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How long till Nehalem?
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If the chipset is Q3 '09, I personally can't see an apple notebook with it until Q2 '10, summer perhaps? Otherwise they'd be getting the chip and going through the notebook design and build chain in half a year, just seems a little short to me.
Even then its going to take time for software to be optimized to take advantage of it. I'm excited for that new architecture but am hoping to hold off for awhile after its released.
My guess would be that Nehalem Macbook Pros will come out in the Fall of 2009 or Macworld 2010... most likely the latter.
That is somewhat of a nebulous question.
2nd Quarter 2009 is the projected release of notebook chips by Intel. It could get moved up, but I doubt Apple will be the first adopter of this tech.
I dunno...
nothing was done to the 17 inch pro, makes one wonder why? only the 15 inch came out with the update. since the i7 seems to be a quad core, why not a quad core 17 inch? Dell has a quad laptop. it's time for Apple to step up. (there, that otta get 'em drooling).
nothing was done to the 17 inch pro, makes one wonder why? only the 15 inch came out with the update. since the i7 seems to be a quad core, why not a quad core 17 inch? Dell has a quad laptop. it's time for Apple to step up. (there, that otta get 'em drooling).
Aren't those chips supposed to be rather hot? I thought I heard that the TDP would increase by 10W over the Penryn chips. Anyone able to confirm/refute?
That could cause the laptops to get hot and fan noisy again. Rev A Nehalem may not be your best bet.
That could cause the laptops to get hot and fan noisy again. Rev A Nehalem may not be your best bet.
That is somewhat of a nebulous question.
2nd Quarter 2009 is the projected release of notebook chips by Intel. It could get moved up, but I doubt Apple will be the first adopter of this tech.
I think that's what I heard. I was expecting it to be a year away. Kind of like how the unibodies came out in later 08. I was hoping these would come out late 09. There is still hope.
So annoying. I'm personally completely underwhelmed with the current MBP.... really wish they'd get it out =p
I know how you feel. I was expecting much more from the MacBook KeyNote. I guess that's what I deserve.
At least my MBP Classic 2.5GhZ is still better then the base MBP.
If intel works with apple on this, it might be released around the same time or a month or two apart.
Q4 09 / Q1 10 sounds like your best bet.
Q4 09 / Q1 10 sounds like your best bet.
That's not the way it works. Intel sends engineering samples to OEMs several months ahead of the official release date. They are engineering samples so the final design may change as erratas are taken care of and the manufacturing process is refined. I would be willing to bet that Apple has engineering samples of Calpella (notebook equivalent to Nehalem) right now. Barring limited supplies of Calpella Apple has the same opportunity to release products with the newest CPUs as other manufacturers.
Well, I hate to resurrect a dead thread here, but at least I searched instead of making a new post . Has anyone heard new updates? Are nehalems still on schedule for Q3 09? Would be great to see them in time for the next holiday season...
. Has anyone heard new updates? Are nehalems still on schedule for Q3 09? Would be great to see them in time for the next holiday season...
Well, I hate to resurrect a dead thread here, but at least I searched instead of making a new post
LOL... the i7 nehalems are only available for the Mac Pros at the moment... best luck next year.
This i know - i was speaking of the nehalem mobile roadmap, which last i checked was at q3 09. I don't need any info about the currently available desktop parts.
The first mobile Nehalems will be released in Q3/Q4 2009. There are already laptops which come with Core i7, but these beasts use a desktop processor. Apple will not do that, it will wait until the mobile version is out.
The Macbooks will probably get an update in Q2-Q3 2009, before the release of the mobile Nehalem. The next Macbooks will probably be equipped with Nehalem, but in the first half of 2010 only. Don't expect Nehalem Macbooks before that, unless Intel changes its release schedule.
The Macbooks will probably get an update in Q2-Q3 2009, before the release of the mobile Nehalem. The next Macbooks will probably be equipped with Nehalem, but in the first half of 2010 only. Don't expect Nehalem Macbooks before that, unless Intel changes its release schedule.
But isn't Apple usually relatively (to its competitors) late to adopt a new chip anyways? Like didn't it release the Penryn MBPs some 1/2 months after its competitors, etc?
so would it be worth it to buy the updated mbp in mid 2009 or just wait until 2010 for the nehalem?
I did some intarweb searching - here's a pretty recent rundown of their roadmap. Here's the main line:
So looks like MacWorld 2010 might be an accurate prediction.... oh well either way, they're far off. Curious to see how they milk the mobile Core 2 line until then. Looks like I'm sticking w/ my non-unibody Penryrn for about another year. Grumble...
Errm... there is no MacWorld 2010 keynote. Remember, now MacWorld is just a tradeshow, with no Apple/