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New MacBook Pro Part Numbers Suggest Updated Models Coming Soon
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I'm all for dropping the optical drive. From my experience I never was able to trust the super drives since they come to a point when they start to refuse certain brands of media or spit out original DVDs.
I, since, have resolved to an external drive whenever I need to install something off a DVD but that rarely happens anymore.
I think Apple will drop the drive most definitely with the new redesign. They have already migrated towards disc free distribution with the Mac app store. It kinds of remind you of when Apple dropped the floppy and people were in shock.
I, since, have resolved to an external drive whenever I need to install something off a DVD but that rarely happens anymore.
I think Apple will drop the drive most definitely with the new redesign. They have already migrated towards disc free distribution with the Mac app store. It kinds of remind you of when Apple dropped the floppy and people were in shock.
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I'm waiting for the 13" MBP with Ivy Bridge quad core.. Nothing really wrong with my 13" 2007 MB, but I would like a major spec bump.
I don't want to sacrifice the CD/DVD driver either, that's why I'm not shopping for a MBA, plus the performance on those is compromised to get the form factor.
I'm waiting for the 13" MBP with Ivy Bridge quad core.. Nothing really wrong with my 13" 2007 MB, but I would like a major spec bump.
I don't want to sacrifice the CD/DVD driver either, that's why I'm not shopping for a MBA, plus the performance on those is compromised to get the form factor.
For along time people have been waiting for and analysts have been claiming that Apple will be dropping the dvd drive in the Macbook Pro to make it thinner and also making SSD the primary storage. And also there have been rumors and hopes that Apple will be making a 15" and 17" Macbook Air. What we need to realize is that these two things are the same.
I am confident in 2-3 refreshes, there will be 15" and 17" air-like macbook. and the air-like series 11, 13, 15, 17 will become Apple's primary notebook, and they will probably just call them "MacBooks" since when they announced the redesign they called it the future of MacBooks.
Then Apple will have an alternative that won't be as popular that will be thicker, and simply just exist for people who want a dedicated GPU. This computer may be called a MacBook Pro maybe not
I am confident in 2-3 refreshes, there will be 15" and 17" air-like macbook. and the air-like series 11, 13, 15, 17 will become Apple's primary notebook, and they will probably just call them "MacBooks" since when they announced the redesign they called it the future of MacBooks.
Then Apple will have an alternative that won't be as popular that will be thicker, and simply just exist for people who want a dedicated GPU. This computer may be called a MacBook Pro maybe not
I still want to have a DVD in one of my Macs, although I seldom use the things.
One thing I like about the idea of removing DVD drives from all/most Macs: I can buy one tiny external, and all my Macs can use it when/if needed. And for home theater purposes, only that DVD drive need be exposed: the Mini (or whatever) can be out of sight.
One thing I like about the idea of removing DVD drives from all/most Macs: I can buy one tiny external, and all my Macs can use it when/if needed. And for home theater purposes, only that DVD drive need be exposed: the Mini (or whatever) can be out of sight.
I think you're likely bang on with this.
If it were up to me though, I would push for a design that included similarly-sized batteries, that would then give you like ten or more hours of charge. Not that that's often necessary, but to me that would make it more portable, as opposed to making something 0.00000000016 of an inch thick. You can still fit the current model through a fuggin' doorway.
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I agree with what you're implying, but you know Blu-ray is still a compressed format right? There isn't enough bandwidth for uncompressed 4k films. It really becomes a question of file size/quality. Most Blu-ray films are about 20GB. They can usually be compressed even further, around 10GB or so, and still look amazing. While Blu-ray has the potential to look fantastic, the sizes are going to be too much for any kind of file based delivery service.
Components being inexpensive for end-users and Apple jacking up the price of what they bundle with their hardware are certainly not mutually exclusive. Have you never compared the price of Apple-supplied RAM with that available from Crucial or OWC?
hopefully...
Man I hope this is true.
Even a processor bump alone would be a bonus. Small updates from apple would be win win, since it gives us an update for a product with a long revision cycle, and because it should reinvigorate mbp sales a bit for Apple.
A small cpu bump is pretty much guaranteed if there's an update... but I hope there's a graphics bump or something extra... 13 inch with non-intel graphics? Even if it's integrated? A man can dream, can't he?
Wouldn't mind a hard drive upgrade too... with cheaper high rpm drives and cheaper (and faster) SSD's...
We'll see what happens...!
Man I hope this is true.
Even a processor bump alone would be a bonus. Small updates from apple would be win win, since it gives us an update for a product with a long revision cycle, and because it should reinvigorate mbp sales a bit for Apple.
A small cpu bump is pretty much guaranteed if there's an update... but I hope there's a graphics bump or something extra... 13 inch with non-intel graphics? Even if it's integrated? A man can dream, can't he?
Wouldn't mind a hard drive upgrade too... with cheaper high rpm drives and cheaper (and faster) SSD's...
We'll see what happens...!
My bet is a March announcement, and an April release. Considering Intel is preparing an April release of the Ivy Bridge.
Yay! Some news not related to iOS/iPhone/iPad.
Good to hear the updates are finally arriving. Here's to hoping for a nice GPU bump, although honestly I'm not expecting anything extraordinary from this. It'll probably just be a minor CPU bump/price update. I image the big update will come out next year with Ivy Bridge.
Good to hear the updates are finally arriving. Here's to hoping for a nice GPU bump, although honestly I'm not expecting anything extraordinary from this. It'll probably just be a minor CPU bump/price update. I image the big update will come out next year with Ivy Bridge.
An external hdd holds 320GB +. You can watch 6 movies without going over your cap, have longer battery life and still be carrying less 'stuff' than 6 BluRays. Yay!
I need a new computer to replace my late 2006 MacBook Pro. Is Ivy Bridge really gonna have a big benefit over Sandy? Other then power consumption?
This will very likely be a silent "speed bump" a redesigned unibody sans optical announced early 2012...
an update makes sense, especially since those airs have newer version of the second gen processors compared to the pros.
Although a refresh would be nice since Apple can remove the optical drive. They probably still have a bunch of optical drives lying around to not worry about having to purchase many more.
If not now we will probably for sure see new pros next year. I am very excited for this, with Ivy Bridge coming next year, and no CD drive, they will be lighter and faster macs yet. Since Ivy bridge processor will have a much better GPU, unlike the intel 3000, the battery life could improve on simple tasks, since I hear the AMD ATI Radeon GPU is usually always on to make up for the 3000.
The airs next year will probably benefit the most with the increase of GPU seeing that may be their only flaw.
Although a refresh would be nice since Apple can remove the optical drive. They probably still have a bunch of optical drives lying around to not worry about having to purchase many more.
If not now we will probably for sure see new pros next year. I am very excited for this, with Ivy Bridge coming next year, and no CD drive, they will be lighter and faster macs yet. Since Ivy bridge processor will have a much better GPU, unlike the intel 3000, the battery life could improve on simple tasks, since I hear the AMD ATI Radeon GPU is usually always on to make up for the 3000.
The airs next year will probably benefit the most with the increase of GPU seeing that may be their only flaw.
(says the guy who's MPB 15 is in transit from Amazon...)
Haha same, I just purchased a new MBP last night! No regrets though, especially as my 2006 is starting to falter a little and I plan on using this MBP for 4-5 years at least.
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It should be pointed out that tomorrow, October 14th, is the 3rd anniversary of Apple's unibody MacBook Pro. It was unveiled at an Apple Special Event, "Focus on Notebooks," where they also introduced a 13" Aluminum MacBook, which was eventually discontinued and turned into a 13" MacBook Pro. So it makes sense that after three years a re-design is rumored.
100mhz speed bump
I was going to say the razer blade that's 0.88" thin, but it has a dual core 35W TDP instead of the 45W quad core ones, although it also has the GT555 with 2GB of ram so it might be posible to use a 45W quad core in there but with slower graphics.
Granted i doubt we'll see it get any thinner if they do launch soon.
I hope this is just a CPU spec bump. I JUST ordered a 13" air today
Without ivy bridge which has comparable power in 35W vs the sandy bridge at 45W they wouldn't go thinner, or atleast shouldnt, the airs are 17W parts and it still gets somewhat hot.