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Intel Delays Montevina Platform to July 14th
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Ding, Ding, Ding!!! We have a winner. I got a MBP for performance, not to look cool and have the thinnest laptop ever. I would much rather have a solid notebook that can perform.
I just hope if there's a redesign, that it doesn't match the look of the MBA. I just don't like the metal-ish look. Give me a solid color, Apple!
Amen. I will take great performance over a design flaw anyday
Not even a design flaw...that comes off harsh but just a design part I am not that insane happy about? Better?
The question is, will they be incourporated before the ipod pormo ends in September? I hope so, Then, I will hold off until the Macbooks are updated instead of getting one on my birthday (July 14th, how ironic...)
I agree with you. I don't think all of the laptops should look the same. I like the plastic! (personal prefrence. feel free to disregard)
It doesn't have to be plastic . . even colored aluminium or metal would be fine. I just don't like the greyish 'blehness'.
Plastic , metal........ personally I'm not that fussed as long as the new ones don't chip, crack, warp , dent or generally fall apart within 6 months .
Off topic a little but why do folks write this? , I've seen this before ............ please stand by your personal preferences dang nammit
I had my laptop for over 6 months before it got nicked - and there wasn't a single scratch, bump or warp. I routinely took it back and forth from study - so it wasn't sitting on my desk the whole day.
Hence, the confusion I have over people who claim 'terrible reliability' and yet treat their thousand dollar purchase like a rugby ball. I'm sorry, but having spent my own hard earn money on this laptop, I treat it nicely and I've yet to have a problem.
Plastic , metal........ personally I'm not that fussed as long as the new ones don't chip, crack, warp , dent or generally fall apart within 6 months .
Off topic a little but why do folks write this? , I've seen this before ............ please stand by your personal preferences dang nammit
Because anyone who stands by their personal preference gets flaaammmmed.
I'm really hoping for a solid update either way (a redesign would be nice, but not entirely necessary). I'm counting the days! I don't want to be the last one to the Intel party.
(Personal preference. Feel free to disregard.)
Intel is going to be constrained in supplying the 45nm Penryns needed for Montevina due to a lack of fabrication capacity (they only have one fab online instead of the planned two). Member Bubba Satori noted in another thread that Toshiba is delaying Montevina laptops until September... Since most of Apple's line uses the mobile chips, they could see a delay, as well...
I'm not so sure , I mean Apple got the chips early for the recent iMac bumps Apple 7 intel seem best buddies just now so.
..... btw I'm clutching at straws
hmm, depends on what the delays are related to. From what I understand, they were relating to the integrated graphics; considering that Toshiba is dependent on Intel for drivers (since Toshiba don't write drivers) - the delay could be due to problems at Intel's driver writing end. With that being said, however, it'll be interesting to see how Apple is coming along. From what I've looked at, the upgrade is hardly compelling enough to rush out an update.
People also ignore that the increase in the FSB comes at a price of power, memory isn't available in that speed, regarding the power, given the FSB can scale to save power, don't expect to see constant 'high throughput'.
Personally, the big stuff will be in the release afterwards which has the next processor with Quickpath and integrated memory controller.
I have to say that I respect my stuff also , I mean why pay lots of money out to treat something badly??
Thing is I've read many posts both on here & Apple discussions about the 'quality ' of the Macbook shell , all from people who have babied the machine.
Personally I feel it must be down to Apples quality control not being up to par , either that or a lot of folk just bash Apple , I really don't know but it does seem that the case has some problems what with the so called cracking going on
The problem is Apple, while a smallish customer for Intel, still needs around ten million CPUs a year based on their current sales trends. With only one fabrication plant, and many larger customers needing even more CPUs (as well as smaller customers then Apple who have had longer relationships with Intel), Intel has to ration out the parts.
The Montevina platform uses CPUs based on the current 45nm Penryn architecture. However, Intel is likely to continue to offer existing models in addition to the new ones, even though they overlap in speed, for a time to fulfill outstanding orders.