With the new MacBook Pros likely due out tomorrow I felt it was best to have an expectation setting thread. Here are my personal thoughts, feel free to comment, add, etc. I will update if anyone has other suggestions or things to add.
List has been updated with various suggestions from the comments, keep em coming and I will keep modifying the master list.
Things you can def count on:
-Processor bump, likely core i5 and core i7
-15" & 17" Updates
Things you can probably count on:
-HD size bump
-New Nvidia Graphics processor
Things you can maybe count on:
-Memory bump
-13" Updates (I only say this because of the leaked part numbers)
-Resolution Bump in 15" & 17" Models
-IPS Screens (currently being used in iMacs and iPad)
-New SSD Options
-3G Option similar to iPad where no contract is needed, can turn on/off whenever you want
Things I wouldnt get my hopes up for:
-USB 3
-HDMI Input
-Lightpeak
-ATI Graphics
-BluRay Drives
-16:9 resoutions, my thought here is that Apple will stick with the current form factor, with the iPad they proved the 16:9 can look really weird and sometimes its better to stick with what works.
-Non-BTO SSD Options, AKA SSD being a standard option that you can buy in an Apple store
-TRIM Support for SSDs (This would have to come as a software update)
-WiMax
-An iPhone/iPad like touchscreen in leu of a trackpad
-Anything else that is new, bleeding edge, etc
In my opinion anything else would be a surprise, if you expect anything other then those things prepare to be disappointed!
Set your expectations accordingly and then you wont have to be disappointed, come on here and complain, start new whiney threads
List has been updated with various suggestions from the comments, keep em coming and I will keep modifying the master list.
Things you can def count on:
-Processor bump, likely core i5 and core i7
-15" & 17" Updates
Things you can probably count on:
-HD size bump
-New Nvidia Graphics processor
Things you can maybe count on:
-Memory bump
-13" Updates (I only say this because of the leaked part numbers)
-Resolution Bump in 15" & 17" Models
-IPS Screens (currently being used in iMacs and iPad)
-New SSD Options
-3G Option similar to iPad where no contract is needed, can turn on/off whenever you want
Things I wouldnt get my hopes up for:
-USB 3
-HDMI Input
-Lightpeak
-ATI Graphics
-BluRay Drives
-16:9 resoutions, my thought here is that Apple will stick with the current form factor, with the iPad they proved the 16:9 can look really weird and sometimes its better to stick with what works.
-Non-BTO SSD Options, AKA SSD being a standard option that you can buy in an Apple store
-TRIM Support for SSDs (This would have to come as a software update)
-WiMax
-An iPhone/iPad like touchscreen in leu of a trackpad
-Anything else that is new, bleeding edge, etc
In my opinion anything else would be a surprise, if you expect anything other then those things prepare to be disappointed!
Set your expectations accordingly and then you wont have to be disappointed, come on here and complain, start new whiney threads