iSight was already rebranded FaceTime Camera. It sounds like Apple is FINALLY using a HD camera.
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MacBook Pro Specs, LightPeak Known As ThunderBolt?
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iSight was already rebranded FaceTime Camera. It sounds like Apple is FINALLY using a HD camera.
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In 3Dmark06 its faster
Uh, the same page you cited. The specs that matter are at the bottom.
Can anyone stop me from refreshing this page and the mainpage? MR got quite a lot of page hits from me today!
IDK if I can sleep tonight...
IDK if I can sleep tonight...
10 Mb/s is nothing to sneeze at. The alternative would be USB 3 which is half the speed.
Do you think March 2nd's event will mention anything about the Pros?
they HAVE to not just because a large part of the population will be dissapointed..but because assuming they come out tomorrow there will be major talking..
MBP chip speculation cont.
Hey guys, just a quick thanks to everyone that rightly corrected me about the i5 2.3 GHz chips, there is an OEM i5-2410M at 2.3 GHz at 35W.
I've changed some of my predictions mostly due to the TDP difference (also the cost differences too).
Please see my thread at https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11974874#post11974874
Hey guys, just a quick thanks to everyone that rightly corrected me about the i5 2.3 GHz chips, there is an OEM i5-2410M at 2.3 GHz at 35W.
I've changed some of my predictions mostly due to the TDP difference (also the cost differences too).
Please see my thread at https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11974874#post11974874
Do you know why apple has chosen to turn their light peak into a display port look alike? I think they are going to emphasis there thunderbolt on monitors and such with a minor on data, while INtel uses it to push data (hence the USB 3 hybrid ) IMO this way apple will use the thunderbolt tech to bolster there mobile technology. and ultimatly to push there living room ambitions. ( why would they push such great tech in the form of the existing displayport.)
The public wants an ODD-less MBP with SSD, Light Peak and priced under $1K.
Remove Light Peak from that list and you pretty much got a base model MacBook Air?
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-3000.37948.0.html
Notebookcheck reports 18% better performance comparing to the GeForce 320M and way less power usage so I wouldnt worry.
Lightpeak paired with no SSD?
Is it just me, or does it make no sense what-so-ever that you would have Lightpeak on a machine that doesn't have an SSD? The limiting factor would be the harddrive would it not? Seems fishy...
edit: for some reason I mixed up internal and external SSDs, my bad. But still, lightpeak would be good for external hard drive solutions, but how many external SSD solutions are really out there? Unless it has some other great uses besides external hard drives, but I don't know what any of them are.
Is it just me, or does it make no sense what-so-ever that you would have Lightpeak on a machine that doesn't have an SSD? The limiting factor would be the harddrive would it not? Seems fishy...
edit: for some reason I mixed up internal and external SSDs, my bad. But still, lightpeak would be good for external hard drive solutions, but how many external SSD solutions are really out there? Unless it has some other great uses besides external hard drives, but I don't know what any of them are.
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So now that I've got this refurb ACD should I seriously consider returning it? I don't need to be cutting edge but since I am within my return window should I consider it? As it stands it can only operate as a display and with no additional port it can't be daisy chained. This is something I don't plan on replacing with any frequency so if in 6months time it uses up the only Thunderbolt port and can only be used as a monitor maybe it should go back.
Thoughts?
maybe thunderbolt carries over the same high speeds through the usb ports on your acd?
I don't entirely see what you're trying to point out on the right side but the left side is likely just the plastic covering that typically comes on macbooks/macbook pros when first opened. That would also explain the apparent reflectivity of the area to the right of that line.
Yeah? You must think the current Apple keyboards are the worst too, because they're just about exactly the same.
Touchpad preference is personal. Works just fine for me. I don't need gimmicky multi-touch.
Could be he's referring to the transfer speed of light peak/thunderbolt being higher than the read/write speed of a HDD.
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same. i think its prolly not gonna get released tmrw. even if it does, i know i m gonna be dissapointed. i hope they didnt do the same crap on the 15'' as they did on the 13''
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Maximum write speeds of typical HDDs are in the ballpark of 50-100MB/s, and I believe SATA can handle up to 150MB/s.. So my question is, if Lightpeak is being used on external hard drives mainly, what is the point if all hard disk drives these days to slow to get any benifit from Lightpeak? I guess they are geared up to support future external SSDs, but still, seems pointless, which common user uses external SSD hard drives?
Not sure what other types of products LIghtpeak will be used for, but I envision storage solutions to be the primary one.