Have they already released the i7 for desktops? It would be really nice to have one in an iMac!!
Yeah, last year.
Have they already released the i7 for desktops? It would be really nice to have one in an iMac!!
I just read the reviews of new laptops using these Core i7 chips (on Gizmodo) and the battery life they get is AWFUL. Apple would be wise to wait for a better CPU to come along, rather than rush to engineer something with this one in it.... (None of the tested systems even reached 2 hours of run-time on battery.)
It *could* go in an iMac ... but Apple would probably rather save the engineering/R&D money putting one together with it, and just use the next chip instead. iMac users aren't really THAT performance-minded that they'd buy up the new model in huge numbers.
HP is doing a good job on the hardware and looks of those new Envy models.
My estimate is 2011.
Precisely. I think we will be waiting a long time for quad-core on the MacBook, Mac mini, and MacBook Air.
Same sort of speculation happened before the last update...remember how that turned out. I like these ideas (and I'm a proponent of them), but I don't think it's likely.
I have to say I come close to an i7 processor there's not a big boost in it's technology just another money making processor by intel.
$999 i7 720QM Dell Studio 15 with a Mobility Radeon HD 4570 looks very nice.It's our best seller. The 1285DX quad with the ATI 4000 series vid card is a great pc for $1200. Hopefully Apple will come up with something as well configured soon.
CPU fanboyism is odd enough, but holding on to old CPU fanboy grudges is weirder. It's like being bitter about someone making fun of you for having an AMD 80286, even though you so totally schooled them on Prince of Persia with the extra 0.5 MHz.
$999 i7 720QM Dell Studio 15 with a Mobility Radeon HD 4570 looks very nice.![]()
Build your own notebook? I've seen barebones kits but they get expensive due to the low demand on mobile video cards and processors.or you could build your own for less than $750 and it will be faster than the dell, a 4870 is only $140
So if HP can get a Clarksfield Core i7-720 and 16GB of RAM support in a laptop boasting nearly the same weight and dimensions as the current MBP, why does it take apple 4-6 months longer to put yet another dual core in their MBP which has a significantly higher price tag?
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/090915xc.html
If Apple decides to put a DUAL-CORE Arrandale Nehalem chip in a Macbook PRO, at the current price tag of 2000$ +, they will be falling way behind. Available oct 15 is the HP Envy 15. Core i7 Clarksfield, 16GB ram max capacity DDR3, Radeon HD 4830. 1799 USD.
I think with the 32nm die shirnk, instead of going with the dual-core Arrandale, we will see quad-core 32nm chips in the MBPs. Especially if the previous speculations on 45W TDP for current Clarksfields are correct, thus a fair conservative guess would put the TDP for a 32nm shrink at around 35-40W, fairly close to the current Penryn MBPs.
http://apcmag.com/hp-envy-notebooks-revealed.htm
Taken directly from HP's News Release on the Envy 13 and Envy 15.
"This lean, mean, dream machine is HPs fastest consumer notebook. The full metal case features a sleek, subtly crafted, laser-etched metal design on the lid that is repeated on the palmrest. The magnesium alloy casing provides lightweight durability in a 1-inch thin, 5.18-pound package"
So if HP can get a Clarksfield Core i7-720 and 16GB of RAM support in a laptop boasting nearly the same weight and dimensions as the current MBP, why does it take apple 4-6 months longer to put yet another dual core in their MBP which has a significantly higher price tag?
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/090915xc.html
Whoa..![]()
I saw the stats for the HP Envy 15 online:
"The Envy 15 however doesnt lack anything. In fact, it has pretty much everything a user would want in a high-end notebook: a Core i7 CPU, up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, room for two SSDs, a 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 GPU, 15.6-inch LED backlit display, a VGA webcam with nightvision, and all of this in a package thats 1-inch thin and only weighs 5.18-pounds."
Any speculations about wheter this new cpu might make it to the new rumored imacs? The way I see it, power usage should be less of a concern in a computer that does not operate on battery.
I would surely hope so.
Sadly, if recent history has any bearing, you're more likely to see an Atom CPU in an Imac that's 2mm thinner than the current one - rather than seeing a capable CPU.
THIN! THIN! THIN! Never mind usability.