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MacBook Pro Prototypes and Design Details?
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I know, right? But my bank just bought Merrill Lynch, so I guess that means they're okay...? *fingers crossed* You never know, these days.
The aluminum itself and the reduced thickness should make it lighter. Going by the 12" iBook and the 12" PowerBook, we would save about .3 lbs (5.0 lbs. » 4.7 lbs.).
The new MacBooks are likely to have less heat output since Apple is likely to use the new 25 W CPUs which use less power than the current 35 W ones.
What I think would really be disturbing is if Apple used those 25 W CPUs in the MacBook Pro. They top out at 2.53 GHz, while current 35 W CPUs top out at 2.6 GHz with the new ones going to 2.8 GHz. This would also mean that we won't see quad-core for a very long time (2011/2012??).
Apple could mix the P-series and T-series in the MBPs. It will be interesting to see which processors Apple uses in the new laptops. Should Apple retain clock frequencies similar to the current generation and use the P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3MB cache, 25W TDP) and the P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3MB cache, 25W TDP) for the MBs, I wonder which version of the 2.53GHz chip they will use.
Their decision might be based on whether there is any difference in performance between the P9500 (2.53 GHz, 6MB cache, 25W TDP) and the T9400 (2.53 GHz, 6MB cache, 35W TDP). The former is actually more expensive than the latter ($348 vs. $316) and should achieve better battery life. Actually, if there was no difference in performance, I would prefer the battery life of the P9500 over the T9400. However, this might pose a problem if the low-end MBP with a P9500 got better battery life than the (presumably) more expensive T9600 which will more than likely be used in the 15" and 17" models.
Lastly, I wonder if the TDPs of Intel's X9100 (3.06GHz dual-core) and QX9100 (2.53 GHz quad-core) would fit in the 17" MBP. The Q9100 (2.26 GHz quad-core) may fit the TDP for Apple but I doubt anyone would buy it with the lower frequency.
Wow, I completely forgot about that possibility. Maybe the 15" will have 25 W CPUs (2.4/2.53 GHz) and the 17" will have 35 W CPUs (2.53 GHz, 2.8 GHz BTO). A much wilder possibility is that Apple will let you choose between 25 W and 35 W for 2.4/2.53 GHz CPUs.
Probably not, since Apple doesn't use Extreme CPUs in the current models, and the upcoming models may have an even lower TDP limit. The only way I see them going into a ≤1.0" MacBook Pro is if Apple puts in an integrated GPU (*ducks and runs*) or other low-power GPU.
It was originally rumored to be 35 W, but apparently it's 45 W. So I doubt it'll fit in either. There's a 2.0 GHz Q9000 ($348) coming in Q1 2009, and given its GHz and $, I doubt it's anything less than 45 W.
It was originally rumored to be 35 W, but apparently it's 45 W. So I doubt it'll fit in either. There's a 2.0 GHz Q9000 ($348) coming in Q1 2009, and given its GHz and $, I doubt it's anything less than 45 W.
So, it will take a mobile quad-core below 2GHz to be even at 35 W? :confused
Not necessarily. Just like there's 25 W and 35 W versions of the 2.53 GHz CPU, there could be a 35 W version of the 2.27 GHz quad-core CPU. But, just like with dual-core, it'll be more expensive than the $851 the 45 W version goes for (due to yield etc.). Intel probably thinks it's not worth it to release such a quad-core(s).
Of course, we might see a custom 35 W quad-core CPU for Apple, but if so, I expect low clocks and high $.
Yes, knowing Apple, a mobile quad-core MacBook Pro would be veeeeeery expensive.
Do you think the MacBook Pro will get an user-replaceable hard drive and magnetic latch this time?
Maybe a black MacBook Pro or is it too much to ask for Apple?
I would like to see a black MacBook Pro.
All notebooks run hot nowadays, which is why they're no longer referred to as laptops.
But my MBP only gets toasty when using Photoshop, FCP, et al. When I'm just surfing the net its pretty cool.
All notebooks run hot nowadays, which is why they're no longer referred to as laptops.
But my MBP only gets toasty when using Photoshop, FCP, et al. When I'm just surfing the net its pretty cool.
Geez. My old G4 iBook gets hot just...doing anything other than sitting idle. And from a quick look, the CPU has an output of like 18W tops, sheesh.
I still like to use Shakeperean terms of the computer world (ex: laptop) and in real world (example: shalt, thou).All notebooks run hot nowadays, which is why they're no longer referred to as laptops.
Any reduction in W would help still.
I'm basing this off the iMacs (silver + black case) and the "more pro" MacBook Air (silver case )
All notebooks run hot nowadays, which is why they're no longer referred to as laptops.
But my MBP only gets toasty when using Photoshop, FCP, et al. When I'm just surfing the net its pretty cool.
This is not true. Most Apple laptops running hot doesn't mean others do. So far I have been using both Apple laptops and Thinkpads. Thinkpads run a lot cooler regardless of model number. I checked the internal design of all these laptops, Apple is lack of vents, thus less air flow. I once removed the keyboard and ran apps on my macbook pro, both GPU and CPU temperature dropped by a significant amount and they ran as cool as my Thinkpads. I love Mac OS but not their crap hardware design.
I'm sitting here running several apps on my MBP, including Google Earth, iTunes, FF 3, Mail and iPhoto with a nice, coolish CPU temp of 106F / 40C. Of course, I'm running smcFanControl at a self-described 'light cooling' setting of 3000 rpm for both L/R fans. I can barely hear the fans, but my MBP is nice and chilled. I don't know why everyone doesn't use this, or Apple doesn't include it with each MB or MBP as default system software.
Hey! With the current state of high energy bills, I'm relying on my PowerBook to heat my house this winter.
I choked on my tea laughing at that.
But sadly, for some people it's probably not that much of a stretch. Yes I'm dying for some more news... It ought to come out very soon and something probably will be leaked soon.
Yes, knowing Apple, a mobile quad-core MacBook Pro would be veeeeeery expensive.
Do you think the MacBook Pro will get an user-replaceable hard drive and magnetic latch this time?
Yea it would be very expensive. ... Doesn't it already have a magnetic latch?
I think so too.
No that would be BAD.
I choked on my tea laughing at that.
Haha same
Wouldnt making it thinner than it already is make it much more flimsy?? It is already really thin!!
I cant even begin to imagine the flexing that would be introduced into the frame. I hope that a thinner form factor is NOT going to happen... or of course, the rumor is not true.
I cant even begin to imagine the flexing that would be introduced into the frame. I hope that a thinner form factor is NOT going to happen... or of course, the rumor is not true.