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New Macbook Pro 13 specs?
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Check Apple's website - they refer to the current MacBooks as shipping with "OS X Lion." There's only one case I could find with "Mac OS X" and it's in the footer on this page:
http://www.apple.com/mac/
I could be wrong too
Maybe Apple will reduce price on MBA/P without retina prices and introduce MBA/P HD with retina Display?
Mankind has lived very good without retina displays until a few months ago, i'm sure, there are a lot of people who are quite happy with the current screen resolutions. A price cut of $100-$150 without retina display would make those devices interesting for a lot more people.
Mankind has lived very good without retina displays until a few months ago, i'm sure, there are a lot of people who are quite happy with the current screen resolutions. A price cut of $100-$150 without retina display would make those devices interesting for a lot more people.
They could easily make the Macbook thinner, with all of those, the optical drive is what makes it the thickest, not the CPU or monitor in an opposing package, are you kidding me?
but the 45 watt cpu and a discrete gpu cannot be accomodated in a thin profile. because it requires heat sinks and fans which takes up the vertical dimension not the horizontal dimension.
thats why macbook air is thicker at the back because fans and heatsinks are at the back.
Ok, now I understand what you mean. I guess the naming is anyway nothing to rely on...
Wow. 1280x800?
Asus just put 1080p in their Zenbook, and Apple are staying with this resolution. I have to say that I am disappointed, Apple often used to push higher resolutions.
EDIT: Unless they are the specs of some kind of bottom line cheaper alternative, that is. Or it might be fake.
This will be the cheapest, bottom-spec 13" MBP. The CPU makes sense in comparison to the 2011 base-level MBP.
The cheapest late 2011 MBP used the I5-2435M, which is 2.4 GHz and turbo to 3 GHz (single core). It is the cheapest OEM dual core i5 CPU in the late 2011 SB line-up. The CPU that replaces it in Ivy Bridge is i5-3210M, which is 2.5 GHz with single core turbo up to 3.1 GHz.
The specifications make sense. Whether it's fake or not, I cannot say. But I would think lots of people would be happy to see Gigabit Ethernet, Firewire and ODD remain considering the firestorm that broke out when the rumours came around that these may be removed.
Does anyone else find it strange that Apple would altogether discontinue the USB 2.0 port, given that all current iDevices use them? I think this is a fake.
Check Apple's website - they refer to the current MacBooks as shipping with "OS X Lion." There's only one case I could find with "Mac OS X" and it's in the footer on this page:
http://www.apple.com/mac/
I could be wrong too
You're right, they do call it OS X, seems I'm always on the wrong Apple pages to see this new stuff. :/
Well that's because that the Air is getting the Redesign. Retina, no ODD, no Superdrive, no Ethernet, 15 inch computer, which Jobs Axed in the last year. Everything points to this idea.
Thinner MBP is not possible at this moment because there is no technology that could handle the heat which will be produced by Ivy Bridge, and dGPU's. Check the tests of new computers with Ivy Bridge. They are warmer than the same construction with Sandy Bridge. And are a lot thicker than MBP.
Worst thing on new MBP's is that if they will get no redesign, and still will be OD(which MUST be to help cooling the computer), the battery life will be slightly lower...
Maybe this is fake, but it seems more likely that the 13 isn't getting a makeover but the 15 and/or 17 are. Same goes for retina display, it's fairly expensive so it would make sense that the cheapest 13 might not have it while pricier models would.
I don't think this really tells us much beyond that the form factor on the 13 isn't changing (and it's even possible that there is a redesigned 13 and they're keeping this as a cheap model, maybe mainly for education).
Sure this is nothing to get excited about, but if they dropped it to $999 and redesigned all the higher models that wouldn't bother me. Heck, for all we know Apple may be getting really aggressive and making this their new $899 model, which would sell like hotcakes at that price.
I don't think this really tells us much beyond that the form factor on the 13 isn't changing (and it's even possible that there is a redesigned 13 and they're keeping this as a cheap model, maybe mainly for education).
Sure this is nothing to get excited about, but if they dropped it to $999 and redesigned all the higher models that wouldn't bother me. Heck, for all we know Apple may be getting really aggressive and making this their new $899 model, which would sell like hotcakes at that price.
No, it's not at all strange. USB 3 is backwards compatible so all USB 2 devices will work. What do you find strange about this?
have you opened the macbook pro?
the optical drive takes the horizontal space not the vertical one.
the vertical height is still dominated by the fans and the heatsink.
RAM upgrade is overrated. Especially when you have SSD. I have upgraded my RAM from 4GB to 8. Better swiping between apps, only slight, that's it. I don't see a huge jump in performance, just a tad, just a tad. However an user-upgradeable SSD would be a BIG plus for me. Esp when price of SSD falls to an affordable level. It will be nice to have a 1 TB SSD under a smallish 13" chassis. It is a freakin' dream, Apple, a freakin' dream.
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The site has always shown 'OS X Lion' since launch. However, Apple still uses 'Mac OS X' for Lion in places where I've noted several posts ago.
Why won't a quadrupled resolution display need a more powerful GPU? The iPad 3 went from a 543MP2 to a 543MP4, and the battery went from 25 Whr to 42.5 Whr. Seems like the hi-res display caused pretty drastic changes in the product.
Could be a cheaper model for the education space. Otherwise I cannot see them announcing it at WWDC. To underwhelming to warrant it.
It could be that only computers with discrete graphics getting higher resolutions and the ones using IGB (HD4000) were deemed to not be powerful enough?
Enjoy your new 2012 MacBook Pro folks.
The White MacBook was discontinued and none of the Airs have a 1280 screen, Optical Drive or Ethernet port.
The White MacBook was discontinued and none of the Airs have a 1280 screen, Optical Drive or Ethernet port.
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Although Apple were referring to Lion as 'OS X Lion' on the banners at WWDC 2011, the spec label on the MacBook Air introduced in July 2011 which shipped with Lion still read 'Mac OS X'.
http://agentsinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P8113579-copy.jpg
http://agentsinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P8113579-copy.jpg
it was dropped for Lion according to their website even though the URL says different. I think they just use it in some cases.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
EDIT: i think we need someone who bought a mac recently in the past few months to check the bottom of their box and see what it says.
I vote true
Look at the past to be your guide.
I have never been blown away by a Apple update to an existing product line. They tend to move very slow in incorporating change. To hear of all the rumored changes supposedly occurring in one instant makes me step back and look at the past updates. I believe Apple is working on these updates, but not for just one massive unavailing.
I tend to think Apple works on updates to their product line behind locked doors that will not see the light of day for years (if at all). Some of these get leaked when a product comes close to updating since the press and blogs are looking for anything sensational to reveal, but they may not be targeted for the closest update. Their timeline may be for the update a year away.
Think about it. If you were to fake the specs to garner attention. Why would you fake mediocre specs? It is way more logical that these are the real specs. Look at past updates. Let them be your guide to the changes Apple makes to it's product line.
Look at the past to be your guide.
I have never been blown away by a Apple update to an existing product line. They tend to move very slow in incorporating change. To hear of all the rumored changes supposedly occurring in one instant makes me step back and look at the past updates. I believe Apple is working on these updates, but not for just one massive unavailing.
I tend to think Apple works on updates to their product line behind locked doors that will not see the light of day for years (if at all). Some of these get leaked when a product comes close to updating since the press and blogs are looking for anything sensational to reveal, but they may not be targeted for the closest update. Their timeline may be for the update a year away.
Think about it. If you were to fake the specs to garner attention. Why would you fake mediocre specs? It is way more logical that these are the real specs. Look at past updates. Let them be your guide to the changes Apple makes to it's product line.
Are you expecting a faster computer by upgrading your RAM from 4 to 8GB? If you don't know the function of certain computer parts, why the hell are you upgrading them?
Not sure why everyone is so upset. This would be a solid machine. This is why you shouldn't get too attached to rumors. Sets unrealistic expectations and leads to disappointment with perfectly good updates.
Those specs look to be in line with previous updates in the Macbook Pro line. Not too surprised about the lack of "Retina Display", that could potentially be a pain for gamers and anyone else that uses graphics intensive programs.
Plus is it really needed? It'd be interesting to have but it's not like you have your iMac/MacBook Pro right smack in front of your face while using it. Makes sense on the iOS stuff but a super high resolution doesn't always make sense everywhere else.
Plus is it really needed? It'd be interesting to have but it's not like you have your iMac/MacBook Pro right smack in front of your face while using it. Makes sense on the iOS stuff but a super high resolution doesn't always make sense everywhere else.