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Wouldn't miss the internal optical drive at... all. There's plenty room for an Ethernet port though I'd imagine, no real need to lose that.
The CD slot is really small and the big screen border is back! And why is there a button to open the latch when there is no latch on the screen?
Mr. Funsocks,
This is what I think the new MacBook Pros will be :
15-inch: 2.5GHz (low-end 15")
2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Penryn)
1680 x 1050 resolution
2GB memory
120GB hard drive 5400RPM
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Multi-touch trackpad
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
$1,999.00
15-inch: 2.6 GHz (high-end 15")
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme (Penryn)
1680 x 1050 resolution
2GB memory
160GB hard drive 5400RPM
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Multi-touch trackpad
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 512MB SDRAM
$2,499.00
17-inch: 2.6GHz
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme (Penryn)
1920 x 1200 resolution
2GB memory
160GB hard drive 7200RPM
8x double-layer SuperDrive
Multi-Touch Trackpad
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 512MB SDRAM
LED display
$2,799.00
That would be great. However I think you're more likely to see the 2.5ghz in the base 15" and 2.6ghz in the top 15"/17". Unit costs for extreme processors are considerably more and they consume and generate more energy than would probably be comfortable in the MBP.
A resolution upgrade in the 15" would be nice. Looking the spec above the base 15" with an option of a bigger HDD would look seriously good value. 0.1ghz CPU and 256mb ram loss for $500 less.
Your CRAZY! if apple takes off the optical drive I'm going to assasinate Steve! j/k!!!!!!!!
Only the air should be without a CD drive. Pro users don't want some dumb remote disk thing on the fly or have to carry around an external drive. Remote disk may be great for the air, but not for the Pro. Think about what people use the pro for: Creative applications, Music Recording, Games, etc. all of which require CDs/DVDs to run!
And ethernet is still faster than wireless!
Hmmm
I myself would like to see a 14inch widescreen or 13 inch since apple likes weird sizes macbook pro with dvi that can support a 24 inch display with lighted keypad, magnetic latch, and multitouch. Apple pops out with that and im sold
I myself would like to see a 14inch widescreen or 13 inch since apple likes weird sizes macbook pro with dvi that can support a 24 inch display with lighted keypad, magnetic latch, and multitouch. Apple pops out with that and im sold
I myself would like to see a 14inch widescreen or 13 inch since apple likes weird sizes macbook pro with dvi that can support a 24 inch display with lighted keypad, magnetic latch, and multitouch. Apple pops out with that and im sold
Yea, a 13" MacBook Pro would be nice.
I really think the likleyhood of a 12" or 13" mbp is very slim. Apple most certainly dropped those sizes with the death of the powerbook, and the intorduction of the mbp. I feel like there's not enough demand for that size.
There is, or was, a ton of demand for a 13" MBP. All of the former 12" PowerBook owners have been dying for one! 13" is just the perfect form factor for a road warrior. By now, however, many of us have given up on the 13" MBP and either purchased an Air (loving it, by the way), a 13" MB, or are just resigned to a 15" form factor. Still, a 13" MBP would be a grand slam: a real "have your cake and eat it too" solution!
For one, I would like to see a 12" MacBook Pro with the same 12" PowerBook G4 design case.
Bring back the 12"
I think we should start a grass roots movement to bring back the 12" pro.
What I think would be really cool is if Apple would bring out a 12 slate, kind of a MBA thats not a clamshell but has a touch screen, and at the desktop could be slid into a docking station that would have the k/b/m.
ahhh to dream, perhaps to sleep
I think we should start a grass roots movement to bring back the 12" pro.
What I think would be really cool is if Apple would bring out a 12 slate, kind of a MBA thats not a clamshell but has a touch screen, and at the desktop could be slid into a docking station that would have the k/b/m.
ahhh to dream, perhaps to sleep
I myself would like to see a 14inch widescreen or 13 inch since apple likes weird sizes macbook pro with dvi that can support a 24 inch display with lighted keypad, magnetic latch, and multitouch. Apple pops out with that and im sold
Sounds too much like the MacBook Air to me... I think the MBA removed any chance of there ever being a smaller MBP
Agree on this. However, the chance of Apple to introduce us the 13" MBP is very slim. Imagine at what price point Apple will introduce it for?
We have MBA for $1,799, low end 15" MBP at $1,999, the black MB at $1,499.
If we have the 13" MBP, it's going to eat up the portion of everything else.
I know at the end Apple will still make a profit. But it's just too confusing.
Even if Apple decide to launch the 12" MBP, I'd love to see it with 16:10 screen resolution ratio. The existing 12" PB G4 is still at a 4:3 ratio.
From the info I have gathered, not very likely. I am quite confident that the MBP will be updated on Feb. 26 along with the iPhone SDK and (maybe..) a 3G iPhone.
