Not a bad machine at all, although with the i7-720QM, the battery life will be atrocious. Still, if you're looking for pro power in a portable form factor, what you described is pretty awesome.
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Not a bad machine at all, although with the i7-720QM, the battery life will be atrocious. Still, if you're looking for pro power in a portable form factor, what you described is pretty awesome.
You can get around the lack of TRIM, although it's a pain in the butt. (Image your drive, format, restore.)
Non-TRIMed performance is atrocious by SSD standards, but relative to your usual laptop HD, it's OK.
No i'm going to sound like a jerk but really... Some of us are actually waiting for the new CPUs. Obviously the average user doesn't care what CPU his or her can do aside from facebook and email but maybe here on macrumors people do care.
Nice. I just screwed up my mbp .... Spilt damn can of beer on it. Went to apple store to see bout repair n guy said be about $1200
So I'm just gonna stick it out n wait for new one. Nothing wrong cept keyboard all up. Funny he told me I can post on bay and at least get few $$$$$ for it. Right now just got a keyboard plugged in n its getting me hru
Damn I'm PO'd. I never mess my stuff up
So I'm just gonna stick it out n wait for new one. Nothing wrong cept keyboard all
up. Funny he told me I can post on bay and at least get few $$$$$ for it. Right now just got a keyboard plugged in n its getting me hruDamn I'm PO'd. I never mess my stuff up
The last Mac Pro update introduced Nehalem architecture -- a huge leap forward. By contrast, the last MacBook Pro update was a small jump up in C2D processor speed. Thus, time isn't the only factor here. That said, both lineups need CPU updates in a bad way. The 27" iMac kicks the Mac Pro's butt at the moment, which is sort of sad.
Nice. I just screwed up my mbp .... Spilt damn can of beer on it. Went to apple store to see bout repair n guy said be about $1200
So I'm just gonna stick it out n wait for new one. Nothing wrong cept keyboard all
Damn I'm PO'd. I never mess my stuff up
DIY fool.
With my Intel 160 in the i7 desktop, and Samsung 128 in my multi-touch tablet - I'm happy to be running the other, more popular x64 OS. The one that does have TRIM support.
With my Intel 160 in the i7 desktop, and 128 in my multi-touch tablet - I'm happy to be running the other popular x64 OS. The one that does have TRIM support.
I envy you. Whenever Intel releases their third-gen M series later this year, I'm going to grab a 160.
Well actually I claim it.
I'm an artist and I would like to be able to at least see a reasonable representation of true colors while i am working on projects on my lap top.
I might plug in the display for critical and large work but I do a lot of stuff away from my studio and seeing a hot red look orange is bloody(!) annoying. I also couldn't care less who makes the panel. What's the big deal getting it done?
The i7 desktop with a good SSD is scary fast. The first clue is when you log in - and it's just a few seconds. Second clue is when you drag and drop a 100 MB file - and it happens so quickly that there's no "Copying..." dialogue.
Booting - wow. 20 to 30 seconds after the BIOS hands over to the OS you have the password prompt. (I phrase it that way because my BIOS POST takes longer than the x64 Windows 7 boot.) No more "go to the bathroom and get a cup of coffee" reboots.
That and a res bump would make the 15" a real PRO laptop again.
I don't see it happening anytime soon, though.
Yeah, everything I've read says it's heaven. I'm assuming the mid-level 15" MBP will be either the 2.4 i5 or the 2.13 i7 (it might be the 2.0 i7, but I hope not -- that's a big drop...not that they were afraid to do that with the Nehalem Mac Pros). So anyway, regardless of what they choose, I'm going with 8 gigs of RAM and the SSD. This should pretty much blow away my stock 2.4 Ghz Penryn with 4 gigs -- which just doesn't cut it for heavy virtualization.
HP Envy 15 vs. MBP
With the 9-cell "slice" battery on it (ugly plastic slab that you attach to the bottom of it), I get about 4-5 hours away from the mains.
Not great, but I do some pretty heavy audio processing, and it absolutely rips through everything I've thrown at it.
Hopefully, Apple sees this and updates the MBP accordingly...
With the 9-cell "slice" battery on it (ugly plastic slab that you attach to the bottom of it), I get about 4-5 hours away from the mains.
Not great, but I do some pretty heavy audio processing, and it absolutely rips through everything I've thrown at it.
Hopefully, Apple sees this and updates the MBP accordingly...
umm 640 GB They only have a 5400 RPM speed
What about 8GB Standard?
Do you think we will see a Ati 5830 1GB GDDR3 video card?
This can't come soon enough!!
If the 640GB drive is the WD drive, then the RPMs are fast enough for most mainline applications. (Look at the review on tomshardware.com.) Also, the drive has excellent performance per watt, i.e. it provides very good performance without draining your battery, and it has a lot of storage to boot!
I agree. I can envision Apple beginning to receive shipments sometime in May, but I don't think there will be an update until June.
Well, like you said, you wouldn't do critical work on a laptop display. And even while working away from the studio, I am sure you'll do a final look on your much better, higher bit depth display.
Most users are with you, we'd love to have a 10-14 bit display on our pro lappies too. We just have to wait for the display manufacturers.
I think the update will be next week
my theory
By stretching the delivery of the Ipad for Europe. they create a window for other more expensive releases like the MBP or MP and Air.
Apple products in Europe are 25- 30% more expensive than in the USA. Some can simply not afford an new MBP, Ipad and Iphone at the same time, and they already bought the Imac.
but end of april, begin of may. people get their holiday bonus, that they can use to finance the new MBP.
Because, and thats the theory: this summer the World Championship Soccer in South Africa take place. Most people stay home in june and july this year, to see their country play in the tournament They go not on holiday and stay home. Holiday bookings are not great in my country and also in others like Spain for instance, have decreasing bookings. This only happens once in the four years and is very important for big European countries, this is also traditionally a big boost for multimedia sales. because people stay at home and watch the footy game on their new LCD's or Ipad/Iphone.
So my schedule
April/may: buy MBP 15" = well spend holiday bonus not going abroad.
May/june: buy Ipad = have money left, because not going abroad.
June/july: Buy new Iphone, because worldwide release. this is the real big thing for apple not the Ipad, they have only sold 300K Ipads iin the US, the first weekend.
my theory
By stretching the delivery of the Ipad for Europe. they create a window for other more expensive releases like the MBP or MP and Air.
Apple products in Europe are 25- 30% more expensive than in the USA. Some can simply not afford an new MBP, Ipad and Iphone at the same time, and they already bought the Imac.
but end of april, begin of may. people get their holiday bonus, that they can use to finance the new MBP.
Because, and thats the theory: this summer the World Championship Soccer in South Africa take place. Most people stay home in june and july this year, to see their country play in the tournament They go not on holiday and stay home. Holiday bookings are not great in my country and also in others like Spain for instance, have decreasing bookings. This only happens once in the four years and is very important for big European countries, this is also traditionally a big boost for multimedia sales. because people stay at home and watch the footy game on their new LCD's or Ipad/Iphone.
So my schedule
April/may: buy MBP 15" = well spend holiday bonus not going abroad.
May/june: buy Ipad = have money left, because not going abroad.
June/july: Buy new Iphone, because worldwide release. this is the real big thing for apple not the Ipad, they have only sold 300K Ipads iin the US, the first weekend.
so how does a Hong Kong/ Taiwanese newspaper source have any more detailed information than we do? Unless a part of the MBP is supplied by a Taiwanese/Chinese company, I'll believe that they are speculating as much as us.
I hope I get paid for this.
First of all, Apple Daily is a Hong Kong newspaper, though it's quoting reports from Taiwan sources.
Notes of interests from the report:
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6. MBPs will have 640GB HDDs or 248GB SSDs ....
The source may be correct about general details, but the latter number appears to be wrong. To my knowledge, SSDs come in 128GB and 256GB but not 248GB.
Apart from a release date of April, there is nothing new here. I still doubt the accuracy of this report. I believe Apple will delay the update until the iPad is shipping internationally and the hype over the new product has had sufficient time. The iPad is creating one purchasing wave now and an update in (early) June would create another purchasing wave just as the iPad hype and initial sales recede.
Nice. I just screwed up my mbp .... Spilt damn can of beer on it. Went to apple store to see bout repair n guy said be about $1200
So I'm just gonna stick it out n wait for new one. Nothing wrong cept keyboard all
Damn I'm PO'd. I never mess my stuff up
But will it blend?
From a technological standpoint, I would prefer an ATI graphical solution; however, this would mean that Apple would have to continue using the Log Off option to change graphics chips (integrated/discrete), if that is even possible with ATI. In light of NVidia's Optimus technology, I would bet that Apple will stick with NVidia for easier switching and better battery life. I also think Apple will likely use Intel's IGP because I doubt Apple will spend the extra few dollars to use discrete graphics across the lineup.
I hope I am wrong.Very likely, IMO.
Think larger 5400 RPM hard drive, e.g. 500GB or 640GB.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
No thanks, I prefer not to squint.
Why keep the SD card slot? There is a new SD standard coming and then this slot will be outdated. The ExpressCard slot allows the user to upgrade the card reader and even use non-SD cards, e.g., CF cards. An ExpressCard slot offers a lot more flexibility for pros(umers).
Across the lineup, please.
You will be waiting awhile, if you are waiting on the above.
Have you ever used one? The text on a 1900 x 1200 on a 15" screen strains my eyes. A higher resolution is not necessarily better.