Macbooks Tuesday, May 9?

[DKZ]

The problem you guys are missing is that unlike Windows the GPU plays a very central roll in the overall performance of OS X. It goes WELL beyond just gaming.

More and more of OS X's graphics subsystem has been moved onto the GPU over the years. Putting in a half ***** GPU into a system is going to hurt performance. Even more so with 10.5 when Apple finally turns on Quartz 2D Extreme.

PS- Graphics taken from http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/13 (Hosted on my FTP site as not to steal bandwidth. I highly recommend the read.)

PPS- You will also see where VRAM comes into play. This is why I opted for the 256 system. If they had a 512 I would have snatched that up instead.

Firstly, Isn't Quartz Extreme already enabled in Tiger.

And secondly, I think you went a little overboard when you opted for a 256mb ram gfx, displaying a desktop is hardly a difficult thing for most gfx, the effects in use doesn't really compare to those of a fully 3d rendered computer game. A little alpha blending isn't enough to make any Geforce 2 + card break a sweat.

 

[QCassidy352]

$1099 with a core solo and integrated graphics would be very disappointing. But it's what I'm expecting.

Assuming that these will replace the 12" PB as well as the ibooks, they will have to have DVI and at least some kind of dedicated graphics option. Hopefully a core duo 1.83 on the high end also.

 

[ih8pc]

Shut Up

OMG!!one1

I heard it's gonna be MacBook G5! *gasp* IBM is baaaaaaaack!!!!111one1!!

IBM is so over you don't want to be stuck with 2-4 hours of battery life do you?
I like intel better. And I don't think Lenovo/IBM will continue to make PPC ANYMORE. The intels are faster than powerpc okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cube]

Gma965

 

[iPie]

Shipping?

When do we expect that they will be shipping?

Immediately?

 

[hob]

When do we expect that they will be shipping?

Immediately?

I would guess very soon - what with the rumours of asus winning manufacturing...

 

[Subiklim]

IBM is so over you don't want to be stuck with 2-4 hours of battery life do you?
I like intel better. And I don't think Lenovo/IBM will continue to make PPC ANYMORE. The intels are faster than powerpc okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Few things wrong with your post. Leveno does not make PPC chips, and never will. They merely purchased IBM's computer division. There is no way in hell they could afford IBM.

Secondly, IBM will continue to make PPC processors, as they sell HUGE amounts of them. Apple is a drop in the bucket.

Thirdly the guy who said they were going to be G5 laptops was joking. It's a rather old and tired joke.

 

[Stridder44]

Gma965

Sadly you're probably right.

I can't remember tho, is this better than the ones currently in the Mac Minis?

 

[stephen jobs]

It wont be new MacBooks, even though I too want them very badly.
Tuesday May 9th is the day the Red Hot Chili Peppers album is coming out.
The Apple Stores are promoting it like crazy.
At the most it may be a RHCP iPod, but most likely it is just some advertising crap.

 

[Stridder44]

IBM is so over you don't want to be stuck with 2-4 hours of battery life do you?
I like intel better. And I don't think Lenovo/IBM will continue to make PPC ANYMORE. The intels are faster than powerpc okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed. PPC was nifty back in the day, but Intel schooled PPC very quickly. So long PPC. Die in a fire.

 

[ImAlex]

May 10th is my birthday

and I just bought an iMac...

No WAY I could afford a MacBook...

but oh mannnn... now I want one again =P

I also got an iMac and I am happy with it, but if you want a MacBook instead and need to be portal, then just sell your iMac on Ebay or any other place and buy the MacBook instead.

Quite funny that Apple did that on iPod.com. I am kinda sure that they did so to make us want to have MacBook more and rumors going around the Internet. They might release it this weekend, on tuesday or on E3. I am kinda sure that they will have Intel Core Duo processors. My tip is: Intel Core Duo 1.67 ghZ, iSight, Front Row, iLife, Mac OS X and more.

Come on, we want the MacBook! They won't price it over $1400. This is a budget laptop, which means it won't be so expensive. $800-$1200 was rumors on the MacBook that it would be that cheap. Who knows. Apple often keep their secrets and I am sure this will be a great computer.

 

[DTphonehome]

IBM is so over you don't want to be stuck with 2-4 hours of battery life do you?
I like intel better. And I don't think Lenovo/IBM will continue to make PPC ANYMORE. The intels are faster than powerpc okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're new around here, aren't you?

 

[Subiklim]

My tip is: Intel Core Duo 1.67 ghZ, iSight, Front Row, iLife, Mac OS X and more.

My bet is that they are gonna be here tuesday, but without OS X. Currently Windows has a better offering than OS X, as well as a market stronghold. The only way to sell these machines is to preload XP on 'em.

 

[DTphonehome]

My tip is: Intel Core Duo 1.67 ghZ, iSight, Front Row, iLife, Mac OS X and more.

What a sweet insider tip! iSight, Front Row, iLife, and Mac OS X! Wow, who would have thought! I heard from a WELL-PLACED source (let's just call him S. Jobs...no, that's too obvious...Steve J.) that the laptop will run on electricity, can fit on your lap, and will incorporate some sort of "screen" device. It may or may not include RAM.

 

[ImAlex]

Multiquote to these "funny" persons over me.

No I am not dumb. Of course MacBook will be shipped with Mac OS X but I wanted to write that.



PS. Are you guys or girlies

?

 

[ImAlwaysRight]

I just got some inside information. Don't ask me where I got it, because i'm under oath not to tell.

The MacBooks are going to be extremely dissapointing to us. And by "Us" I mean, all the people that have been looking at rumors and such.

They will start at $1099, with a 1.5Ghz Core Solo.

All Models will have Integrated Graphics.

That's actually old information. That was the original plan, but with decreasing prices and Merom coming out soon (MacBook will stay with Yonah well into 2007, while MBP will go Merom), the MacBooks will start with core duo 1.66MHz on the low end and will all have dedicated Radeon graphics. And don't ask me where I got this updated information, because I am under oath not to tell.

 

[DimFlicker]

It wont be new MacBooks, even though I too want them very badly.
Tuesday May 9th is the day the Red Hot Chili Peppers album is coming out.
The Apple Stores are promoting it like crazy.
At the most it may be a RHCP iPod, but most likely it is just some advertising crap.

uhm, wouldn't you want to promote the album BEFORE it came out. I can't imagine why they would say "do not open til May 9th" if it was just an ol chilli peppers album.

 

[revfife]

Asked the guys at the Apple store in Dallas about when we can expect something smaller with intel inside and he said usually the Fedex guys know before they do. So anyone out there a fedex guy?

 

[peharri]

Ok, this is it people. I've been talking to my sources all afternoon, and after a lot of "persuation", they let me into the secret elevator at Apple's R&D department where I was able to take this photograph:

They'll be releasing this on Tuesday, but in a surprising move plan to use stealth marketing rather than something more regular. As a result, there's no Stevenote, no journalists will be told about it, you'll basically only be able to get to it by holding down a particular set of keys while clicking on the iBook option at the Apple Store (normally you'll be redirected to a blank page where it says the iBook is no longer available.)

The idea, apparently, is that word of mouth is the best marketing, so they're going to concentrate on that exclusively.

 

[KindredMAC]

It wont be new MacBooks, even though I too want them very badly.
Tuesday May 9th is the day the Red Hot Chili Peppers album is coming out.
The Apple Stores are promoting it like crazy.
At the most it may be a RHCP iPod, but most likely it is just some advertising crap.

woah.... damn it!
That aches..err.. I mean makes perfect sense. The RHCP have been all over the iTunes page of Apple.com for the last month or so.

son-uv-a!!!!!!!!!

 

[4God]

It wont be new MacBooks, even though I too want them very badly.
Tuesday May 9th is the day the Red Hot Chili Peppers album is coming out.
The Apple Stores are promoting it like crazy.
At the most it may be a RHCP iPod, but most likely it is just some advertising crap.

Umm....so that web leak on Apple's site this morning was nothing? Or maybe all of our imagination?

 

[yac_moda]

Ok, this is it people. I've been talking to my sources all afternoon, and after a lot of "persuation", they let me into the secret elevator at Apple's R&D department where I was able to take this photograph:

They'll be releasing this on Tuesday, but in a surprising move plan to use stealth marketing rather than something more regular. As a result, there's no Stevenote, no journalists will be told about it, you'll basically only be able to get to it by holding down a particular set of keys while clicking on the iBook option at the Apple Store (normally you'll be redirected to a blank page where it says the iBook is no longer available.)

The idea, apparently, is that word of mouth is the best marketing, so they're going to concentrate on that exclusively.

I HAVE BEEN TELLING APPLE FOR YEEEEAAAAARRRRSSS TO BUILD ONE OF THESE -- its about time

... you forgot to mention the Dimentions ...

3"x3"x1"

• iFingerBall
• The screen flickers at precisely the correct rate to hypnotize you and make you think its the size of a iMAX screen !!!
• Integrated USB 3/Flash/mini-floppy slot on the side.
• The keyboard is TELEPATHIC and nematic so you can watch the keys go up and down.

 

[DimFlicker]

I HAVE BEEN TELLING APPLE FOR YEEEEAAAAARRRRSSS TO BUILD ONE OF THESE -- its about time

... you forgot to mention the Dimentions ...

3"x3"x1" iFingerBall

I, I, I think I see a floppy drive.. ITS A DREAM COME TRUE!

 

[stephen jobs]

Umm....so that web leak on Apple's site this morning was nothing? Or maybe all of our imagination?

the leak was merely a leak. i dont remember that blank web page saying.
Apple>Hardware>MacBook>DONT FORGET IT COMES OUT TUESDAY MAY 9th

i wish it did, but i think the two instances are totally unrelated

 

[Peace]

the leak was merely a leak. i dont remember that blank web page saying.
Apple>Hardware>MacBook>DONT FORGET IT COMES OUT TUESDAY MAY 9th

i wish it did, but i think the two instances are totally unrelated

Apple sure changed the page fast though