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

Popeye206 said:
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.
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I'm sure it will include everything that is part of a default OSX install such as safari and itunes. Of course itunes music and such would be on the secondary drive.

It wouldn't surprise me if they had an option to replace the secondary mechanical drive with a large SSD for those who want it.
 
MikhailT said:
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.
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So, for the non-SSD part, if you replace it with a hybrid drive such like Momentus XT, you then get 4GB extra SSD for applications?
 
hzxu said:
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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i loove this post! who told you that?
 
Manacit said:
Its all programmed in JavaScript, so it doesn't use the GPU at all only the CPU.
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How do you explain WebGL ? Being programmed in a language means nothing as far as using the CPU or GPU. A browser's Javascript interpreter could very well be GPU accelerated using something like OpenCL or CUDA or could use things like OpenGL for certain graphic manipulations (like the aforementionned WebGL).

Of course you were right on browsers not using hardware accelerated Javascript interpreters, you were just wrong in your choice of words.
 
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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So people are going to be wetting their pants at the speed of a file transfer. Lol, how exciting, how very Intel :)
 
Popeye206 said:
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.
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You mean just because you don't use the drive means everyone else doesn't use it? I hated to give out insults but what is the logic behind that? Anyways, download might be ready in a few years but right now blu-ray still crown kings, it will be like not using gasoline car and switch to electric car right now when the infratstructure doesnt even ready for the switch.
 
hzxu said:
So, for the non-SSD part, if you replace it with a hybrid drive such like Momentus XT, you then get 4GB extra SSD for applications?
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If you replace the HD with something like Momentus XT (which are starting to be a bad idea as many people are experiencing issues with it now), you'll be able to use the 4GB cache for your applications because you no longer have the OS stored on the drive. So the most used files on the drive becomes your applications.
 
Winnychan213 said:
I just don't get the point of making a thinner laptop, I have no such need for a thin laptop (doesnt mean that other people don't though), and would rather have a laptop that can fulfill my need. (Quad core, blu-ray, great graphic card and a great OS)
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You're obviously not on the same wavelength as Apple. I love my Macbook Air more than my previous 13" MBP and haven't looked back. I think the reason Apple continues to sell the 17" MBP is to obviously satisfy those users who require more power, but I personally am intrigued and excited to see things keep going thinner and lighter in the evolution of Apple's mobile computing business.
 
i wonder if after retiring the macbook regular theyd create a completely different laptop?
 
ravenvii said:
Heh, my eyes would go bust with that resolution on that size of screen!
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Higher resolution doesn't mean everything has to be smaller. Text would be infinitely more readable, for example. Just think retina display on the iPhone. It doesn't make anything smaller, quite the contrary. I would certainly buy a 300 dpi screen, regardless of cost.
 
Winnychan213 said:
You cannot be serious, are you? I mean check the top 5 sellers in the apple store, the air isn't even on the top 5. Base on your logic, just because a lot of people buy the white macbook with the optical drive, I can safely agree that for most people, most of the time, there is a need for the optical drive
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Or, perhaps a more clear wording would have been that the need to have an optical drive on the go just isn't that important for many people. Think back to when Apple began ditching ADB and SCSI (which actually did suck) and serial ports from their machines when they released the new iMacs. It sucked at first, but looking back - within a couple of years - no biggie, right? Maybe you weren't using Macs then.

Just because people buy a white MacBook or 13" MBP, doesn't mean they did simply because it has an optical drive, and the Airs do not. As of today, the 13" 1199 (US) MacBook Pro is indeed the best bang-for-yer-buck of all the Apple portables. I've talked people out of buying Airs, simply because you ARE paying more for LESS computer with an Air. I'm not saying the optical drive is irrelevant, but most people simply do not burn many discs. They e-mail, or use USB thumb drives, and so on. Video rental stores all over are closing up shop, so even at home, a lot of people are preferring piracy, or Netflix, and so on (iTunes, etc.).
 
Icaras said:
You're obviously not on the same wavelength as Apple. I love my Macbook Air more than my previous 13" MBP and haven't looked back. I think the reason Apple continues to sell the 17" MBP is to obviously satisfy those users who require more power, but I personally am intrigued and excited to see things keep going thinner and lighter in the evolution of Apple's mobile computing business.
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I myself wish they were like twenty times thicker. That would be killer. Then I could bash peoples skulls in with it when I was mad..
 
MikhailT said:
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.
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sorry whats OP?

where is this source of yours?

can you post a link? even if its not in english?
 
ldellx3 said:
i wonder if after retiring the macbook regular theyd create a completely different laptop?
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I kinda think it's partly what they meant by the Air being the future. The Air will take the place of the Macbook. Also, there will be the lower end Pro.
 
I unloaded my mid-2010 13" MBP this weekend in anticipation of the upcoming refresh, and I will be thrilled if even the higher resolution screen and higher-capacity battery make their way into the latest revision (not all that concerned about whether we get the option for an i5 processor as long as the clock speed is comparable to that of my old MBP; I'd welcome a matte screen option, but will probably just opt for the glossy version if the matte screen upgrade costs more than $50; and frankly, 2 USB ports was plenty for me, so anything in addition to that, especially a LightPeak port, would be more of a bonus). please, though, Apple- whatever you do, don't get rid of my ODD (yet)... I use mine on a daily basis for work, school and my home audio needs, and I'm years away from being ready (or even able) to make the switch away from one.

on that note, I hate to say it (since I'm a grown adult :)), but I can already tell I'm going to be acting like a little kid on Christmas Eve come Thursday morning!
 
How does this work w/ 16 gb ssd for OS and assuming they have 2nd drive for data. That's' fine and all but what happens if you want to buy a new ssd(faster) and replace both??

?????
 
KnightWRX said:
How do you explain WebGL ? Being programmed in a language means nothing as far as using the CPU or GPU. A browser's Javascript interpreter could very well be GPU accelerated using something like OpenCL or CUDA or could use things like OpenGL for certain graphic manipulations (like the aforementionned WebGL).

Of course you were right on browsers not using hardware accelerated Javascript interpreters, you were just wrong in your choice of words.
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Much like you said, no current browser uses GPU/hardware accelerated JavaScript. Unless he was using streetview on a completely new JavaScript interpreter that's different than any current in-browser implementation, its a safe assumption that, because its JavaScript and not flash or Java, its not using the gpu. Flash and Java both support some level of hardware acceleration, but at the present moment, JavaScript in safari or any other browser does not.

While not completely and totally factually correct, I explained that it wasn't using the GPU without being pedantic, but instead tersely.
 
If the rumor is true, at 1.8kg or roughly 3.9-4lb, I think there is a good chance they kept the super drive in the 13 inch model.

For comparison's sake my 13 inch asus ul30vt is 3.3lb,and it does not have a optical drive
 
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