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Most of Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs Not Actually Delayed Until June
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When is it coming?
"This is the result... it is our new MacBook Air, and we think it's the future of notebooks."
-- Steve Jobs, October 20th, 2010 11:13AM PST.
According to MacTracker, the current 15" MBP is 8,2 so the new one will be 9,1 - is that how it works?
If so then I'll be upgrading 6 generations in one jump
- do you reckon I'll notice the increase in speed?
If so then I'll be upgrading 6 generations in one jump
- do you reckon I'll notice the increase in speed? 
They could, but ML additionally ML could be released in September because technically that is still summer. The bottom line is we really don't know - given apple's secrecy
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Sheesh. Only the mobile ones are delayed. The only ones I care about. Nice to see a new Mac Pro coming though.
Sheesh. Only the mobile ones are delayed. The only ones I care about. Nice to see a new Mac Pro coming though.
The main thing that differentiates the MPA from MBP is quad core CPU and discrete graphics with more ports, verses dual core and integrated graphics with smaller factor form.
The 13" MBP is redundant at this point unless you really need those extra ports. Unless they can get the quad core cpu and dedicated graphics in the 13" shell then they should just eliminate it.
The 13" MBP is redundant at this point unless you really need those extra ports. Unless they can get the quad core cpu and dedicated graphics in the 13" shell then they should just eliminate it.
imacs in March, Pros in April, MBP in May, minis in June.
The basis of my prediction is that I wish the order were reversed.
Next Macbook Pros
I think they should keep the same or similar form factor and perhaps give the option for a second internal hard drive versus a dvd drive. I can part with ethernet however don't do make the macbook pro thin like a macbook air. SSD options are still too pricy. Im about to upgrade my 17" Mid 2011 Macbook Pro to a Seagate 750GB Hybrid Hard Drive.
I think they should keep the same or similar form factor and perhaps give the option for a second internal hard drive versus a dvd drive. I can part with ethernet however don't do make the macbook pro thin like a macbook air. SSD options are still too pricy. Im about to upgrade my 17" Mid 2011 Macbook Pro to a Seagate 750GB Hybrid Hard Drive.
I hope not.. I have a 13 inch now and it's the perfect size.
My intention is to go with a new 13 inch MacBook Pro with the thunderbolt 27 inch peripheral screen and a 12 TB Promise Pegasus RAID system.. I'm also adding these wireless speakers from Klipsch. It's the perfect solution for me.
Any Mac that lacks firewire isn't Pro by any stretch of the imagination. No firewire, no way of handling software like Pro Tools or Final Cut Pro. Without a secondary recording drive on a firewire or SATA bus, it's just a glorified netbook.
I know Thunderbolt has the potential to replace firewire and considering Oxford Semiconductor make the firewire chipsets and the controller chips in Thunderbolt cables, it's not beyond the realm of possibilty that someone will make either a 2.5" SATA to Thunderbolt enclosure with a Thunderbolt throughport for video or a breakout box with Thunderbolt and firewire.
Till that actually happens though, even the oldest Core 2 Duo Macbooks are more Pro from a connectivity point of view than the top of the range Macbook Air.
My bet is that there won't be 15" and 17" MBAs.
They may "merge" the line from a design/marketing perspective, but I think the real pro machines will keep their dedicated GPU, and it wouldn't make sense to have a dedicated GPU and ULV CPU at the same time. Losing the quad-core, large storage and discrete GPU all at a time would be too much of a downgrade. I think they will be thinner since they will lose their optical drive and hard drive, but not Air-thin.
As for the 13", I think there will only be a MBA. A 13" MBP would only make sense if it had discrete graphics but I doubt that will happen. Most people have bought the 13" MBP this generation, and they will logically look forward upgrading to another 13" MBP, and wouldn't understand the price hike since it's not obvious that this time around it's targeted at real "Pro" users.
They may "merge" the line from a design/marketing perspective, but I think the real pro machines will keep their dedicated GPU, and it wouldn't make sense to have a dedicated GPU and ULV CPU at the same time. Losing the quad-core, large storage and discrete GPU all at a time would be too much of a downgrade. I think they will be thinner since they will lose their optical drive and hard drive, but not Air-thin.
As for the 13", I think there will only be a MBA. A 13" MBP would only make sense if it had discrete graphics but I doubt that will happen. Most people have bought the 13" MBP this generation, and they will logically look forward upgrading to another 13" MBP, and wouldn't understand the price hike since it's not obvious that this time around it's targeted at real "Pro" users.
i don't think the 13 in MBP is going anywhere. I mean, its sales are doing great plus there are a lot of people who would want a MBP but can only afford the 13 in version. Plus it has got good potentials with the upcoming ivy bridge. Nonetheless and more importantly though, can't wait for this year's redesign!!!
Not all Professions require firewire, Pro Tools or Final Cut Pro. You audio/video engineers really need to stop trying to claim you're the only pros around.
Couldn't agree more. Also, the MacBook Pro currently still represents 72% of Apple's notebook sales according to NPD.
IF the rumor is true and the lines do merge, it will be some time before it happens (more than a year).
Not all Professions require firewire, Pro Tools or Final Cut Pro. You audio/video engineers really need to stop trying to claim you're the only pros around.
In many ways, Apple is competing against "real" professionals. FCPX could become the MS Word of film making. Every obsolete profession once scoffed that technology couldn't replace their sacred talent. But technology only needs to displace them - not entirely replicate what they do.
Why are you replying to me and continuing the farce that "Professional" only applies to video/audio engineers ?
Again, not all Professions and professional works with video or audio or requires Firewire and ODDs and Pro Tools or Final Cut.
I can't remember the last time Apple coordinated a new computer hardware release with a new OS. If anything Apple refrains from shipping x.0 versions in any computer hardware b/c usually many incompatibles exist w/ 3rd party s/w and h/w and Apple is all about user experience.
Holding back hardware also hurts revenue, and Apple is still primarily a h/w company (it's the source of the vast bulk of its profit for the nit pickers).
To that end, in recent history Apple likes to have biannual updates of its best selling computer hardware (MacBooks of all stripes, and iMacs). A June release wouldn't allow for that b/c you can't release new hardware in late Nov or Dec.
Bring on a new mini.
I used to look at it as a kind of sad stepchild of the Apple line, but the value in that little box is now amazing. If you have a monitor, why bother with anything else? I just wish they'd soup up the mini a bit more for a bit more cash, so it has the video/processor power of the iMac, but sans screen and optical and all the trim. 'Course I wish they also trimmed down the Pro Tower, now that TB allows much of that box to be purchased separately as peripherals nowadays.
Well, it depends on how Apple wants to label their stuff, but outside of video pros, I see almost nothing or anyone that utilizes FW any more. Almost all consumer peripherals are USB these days.
I'd hope Apple keeps FW on their computers for at least another 3 years, because I still use a decade-old FW iSight and decade-old FW video camera.
I used to look at it as a kind of sad stepchild of the Apple line, but the value in that little box is now amazing. If you have a monitor, why bother with anything else? I just wish they'd soup up the mini a bit more for a bit more cash, so it has the video/processor power of the iMac, but sans screen and optical and all the trim. 'Course I wish they also trimmed down the Pro Tower, now that TB allows much of that box to be purchased separately as peripherals nowadays.
Well, it depends on how Apple wants to label their stuff, but outside of video pros, I see almost nothing or anyone that utilizes FW any more. Almost all consumer peripherals are USB these days.
I'd hope Apple keeps FW on their computers for at least another 3 years, because I still use a decade-old FW iSight and decade-old FW video camera.