MacBook Pro Prototypes and Design Details?

[alansky]

Huh???

Exactly how does a thinner bezel around the screen save the space needed to make the new MacBook Pro thinner? If the screen size remains the same, a thinner bezel does nothing other than reduce the overall size of the package, which doesn't free up any space at all. On the contrary, a smaller footprint has the opposite effect.

 

[coiski]

RAM in MBs and MBPs

There aren't any 4GB DIMMS available for notebooks yet, or am I mistaken?

Kingston sells a 4GB SO-DIMM 667 MHz in Europe..i'm not sure about the 800Mhz. Does anyone know if they exist or will very soon?

anyway pc notebooks with 2 RAM-Slots capable of 8GB max already exist...
so this will also hopefully be at least the new maximum for the MBPs.

 

[bravocharlie]

well im also from denmark, jeg er også fra danmark.

But i dont want the old macbooks, í want the new ones. and the best once hehe. I can get the black macbook from a uk site at 8000 kr, but i dont want the old ones....

I was answering your question on whether we thought a new Macbook was due soon... Not trying to sell you an old macbook

 

[kenned]

There aren't any 4GB DIMMS available for notebooks yet, or am I mistaken?

You are mistaken
http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT2KIT51264AC667
this seems expensive though

Macbook pro can't really use the 8gb's of ram, but the modules and hardware does exist

 

[Lo Aul]

AAUUUGGGHHHHAAAUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!! If thay inklood blak kees on tha nu macbookz, I WILL NEVR BUY APPLE PRODUKS AGEN!!!!!!1!!!!!!11

 

[kabunaru]

AAUUUGGGHHHHAAAUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!! If thay inklood blak kees on tha nu macbookz, I WILL NEVR BUY APPLE PRODUKS AGEN!!!!!!1!!!!!!11

Is it really that much big of a deal for you?

 

[puffnstuff]

AAUUUGGGHHHHAAAUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!! If thay inklood blak kees on tha nu macbookz, I WILL NEVR BUY APPLE PRODUKS AGEN!!!!!!1!!!!!!11

No speaky englis?

 

[Kwoon]

Well, it sure seems like it's that big deal for some people
I don't care that much, but i would prefer the black ones..

 

[RyanR.]

AAUUUGGGHHHHAAAUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!! If thay inklood blak kees on tha nu macbookz, I WILL NEVR BUY APPLE PRODUKS AGEN!!!!!!1!!!!!!11

Glass? http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/blackapple.gif

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

I think 16:9 is pro everything is going widescreen now.

Let's all go back to those very early electrical typewriters:
80:1

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[RyanR.]

Let's all go back to those very early electrical typewriters:
64:1

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???? What ??? What do you mean by that?

I only have a macbook so not sure how it compairs to Pro now I want to upgrade to a larger screen when these come out though. Can the current "PRo" hook up to 2 external monitors?

 

[iMacmatician]

So when the MacBook Pro gets an MacBook Air black keyboard, what keyboard do you ladies and gentlemen see coming to the MacBook?

White, just like the iMac.

I think 16:9 is pro everything is going widescreen now.

About time. My old graphing calculator was 2.02:1.

 

[Kwoon]

???? What ??? What do you mean by that?

I only have a macbook so not sure how it compairs to Pro now I want to upgrade to a larger screen when these come out though. Can the current "PRo" hook up to 2 external monitors?

No, it can't. That's really to bad. But there are some solution to that with an external adaptor. But I don't know how good it works..

Take a look at:
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/

 

[dohardthings]

Gpu

have you noticed that the grafics on the mac book pro's have changed in the past weeks to NIVIDA 8600's?

 

[Aranince]

No, it can't. That's really to bad. But there are some solution to that with an external adaptor. But I don't know how good it works..

I know you need two outputs to power a 30"...and there are plenty of people running 30" displays off their MBP...so I assume its possible somehow. I herd something like the pros have dual-link DVI output.

 

[iMacmatician]

have you noticed that the grafics on the mac book pro's have changed in the past weeks to NIVIDA 8600's?

They've been 8600M GT since June 2007.

 

[Kwoon]

I know you need to outputs to power a 30"...and there are plenty of people running 30" displays off their MBP...so I assume its possible somehow. I herd something like the pros have dual-link DVI output.

okay, I have'nt heard that so I don't know ^^
I also would like two displays to the MBP and when I've been searching around I've herad that peaple can't be connected to two monitors, unless they use something like this: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

Let's all go back to those very early electrical typewriters:
80:1

(characters)

???? What ??? What do you mean by that?

Well, it is just so that these typewriters with their single-line display were so unbelievable wide-screen.

Why not go all the way instead of stopping at 16:9?

The manufacturer can advertise huge screen-diagonals at virtually no cost!

Honestly, I am pretty much joking, however the current 'trend' to ever wider displays seems like a plot to sell the customer more for less. Instead of 1920x1200 they give you 1920x1080 and sell it at a premium...

 

[polaris20]

There aren't any 4GB DIMMS available for notebooks yet, or am I mistaken?

Crucial makes them now, I think. REALLY expensive though.

EDIT

Kenned beat me to it. But Kenned, why do you say the MBP can't make use of 8GB?

 

[Lo Aul]

Is it really that much big of a deal for you?

I was ineffectively satirical.

 

[iMacmatician]

Why not go all the way instead of stopping at 16:9?

Yeah, why not?

17" 2.35:1 here we come!

 

[kabunaru]

17" 2.35:1 here we come!

That can be too wide for some people but I can see some people might enjoy this.

 

[Loge]

Crucial makes them now, I think. REALLY expensive though.

EDIT

Kenned beat me to it. But Kenned, why do you say the MBP can't make use of 8GB?

There is already a discussion of it here.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=6304203#post6304203

Since even the current chipset supports it and the modules are now available, there really isn't any good reason why 8GB won't be officially supported in an updated MBP

 

[Maldini]

That can be too wide for some people but I can see some people might enjoy this.

Yeah that would be great for FSX!

 

[valvehead]

17" 2.35:1 here we come!

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