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Intel Launches Penryn Mobile Processors

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paja said:
I believe there will be Mac Pro and Xserve updates this week. Perhaps as soon as tomorrow. Long, long overdue.:)

MacWorld is for the consumer. I'm not getting too excited about it. I've learned my lesson from years past.:(
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Apple have announced Pro machines in MWSF before, just like they've also announced consumer machines at the Dev conference.
 
Mac pro is a must even if they don't make a huge deal at mw.
Although I think a new insides, shell, blu-ray and cinema displays will make a great segment.

Tons of iPhone stats SDK sales etc.
leopard stats top seller blah blah. Perhaps a 10.5.2 update?
Please update Aperture!
Please update DVDStudio Pro!!? Blu-ray authoring?
iTunes rental obviously
MBP update. May have to add one of both pro lines to my studio.
Personally I don't care about an ultra portable but I'm guessing its the one more thing.

Looking forward to any surprise. Much more possible than last year.
 
nnkd said:
From what I've read Apple has access to these Penryn processor chips right now. However, these Montevina chips come out in Q2 (so I'm guessing that's May/June or around then).

So, my question is this: IF they were to put these penryn chips in the MBPs (at Macworld or shortly after), what is the chance that they upgrade the MBPs again in the Spring (or whenever Q2 is) with Montevina chips.
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Apple might launch MacBook Pros with Mobile Penryn CPUs to support a Mac Pro with Xeon Penryn launch. Then they could wait until next year to put the Montevina in the entire consumer line (MacBook Pro, MacBook and iMac).
 
Mac Pro has to be a new revolutionary machine with new enclosure and better be announced next week!
It has been stagnant for a couple of years now.
 
paja said:
Apple has 10 billion in the bank. You'd think they could hire a few more programmers and engineers.:rolleyes:
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They run out space at on the infinite loop, shoehorning can't get any more people in. As it is 5% of the staff work in the park and get rainy days off work.

Steve takes private calls in the bathroom as there is 9 other people working in his office, and Disney doesn't let him use the Pixar office just to get away from the ramble. :)
 
Updates

I really hope any MacBook Pro updates are live the same day (or at least available the start of February). I'm going to begin school at the end of January as a design major and need a new laptop.

I will definitely have buyers remorse if I end up having to buy a MBP that will be outdated soon.
 
My prediction:

whatever comes out of Steve Jobs mouth, and you can bank on this prediction. ;):eek::D:p
 
nagromme said:
Steve Jobs' ancient "3GHz promise" is pretty well in perspective now :)
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Personally, I'll take 8 cores over 3Ghz any day.

nagromme said:
Steve Jobs' ancient "3GHz promise" is pretty well in perspective now :)
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Dang, it's been a long time between posts. (see signature and avatar ... LOL) :eek:

I've crawled out of hibernation just in time for a Penryn upgrade.

centauratlas said:
The 750GB drives are already available on the Apple store and my 2.5 dual G5 has 2 1TB (really about 920GB) drives in it that I replaced older ones with. This is a ~4 year old machine and it is going to be replaced soon. ;-) (Obviously talking desk top, not portable ;-).) Portable 750GB would be great too!

So, it would not surprise me to have a 1TB drive BTO option.
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I believe the original post read 8-16 GB RAM and 750 GB for his MBP (MacBookPro). He was dreaming just a weeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit. :D
 
uNext said:
What kills me is that i know people that buy the pro
but all they do is broswe the internet, email listen to music and transfer videos to their ps3's. And they update their computer everytime a new one comes out LOL.

a 800mhz system can do that but i just dont know why they feel the need to spend 2500+ on a computer to do basic stuff.
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Admit it, you're just jealous! :p

Yeah, I'm basically one of those people. Perhaps an iMac/Macbook can do all I normally use my Mac Pro for, but I sure enjoy the speed and the hd real estate. It's nice to be able to keep 20 different apps (plus several more inside a Fusion VM) running all the time without seeing beachballs :D
 
akadmon said:
Admit it, you're just jealous! :p

Yeah, I'm basically one of those people. Perhaps an iMac/Macbook can do all I normally use my Mac Pro for, but I sure enjoy the speed and the hd real estate. It's nice to be able to keep 20 different apps (plus several more inside a Fusion VM) running all the time without seeing beachballs :D
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As my dad used to say: "It is better to have and not need, than to need and not have."

I don't need the top end 8-core machine, a 2.6-2.8GHz one would be plenty fine.
 
Mobile Penryns are nice, but don't really excite me. They are at heart just a die shrink, the core of the machine is basically the same. The real fun, and what I'm waiting for, is Nehalem. If Intel isn't overselling it Nehalem should be much more than a few % bump in performance.
 
I find myself buying a new mac twice as often as I did when PPC was the processor of choice. Switching to intel not only added speed to the mac but the rapid processor production from intel has probably increased Apple's sales volume drastically. I'm going to have some self-control this time and wait for my newest machine to age a little.
 
A die shrink is more than just a speed increase. They'll be able to fit more cpu's on a single wafer, which means (or should mean) lower prices.
It also means less power consumption and less heat generated. Who wouldn't want a cooler and quieter running MBP... :)


bigwig said:
Mobile Penryns are nice, but don't really excite me. They are at heart just a die shrink, the core of the machine is basically the same. The real fun, and what I'm waiting for, is Nehalem. If Intel isn't overselling it Nehalem should be much more than a few % bump in performance.
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mattvolp said:
Yes, definitely yes.:)
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Lol... the classic sign of the delusional rumor junkie. Absolutely no evidence and he's convinced based on the rumors.

Wait to see what Apple comes out with. Don't set false expectations. Don't believe rumor website hype. Be reasonable.
 
It wouldn't even be the end of the world for me if they didn't release a new shell/look to the Mac Pro, as I think the case still looks rather cool, just update the important stuff to blazing speeds and then we'll be talkin!
 
Seeing as I am switching to mac in the next few months for the first time, and from a 1.4GHz Acer which I have used for 4 years, I expect to be a little impressed!

imac or macbook is th only question...:D
 
Lone Deranger said:
A die shrink is more than just a speed increase. They'll be able to fit more cpu's on a single wafer, which means (or should mean) lower prices.
It also means less power consumption and less heat generated. Who wouldn't want a cooler and quieter running MBP... :)
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I didn't mean to say a die shrink was worthless, just that it doesn't offer nearly the performance bump a new architecture does. The elimination of the FSB in Nehalem removes one of the last performance advantages AMD had over Intel. It will be interesting to see if Nehalem delivers the goods. Hyperthreading was pretty much a strikeout when last we saw it and Intel isn't exactly clear on why it will be better in Nehalem.
 
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