Intel Merom (64-bit Mobile Processor) Due in September?

[Photorun]

No, but seirously, I think i'll get a Merom (Rev C) MacBook Pro, (or will that be Rev B?). Better battery life is important to me.

Well then you better wait for Penryn because if battery life is important the energy consumption of that will be almost twice what Merom is and you said the RevC MBP which, as many kinks have been worked out of the current version, Rev B of a Merom Macbook pro could be possibly the second half of 2007... many of the older Powerbooks would go through a Rev in six months or more, that could happen. So you're going to wait for a Rev C... so possibly the end of 2007, at which point you may as wait for Penryn which is due in 2008. But as the Penryns are prepared the next die (32 nm?) is going to be announced for 2009/2010. So you may as well wait for a Rev B whatever-the-next processor is because why being on the trailing edge, right?

See, you're illustrating the point others have made, if you wait for the latest and greatest because something better is coming up... you'll always be waiting, because whatever you're buying is outdated.

 

[Photorun]

Yep - don't get Yonah because Merom is coming. Oh, but don't get Merom because then Penryn will be coming. Oh, but don't get Penryn because...

Might as well just wait for the mythical Dunnington... Let me guess, you don't know what that is either...

Haha, you were going where I was going Shard but shorter and more succinct! Thanks!

 

[sushi]

Yep - don't get Yonah because Merom is coming. Oh, but don't get Merom because then Penryn will be coming. Oh, but don't get Penryn because...

Might as well just wait for the mythical Dunnington... Let me guess, you don't know what that is either...

Good one Shard.

Both you and Photorun are hitting the nail on the head.

BTW, I am waiting for the Duo Duo Duo Core-Merom with Quad OverDrive!

 

[~Shard~]

Haha, you were going where I was going Shard but shorter and more succinct! Thanks!

No worries, apparently we make a good team.

And glad you agree and approve sushi. Let me know when your duo duo duo core Merom arrives, I can't wait to see the benchmarks on that thing... on second thought, just post a couple screenshots of playing Pong on it instead...

Yep, it all comes down to this: if you play the waiting game, all you'll be doing is just that - waiting, while others are happily enjoying their Macs laughing at your needlessly self-imposed inaction. Enjoy a Mac, don't just think about enjoying a future Mac.

 

[macgeek2005]

Time out. The MacBook Pro WILL have a Merom Proccesor in August most likely, right? Good. I'll get one.

 

[zweigand]

Time out. The MacBook Pro WILL have a Merom Proccesor in August most likely, right? Good. I'll get one.

I think September will be the earliest we'll see Merom ..from what I have read.

 

[macgeek2005]

Big diff. I don't need it before september. Starting in september, i'll be moving back and forth alot between homes, and I need a computer with me everywhere.

 

[sushi]

Let me know when your duo duo duo core Merom arrives, I can't wait to see the benchmarks on that thing... on second thought, just post a couple screenshots of playing Pong on it instead...

Not sure about Pong -- might be too graphic intensive!

How about Solitaire?

Yep, it all comes down to this: if you play the waiting game, all you'll be doing is just that - waiting, while others are happily enjoying their Macs laughing at your needlessly self-imposed inaction. Enjoy a Mac, don't just think about enjoying a future Mac.

Now that the new Macs are are mostly in the Intel camp vice the PowerPC, I'm willing to bet that this type of discussion will become more prevalent for Mac users.

Those of us who have been in both camps already know how quickly the Wintel side of the house moves on the hardware side. Those that haven't are in for a different ride for sure.

It's almost like a one upping each other with the latest and greatest.

Hell, I've got about a two year old MoBo with an AMD Athlon XP 2500 that I've OC to 3200. Works just great for what I need but I keep drooling over the new stuff every week when I go to my local computer store(s). But as soon as I update, there will be something newer. It's a never ending cycle. My pocket book and wife (probably not in that order) keep my computer spending in check, thankfully (I think)!

 

[exmacuser]

Apple and Ultrasparc

Why not just wait until Apple goes back to the PPC instead of wasting your money on POS x86 machines?

 

[~Shard~]

Not sure about Pong -- might be too graphic intensive!

How about Solitaire?

Only if you have it dual booted via Boot Camp into XP.

 

[Photorun]

Big diff. I don't need it before september. Starting in september, i'll be moving back and forth alot between homes, and I need a computer with me everywhere.

He said September was the earliest and from everything I've read September sounds about right for the chip to become available. If there's Apple supply problems getting Meron MBP to eager customers... and let's face it, Apple ALWAYS has supply issues for new product, you may realistically be looking at October.

Have to remember the other big announcement at WWDC may just be Conroe, which will finally bring the desktop line to Intel chips and complete the circle. That in and of itself may be a much much bigger deal and have more immediate impact than putting a chip in the MBP that will simply give "up to" 20% more battery life (mind you, Intel's figures are like Apple saying the MBP was "4 times faster" which it wasn't). The 64 bit goodness, again, just about nothing you could run on OS X, including Tiger itself, can do anything with it. Additionally Adobe's CS3, currently entering Beta from Alpha as I write this, is completely written for the Mac and Windoze addressing 32 bits so aside from the slight energy savings for Meron your experience will be pretty much the same with Yonah. Something to consider.

 

[~Shard~]

Additionally Adobe's CS3, currently entering Beta from Alpha as I write this, is completely written for the Mac and Windoze addressing 32 bits so aside from the slight energy savings for Meron your experience will be pretty much the same with Yonah. Something to consider.

And to add to this, CS3, which many people are waiting for because of the whole UB thing, will not be released until Q2 of 07, so it will be another year before we even see it.

 

[generik]

Why not just wait until Apple goes back to the PPC instead of wasting your money on POS x86 machines?

O'RELLY?

You mean like that 1.67Ghz PB that costs the same as a more modern MBP when it only has a processor that costs $74?!?

 

[^squirrel^]

I reckon i'll just wait until Sept. Let's hope they roll good old Merom out but then. If it's not going to happen until next year then sod it, i'll get the Yonah.

 

[DeVizardofOZ]

WHat would be the choice of processor for the 17" MBP

Anyone with an opinion?

Maybe Jobs& Co. uses the Merom for the 17" MBP... Another issue is the use of Yonah's in Win based laprops. There are already some who offer a faster version for their products.

The (Hardware) competition is not sleeping, except for Gates&Windows.