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MacBook Pro Specs Leaked? SSD, Better Battery, New Technology?

camelsnot said:
You do realize most of them get their panels from the same manufacturers? They base their designs on what they can sell the laptop for. The lower end stuff uses cheaper parts, thus keeping the price down. Typically anything around the same specs of the MBPs will be just as good, and cheaper.
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Just because they come from the same manufacturer, doesn't mean they're going to be identical. Your claim doesn't necessarily refute what buddy was saying. Most, if not all, dispaly manufacturers are going to have a low-end and high-end stuff.
 
aurichie said:
Why? You own a great laptop. I'm sure it has more than enough horsepower to meet your needs. I use some fairly CPU/GPU intensive applications and I can tell you I don't feel the need to upgrade my 2009 MacBook Pro with its ageing 2.8 Ghz Core2Duo processor.

I did do a clean install on my MPB laptop recently though. I'm not sure if Apple computers are supposed to suffer from the same bitrot that destroys Windows installs over time. But I was encountering a lot of beachballs and generally sluggish performance especially 5-10 mins into a reboot or wake from sleep. I tried all the usual fixes. Disk Utility, Fix Permissions, Reset PRAM, cleaning caches etc. Nothing worked until I did a clean reinstall. Now the machine is running like a dream again.

These new MBPs to look nice. But I don't need one. And I won't be rushing to blow thousands on a new laptop when my existing model is more than adequate for my needs. I used to buy a new Windows laptop every 18 months. I definitely no longer feel the need since I started using OSX as my primary operating system. And that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. 🙂
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I have latest and greatest syndrome lol. I know I have a great laptop and I dont need to replace it anytime soon, but because of my unfortunate condition i'm compelled to drool over new MBP's lol.
 
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AvengedX7 said:
Do you guys think this is enough of a change to return my current 13" (i'm still under return policy) and get the new one?

Please give me some opinions
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Im in the same boat, just picked up my first mac - 13" MBP on Saturday at Best Buy. I understand that they have a 14 day return policy but I also read that they extend the return policy to 45 days for Reward Zone Premiere members, which I am.

In any regards I just joined this forum today and have been a Windows person for 20 years. Dont get me wrong Windows 7 is awesome, but I am just looking to expand my knowledge on OS X. I really love this thing and find new things that I just go wow about each hour I use it.

To be honest the Macbook really is a great peice of hardware and almost..almost for the $1200 I shelled out for it. It replaced my 2 month old Dell Studio 15r with an i5 cpu - I dont miss it!

Back on topic... Do you think that the new Macbooks will even be available for purchase on Thursday? I would be willing to return it this weekend and pick up the new one if its the same price point.

I dont want to go without a laptop for more than a week as I need it for work.

Glad to be a part of the Mac world now.
 
Sorry to go wildly off topic but can someone tell me if Streetview (in google earth) is more CPU or GPU intensive? I like to cruise around the streets in streetview and it used to get my MBA (late 2010 13") fans running like nothing else.

Thanks, and sorry again for going off topic😀
 
16GB isn't enough. I have a 25GB SSD with only the OS and apps and it has 8GB free! So not only does that leave no space for app expansion it leaves very little wear-leveling space.

I believe they meant a 160GB SSD.
 
I find it hilarious

I find it hilarious that Apple and Intel will announce lightpeak in both the MacBook Pros and Ipad2 very soon. All the new competing tablets just got so screwed. They are so obsolete before they even ship..

Hahahaha
 
Adidas Addict said:
Sorry to go wildly off topic but can someone tell me if Streetview (in google earth) is more CPU or GPU intensive? I like to cruise around the streets in streetview and it used to get my MBA (late 2010 13") fans running like nothing else.

Thanks, and sorry again for going off topic😀
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Its all programmed in JavaScript, so it doesn't use the GPU at all only the CPU.
 
Vantage Point said:
HD on all models can't correct. Many people my age would have trouble with eye strain.
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Just because it goes up to HD doesn't mean you are forced to use it. Perhaps if someone had been nice enough to show you how to change the Res.

As for the machines. I just want to know about my PCI slot. Because if there isn't one for me to use my eSATA card, I'm keeping my current 17 inch and previous 15 for a while longer
 
300D said:
16GB isn't enough. I have a 25GB SSD with only the OS and apps and it has 8GB free! So not only does that leave no space for app expansion it leaves very little wear-leveling space.

I believe they meant a 160GB SSD.
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It isn't meant for your apps, it is meant for the OS alone, quick boot times etc and 16gb is enough for that.
 
300D said:
16GB isn't enough. I have a 25GB SSD with only the OS and apps and it has 8GB free! So not only does that leave no space for app expansion it leaves very little wear-leveling space.

I believe they meant a 160GB SSD.
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Generally when you use small SSD drives like this they are just for the OS and only the OS. Apps would be installed on the mechanical drive.
 
My take on the Superdrive...

My first reaction was... give up my drive??? Then I thought about it and the last time I put a disk in the Drive was maybe 6 months ago. And before that... who know's when. It's not a big feature anymore given that 99% of my content comes from the web.

So... I'm guessing the days of the optical drive are numbered. This is also I think why Apple just avoided the BluRay drives... why start something you're going to kill in a couple years anyways? That has been the Apple way in the last decade. If a tech is dead or dying, let it die and move on. And so far they've been right in the long run.

I think the SSD drive for the OS is brilliant. It's going to make the Mac experience all the better.

Can't wait to see reality.
 
skiltrip said:
I can't see most of that actually happening.

An option to replace ODD with SSD means either two different unibodies, a MBP with a useless slit in it, or a MBP with a plug of some sort in it's slit.

None of those sound like Apple's style.
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They have two unibody shells for the Mac Mini, one with a drive slot and one without. Doing the same for a MBP doesn't seem that out of line.
 
So everything is in place.

MacBooks announce with new technology based on Light Peak presented by Intel.

Next week, new iPad with Light Peak, at least the copying of files should be faster than USB 2.0. I always hated to transfer music or videos to my iPod due to it being slow.

I guess every hardware refresh will now have Light Peak installed.

Cool.
 
roocka said:
I find it hilarious that Apple and Intel will announce lightpeak in both the MacBook Pros and Ipad2 very soon. All the new competing tablets just got so screwed. They are so obsolete before they even ship..

Hahahaha
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Because they can't use the masses of useful lightpeak hardware we'll be swimming in from friday?
 
just a quick question, are Macbooks generally released worldwide at the same itme, or to be more specific, to the UK? Off the top of my head I can remember the iPad having a short delay to get to England, but I can seem to remember in regards to Macbooks.
 
Discoverer said:
What is with all the hate towards SuperDrive? None of you rip audio CD's anymore?
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Oh I most certainly do! However, I generally don't need to when I'm on the go. I've got two hard drives in my 15" i7 MBP (120 GB OWC SSD + Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB = awesome!). This MCE Optibay deal came with an enclosure for my 'superdrive', and I often do hook it up. It's completely plug-and-play. Unfortunately DVD Player has stopped recognising it as a proper DVD-Video drive. Otherwise, it's fantastic. I hear what you're saying.
 
archer75 said:
Generally when you use small SSD drives like this they are just for the OS and only the OS. Apps would be installed on the mechanical drive.
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The rumor yesterday indicated it would be for the OS and some of the most common applications used. Not sure if they are "pre-picked" apps (like Safari and iTunes), or if it is based on your own personal usage. It would be cool if you could allocate an App to load onto the SSD... like Photoshop or Indesign which is like watching grass grow to launch.
 
Well, I just received some information from another source about new MBP, which is also said to be trusted, some of them are the same as OP's, here are something different:

- amorphous alloy body, stronger than current aluminium
- small look and feel changes, including rounded edge rather than current sharp edge
- weights are lighter than OP's
 
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300D said:
16GB isn't enough. I have a 25GB SSD with only the OS and apps and it has 8GB free! So not only does that leave no space for app expansion it leaves very little wear-leveling space.

I believe they meant a 160GB SSD.
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It's more than enough for the OS itself, it is not for using your applications with. Snow Leopard itself is less than 8GB in size.

Wear leveling is required when you're doing a lot of writing. In this case, the main OS/SSD is mostly being used for reading, except from when it is time for update/upgrades. Apple could also go with 16GB SLC flash instead of MLC.

This is basically Apple's version of Intel's Robson technology. A read-only fast *cache* for the OS only.

It is possible that Apple will move the most common applications to the SSD for you in the background.
 
GAH! I am ridiculously excited!! And I'm also sure I'll feel like my April '10 15" MBP will feel old as soon as they drop these new ones 😛!
 
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