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

I just can't believe you can't choose from more graphics options on a Mac. If I want to use a computer for CUDA based computing, what do I do? By a PC, I guess...

Seeing that the Mac has some of its roots in nEXT, it's ironic you can't do GPU-based scientific computing on it.

I know Apple are doing well out of simplifying everything (including the available product line) but why can't you opt to pick a different GPU?
 
KnightWRX said:
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.
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Yup, this is pretty much it.. if we are getting anything i'd go with Retina.. simply because this is the developer conference and this would be significant information for developers. Apart from that the focus is going to be on iOS6, ML and iCloud. I looked over last years keynote and hardware barely even got a mention so i don't see why it would get so much attention this year, according to the rumor mill the amount of announcements would take up over an hour alone.

We'll get the same updates we always have, processor and gpu bumps.

I hope we are wrong:D
 
KnightWRX said:
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.
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Well said. In recent years seeing rumors run into the ridiculous has gotten out of hand. Thank you for pulling us back into the boat. In defence of the "specs", if we in the Mac community would just drink more Kool-Aid and turn the reality distortion field to 11 this rumor stream is plausible.

To my brothers and sisters who go sucked in, what is the name of this site?
Mac...RUMORS. Nobody said the rumors would be 100% credible or believable. Nuff said.
 
Macclone said:
I would find it funny if they don't announce or talk about hardware at all. Just ML and iOS 6. That would put the rUmor sites in their place.
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Yes, that would be absolutely hilarious :confused:

I guess your definition of 'funny' is different to everyone else's.
 
redmotion said:
I know Apple are doing well out of simplifying everything (including the available product line) but why can't you opt to pick a different GPU?
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When in the Jobs II era was this not true? Jobs started simplifying since the day he returned. But Apple has always kept a tight restrictions on what users can upgrade, outside of it's own CTO selections & without a hack.


Macclone said:
I would find it funny if they don't announce or talk about hardware at all. Just ML and iOS 6. That would put the rUmor sites in their place.
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It would also cause the stock to tank so you'll have to find something else to amuse yourself b/c new h/w is guaranteed.
 
Maybe Applé has planted a double agent on the rumour team. Either that or Applé know that 9 to 5 have cracked their enigma code.
 
As someone else mentioned, we see these wild eye rumors around this time of year. While I know many would like to see Retina displays, I personally wouldnt be at all surprised if we see nothing for this. For one thing not ALL graphics are retina ready, and for another, Apple would be better spending their time improving the standard resolutions on the laptop line right now. Not to mention the fact that it zaps more battery, and requires more processing power. If we do see retina displays, dont count on it for the Air's as they would loose their long battery life and performance big time.

What do I think we'll see?

- A lackluster Mac Pro update (I so desperately want a complete refresh, but I think it'll just bee another speed bump) with possibly a new logic board to take newer processors and SSD as standard. Dont count on a redesign.

- Updates to the MacBook Pro line, again speed improvements, nothing too major design wise.

- Mountain Lion preview

- Possible iOS preview or a few features highlighted, along with a BETA for devs.

- Apple TV - I have a feeling we'll see some kind of release for developers to test custom apps with, maybe an Xcode update with an ATV simulator built in.
 
Tailpike1153 said:
Well said. In recent years seeing rumors run into the ridiculous has gotten out of hand. Thank you for pulling us back into the boat. In defence of the "specs", if we in the Mac community would just drink more Kool-Aid and turn the reality distortion field to 11 this rumor stream is plausible.

To my brothers and sisters who go sucked in, what is the name of this site?
Mac...RUMORS. Nobody said the rumors would be 100% credible or believable. Nuff said.
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If there are no retina macs or AppleTV stuff, iOS 6 is going to be huge. There are a ton of undisclosed WWDC sessions this year.
 
cant wait for the news :) been waiting for this for about 6 months now ...

my 2008 MBP died 3 weeks ago :( logic board will be buying new one...
 
Several people have commented on why Apple might use an "older" graphics card. I see this card has two different memory style modes and Apple reportedly chose the more advanced of the two and will populate the laptops with its full 1gb of higher speed memory.

But why use a chipset a half or full generation old? I say they have been bitten several times with buggy graphics chips in the past. I suspect they are using the most debugged and tested graphics chipsets ever.

We'll see later, but I suspect that is an element of what's going on here and it would also be like Cook to take advantage of a mature production line but max out the device's capabilities by shifting from chip cost to memory cost.

If my ruminations turn out to be right I will be pretty happy with Apple management on graphics and displays for a change.

This is the same Apple Inc. that hasn't deprecated the iPhone 3GS yet! Has anyone even checked to see if they quietly updated and shrunk that chip like they actually did on iPad 2 and Apple TV?

Rocketman
 
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Apple Store - We'll be back.

Online Store is closed. I guess it won't be long before we know for certain what the final specs are.
 
Bubba Satori said:
Yeah, it's always somebody else's fault for Apple epic foot draging. :rolleyes:

Was there a commandment on the stone tablets that forbade Apple from making an affordable, fast, good value, non-workstation tower? :mad:
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Nobody's arguing about the mythical xMac, here. We're talking about why the Mac Pro hasn't been updated in the last year. The Mac Pro is, and always will be, a workstation.
 
KnightWRX said:
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.
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This is the most realistic thing I've read all day.
 
For what its worth, I just spoke to an Apple store in the UK and enquired about the macbook pro and they confirmed you will be able to buy the new one on the website later today.:)

Obviously wouldn't disclose any specs tho...
 
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