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MacBook Pro Specs Leaked? SSD, Better Battery, New Technology?
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I'd argue theyre AHEAD of the future. Physical media is going away. pulling the SuperDrive. Why add another physical drive? The machines are bluray capable if you have 1080p digital copy. I happen to have 125 or more all digital 1080p. Three years and all those bluray drives in windows machines will be going away.
For the average consumer now it doesn't matter if they have an ODD. However, I do realize that many ppl use it for work or school. I was just stating a point 🙂
so on the 13", if you use an optibay, you can add an extra HD instead of ODD, in other words, it's got 3 drives, same deal as the 15".
You do not get it. Two options:
a) Built-in OOD + 1 TB HDD + external 1 TB HDD
b) Built-in 1 TB HDD + second built-in 1 TB HDD
If you need 2 TB once per week and an optical drive once per month, you would need to carry an external device with you 50 times/year with option (a) and 12 times/year with option (b).
Which option would be preferable, the option that requires you to carry external devices more often with you or the one which requires this less?
Riiight, because the only difference between a Macbook Air and a Macbook Pro is an optical drive.
Firewire is an absolute MUST for me. I have a $400 Firewire 8-channel audio interface that is my home base for audio recording, and I'd rather not have to sell it. Unless they either have a light peak -> Firewire converter on day one, I'm out of the camp that will be able to purchase this thing.
Secondly, I'm going to need to instantly upgrade to a 500GB drive to hold all my audio VI samples. Obviously, that means no SSD (thankfully, doesn't look like it's going to happen). As long as I can swap out what measly drive they put in there with a 7200rpm 500GB, I'll be happy.
Third, it would be NICE if they kept the optical. Not a requirement, but nice. First of all, I'm going to need to re-install everything once I swap out the HD, and to do that, I'm going to want DVDs. I also have a 13+DVD Library of audio VIs that are going to be a PAIN to install if I don't have an optical.
Best outcome: they introduce Light Peak AND keep the Fire 800. Or they have a cheap Light Peak -> Fire converter out on day one.
Secondly, I'm going to need to instantly upgrade to a 500GB drive to hold all my audio VI samples. Obviously, that means no SSD (thankfully, doesn't look like it's going to happen). As long as I can swap out what measly drive they put in there with a 7200rpm 500GB, I'll be happy.
Third, it would be NICE if they kept the optical. Not a requirement, but nice. First of all, I'm going to need to re-install everything once I swap out the HD, and to do that, I'm going to want DVDs. I also have a 13+DVD Library of audio VIs that are going to be a PAIN to install if I don't have an optical.
Best outcome: they introduce Light Peak AND keep the Fire 800. Or they have a cheap Light Peak -> Fire converter out on day one.
install gfxstatus and have the mbp switch graphics automatically when you're on battery / shore power and you'll use the 9600gt more, and appreciate it also.
No, no, no! Just because someone needs to burn discs, or rip discs, or play games, doesn't mean that they need to buy an external drive that used to be included in the macbook.🙄
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My Best Buy never has the latest Apple stuff until weeks afterward, so this isn't surprising and likely doesnt mean anything. I've asked them before about this and they usually say they're waiting for the Apple display people to come in and reset the table. Likelier than not the refresh is happening this week and Best buy won't have the new ones on display until March.
Mantis1996 said:
My Best Buy never has the latest Apple stuff until weeks afterward, so this isn't surprising and likely doesnt mean anything. I've asked them before about this and they usually say they're waiting for the Apple display people to come in and reset the table. Likelier than not the refresh is happening this week and Best buy won't have the new ones on display until March.
Are you high? The performance increase of a good SSD is palpable. XBench on a MBP i7 2.8 w/ SSD = 339 compared to XBench of same machine with clean 7200 500GB HDD = 164. That's a 100% performance increase.
Yeah, I am guessing that Apple might drop optical drives next year. I too stopped using CDs/discs. I put my music on my MP3 player. I have all my movies in MKV format on my terabyte drives. I transfer files through the network or on thumbdrives. If anyone gives me a disc, I just copy the files to my computer and then throw it away.
There will still be need for blurays in the near future because they can hold 50gb of data. Once we start seeing 64gb SD cards we can expect that the next generation Hollywood media will be a flash memory card. Discs have a lag time which I hate. I wish the ISPs would start giving you 50mbps speeds so we can watch streaming FullHD videos.
Well, they're new for Arkansas! 😉
Sorry man, as a fellow Southerner I couldn't resist. Didn't want some Yankee takin' your lay-up. I'm sure this is just supply working through the system. Maybe they'll make you a deal on one. I think we're gettin' new MBPs this week, even down South. 😀
kakapo
macrumors member
Yes, but for the price you'll apparently get a dual core i3 CPU. With many manufacturers you barely get a quad core i7 for that price.
that explains why there are still a lot of people buying optical disc in movies/applications/music, because for some reason they are not average consumer to you : P
I do apologize for somewhat overreacting though, its just that point just doesn't make any sense and somehow a lot of people keep using it.
BSmith9518
macrumors member
I DO agree, wholeheartedly! 😀
Right on, brotha. Stop arguing about it, and just don't choose the damn option. 😡
SPEEDwithJJ
macrumors 65816
Yes, unfortunately that's 100% true. 😱 But what is wrong with that, especially when I can buy what I want on an optical disc? 😕
i know someone who just bought a MBP 13" 2 weeks ago, can they return it and get the "upgraded one" thursday for no charge if it is still the same price?
Jphillippe
macrumors regular
I know this discussion is getting ridiculous..and it's really sad how steve jobs did brainwash these people. DVD's and CD's would become obsolete when they stop making the DVDs and CDs, there is still a market for them, and I for example use the MACBOOK PRO to edit soccer videos for little kids league and I sell every copy I burn to a DVD...it just wouldn't be a pro feature to not have an integrated optical drive...sometimes I want to edit on the go, and having an external optical is just absurd and takes away from the mobility...APPLE is really getting ridiculous with this taking out/putting back features..
All in all i'm excited for this refresh but at the same time I'm scared because I know for sure we will lose something, whether it's the SD, the firewire, or something IDK, but it's typical apple to leave features so people can be brainwashed into buying their next generation of overpriced products.
BSmith9518
macrumors member
Maybe ten or fifteen. Internet speeds need to vastly improve before that happens.
ECUpirate44
macrumors 603
They will most likely have that config in the stores. If not, just order online.
He's then going to say Glossy or Matte and your going to say.........
