How I imagine the 2012 MacBook Pro

[theSeb]

Because I definitely said that 120MB/s was average with what we were getting. Please read what I actually state instead of throwing words in there. Not sure what theoregical is either. Maybe your caps made it difficult to type? I don't care which one sounds faster, in MY experience with USB 3.0 I have yet to see it perform at a level that I expected it to. Maybe reread and comment on what I actually said.

What exactly were you expecting from USB 3? It provides enough bandwidth for 7200 rpm drives, but it cannot make them faster than a single 7200 rpm can be. The interface is not the limitation; it's the drives themselves. It's like saying I am disappointed with my new Ferrari because it goes at the same speed as a mini on a 30 MPH road with average speed cameras. This isn't rocket science.

 

[Cicatrix]

No more 13 inch Pro
15 inch:
$1799
-Ivy Bridge Processor
-High Res glossy or matte display
-4GB Ram
-128GB SSD or 500GB 5400RPM HDD, optional 256GB SSD or 750GB 5400RPM HDD
-up to 10 hours of battery life
-no optical drive
$2199
-Upgraded Ivy Bridge Processor
- high res glossy or matte display
-8GB Ram
-256GB SSD or 750GB 5400RPM HDD, optional 512GB SSD
-up to 10 hours of battery life
-no optical drive
15 inch release: May 2012
17 inch comes late 2012
Only time will tell

I really hope they use a slim squared off design like the one pictured rather than the tapered one of the Air.

 

[slapple]

There is a significant distinction between the MBP and the MBA. Unfortunately the non pro users are adding the the confusion as how they would like to see the new MBPs. There are numerous voices of people who bought or are planning to purchase an MBP, where they want to strip it from the optical disk, or FW. Those people are nothing more than gadget geeks wanting for no practical reason, other than bragging, some sort of latest, fastest, smallest, device. The MBP need to retain the optical drive for all practical purposes, it needs to have FW connectivity to existing storage systems, it needs to retain a robust construction with a current modularity. It can of course undergo the typical improvements of better graphics, new generation processors, added connectivity, etc. The 13 inch is an important field production model for many users and it would be sad to see it go in the current mechanical and features configuration. People in the image and sound field acquisition segment would certainly not like to see it go to a lesser form. What some are missing is that perhaps the "pro" designated label is there for a reason. Otherwise, and for the pseudo pros you have the MBA and the iPad.

I didn't follow it very closely, but wasn't there a big uproar over the latest version of Final Cut Pro, because people thought Apple took out a lot of pro features and dumbed it down for non-pros?

I'm thinking the optical drive may very well disappear in the next redesign, because the redesign will last for what, 4-5 years before the next redesign after that? If the optical drive stays in the next redesign, then that means Apple will need to offer the optical drive for 4-5 more years, and I don't see that happening. In addition, the Superdrive is already out of date, since it only supports DVD. By now, if they are going to continue to offer the Superdrive, it needs to be updated to support Blu-Ray, and I don't see them doing that. They'll just kill it in the next redesign.

That's why I'm going to buy a MBP later today. Probably the last chance I'll have to get a MBP with an optical drive at a discount.

 

[Liquinn]

I didn't follow it very closely, but wasn't there a big uproar over the latest version of Final Cut Pro, because people thought Apple took out a lot of pro features and dumbed it down for non-pros?

I'm thinking the optical drive may very well disappear in the next redesign, because the redesign will last for what, 4-5 years before the next redesign after that? If the optical drive stays in the next redesign, then that means Apple will need to offer the optical drive for 4-5 more years, and I don't see that happening. In addition, the Superdrive is already out of date, since it only supports DVD. By now, if they are going to continue to offer the Superdrive, it needs to be updated to support Blu-Ray, and I don't see them doing that. They'll just kill it in the next redesign.

That's why I'm going to buy a MBP later today. Probably the last chance I'll have to get a MBP with an optical drive at a discount.

Will Apple remove the option for the anti-glare/matte display or not? It sucks if they would.

 

[Cicatrix]

No more 13 inch Pro
15 inch:
$1799
-Ivy Bridge Processor
-High Res glossy or matte display
-4GB Ram
-128GB SSD or 500GB 5400RPM HDD, optional 256GB SSD or 750GB 5400RPM HDD
-up to 10 hours of battery life
-no optical drive
$2199
-Upgraded Ivy Bridge Processor
- high res glossy or matte display
-8GB Ram
-256GB SSD or 750GB 5400RPM HDD, optional 512GB SSD
-up to 10 hours of battery life
-no optical drive
15 inch release: May 2012
17 inch comes late 2012
Only time will tell

This prediction seems very plausible still for the most part. Especially the design. Take the screen to the edge to.

 

[Krazy Bill]

No more 13 inch Pro

I really don't care what they call it. As long as it performs "reasonably" better than it does now and I'll still be able to get inside it to upgrade RAM/drive.

Call it the CrapBook(tm) - doesn't matter to me. Just as long as the innards aren't held hostage like they are in the Air.

 

[bdodds1985]

There's like 10 threads here that discussed it just in the last week. Bottom line is that there are a lot of things that people would like or not like to see, but nobody really knows.

The new intel chip will reduce power consumption, a little CPU performance increase and a better integrated GPU. What apple will do with this is very unclear.

pretty much nailed it. I don't know why I even read these threads anymore. It amuses me to see what people think apple will do vs what we know they will do.