pro specs isn't the same source as the other Mac Pro rumors (as in, the ones that tell us the Mac Pro is finally getting a refresh).

I think there might just be a riot if the Mac Pro isn't updated with modern hardware.
 
Sadly I'm beginning to believe this is possible.

BornAgainMac said:
If Apple does do subpar with high prices and no redesign with the Mac Pro then they want people to not buy it. Then they can say next year they are dropping it because nobody buys it. I have seen them do this before with other Macs. It is in their DNA.
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Hopefully the specs are bogus or maybe an attempt to find leaks. Apple would get no relief at all if they stuck with an old generation GPU. The Mac Pro is pretty pathetic as it is, so they really need to show some innovation there. Stomaching NVidia will be bad enough if that rumor is real.
 
Credit card ready and already made excuses to the wife

I need USB 3 and a better video card 5770 won't cut it. Would like the option for 7 series
 
JesperA said:
I dont get what the fuzz is all about, "cpu:s that doesnt exists"?

The "Normal configuration: 2.4GHz 12-core processor" can use this CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/64602...5-4610-(15M-Cache-2_40-GHz-7_20-GTs-Intel-QPI) (12 core processor can just be someone that wrote it in the wrong terms, meaning 2 of those 6-core CPU:s (The "Normal" 2 socket version of the Mac Pro), not 1 cpu with 12 cores in it).


And the "Normal configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" and "Server configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" can use this one http://ark.intel.com/products/52271/ as a "Normal" singel socket Mac Pro.
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I also thought that this could be the reason, they got the wording wrong and probably this is also the case to the graphics card. If we assume that they mean 12 core configuration ( 2 x 6 core processors) then the CPU specs can make sense together with their increase to 12 GB for the standard RAM. We would then be able to upgrade to a 16 core configuration (2 x 8 cores processors)

But it can't be the ATI 5770!!!! And on top of that, references to the Radeon 7770 and 7870 have been found in OS X a few months ago.
 
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I don't see people over estimating what is possible.

Rather I see informed people that want to see Apple make use of technology that already exists.

Steve121178 said:
People always over-estimate and get disappointed.

I've only been a member here for a few years, but I've noticed that people create unrealistic expectations then get angry when their crazy expectations are not met.
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is it unrealistic to expect Apple to lead the industry technology wise.
I haven't predicted anything so I can't be disappointed. I'm more interested in Mountain Lion & iOS 6 than new hardware anyway.
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Well if you need nothing better it is hard to be disappointed. For a rather large mix of people though they wants more from Apple. honestly who else can people look to for bleeding edge technology?
 
JesperA said:
I dont get what the fuzz is all about, "cpu:s that doesnt exists"?

The "Normal configuration: 2.4GHz 12-core processor" can use this CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/64602...5-4610-(15M-Cache-2_40-GHz-7_20-GTs-Intel-QPI) (12 core processor can just be someone that wrote it in the wrong terms, meaning 2 of those 6-core CPU:s (The "Normal" 2 socket version of the Mac Pro), not 1 cpu with 12 cores in it).


And the "Normal configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" and "Server configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor" can use this one http://ark.intel.com/products/52271/ as a "Normal" singel socket Mac Pro.
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I can't imagine Apple using the E3 series. It came out in April 2011 and the likelihood of Apple utilising the E3 is next to none based on previous trends. The processors that are equivalent to what's been used before in the single CPU models are the E5-16## series. Using the E3 would not be a step forward in performance in comparison to the 2010 model.

The other processor is the 46## series, which again Apple is not likely to use, never mind the fact that it costs $1219 each. Why would Apple choose to use the 46## series when it's designed for 4 CPU systems on a dual CPU configuration?

I think every one knows that a 12 core means 2 x 6 and 16 core means 2 x 8. You don't need to point this out.
 
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Warbrain said:
He doesn't need any. His suspicion.
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90% sure on a suspicion...? I'm all for opinions, if anything I hope he is right, but just wondered if there was any solid evidence that would suggest such high confidence we won't see Retina.
 
I think we may get lucky and see a retina display, but i don't think it will be much else.. just the regular updates to bring it into line.

I don't see why apps on mac appstore would update with release notes such as 'Retina Graphics' if it wasn't coming... why would they add retina for no reason?
 
Uplift said:
I think we may get lucky and see a retina display, but i don't think it will be much else.. just the regular updates to bring it into line.

I don't see why apps on mac appstore would update with release notes such as 'Retina Graphics' if it wasn't coming... why would they add retina for no reason?
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Don't forget that there were already high-res images in Lion last year. They are getting the software ready for it, but they might have had issues in getting the hardware.
 
I'll be happy whatever they bring out, since whatever it is, it will be a significant improvement on my 2007 white MacBook.
 
Usually the best graphics card you get offered with the Mac Pro { apart from Quadros } is the model that the PC gaming world has just moved on from......Or that's how it usually goes.


Three year old cards is a bit of struggle to believe though.
 
Steve121178 said:
People always over-estimate and get disappointed.

I've only been a member here for a few years, but I've noticed that people create unrealistic expectations then get angry when their crazy expectations are not met.

I haven't predicted anything so I can't be disappointed. I'm more interested in Mountain Lion & iOS 6 than new hardware anyway.
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Exactly mate. I've love to see the new hardware as I'm in need of a new notebook, but there's no perfect answer to the rumours. At the end of the day, this is a WWDC - a developer/software conference - so even if no new hardware is announced today, we can't really complain!
 
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