It is in terms of the screen. I wouldn't want to use an 11" or 13" screen for gaming either, but if I had to choose, I'd pick the one with the higher resolution . . . . or hook it up to a larger display.
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It is in terms of the screen. I wouldn't want to use an 11" or 13" screen for gaming either, but if I had to choose, I'd pick the one with the higher resolution . . . . or hook it up to a larger display.
Dude, revenue is one of the least interesting numbers in accounting, profit is much more interesting, especially in this discussion.
Also, number of items sold is more important, because you were talking about the number of people who buy an MBP compared to the amount of people who buy an iPad, so yes, number of items sold is more important.
I don't want this to end up in a flame war, so please reply in a PM if you need a class in economics.
Just to get clearance on this, assuming from the leaks from german, and french sources, are they getting a world wide release? I'm in London with access to three apple stores, so getting it via Apple isn't a problem, I'm just wondering if there is a time delay between release as I've no idea on previous track record.
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Guess my Wishlist of
1440x900
Core i5
Nvidia 330
Ssd for os
Less than $1450 probably won't happen. That stinks.
Guess my Wishlist of
1440x900
Core i5
Nvidia 330
Ssd for os
Less than $1450 probably won't happen. That stinks.
First, it's not that I refuse to "step up" to the 15". If you check my sig, you'll see I got a 15" MBP when they released the 9600 cards. The 9600 *was* a decent GPU. The thing is, for a laptop that I use every day for work and school, I hate the 15" and 17" form factors. I'd personally buy an Air in a second if it could handle my work load; but in reality, it struggles a bit.
So, the 13" MBP is just about the perfect size/performance. The *only* thing holding it back is the screen and GPU. I'm not asking for a badass, top-of-the-line card; I want a step up. A GT330, maybe. A 335 would be GREAT, but I know that it just wouldn't work with the thermal limits of the chassis.
Yeah, it might hurt battery a bit; but that's why we have Optimus now. Just want to type on Word and browse the net? Enjoy about 12 hrs of battery? When I need to spend the day in Photoshop and Illustrator, I could expect a solid 7 or 8 hours out of it. But, in the cases when I'm away from my gaming desktop, or want to go to a LAN party with my buddies, I could grab my small 13" MBP, and enjoy some L4D2, Black Ops, and Battlefield for 4 hours or so.
Secondly, while I agree in its current iteration, just throwing a different GPU in the model would likely be difficult and require increased lines/manpower. But, for all the accolades and praise Apple gets for their engineering abilities and designs; you'd think they could have nipped the problem in the bud from the beginning.
Let me say, I'm as big of a fan of Apple as anyone here (well, almost.
). And I understand the whole "Well, Apple won't ever put a good GPU in the 13", so just deal with it."But, whhhhhyyyy? Charge me $200 for a $40 upgrade. I honestly don't care. And, judging from this thread, there's a HUGE market for getting a decent GPU in the 13". Anecdotal, I know, but I'm sure I could convince a few of my friends to get a MBP if they started actually caring about what GPUs they put in their computers.
Apple has moved to using a sensor capable of 1280x1024 pixels, but when accessed using provided APIs, the image is re-sampled to 640x480 pixels. However, Quartz Composer allows access to the 1280x1024 pixel video stream. The built-in iSight can also be used in the Photo Booth application.
Yes i was right. phew!!!!!!!!
Yes i was right. phew!!!!!!!!
Sure, but if we're talking screen alone, I can refer to the MBP 17" and wonder why it doesn't have dual 5870's like the M17x. We have to be realistic to the form factor and components used.
Everyone said the same thing about the name iPad before it became official. Remember all the MaxiPad photoshops?
Yes, without any trouble. Probably around 90-100 fps on low settings, according to notebookcheck.net
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-3000.37948.0.html
Running 10.6.6 apparently
http://www.9to5mac.com/53461/macboo...ac-MacAllDay+(9+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence)
http://www.9to5mac.com/53461/macboo...ac-MacAllDay+(9+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence)
GOD EFFIN' HELL!
Can't those buffoons capture the whole MacBook (Pro) or box? I would love to discern whether there is MacBook or MacBook Pro written all over the stupid box. It really seems like these rumors are trickling out just slow enough to keep us stupid Apple addicts refreshing their stupid rumor pages all day long.
I'm fed up and angry, does it show?
Rant over.
Can't those buffoons capture the whole MacBook (Pro) or box? I would love to discern whether there is MacBook or MacBook Pro written all over the stupid box. It really seems like these rumors are trickling out just slow enough to keep us stupid Apple addicts refreshing their stupid rumor pages all day long.
I'm fed up and angry, does it show?
Rant over.
Yeah, but asking for a bump from the 220 to a 320 or a bit better is a lot different than asking for two massive, energy-sucking GPUs in a laptop that's just a couple square inches bigger.
The M11x, yes, is a bit thicker. But it's also a lot shorter and nearly as wide. If Apple would get rid of the Superdrive, I'm sure they could figure it out..
Thunderbolt (or rather LightPeak) comes from the PC world. What do you think Intel represents? Apple will not be the only company offering LP. Sony was reported to be part of the announcement.