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My 2012 Apple notebook lineup prediction

TSE

TSE

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Jun 25, 2007
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11" MacBook Air - $999
1366x768 LED Display
Mid-Range Dual-Core AMD Piledriver CPU
4 GBs of RAM (8 GBs optional, +$100)
128 GB SSD (256 GB SSD Optional, +$200)
Mid-Range AMD Piledriver GPU
6 Hour Battery

13" MacBook Air - $1099
1440x900 LED Display
Mid-Range Dual-Core AMD Piledriver CPU
4 GBs of RAM (8 GBs optional, +$100)
128 GB SSD (256 GB SSD Optional +$200)
Mid-Range AMD Piledriver GPU
8 Hour Battery

13" MacBook Air - $1399
1440x900 LED Display
High-End Dual-Core AMD Piledriver CPU
8 GBs of RAM
256 GB SSD (512 GB SSD Optional, +$300)
High-End AMD Piledriver GPU
8 Hour Battery


15" MacBook Pro - $1799
1600x900 IPS Display
Mid-Range Quad-Core Ivy-Bridge i5 Processor
4 GBs of RAM
500 GB 5400 RPM HD + 16 GB QuickLoad SSD
AMD Radeon 7550M HD + Intel HD Graphics 4000
9 Hour Battery
4.7 pounds

15" MacBook Pro - $2199
1600x900 IPS Display
High-End Quad-Core Ivy-Bridge i7 Processor
8 GBs of RAM
750GB 5400 RPM HD + 16 GB QuickLoad SSD
AMD Radeon 7750M HD + Intel HD Graphics 4000
9 Hour Battery
4.7 pounds

17" MacBook Pro - $2499
1920x1080 IPS Display
High-End Quad-Core Ivy-Bridge i7 Processor
8 GBs of RAM
750GB 5400 RPM HD + 16 GB QuickLoad SSD
AMD Radeon 7750M HD + Intel HD Graphics 4000
9 Hour Battery
5.8 pounds

Notes:
-Redesigned MacBook Pros, optical drive is gone
-Apple Optical Drive - $79
-13" MacBook Pro is gone
-IPS Displays consume more energy
-Apple picks up AMD for the MacBook Air - less CPU power than Sandy Bridge, way more GPU Power, slightly less energy consumption
-Move to AMD allows Apple to lower prices, further compete with Intel Ultrabook ripoffs
-QuickLoad SSD - MacBook Air-like SSD, OS installed on it. Boots as fast as Airs.
 
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Agree on the 13'' going away. Based on the persistent rumors, I think that there will be a 15'' Air, while keeping the 15'' and 17'' MBP without significant redesigns.


Other thoughts:

a new entry level macbook, maybe based on the 13'' MBP, at or below $999. It wouldn't fit well with the 11'' Air and the rest of the lineup, but who knows.

One the MBPs, how about replacing the touchpad with a touchscreen? Not sure what exactly this would be good for...
 
I'd buy that high-end 15" MBP in a second, but I don't see it happening.

Still can't decide if I should hold out in hopes of something like that or just take the safe route and buy a current MBP and upgrade it as needed.
 
13" MBP is going to stay for the sole reason that Intel will be introducing 35W quad core chips that will put the Pro above and beyond anything a 13" MBA can handle. As well as the possibility of a discrete GPU being added with the optical drive removed.

Oh and also why would Apple keep the 13" MBA at 16:10 while moving everything else to 16:9? The 13" would have a 1600x900 resolution if it were 16:9.
 
I like it, but I think that at 16 GB QuickLoad SSD is too small. Apple should just put in a 128 GB boot drive. It will be more effective that just a cache drive.
 
Callumbear845 said:
I like it, but I think that at 16 GB QuickLoad SSD is too small. Apple should just put in a 128 GB boot drive. It will be more effective that just a cache drive.
Click to expand...

Yeah but costs would balloon, 128gb still isn't big enough for a pro unit. I think the 16-32gb fast boot thing would be great
 
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