Looks like no new MBP in the WWDC 08?

[cthomet]

ok, i took a few minutes to educate myself on nehalem (i figure this is now the important thing to think about, since many argue this chipset will be the deciding factor for a redesign) and i need some things clarified and perhaps someone will have the answers.

according to wiki, nehalem is "a codename for both a processor microarchitecture and a processor. Nehalem will be released in late 2008 for high-end chips and early 2009 for mainstream chips. Volume production for LGA 1366 Nehalems is scheduled for the second half of 2008."

from that i assumed early 2009 is the date nehalem is coming to apple notebooks...?

now here is where i got confused...there are 7 codenames associated with the nahalem microarchitecture, 2 of which are mobile processors, 3 of which are desktop processors, and 2 of which are server processors.

i then read that "Westmere (formerly Nehalem-C) is the name given to the 32 nm shrink of Nehalem. Westmere should be ready for a 2009 release provided that Intel stays on target with its roadmap"

so is westmere the one coming to apple notebooks?

 

[alphaod]

ok, i took a few minutes to educate myself on nehalem (i figure this is now the important thing to think about, since many argue this chipset will be the deciding factor for a redesign) and i need some things clarified and perhaps someone will have the answers.

according to wiki, nehalem is "a codename for both a processor microarchitecture and a processor. Nehalem will be released in late 2008 for high-end chips and early 2009 for mainstream chips. Volume production for LGA 1366 Nehalems is scheduled for the second half of 2008."

from that i assumed early 2009 is the date nehalem is coming to apple notebooks...?

now here is where i got confused...there are 7 codenames associated with the nahalem microarchitecture, 2 of which are mobile processors, 3 of which are desktop processors, and 2 of which are server processors.

i then read that "Westmere (formerly Nehalem-C) is the name given to the 32 nm shrink of Nehalem. Westmere should be ready for a 2009 release provided that Intel stays on target with its roadmap"

so is westmere the one coming to apple notebooks?

No Westmere is the high end desktop processor (Extreme Edition; the ones that cost $1500 each); the one we are waiting for is Clarksfield which is a mainstream laptop processor.

 

[masse]

i just want a redesign to allow for better cooling and a more powerful gpu.

I can dream.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I find that a very weak excuse. Apple has released Pro hardware at WWDC before. Who uses pro hardware? Developers perhaps?

No... he had originally spelled it wrong. I'm not an idiot.

 

[watermelon]

2. If you'd read ANYTHING recently, you'd know there's nothing to update to.

Let's see...
theres no 3g chip in the macbook pro, or any of apple's laptops for that matter. No other company has done that where they didn't put any mobile broadband in there laptops, or at least any big companies...
bluray, even though Jobs thinks CDs are dead, the big laptop companies are putting it in their laptops
Theres that 6 or 7 year old case also. Think about other laptops from 6 or 7 years ago. Would you still want to use that casing?
SSDs would be nice

Most of this stuff isn't important core stuff anyway, except for the ssd really- it would really help Leopard, being a lot more sluggish than tiger.

 

[Westsider 4 Mac]

No new MBP until...

... 2009. Speed bumpin 2008? Yes, Full refresh inside and out...ummmm no.