I would not be shocked in the least. I can easily see the 2.66 in the base this time around. Maybe a 2.8 in the upgrade.
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MacBook Pro Refresh Seeing Only Minor Delays Due to Intel Problems?
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I would not be shocked in the least. I can easily see the 2.66 in the base this time around. Maybe a 2.8 in the upgrade.
Return it! I couldn't imagine buying a 13" at this point unless your needs are limited to email, facebook, and safari.
So the report says:
Would that imply that some new MBPs will be using more than two SATA ports? And if so, what would the new ports likely be used for?
Or alternatively, is there another reason why some MBP models would be impacted, while others are not?
and that:
Would that imply that some new MBPs will be using more than two SATA ports? And if so, what would the new ports likely be used for?
Or alternatively, is there another reason why some MBP models would be impacted, while others are not?
Yeah, it basically means that some new MBP has an eSATA port or two hard drives inside. Since that would be a design change, I don't know that I trust this source.
guys, i really need your advice right now
i live in brazil, and im in vacation in the US till march 2nd... One of the reasons i came here, was the macbook pro. I really want one.
Do u guys think the update will release before my departure?
i'd be very pissed if i buy the mpb and days later the new one releases..
Help me out!
Thanks
i live in brazil, and im in vacation in the US till march 2nd... One of the reasons i came here, was the macbook pro. I really want one.
Do u guys think the update will release before my departure?
i'd be very pissed if i buy the mpb and days later the new one releases..
Help me out!
Thanks
pleeeeeease hurry........school starts again monday and my old laptop died last october. I've been waiting for this refresh forever already! 
btw.....this will be my first mac.
btw.....this will be my first mac.
You have almost a month, good chance you will be able to pick one up. Crossing my fingers for you.
so maybe this is a reason for more hope?
or maybe more consternation?
let the debate begin...
It would not. One chip can go into very different computers. Someone could build a tower with space for four hard drives with the same chip (well, now they can't because only two ports are working
) It is much cheaper to design a chipset with bits that turn out not to be used by everyone than to design different chipsets for different uses.Possible reason for using more than 2 SATA ports
This is purely (and highly) speculation, but the reason that the next MBP could require more than 2 SATA ports is if apple wanted to use the same SSD style as the MBA but was going to allow for 2 drives to increase the capacity. This could require 2 SATA ports for the drives plus an additional one for the Superdrive.
This is purely (and highly) speculation, but the reason that the next MBP could require more than 2 SATA ports is if apple wanted to use the same SSD style as the MBA but was going to allow for 2 drives to increase the capacity. This could require 2 SATA ports for the drives plus an additional one for the Superdrive.
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Can't wait for the update. I wonder if the redesign could include darker aluminum.
Can't wait for the update. I wonder if the redesign could include darker aluminum.
Not necessarily. The current Macbook Pros use two SATA ports for the internal hard/flash drive and the optical drive. Apple may have very well been planning to replicate that setup by using two SATA 3.0 ports. After the error came out, it may have decided to switch to the two unaffected SATA 6.0 ports. Why wouldn't Apple use the SATA 6.0 ports over the 3.0 ports from the beginning? Perhaps for power consumption reasons but it's decided to take the hit on battery life - which may be pretty minor anyway - in order to avoid a longer delay.
This theory jibes with the rumored minor delay. It takes some time to swap out port connectors for already manufactured notebooks but it doesn't take that long.
Other possibility: Apple was planning to use the defective port 2 for optical disk drives only. Maybe the 17" will keep the ODD in the next revision (aka the 13/15" will lose the ODD), which would mean that they are now rewiring the ODD in the 17" to port 0/1, and are not having any problems with the smaller MBPs as they might not have any ODD.
That's what I'm thinking. I already got zapped by the NVIDIA chip-set debacle from my 2006 MacBook Pro. I want to get a new BMP, but I'll be waiting in the wings on this one, thank you.
redesign?
Do you think it will show a redesign? or just change the interior of the macbook pro, I whant to replace my silver keys macbook pro with a latest release but think of waiting to next or maybe 2 release of the redesign macbook when will that be? I dont know
Do you think it will show a redesign? or just change the interior of the macbook pro, I whant to replace my silver keys macbook pro with a latest release but think of waiting to next or maybe 2 release of the redesign macbook when will that be? I dont know
How long does it usually take to find out if they have any bugs? I won;t be getting one until June, so do you think that is enough time to see how they are?