Does anyone think its possible to have a late Jan release? Has there been any news filtering into the market place? I know SB has officially been released and there are some laptops with it - HP dv7 etc, but does anyone still think that a late jan/feb (as apposed to april/may) is possible?
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MBP Release Late Jan 2011 Release
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All manufacturers are updating to Sandy Bridge. The problem is, availability is currently set for Q2 2011. Only some quad-core configurations will be available in January. Since it is unlikely that Apple updates only the 15" & 17" models (assuming they are going to use quad-core CPUs), April or May sound quite plausible. It could be the case, however, that Apple has managed to gain early access, which by the way had happened in the past, and thus targets a release date in the near future. Maybe even tomorrow when the Mac App Store opens 
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Can't wait 4 it 2 come out. I Bloddy hope that it comes out 2morrow......but we all know it won't happen.
Can't wait 4 it 2 come out. I Bloddy hope that it comes out 2morrow......but we all know it won't happen.
Late Jan is not gonna happen since dual core Sandy Bridge CPUs will be released in the beginning of February. I've been saying this for months and will continue to say it, my guess is February-March. It has never taken longer than 11 months for Apple to update MBP, thus April-May sounds too long. Feb-Mar is ideal as everything that Apple needs for next gen MBP will be ready and available by then.
All manufacturers are updating to Sandy Bridge. The problem is, availability is currently set for Q2 2011. Only some quad-core configurations will be available in January. Since it is unlikely that Apple updates only the 15" & 17" models (assuming they are going to use quad-core CPUs), April or May sound quite plausible. It could be the case, however, that Apple has managed to gain early access, which by the way had happened in the past, and thus targets a release date in the near future. Maybe even tomorrow when the Mac App Store opens
i recon they ll chuck arrandale into the 13's SB into the 15,17
All manufacturers are updating to Sandy Bridge. The problem is, availability is currently set for Q2 2011. Only some quad-core configurations will be available in January. Since it is unlikely that Apple updates only the 15" & 17" models (assuming they are going to use quad-core CPUs), April or May sound quite plausible. It could be the case, however, that Apple has managed to gain early access, which by the way had happened in the past, and thus targets a release date in the near future. Maybe even tomorrow when the Mac App Store opens
apple wont be putting a quad in the mbp...the current one is dual.
It will be 'quad-threads', if not actually quad core, via dual cores with hyperthreading.
What does that matter? With that logic, we should still be stuck with single-core. It is possible that Apple will offer quad core in MBP
The current i7 with it's TDP of 35W already runs too hot and battery life seems to be Apple's priority nowadays so we would most likely not see the 45W i7 QM processors in the MBP. I would like to see a lower clocked 25/35W quad core with a sizeable turbo boost but we will probably need to wait for Ivy Bridge before we get a quad in the MBP. Apple also never uses anything higher than mainstream parts in their notebooks.
Would really really like to be proven wrong.
Would really really like to be proven wrong.