January 31, 2011 2:31 PM PST
Will Sandy Bridge issues delay new Apple MacBooks?
by Scott Stein
MacBook Pros: sooner or later?
MacBook Pros: Sooner or later?
(Credit: CNET)
With Intel's surprising Sandy Bridge news suggesting new computers featuring the processors might see delays, we couldn't help but ask ourselves whether the Sandy Bridge issues mean new MacBook Pros will come later rather than sooner.
First of all, we have no idea when new MacBook Pros are hitting next. However, assuming they're due for a refresh within the next few months, a few things seem likely: They're going to receive new Sandy Bridge processors, including the older Core 2 Duo-toting 13-inch MacBook Pro. And, they'll likely arrive after the competition. At least, that's been the case for recent MacBook Pros, including last year's Core i-series updates.
New Sandy Bridge laptops have been expected somewhere around the end of February. Even if that timeframe doesn't shift, consider that last year's Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs became available immediately after CES. Apple's new MacBook Pros debuted in April. If that same pattern held true this year, tea leaves would point to somewhere around the end of May/early June.
Now we're taking our Nostradamus hats off. Certainly, we'll be hearing news soon enough as to how OEMs will be handling the Sandy Bridge situation.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030134-1.html#ixzz1CggGTs5w
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030134-1.html
How bad do you want the new MBP? Pretty bad...so does CNET. You know it's bad when CNET even expresses frustration. Even professional writers are starting to curse Apple and Intel and internet porn. "This is worse than the time I was a nanny for those two kids"....
(Flashback: And Peter, dressed as Mary Poppins, falls through the ceiling and kills the two kids. Shudders in horror, throws up, pushes them under the bed leaving a big trail of blood, vomits again, and then jumps out the window.)
Will Sandy Bridge issues delay new Apple MacBooks?
by Scott Stein
MacBook Pros: sooner or later?
MacBook Pros: Sooner or later?
(Credit: CNET)
With Intel's surprising Sandy Bridge news suggesting new computers featuring the processors might see delays, we couldn't help but ask ourselves whether the Sandy Bridge issues mean new MacBook Pros will come later rather than sooner.
First of all, we have no idea when new MacBook Pros are hitting next. However, assuming they're due for a refresh within the next few months, a few things seem likely: They're going to receive new Sandy Bridge processors, including the older Core 2 Duo-toting 13-inch MacBook Pro. And, they'll likely arrive after the competition. At least, that's been the case for recent MacBook Pros, including last year's Core i-series updates.
New Sandy Bridge laptops have been expected somewhere around the end of February. Even if that timeframe doesn't shift, consider that last year's Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs became available immediately after CES. Apple's new MacBook Pros debuted in April. If that same pattern held true this year, tea leaves would point to somewhere around the end of May/early June.
Now we're taking our Nostradamus hats off. Certainly, we'll be hearing news soon enough as to how OEMs will be handling the Sandy Bridge situation.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030134-1.html#ixzz1CggGTs5w
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030134-1.html
How bad do you want the new MBP? Pretty bad...so does CNET. You know it's bad when CNET even expresses frustration. Even professional writers are starting to curse Apple and Intel and internet porn. "This is worse than the time I was a nanny for those two kids"....
(Flashback: And Peter, dressed as Mary Poppins, falls through the ceiling and kills the two kids. Shudders in horror, throws up, pushes them under the bed leaving a big trail of blood, vomits again, and then jumps out the window.)