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Intel Begins Shipping Mobile 'Sandy Bridge' Chips Destined for MacBook Pros

syan48306 said:
Jesus Chirist. How many times does this need to be repeated. A 45W Quad Core is acceptable when you consider the Penryn's and 9400M were 35W and 12W respectively and they were both used in the 2009 MBP's. It's not about the CPU TDP, it's about the thermal design power of both the video AND the CPU. Last time I checked 45W < 47W.
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oh. you got a point there... :eek:

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dagamer34 said:
Of course, the GPU and CPU have separate cooling units. They weren't freaking sitting next to each other. And now you're talking about 45W in one single chip.

Apple's laptop cooling is designed to handle a certain amount of TDP for the CPU and separate amount for the GPU.
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Nevermind...
 
atheistpally said:
17" will be getting a quad core option; mark my words.
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I agree. I think the 17" will have a quad core BTO. However, a quad core chip doesn't really excite me in the slightest. I like mobility and battery life in my laptops. I'm happy to off-load any CPU intensive tasks to my more capable computers.
 
if they are just shipping these chips out now doesnt it seem like thursday the 24th ould be a lil too soon to start shipping out the new MBPs??
 
devilcm3 said:
how it is possible that they started to ship the mobile Core i's now when the mbp release is just due in 3 days?
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This is what I'm wondering too. If they have already started to ship "do not open" pallets of product to retailers, what's in them if these new chips are just now shipping?

Maybe a surprise launch of iPad 2 to completely deflate the sails (and sales) of Moto's Xoom launch?
 
rtkane said:
This is what I'm wondering too. If they have already started to ship "do not open" pallets of product to retailers, what's in them if these new chips are just now shipping?

Maybe a surprise launch of iPad 2 to completely deflate the sails (and sales) of Moto's Xoom launch?
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if the do not open pallets you are referring to are the ones from the macrumors site the other day, they are from 2005. i made the same mistake till i read the caption under them
 
Dandrews524 said:
if they are just shipping these chips out now doesnt it seem like thursday the 24th ould be a lil too soon to start shipping out the new MBPs??
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I knew somebody would say this.

This relates to consumer shipments. OEMs have had them for some time now.
 
Dandrews524 said:
if the do not open pallets you are referring to are the ones from the macrumors site the other day, they are from 2005. i made the same mistake till i read the caption under them
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There's a newer rumour of pallets that I've referred to in other threads (may as well refer to it here as well I guess): http://twitter.com/9to5mac/status/39884270541611008
New MBPros just arrived in the loading dock @ Myer and David Jones Retailers in Melbourne AU secure wrapped pallets w/ an embargo date stamp
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Apple would have got the new CPUs before Feb 20, but not been allowed to sell products with the CPU in them till Feb 20. Apple needs to build a lot of machines and get them shipped across the world before release.
 
No quad core no thanks.

Well, i was excited because I thought, "finally quad on a mac, but hells no". Come on apple, my three year old mac needs to go, but only if I can get a mac that will last me that long (3 years at least). What the hells is wrong with apple. Ripping us off and not just us, they want 30% from apps services.
 
syan48306 said:
Jesus Chirist. How many times does this need to be repeated. A 45W Quad Core is acceptable when you consider the Penryn's and 9400M were 35W and 12W respectively and they were both used in the 2009 MBP's. It's not about the CPU TDP, it's about the thermal design power of both the video AND the CPU. Last time I checked 45W < 47W.
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Why the hostility, bub? The question was asked: are there 35W quad cores. I answered.

And, btw, you seem to be assuming there won't be discrete graphics? There will be.

(PS: what matters in designing cooling solutions is W/area).
 
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pep.pep said:
Apple got their stock of Sandy Bridge probably quite a bit ago.
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EDIT: Nevermind the below. I was misreading the headline as "shipping the actual chips that would be used in the new MBP's" vs "shipping the chips that, by the way, are also being used in the MBP's".


But doesn't the headline of this topic specifically say that these are the chips destined for the MacBook Pros?
 
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rtkane said:
But desn't the headline of this topic specifically say that these are the chips destined for the MacBook Pros?
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Yes. These were previously just available for those building machines to sell such as Apple.
 
mdgm said:
Yes. These were previously just available for those building machines to sell such as Apple.
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Yeah I just figured that out after I posted. And man I was excited thinking maybe there'd be an iPad 2 surprise this week! Hey, it's late and apparently my brain isn't working well tonight! :)
 
omg if the 13" has an i5 I will wet my pants. I have been waiting for so long for this. It is Thursday yet? Happy Birthday Stevie XD
 
calderone said:
I knew somebody would say this.

This relates to consumer shipments. OEMs have had them for some time now.
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That makes sense - although the title was slightly misleading.

I'm super excited for thursday as my 2006 macbook pro (the very first 17") has been refurbished 3 times and just tonight all of a sudden the battery expanded to twice it's normal size and refuses to even come out of my machine!

pop! fizz! WTF is that smell?!?!
 
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i5 13" that's what I am picking up, big difference from a 17" to a 13" but it will be much more comfortable for me
 
calderone said:
I knew somebody would say this.

This relates to consumer shipments. OEMs have had them for some time now.
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Mobile CPU for a.....consumer?:confused:

Because I don't actually know how to build a laptop myself, as a consumer.
 
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speedylomeli said:
Well, i was excited because I thought, "finally quad on a mac, but hells no". Come on apple, my three year old mac needs to go, but only if I can get a mac that will last me that long (3 years at least). What the hells is wrong with apple. Ripping us off and not just us, they want 30% from apps services.
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The 30% covers hosting, some free advertising, and credit card processing. Many companies charge a good portion of this amount for credit card processing alone. Let the developers complain for themselves.
 
Huh? Wait, stop!!!

Doesn't/didn't sandy bridge have some sort of major flaw?

Are these chips intel is selling Apple the flawed chipsets or the have they fixed the problem?
 
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