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Intel Preps 1.7GHz and 1.8GHz Processors Suitable for Next MacBook Air

Please Apple bring on the 15.4" Macbook Air, aka 15.4" Macbook Pro without dinosaur optical drive!

You can even with the 15.4" display in the 13" Air if you reduce the ginormous bezel size just a little!
 
gman901 said:
Patrick Norton on today's Tekzilla podcast was reviewing the new ultra thin Lenovo Thinkpad which has the Core i5 processor and IGP HD3000. He stated for gaming that this laptop with the same IGP that allegedly will go into the new Air is not good for gaming. He said you won't be playing any FPS games with it. I think my current Air does admirable job playing games like Portal 2, Crysis 2, etc.
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Lets not kid our selves intel built in GPU is low and not going to get any better I am not impressed.
 
paintblock said:
For when you want a computer that's only slightly faster than your cell phone. 1.2Ghz dual core Samsung Galaxy S II anyone?
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the article doesn't got into the gfx issue with is all that matters, because sooner rather than later we expected these chips anyway, so it'a
fail for me
 
Oh no, this is definately going to make me pick the ultimate version of the 13", I better quit smoking so that I can afford it, phew, studying ain't easy.
 
I used to think the MBA was my way to computing.

I used to think the MBA was my way to computing, but I'm having second thought. I think an iMac (Mac mini) plus an iPad is the way to go. The iMac is perfect for long hours of working and makes for a great media hub. The iPad with airplay is great for everything else that is not work related. The MBA lacks the convenience of the iPad and the robustness of the iMac. I just don't see a future of laptops. Die laptop die, along with your outdated optical drive. Who would have thought that the desktop would be making a comeback!
 
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cleric said:
The biggest problem with HD3000 IGP is that its not supported by Apples hardware acceleration api so flash(youtube) is going to suck.
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sorry if this comes off as stupid but does this mean that the 320m has better youtube playback capabilities than the sandy bridge+hd3000?
 
manu chao said:
... To use your example, if you have not taken a single picture in the last ten years despite carrying phones with increasingly better cameras with you around, I'd say it is pretty irrelevant how good these cameras are.
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Then I'm talking to Yvan256. :D
 
ipodlover77 said:
sorry if this comes off as stupid but does this mean that the 320m has better youtube playback capabilities than the sandy bridge+hd3000?
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Depends. Since it will run in software on the Sandy Bridge CPU, maybe the processor is fast enough that it can decompress the H.264 as efficiently as the 320M.
 
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cleric said:
The biggest problem with HD3000 IGP is that its not supported by Apples hardware acceleration api so flash(youtube) is going to suck.
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YouTube.com/html5 solves your issues.
 
ipodlover77 said:
sorry if this comes off as stupid but does this mean that the 320m has better youtube playback capabilities than the sandy bridge+hd3000?
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Yes. But probably not to a degree that many people will find problematic. While it's definitely true that the HD 3000 is a significant step backward from the 320M, it's backed by a more powerful CPU which closes the gap enough to where the only people who'll notice a difference are those playing games. A couple folks here have pointed out that processors far weaker than the HD 3000 has been giving people good experiences for a long long time. It just that it happens to be weaker than the 320 that bums some folks out.

I'd be interested to see what the base and turbo clock speeds of the HD 3000 in these chips are. The previous best 17W was only 350/1000, significantly less than the HD 3000 the 13" MBPs have.
 
OSMac said:
Is not the current 11.6" Air CPU 10W ?
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Yes, but it has the 320M which is not included in that TDP. The TDP of the Sandy Bridge chips includes the HD 3000, which should mean lower power consumption overall.
 
ipodlover77 said:
just to be sure, when you say fly, you mean breeze through CPU intensive things or will it fly in general (as in more noticeable than the C2D in everything)
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I think you will notice a difference in just about everything. Web pages will load quicker, etc. I think that this is going to be one sweet machine, and it is a nice one in it's current rendition. This one will encroach even more into the Macbook Pro 13" market, IMHO.
 
apdg said:
I'd be interested to see what the base and turbo clock speeds of the HD 3000 in these chips are. The previous best 17W was only 350/1000, significantly less than the HD 3000 the 13" MBPs have.
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Looks like the original article claims 350mhz base and 1.2ghz turbo. Not insignificant I suppose.
 
I kinda just want this to come out so the October 2010 models will be cheaper, so I can eventually get one of those.
 
I currently have the maxed out 2010 13" MBA and I simply love the machine. But...I will say that it only takes a few minutes of a Skype video call to get the fans spinning pretty fast. The new CPU sounds great and I would consider getting an i7-based MBA, though it will be interesting to see how the new CPU/IGP will impact the overall performance. Also, crossing my fingers that Apple includes larger flash drives in the new MBAs.
 
OceanView said:
An Acer? Wow she must have the patience of a Saint.
Is that like 10 years old? Just wondering
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I suggest you google "Acer". You'd probably be surprised at what you find. Huge player in the global market and dominant in Europe.
 
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