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Details on New Mac Pro and MacBook Pro Specs Surface, Retina Notebook Still Under Wraps [Updated]
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I've edited my post and I am not sure what has irritated you. The quad core 3.2 Xeon is an E3 CPU. The Sandy Bridge version was released last year in March / April. There is also an updated Ivy bridge version of this CPU released recently, as far as I remember.
The performance difference between this CPU and the CPU choices in the current single CPU Mac Pro line-up is not worth an upgrade. There is also no 6 core E3 available for BTO. The other problem is that the E3 has dual memory channels, therefore the 6 GB memory configuration mentioned does not make any sense.
I apologise for upsetting you.
Most of this appears fake to me, I don't think apple would use a NON-EXISTENT processor in their Mac Pros and such a big gap between the two MBP processors with the same size screen
Yeah, this looks crappy. I was thinking they'll build a hybrid SSD/HDD system into the MBPs, bump the specs and get rid of the optical (as a default, anyway) while they do it.
I don't think that's a lot to expect, but maybe it is...
I don't think that's a lot to expect, but maybe it is...
Oi! if u gonna provide a bloody rumour, atleast make it futuristic and believable - thats why its called a rumour, what the hell is up with the mac pros specs 
rumours with 50% accuracy is acceptable, just because you want traffic , dont go wasting our energy and cool! on on rumours that dont even make sense.
Now back to the main event - few more hours and we should be all smiling and happy - atleast most of us
rumours with 50% accuracy is acceptable, just because you want traffic , dont go wasting our energy and cool! on on rumours that dont even make sense.
Now back to the main event - few more hours and we should be all smiling
and happy - atleast most of us
Yes, but the chances of been listened to are based on how often you post rumours and how accurate you are.
Some people who post a lot of rumours are about as accurate as a broken clock (wrong most of the time, but right twice a day). Unfortunately all too often only the correct predictions are taken into account.
I think all rumours should have a rating attached, much like each user is (e.g. macrumors 6502a), but instead of number of posts, it should be accuracy and history based.
Examples:
New source, but reasons to believe.
Talks a lot, occasionally accurate.
Trusted source.
We wish.
Would like to se a tweaked Mac Pro case but i think the general consensus is that its an industry standard form factor that a lot of manufacturers strive to better. I think there is going to be a lot of pleased Pros out there when this thing is unveiled. Lets hoping it satisfies the appetite of the salivating professionals out there!
If this is true regarding Mac Pros, the update will be somewhere between embarrassing and pointless. I can't see why Apple would even bother with it.
Why are people STILL arguing about weather the Mac Pro is needed or not anymore? Of course it bloody is!
Apple can MORE then cover the costs of it, it give Mac users and lovers full workstation class performance, it saves the Pro time and therefore money.
The number of people in the forum on here are more then a testament to the need for the Pro machine with many stating they will amply self build a workstation or go Dell or HP if Apple don't update the machine.
And with the price level of the MacBook Pro, you could argue it is aimed at the high end consumer and Pro market too. I know many would argue otherwise, but I have seen Pro machines being used in several Wildlife documentaries and even see the Air and the Pro regularly sat on new readers desks too, not to mention iPads being used several times in various programmes, and these are high profile channels like BBC and SKY and Channel 4 etc, not cable TV.
So I would say Apple is making more visible penetration into the Media market then ever, updating it's top end machine is a logical thing to do.
Apple can MORE then cover the costs of it, it give Mac users and lovers full workstation class performance, it saves the Pro time and therefore money.
The number of people in the forum on here are more then a testament to the need for the Pro machine with many stating they will amply self build a workstation or go Dell or HP if Apple don't update the machine.
And with the price level of the MacBook Pro, you could argue it is aimed at the high end consumer and Pro market too. I know many would argue otherwise, but I have seen Pro machines being used in several Wildlife documentaries and even see the Air and the Pro regularly sat on new readers desks too, not to mention iPads being used several times in various programmes, and these are high profile channels like BBC and SKY and Channel 4 etc, not cable TV.
So I would say Apple is making more visible penetration into the Media market then ever, updating it's top end machine is a logical thing to do.
Things that I'm holding my breath for (and I probably shouldn't)
- Discreet GPU on the 13-inch MBP;
- If not Retina, a much higher resolution on the 13 and 15-inch models (tho on the 13-inch, anything above 1280x800 would be spectacular, so I'm easy);
- Quadro/FireGL pro-grade video cards on the Pro towers; it's a workstation damnit, not a gaming box;
- The return of the 24-inch iMac - still mourning that one personally, I find the 27-inch model to be too big for a desktop display;
- Major industrial design overall, it's been too long and I feel Macs have looked the same for the past 10 years;
- iPad Mini/Wallet/whatever - a ~5-inch tablet (I'm just goofing off here).
- Discreet GPU on the 13-inch MBP;
- If not Retina, a much higher resolution on the 13 and 15-inch models (tho on the 13-inch, anything above 1280x800 would be spectacular, so I'm easy);
- Quadro/FireGL pro-grade video cards on the Pro towers; it's a workstation damnit, not a gaming box;
- The return of the 24-inch iMac - still mourning that one personally, I find the 27-inch model to be too big for a desktop display;
- Major industrial design overall, it's been too long and I feel Macs have looked the same for the past 10 years;
- iPad Mini/Wallet/whatever - a ~5-inch tablet (I'm just goofing off here).
Controlled expectations
The rumors are again this year, all over the place. Keep in mind people, Apple does simple things. Rumors that make it out to be complicated or too "option filled" are almost always wrong from what I've seen. What we're probably in for :
- iOS 6, OS X 10.8, some iCloud or other piece of software at WWDC keynote. No new hardware here, it's going to be a software event. They have scheduled 1h and 30 minutes for the keynote and have tons of software to preview.
- Tomorrow morning, we get the new Macs on the website. Ivy Bridge bumps accross the whole portable and consumer desktops line-up, maybe a surprise disappearance of the 17" MBP (it's oddly been missing from line-ups of rumors). Mac Pro will get the Sandy-Bridge E.
There is no retina stuff coming. The 3rd line of Macbooks is a lie. If you get your hopes up, you'll be here whining tomorrow that it didn't pan out. Get used to it right now.
There is no iPhone 6 announcement. The new "iPhone" is coming this fall again with the release of iOS 6. You won't get any official details about it. All the leaks mean nothing. If you get your hopes up, you'll be here whining for the next week that it didn't pan out. Get used to it right now.
There is no Apple TV set coming. I don't need to explain this one. Even the rumors are saying late this year or next year, but frankly, I find that Apple getting into the monitor side of the TV business to be ridicule. They reach a broader audience with a set-top box that works and adding an array of pixels to it that's Apple branded does nothing to help.
I hope this helps a few to understand what we're getting. There will be plenty of good stuff, but frankly, it's going to be impossible to live up to the hype, again.
The rumors are again this year, all over the place. Keep in mind people, Apple does simple things. Rumors that make it out to be complicated or too "option filled" are almost always wrong from what I've seen. What we're probably in for :
- iOS 6, OS X 10.8, some iCloud or other piece of software at WWDC keynote. No new hardware here, it's going to be a software event. They have scheduled 1h and 30 minutes for the keynote and have tons of software to preview.
- Tomorrow morning, we get the new Macs on the website. Ivy Bridge bumps accross the whole portable and consumer desktops line-up, maybe a surprise disappearance of the 17" MBP (it's oddly been missing from line-ups of rumors). Mac Pro will get the Sandy-Bridge E.
There is no retina stuff coming. The 3rd line of Macbooks is a lie. If you get your hopes up, you'll be here whining tomorrow that it didn't pan out. Get used to it right now.
There is no iPhone 6 announcement. The new "iPhone" is coming this fall again with the release of iOS 6. You won't get any official details about it. All the leaks mean nothing. If you get your hopes up, you'll be here whining for the next week that it didn't pan out. Get used to it right now.
There is no Apple TV set coming. I don't need to explain this one. Even the rumors are saying late this year or next year, but frankly, I find that Apple getting into the monitor side of the TV business to be ridicule. They reach a broader audience with a set-top box that works and adding an array of pixels to it that's Apple branded does nothing to help.
I hope this helps a few to understand what we're getting. There will be plenty of good stuff, but frankly, it's going to be impossible to live up to the hype, again.
Sandy Bridge-E processors have quad memory channel, so the 3-6-12GB is no-sense. They should use 4-8-16GB configurations.
France is playing England at about the same time. Here, in Europe, the watching choice is a no brainer.
3.6 Quad 1620 as the entry level and the 3.2 Hex 1650 at the BTO would make the most sense.
The Xserve was probably not profitable, considering the support and R&D costs for it. It also cannibalized desktop sales. Notice Apple still sells servers built in Mac Pro cases. Presumably putting resources towards both the Mac Pro and Xserve was less efficient, as well. Read what I read before about opportunity costs. The Xserve merged into the Mac Pro, it wasn't eliminated as a line for nothing. What could the Mac Pro merge into? Nothing at all. That's why the Mac Pro won't be ended.
Yeah, it's more exciting to read the Apple keynote updates
but maybe the boy's will put 'some' effort in, but as it's France I doubt it... Still you can do both, watch the match and constantly update the Mac Rumors live blog