jfsouza said:
And what industry do you work in where the speed of your computer doesn't matter????
(maybe I'm a little jealous)
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MacBook Pro Upgrade At Photokina?
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And what industry do you work in where the speed of your computer doesn't matter????
(maybe I'm a little jealous)
I finally ordered my MacBook Pro after no announce at Photokina, even though I have been waiting for next Tuesday as long as many of you. Being without a notebook was affecting my ability to get things done.
I called to get an update on the estimated shipping date. My order information shows Oct 2nd as the ship date and Oct 4th as arrival.
I called to see if I could get it shipped sooner. They told me it was coming from China since I got the glossy display and the 7200 rpm hard drive.
What's the chance it has the Merom processor?
I called to get an update on the estimated shipping date. My order information shows Oct 2nd as the ship date and Oct 4th as arrival.
I called to see if I could get it shipped sooner. They told me it was coming from China since I got the glossy display and the 7200 rpm hard drive.
What's the chance it has the Merom processor?
Talk about taking things out of context... they can both have the same processor and one can still be of significant higher value than the other given the list of features I listed above. Usually the MBP TOL will have a faster version of that chip which the MB does not have...unstatusthequo said:
jfsouza said:
My point was that having a 64 bit processor in a MacBook while absent in the MacBook Pro is odd... as in:
MacBook Merom != MacBook Pro Yonah.
I think I agree with him. I just want an update. Something new, not the same thing they've been putting out for most of a year now, with the same prices they had back when the Yonah chip was the "top of the line" notebook processor.ct-scan said:
I think I would be somewhat upset if after all this waiting it just turns out to be a processor upgrade and nothing else. I would probably take Multimedia's advice and buy a low-end MB (Yonah or Merom) and hold out until Santa Rosa.
dmglover said:
I ordered mine the same day. It shipped this morning, and the order details show the same specs as what they were when I ordered them.
Neuroguy said:
Well - I'm ready to purchase the real thing whenever they get around to serving it up - soooooooooooooooon we hope.
Neuroguy said:
Actually, I think it is kind of a big deal. They put in a lot of effort on packing in some 20+ new features, as well as fixing some other issues from the previous.
On top of that, they're giving it away as a free upgrade?
I think that says a lot, really.
It would be like saying previous OS X users can upgrade to 10.5 for free, on a smaller scale of course though.
Looking at it, it's essentially the same thing.
Before someone comes out and flames me for this, just hear me out.
In software versioning, the world tends to increase the primary # only for huge changes.
For example, OS9 -> OS X, or FCSP 4 -> 5. etc.
The secondary update is increased for substantial improvements within the scope of the current primary version #.
For example, 10.2 -> 10.3 -> 10.4 -> 10.5
While improvements and innovations are made, they're still all OS X.
Apple tends to keep the same methodology for their other software lines as well.
So really, for them to bump Aperture up to 1.5, from 1.2 (or was it 1.1.x?), is a pretty significant update and improvement.
And they're letting users upgrade for free.
So, to the photography world, yes it is a big deal.
Of course, not near as big as announcing an updated notebook line.
dmglover said:
I don't know this for sure, but I assume that since Apple can produce multiple products at the same time, macbook, macbook pro, ipods, imac, mac pro, that they will also be able to simutaneously make the new merom macbook pro.
So, for those of you who are buying macbook pro's now... imagine if the one you ordered was built only a few feet away from the new merom version? Heh. That thought alone makes me want to wait. Although I am not pressed to upgrade at the moment, but I do plan on getting a new c2d macbook pro.
MB Speeds Will Remain Same But 2GHz Doubles L2 Shared Cache To 4MB
ME 2.ergle2 said:
Worse but faster. But I agree.rtharper said:And because having their pro-line have a worse processor than their consumer line is completely illogical?
Plus the MB speeds will not change anyway - only the size of the 2GHz L2 shared cache doubles up to 4MB which will a HUGE performance improvement and a much larger incentive to avoid the 1.83GHz Merom wihich retains the same meager 2MB L2 shared cache it already has.jfsouza said:
rectangular said:
Our suspicion is based on the premise that it is unlikely YMBPs would still be manufactured if they were already producing MMBPs. If his machine was built, say, sept 20th, then that could be evidence that apple has not yet started building MMBPs. At one point, theyll stop manufacturing YMBPs, wait till inventory clears, and then unleash the merom.
I wouldnt be surprised if the macbooks were updated before the MBPs, though. I know a lot of people think this wouldnt make sense, but if theyre not finished with the redesign of the MBP, they might start selling MMBs. MMBPs would follow shortly, though.
At this point, though, its up in the air, really. Im going mad with the speculation, scrounging the internet for any bit of info I can get, and only ending up with the same old articles ive read time and time again. More than ever, if you need the stinking thing, get it. I dont even care anymore if the new model comes out the week after. Ill be in the US in oct and im getting it the day the plane lands.
Multimedia said:
calling 2MB cache meager makes me chuckle
. I was not so long ago I had a 256kb Pentium and envyed the almighty 1MB the soaraway G4s had. I realize that youre comparing it with the 4MB and agree that best to steer clear of the crippled 1.83manic said:calling 2MB cache meager makes me chuckle
Irony intentional?
(that "crippled" 1.83GHz Merom probably pretty close to matches current 2.0GHz Yonahs...)
Not to rain on the parade, but did anyone notice this tidbit:
"Before embarking on its next-generation notebooks in 2007, Apple later this year will refresh both its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines with Intel's new Core 2 Duo mobile processors." Meaning no new enclosures/design with the C2D upgrade
From Flash Laptop article on AppleInsider
"Before embarking on its next-generation notebooks in 2007, Apple later this year will refresh both its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines with Intel's new Core 2 Duo mobile processors." Meaning no new enclosures/design with the C2D upgrade
From Flash Laptop article on AppleInsider
jhande said:Not to rain on the parade, but did anyone notice this tidbit:
"Before embarking on its next-generation notebooks in 2007, Apple later this year will refresh both its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines with Intel's new Core 2 Duo mobile processors." Meaning no new enclosures/design with the C2D upgrade
From Flash Laptop article on AppleInsider
Yes, more waiting.