Not for all of the college kids who buy it anyway for superficial differences between it and the White MacBook.
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New clues that may point to Macbook pros refresh
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Not for all of the college kids who buy it anyway for superficial differences between it and the White MacBook.
there are HUGE (!) differences.
not with the specs but, the pro model has an aluminium chassis. which is way better than the plastic of the mb.
Ivy Bridge won't be that special. The IGP will only have 16 EUs which is only 4 more than the current ones. First rumors said 24 EUs which would have been great as most likely it would have been at least twice as fast as the current one. 16 EUs, however, means that it will most likely be less than twice as fast.
Sure, the Intel IGP gets better all the time but so do other GPUs. I would be extremely surprised to see Intel IGP beating some decent discrete GPUs. I'm pretty sure the gap between Intel IGP and discrete GPUs will remain the same.
C2D isn't a plausible option as Intel will stop shipping them in October, meaning that Apple could not sell MBPs with C2D for couple of months.
Not a reliable indicator. Besides, what would waiting help? There isn't any new CPUs coming anytime soon
Case Design
I've seen a lot of discussion around internal specs but what's the feeling for the case design? I'm hoping it'll get a revamp, if it doesn't I'd be slightly concerned that it will later this year and my new macbook pro will instantly look old
I've seen a lot of discussion around internal specs but what's the feeling for the case design? I'm hoping it'll get a revamp, if it doesn't I'd be slightly concerned that it will later this year and my new macbook pro will instantly look old
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I hope the update happens sooner rather than later. The sooner the refresh, the more likely it is they get quad-core. If inventories hold out for three more weeks, they'll probably get dual-cores. I'm not ready to buy right now, but I'll be happy for those who are if Apple gives us a major update.
Not that I'm expecting quads or a good GPU with 1GB VRAM, but it's a nice dream.
I hope the update happens sooner rather than later. The sooner the refresh, the more likely it is they get quad-core. If inventories hold out for three more weeks, they'll probably get dual-cores. I'm not ready to buy right now, but I'll be happy for those who are if Apple gives us a major update.
Not that I'm expecting quads or a good GPU with 1GB VRAM, but it's a nice dream.
Apparently, the dual core Sandy Bridge (e.g. Core i7-2620m) processors are starting to ship:
http://www.mobigizmos.com/1130/sony-vaio-sa-series-laptops-launched-in-india?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
http://www.mobigizmos.com/1130/sony-vaio-sa-series-laptops-launched-in-india?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
the only thing the mbp has more than tghe white is the FW and the backlit keyboard.
The white is 100$ cheaper than the mbp if u put 4gb ram, and also has a better wifi signal thanks to the plastic.
and btw, the plastic is sturdier than the alumninium, the aluminium bends very easily.
That's good news. I have been hoping to hear from someone who has noticed stock issues with the 13".
You left out one thing: The Pro has a much nicer display.
By the way, I have owned many an aluminum Mac and I have yet to bend one.
Some apple stores are already starting to have stock shortages
Read first page of this thread.Some apple stores are already starting to have stock shortages
Fine. When the Australian store starts getting shortages.
If there are other vendors shipping laptops with Sandy Bridge dual cores, prior to the 2/20 official release date, wouldn't it be reasonable to guess that Apple could start shipping new MBPs 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, or 2/22?
We're about on track for a refresh. Supplies are short.
We're about on track for a refresh. Supplies are short.
Oh man I can't wait to immediately order the new MBP when it's here. I've never been an early adopter (of any new product before) so that will be great.
If it's a redesign, I'll probably wait a bit (couple weeks at most), just so I know exactly what I'm dealing with as I plan an aftermarket SSD & ram upgrade at purchase time. If it's a simple refresh, I'll order it the first day, along with SSD, optibay, and RAM.