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MacBook Pro Upgrade At Photokina?

carletonmusic said:
MacShrine? Who?

What's their record?
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they're alright. they had exclusive pictures of mac os x 10.3 and 10.4 before wwdc, and got lots of iPod things right (like dropping the gold mini, size bumps...) as well as as Mac updates such as Xserves, iMacs and iBooks. the only real fiasco they've had was that whole ipod video thing in march, but to be fair everyone fell for that, even thinksecret and appleinsider, macshrine were just the first to publish them.

i'm psyched about the updates, i want a magnetic latch!
 
HecubusPro said:
Though the Macshrine site lists Photokina as happening on September 14--yesterday. :confused:
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Macshrine issued the following corrections:

'September 14' was supposed to read 'September 25'
'MBP' was supposed to read 'We don't know'

We apologize for any confusion.​
 
kresh said:
The MBP already feels like its about to literally melt on my desk now, and that's with the 31W Core Duo.

What's gonna happen when they drop in a 34W C2D? That's 9.6% more wattage, means more heat.

I really think the MBPand MB are under-engineered to remove the heat from the Core Duo. I hope they re-engineer the cooling before releasing the MBP C2D. IMHO, Apple has a black eye over the heat issues with their notebooks.
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According to this review, it runs measurably (not necessarily significantly) cooler with longer battery life, etc.
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=288
 
This news make me HAPPY.

So happy that i will bring me out into song.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I'm Happy
So Happy
So Very Very Very Happy.
I'm Hap Hap Hap Hap Pe Pe Pe Pe
I'm Happy
So Happy


But what will make me more happy is if I had a Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro in my hands right now.
 
HecubusPro said:
According to this review, it runs measurably (not necessarily significantly) cooler with longer battery life, etc.
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=288
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And according to Steve, when he announed the Intel switch, one of the reasons was the G5 couldn't fit into the PB because of heat. Well the MBP runs hotter than my G4 PB. I'll believe it once I feel them at the store.

Oh and before you ask yes I have two. I retired the G4 to the misses... :D I know, I am evil. :p
 
kresh said:
The MBP already feels like its about to literally melt on my desk now, and that's with the 31W Core Duo.

What's gonna happen when they drop in a 34W C2D? That's 9.6% more wattage, means more heat.

I really think the MBPand MB are under-engineered to remove the heat from the Core Duo. I hope they re-engineer the cooling before releasing the MBP C2D. IMHO, Apple has a black eye over the heat issues with their notebooks.
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TDP (Thermal Design Power) is peak output that will require dissipation. It represents a potential maximum, but it's rarely reached.

Benchmarks show Merom is about the same temp as Yonah at idle.

Early tests showed engineering test release of Merom to be slightly hotter but the production tests I've seen indicate it will actually be slightly cooler under load. It probably depends on load time.

I don't think it's a problem.
 
10...

Yes finally! I think this makes sense, but then like all of you, this is just my opinion... anyways...

LET THE COUTDOWN BEGIN!!!

AGAIN...

10 Days and counting.
 
It is expected since other laptop makers will be shipping the meron laptops around the same time. More likely upgrade comes this Tuesday (9/19).
 
As much as I hate waiting for UB software...the move to intel was a smart one for portables. There was no way a 2 ghz G5 dual core was fitting into a powerbook, let alone a 2.33ghz like Merom will be.

I wish apple would stay ahead of the pack and revolutionize portable liquid cooling...that would be nice. Obviously thats not going to happen in this update but I'm praying we'll see it at WWDC next year. With MacBook Pros finally coming with core 2 duo the focus will move back to the original problem...HEAT!!. I don't even know what they could do to solve the issue with the heat but everyone would be smart to invest in those notebook cooling pads because if Apple does nothing...these notebooks will be sizzlin'.

-Jeremy
 
I know this is half off topic, but I posted my predictions for Photokina in another thread here.

I would gladly bet my MacBook that they announce new MBP's on the 25th.;)
 
Multimedia said:
Agreed at the latest. Gotta have the easy access HD bay like the MacBook or I will not adopt. :D
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I've just been wanting one for so long, and all I've been waiting for is a processor trade-out, that I'll be happy with just that. Of course I'll be quite please if they implement the easy access HD bay. Better still, a better gfx card would make me pee my pants a little.
 
lessthandmb said:
... With MacBook Pros finally coming with core 2 duo the focus will move back to the original problem...HEAT!!. I don't even know what they could do to solve the issue with the heat but everyone would be smart to invest in those notebook cooling pads because if Apple does nothing...these notebooks will be sizzlin'.

-Jeremy
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Aye, and I have noticed that Apple was very smart to market their line as notebooks rather than laptops. A notebook you put on a table and have less of a chance of getting another "McDonald's hot coffee burns lap" suit. :eek:

***Waiting for the "Caution: This notebook may burn you lap" warning sticker***
 
Anyone think that a gig of RAM might be standard in the MBP?

It's already standard in the iMac, except the education model, and that's a "consumer" machine.
 
GeekLaw!

guerro said:
Powerbook G5 on tuesday ?
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GeekLaw: A) That phrase above shall be banned for a period of at least 2 years, at whence time it shall be deemed cool and retro when used in reference to overdue product announcements. B) The phrase shall only refer to products which have not been refreshed for over 1 year. (Servers excluded).
 
ZildjianKX said:
Anyone think that a gig of RAM might be standard in the MBP?

It's already standard in the iMac, except the education model, and that's a "consumer" machine.
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It's also standard in all the current MBPs, except the lowest model.
 
MarkyMark said:
It's also standard in all the current MBPs, except the lowest model.
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I don't think that qualifies as being "standard" if they're not all 1GB ;) :rolleyes:
 
erikh said:
So, how is MacShrine perceived in the rumor community? Do they have a sufficiently good track record for us to say, "this is it - the Merom MBP is finally coming", or is this likely to be just another rehash of all the Core2Duo MBP hype/frustration going around?
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Reliable or not, I guess this is a good news for many of us waiting for the C2D MBP. If it proved reliable, I think MacRumors should pay more attention to check their updates in the future. ;)

I was about to think of that as "another crappy site?" but then I thought, hey, everyone have their own sources that you could never imagine, like one of the posts right before Sept 12th event claiming to know the entire agenda, and he's pretty accurate, no?
 
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