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

[ldellx3]

A Chinese forum, the OP also said he got this information from some other website.

well i guess ill find out

 

[PK44]

A Chinese forum, the OP also said he got this information from some other website.

There are a bunch of sites/forums making these claims.

It's easy to get lost in the thousand rumors.

 

[Winnychan213]

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.).

Optical drive obviously have more use than to burn disc, wake me up when games/large applications are avaliable via USB, right now most of them are avaliable in dvd/blu-ray format. Steam doesn't work for me because my download speed is slow.

Also, downloading a video/movie vs just buying the blu-ray/dvd in best buy. I choose the latter one, thank you very much. And base on stats most people agree with me too, I just want something that "just works" instead of waiting hours just to download a movie.

 

[ghsDUDE]

Apple wouldn't put out a computers with ports that would wear down over time for a known reason.

Yeah you're right...I'm just a worry wort about that since I've been saving forever.

So my last 3 questions for you (sorry if I'm bugging ya.)

1) With everything I listed that I do on my Laptop you're pretty confident I'll be fine with the 15inch i5? (I'll get the 500gb too)

2) These updates display options? I want a nice screen...Is there a huge difference with the Stock vs. HD vs. HD w/anti-glare? (Is the anti-glare not glossy?)

3) Should I buy Thursday or wait for the OS upgrade in Summer to save 100 and see if there are any initial bugs to fix?

 

[SirHaakon]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5)

That's a pretty lousy res on the 13".

Sony Vaio Z can manage 1920x1080 on their 13inch model.

Not trying to to flame, just thought screen tech was one of Apples prides.

And don't those Vaio's cost more than twice as much? I'm enjoying the 1440 res on my 13" Air. Any higher though and that's some serious squinting.

Are you squinting trying to see your iPhone 4? Higher density doesn't have to mean smaller objects on screen.

 

[mlynchmob16]

If the update is on thursday and there is no event what time does apple normally update their store to show new products. I know events normally start at 1 pm EST, so are site upgrades the same? Thanks.

 

[Adidas Addict]

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.

I'm not using streetview or google maps within a browser, just the application Google Earth current beta version which actually says OpenGL in the 'about' which was why I asked the question originally:

Google Earth 6.0.1.2032 (beta)
Build Date 12/10/2010
Build Time 10:09:56 pm
Renderer OpenGL
Operating System Mac OS X (10.6.6)
Video Driver ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO OpenGL Engine (2.1 ATI-1.6.26)
Max Texture Size 8192x8192
Server kh.google.com

 

[vvhore]

Guys. It's on like Donkey Kong.

 

[SirHaakon]

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Apple wouldn't put out a computers with ports that would wear down over time for a known reason.

Yeah you're right...I'm just a worry wort about that since I've been saving forever.

So my last 3 questions for you (sorry if I'm bugging ya.)

1) With everything I listed that I do on my Laptop you're pretty confident I'll be fine with the 15inch i5? (I'll get the 500gb too)

2) These updates display options? I want a nice screen...Is there a huge difference with the Stock vs. HD vs. HD w/anti-glare? (Is the anti-glare not glossy?)

3) Should I buy Thursday or wait for the OS upgrade in Summer to save 100 and see if there are any initial bugs to fix?

Lion won't be $100.

 

[ldellx3]

There are a bunch of sites/forums making these claims.

It's easy to get lost in the thousand rumors.

welll this is a dream..1549...lord that would be a good day

 

[mbear]

I already have a MBP 15 with high res matte screen, i5 and 128gb SSD in place of the Superdrive. It's great.

Glad Apple are going to make this the official way forward

My only concern with introducing Light Peak if that they'll finally ditch Firewire - so in some ways I'm glad I have the old model (though could do with 10 hours of battery life)!

ps 128gb is only just big enough for my system and users folder (which includes my docs and mail). The iTunes library is farmed out to the other disk (a momentus xt 512)

 

[Yebubbleman]

So the 13" retains the superdrive. LAME! Please don't be true.

If any of their machines does, it'll be this one.

For some reason I really doubt this report. Some random French site all of sudden finding out such details is suspect. Just my thoughts.

I kinda agree.

No more white MacBook?

Does that mean entry level Aluminum MacBook will now be $1099?

One would hope.

Maybe they'll denounce the 13" MacBook Pro back to being just a MacBook?

CALLED IT!!!

Wake me up when Apple gets on board with the future and integrates Blu-Ray.

An HD screen with crappy worthless streaming media. Sweet!!!

+1

No, it says 2 lines of 13"....

Maybe a basic 13" Aluminum Macbook with no FW (Light Peak instead), no SSD, and no optical drive.

$999?

An Air and a 13" MBP is what's meant by that.

Hmm, you'd think that would be the other way round (given that the 15" is larger therefore would have a larger battery)

No, the 15" has a discrete GPU which demands more power. That's why the 13" Pro has had a better battery life than the 15" models.

Uh, the white macbook is the ugly duckling in the entire mac line, they should kill it asap. It's the only non-metal product they sell. Individuality? Are they selling white plastic imacs along with the aluminum ones? No, cause they're outdated. Apple stands to gain from killing the white macbook, as its the least sleek product they sell and looks out of place. The iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iMac, mac mini, etc don't seem to have trouble selling bc of their lack of 'individuality' and neither will their notebook line.

I can't take your comment seriously, bro.

I'm not following the point of the 3rd USB port on the 13" MBP - anybody who's seen the logic board of one knows there's not any room to add one without either sticking it someplace weird (other side?) or dropping one of the other ports. Given the slow uptake of USB3 by Intel, it seems unlikely that Apple would drop the FW800 port for a *slower* USB2 port...

The other alternative is that the source couldn't tell the difference between USB and Light Peak (some of the prototype connectors did look similar).

It wouldn't be much more of a hassle to replace the one port for the other, though I fail to see the logic of it. I'd never want one unless we have a Lightpeak Target Disk mode to replace the huge boon of FireWire Target Disk mode, which I use on a daily basis.

If there's still an option for the Superdrive that means that the dimensions won't be very different from the old MBP's. Too bad. I wonder, where are all these people who use their Superdrives regularly when they're away from home or work (where they could easily attach an external Superdrive)?

I personally don't know a single person who falls into that category. So I wonder why Apple can't create a niche product to cater to this small population, calling it perhaps "Macbook Dinosaur".

Instead they give an option for either Superdrive or internal SSD within the same unibody volume. Everybody knows that the dimensions of SSD are much less than a Superdrive, so there will be wasted space inside, which doesn't strike me as particularly elegant design.

Oh well...

You clearly haven't been to a college campus recently.

you mean demote... denounce is not correct... not at all...

True facts.

Am I the only one who is not for eliminating super drives...I mean I don't use them too often but it would suck to need them and not have the option. What if I want to watch a DVD that's not on itunes or netflix. CD's/Dvd's are nowhere near obsolete and they are a great way to store back ups of music or pictures...I'm not at all in for this idea of eliminating superdrive.

Nope, I'm here with you. Though I think the people in these forums are in the minority, but shhh, don't tell them that.

I pray to god they haven't removed firewire, and all will be well in the universe.

THIS!

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.

True facts.

 

[ldellx3]

Guys. It's on like Donkey Kong.

hey did you ever get those pics..

 

[madmacwin]

damn u apple. I've clicked refresh more in the past week than in my life twice over....

 

[hzxu]

Yeah you're right...I'm just a worry wort about that since I've been saving forever.

So my last 3 questions for you (sorry if I'm bugging ya.)

1) With everything I listed that I do on my Laptop you're pretty confident I'll be fine with the 15inch i5? (I'll get the 500gb too)

2) These updates display options? I want a nice screen...Is there a huge difference with the Stock vs. HD vs. HD w/anti-glare? (Is the anti-glare not glossy?)

3) Should I buy Thursday or wait for the OS upgrade in Summer to save 100 and see if there are any initial bugs to fix?

For 2rd point, I always prefer glossy screen as I like to put on a screen protector on it(like the one from moshi), it does not only protects screen from scratch, but also has matte option. So if it is already matte, I cannot imagine what will it look like if I put another matte shield onto it.

 

[ECUpirate44]

Yeah you're right...I'm just a worry wort about that since I've been saving forever.

So my last 3 questions for you (sorry if I'm bugging ya.)

1) With everything I listed that I do on my Laptop you're pretty confident I'll be fine with the 15inch i5? (I'll get the 500gb too)

2) These updates display options? I want a nice screen...Is there a huge difference with the Stock vs. HD vs. HD w/anti-glare? (Is the anti-glare not glossy?)

3) Should I buy Thursday or wait for the OS upgrade in Summer to save 100 and see if there are any initial bugs to fix?

1. i'm positive the i5 would suit your needs. The i7 is not that much faster.'

2. I think there is a huge difference. I love the 1680x 1050. There is also a huge difference between glossy vs antiglare. Mroogle it in my signiture.

3. Buy Thursday. It's silly to wait until the summer because of an OS upgrade. Buy now and enjoy!

 

[Winnychan213]

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.

yeah, i guess i am not in Apple's intended demographics then, but that doesnt mean i am not going to buy the next iphone though, can't wait for that to happen!

 

[Mattsasa]

I will name my first born "Apple" if the 13inch has an option for discrete GPU.

 

[DrJohnnyN]

damn u apple. I've clicked refresh more in the past week than in my life twice over....

Haha, right on.

 

[coder12]

The new port is obviously a Sega Megadrive cartridge port! It's on the bottom-left hand side of the case and you can play all of your old favorite games by hitting ^ ^ v v < > < > B A Return.

Seriously!

 

[ciTiger]

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.

Welcome to the club...

 

[jgbhardy]

I hope that doesn't mean they are nuking the FireWire port again...

Me too. I'm going to be buying one in a month or two. I was going to go for a 15" but I don't think I will have enough but I need the FireWire.
Everything else sounds good though, still a bit anxious about what will come out though.

 

[Mattsasa]

Haha, right on.

I know me too =(

I need a life

 

[ECUpirate44]

Welcome to the club...

Wanna form a club together? I'm sure were not the only ones.

 

[MickMcGeough]

welll this is a dream..1549...lord that would be a good day

Unpossible.