waiting to book flight home to UK from Australia, but awaiting this new MBP. Would love a date for release.. would love the 40% if i buy it here (for business use)
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Ivy Bridge Quad-Core Desktop and Mobile Processors Reportedly Launching on April 29
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Me too, but it looks like we have to wait a while for the 6+ core Ivy Bridge-E processors to come out... Assuming Apple have not completely lost their minds. Should be ready later this year - next year.
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/11889/
Both you and TylerL will be picking up the late 2011 MBP Dual Core i7 machine - I highly doubt the 13" MBP will live on ... its had 4/5 generations just like the 12" PowerBook before that died (just as it was getting very powerful as well).
It can't be so! Quad core will distinguish it from the Air line. I refuse to believe!
Hahah I agree!
+1 Waiting patiently with my '08 although an update this year would be nice just to restore confidence in the MP community that Apple still cares.
However hard it is for 13" users to swallow, the 13" MBP is not a Pro machine by any means. So i don't really see the need for even a Quad-Core CPU.
I agree. I too am waiting for the 13". But my gut feeling tells me it will not have a quad core and so June 3rd is a more likely release date than April. Plus the news of it slimming down makes it harder for me to believe that it will have a quad core. It will slowly be more like an air. Just my realistic $0.02.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/IntelProcessorRoadmap-3.svg
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"640kb ought to be enough for anybody."
and
"But what... is it good for?"
(IBM executive Robert Lloyd, speaking in 1968 about the microprocessor, the brain of todays computers)
I'm certainly no pro user. The mid 2011 13" is my first Mac and while I'm getting by with 256GB I'd rather not have the squeeze. I also VM windows often for university and could certainly do with more RAM. 15" is too big so I think the dream machine I'm hoping for would be:
13" MBP
Quad core
Upgradeable RAM + HDD
Dedicated GPU to the dropped optical drive?
I'm keeping hope alive that the loss of an optical drive would provide ample space for a thinner form factor.
So, to break it down for the MINI fans, I myself wanting to buy an update the minute it appears, the mobile chips with low wattage which fit the Mini appear on the June 3rd date.
I'd make a safe assumption that the Mini will therefor not appear on the market until mid-June or later. On schedule, essentially. Looking forward to it, assuming they actually do an update this year.
I'd make a safe assumption that the Mini will therefor not appear on the market until mid-June or later. On schedule, essentially. Looking forward to it, assuming they actually do an update this year.
It's a real shame that Intel caps the speed on these when they clearly could be set way higher without the need for exotic cooling. Now with exotic cooling look what these can do (via Nordic Hardware report):
If they will only be available in one month, Ivy Bridge CPUs make the buzz and especially regarding their ability to support massive overclocking:
As demonstrated by Nordic Hardware, the Core i7-3770K originally clocked at 3.5 GHz (TurboBoost at 3.9 GHz), has been pushed to... 7 GHz!! Of course, this is not the first report of overclocking, but it demonstrate the impact of Intel 22 nm engraving process and the potential margin for higher performance available from such CPUs.
If Intel is not releasing models with higher clock speed it is linked to 2 parameters. First, the current goal is performance per watt and low power consumption. Second, there is almost no competition with AMD on desktop and mobile CPU, Intel is interested in keeping AMD alive to avoid ending into a monopoly situation that would have dangerous consequences for the founder.
If they will only be available in one month, Ivy Bridge CPUs make the buzz and especially regarding their ability to support massive overclocking:
As demonstrated by Nordic Hardware, the Core i7-3770K originally clocked at 3.5 GHz (TurboBoost at 3.9 GHz), has been pushed to... 7 GHz!! Of course, this is not the first report of overclocking, but it demonstrate the impact of Intel 22 nm engraving process and the potential margin for higher performance available from such CPUs.
If Intel is not releasing models with higher clock speed it is linked to 2 parameters. First, the current goal is performance per watt and low power consumption. Second, there is almost no competition with AMD on desktop and mobile CPU, Intel is interested in keeping AMD alive to avoid ending into a monopoly situation that would have dangerous consequences for the founder.
You are not alone my friend. I keep coming back to MR with a hopeful heart. But sad to say, instead of thinking about me Tim is farting around China. What about me and my needs Tim - Cook me a MAC PRO!!
Mac Pros Will Not Be Ivy Bridge
For those talking about Mac Pros with Ivy Bridge. I seriously doubt that would be the next refresh. Intel has supposedly just entered volume shipments of the Sandy Bridge E5 processors, which is what the Mac Pro needs. However, neither Dell nor HP offer workstations with this processor yet. If they do, and Apple still hasn't launched a Sandy Bridge E Mac Pro, then maybe they're waiting for Ivy Bridge, but (to my uneducated consumer mind) that would be foolish.
For those talking about Mac Pros with Ivy Bridge. I seriously doubt that would be the next refresh. Intel has supposedly just entered volume shipments of the Sandy Bridge E5 processors, which is what the Mac Pro needs. However, neither Dell nor HP offer workstations with this processor yet. If they do, and Apple still hasn't launched a Sandy Bridge E Mac Pro, then maybe they're waiting for Ivy Bridge, but (to my uneducated consumer mind) that would be foolish.
Then the old MBP it is...
Well it seems that the new MBP 13 won't arrive for the end of April. Too bad as I would love to have the bigger picture in terms of choosing between the new and the old one. But oh well. Current MBP is enough for me.
As I've stated in a previous topic regarding the new MBP, I'll have my uncle shipping me the MBP from the States (to Europe) and I have to make a decision until April/May. So I think I'm going to go with the current (almost "old"
MBP 13 and I'll get the new one in 2 years time or so.
Regarding that I have (another) question for you guys Hope you will take the time to give some advice. I have checked out the macmall.com, that you had recommended and I've found a good deal on the older (higher end) MBP 13 i7
http://www.macmall.com/p/Apple-MacBook-Pro/product~dpno~8300857~pdp.gdchhca
that's the new, but a low end one: http://www.macmall.com/p/Apple-MacBook-Pro/product~dpno~8899069~pdp.gjcfgec
My question obviously is, which one would you recommend (putting my actual computing needs aside)? Sorry if it seems like a rhetorical question, but I'm not that much into technicalities. In my layman's logic, it seems that the more powerful, but older i7 seems a better choice than the newer i7, considering it's only +$100 on the price. But maybe I'm wrong and not seeing something that makes the difference is more significant, thus making the i5 a better choice? I.e. the OS X Lion runs better with the new i5 etc.?
Thanks in advance for your opinions.
Well it seems that the new MBP 13 won't arrive for the end of April. Too bad as I would love to have the bigger picture in terms of choosing between the new and the old one. But oh well. Current MBP is enough for me.
As I've stated in a previous topic regarding the new MBP, I'll have my uncle shipping me the MBP from the States (to Europe) and I have to make a decision until April/May. So I think I'm going to go with the current (almost "old"
MBP 13 and I'll get the new one in 2 years time or so. Regarding that I have (another) question for you guys
Hope you will take the time to give some advice. I have checked out the macmall.com, that you had recommended and I've found a good deal on the older (higher end) MBP 13 i7http://www.macmall.com/p/Apple-MacBook-Pro/product~dpno~8300857~pdp.gdchhca
that's the new, but a low end one: http://www.macmall.com/p/Apple-MacBook-Pro/product~dpno~8899069~pdp.gjcfgec
My question obviously is, which one would you recommend (putting my actual computing needs aside)? Sorry if it seems like a rhetorical question, but I'm not that much into technicalities. In my layman's logic, it seems that the more powerful, but older i7 seems a better choice than the newer i7, considering it's only +$100 on the price. But maybe I'm wrong and not seeing something that makes the difference is more significant, thus making the i5 a better choice? I.e. the OS X Lion runs better with the new i5 etc.?
Thanks in advance for your opinions.