I am more inclined to think that Apple will do this only in software instead.
I am more inclined to think that Apple won't do this at all. Anything to get them out sooner.
I am more inclined to think that Apple will do this only in software instead.
I'm surprised that Dell hasn't gone out of business if their products are so terrible.
I know people that still use Windows 98 SE. The average user at work is on a 2003-2004 Pentium 4 with 1-2 GB of RAM. I don't see a need to replace those towers.
Please share with me on how you know the system requirements for Windows 7. I'd like to know!
Once again what prevents someone from using old PC hardware?
How many televisions and monitors support DisplayPort vs. HDMI?
Thought so....
DisplayPort may be the future, but if you want to connect today, DisplayPort is *very* limited compared to the more established alternatives (especially since a simple dongle will connect HDMI to DVI if you don't have HDCP to worry about).
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That Sony notebook is AWESOME!
"Perhaps most impressive is the Vaio Z which has a 1-inch thick, 3.4 pound, 13.1-inch 16:9 form factor, but manages to pack in Blu-Ray, HDMI, Nvidia 9300M discrete graphics, a full size hard drive bay, and the pricey option for dual SSD drives in Raid 0. It retails for $1,800, or $2,300 with dual SSDs."
Wow! Apple better release updates soon or they are going to be blown away by the competition. I'll take a Sony Vaio Z installed with OS X please!
Just think how sick this makes the current MBA look.
The downside and most of the reason why the Cinema Displays haven't been updated? HDMI doesn't support dual link displays. So you would still have to have a DVI port in addition to the HDMI port to drive Cinema Displays. There is a dual link HDMI spec, but no one uses it. Plus display port supports much higher resolutions than HDMI.How many televisions and monitors support DisplayPort vs. HDMI?
Thought so....
DisplayPort may be the future, but if you want to connect today, DisplayPort is *very* limited compared to the more established alternatives (especially since a simple dongle will connect HDMI to DVI if you don't have HDCP to worry about).
Wait, what? AFAIK, they won't recycle current chipset for Nehalem. FSB as we know it is going bye bye. As an aside, it is looking like the Mac Pro will get updated at the end of the year.Some Nehalems will support the new memory fabric interconnect, others will plug into existing FSB chipsets.
The roadmaps haven't been clearly defined yet, but you should expect to see FSB-based systems on current chipsets initially, then "extreme" and multi-socket workstation systems with the new interconnect, and eventually the new interconnect moving down into the desktop and mobile space.
"Perhaps most impressive is the Vaio Z which has a 1-inch thick, 3.4 pound, 13.1-inch 16:9 form factor, but manages to pack in Blu-Ray, HDMI, Nvidia 9300M discrete graphics, a full size hard drive bay, and the pricey option for dual SSD drives in Raid 0. It retails for $1,800, or $2,300 with dual SSDs."
Wow! Apple better release updates soon or they are going to be blown away by the competition. I'll take a Sony Vaio Z installed with OS X please!
Just think how sick this makes the current MBA look.
I don't want to hook my laptop to my TV, and if Apple adopts DisplayPort then I'm sure they will include a way to hook it up to the TV anyway (DisplayPort to HDMI cable? or include an HDMI port as well since both ports are so small).
DisplayPort is the future. "Skate to where the puck is going, not where it is." (Gretzky?)
Wait, what? AFAIK, they won't recycle current chipset for Nehalem. FSB as we know it is going bye bye. As an aside, it is looking like the Mac Pro will get updated at the end of the year.
Nice link! No worries. Although you had me concerned for a moment thereI think that you are right, and I was wrong. Some time ago there were rumours that some low-end socket 775 Nehalem variants would be introduced. It appears now that Intel is going to use the integrated memory controller on all Nehalems.
Not all Nehalems will have QuickPath though - the lower end single socket chips will use DMI only.
Some great info at http://www.nehalemnews.com/2008/04/nehalem-faq.html, including diagrams of Nehalem architectures.
I am surprised no one has commented on the possibility that Mac Pro will go Nehalem in October/November
Since you guys know Apple's history better than me (I'm a _recent_ convert), would it be Apple-like to release the new MBPs in September? I mainly ask this because they would be missing out on back to school... I work at BestBuy and back to school with laptops is much busier than at Christmas. Like, would they care that they are missing back to school or do you think (based on history) they would try and get them out before september starts?
Hmm. Unless Intel is late we should see Gainestown (the only DP option available) by December. I am more curious to know if Apple is going to continue with the DP system or go to a SP system. Anadtech had noted that the 2.6Ghz 4 core 8 thread system wasn't too far behind the 3.2Ghz DP Skulltrail system. Personally I hope Apple goes with the MP systems as I need something nice to upgrade my R900's to in about two years.We haven't because nothing will be out by then. If they go with Gainestown, it'll be done right before MacWorld 2009.
Having said that, you also quoted it comes with 'full size HD' - does that mean a 3.5'' HD or 2.5''?
"One interesting feature of the GM45 chipset is the ability to dynamically switch between integrated and discrete graphics, similar in nature to features announced by AMD and NVIDIA (e.g. NVIDIA's Hybrid Power)...
While I expect this would improve battery life (especially if the discrete chip was optimized for gaming and required a high power draw), it seems to be an overly complex solution, to me. Plus it adds cost since every motherboard now comes with two GPUs and their associated support hardware.
There are three reasons why a person would get a MacBook Pro over a MacBook and they are: 1) screen size, 2) dedicated graphics, and 3) the ExpressCard slot.Agreed. I've said it in other places, college students rarely use their macbook pro for anything that the macbook could not do just as well.
But still you see them everywhere around campus. It could be because I'm sexist but every girl with a macbook pro doesn't seem to need it at all but just had the money to spend on the 'nicer one'.
There are three reasons why a person would get a MacBook Pro over a MacBook and they are: 1) screen size, 2) dedicated graphics, and 3) the ExpressCard slot.
Reminds me of a friend who got one. Boasted about all those but never used those features. Boastability sounds like the name of the game rather than getting something to fulfill a set of requirements.
So he never looked at the screen or even ran an external monitor?
I know what you mean, but it's not always about bragging rights. Some people actually need a computer with a GPU.