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New PowerMac (Mac Pro) and MacBook Pro Enclosures

Evangelion said:
Words evolve. When people talk of "SMP", they are talking about two processors.
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Other than you and Hector, the only other people I've heard use "SMP" as the two of you are, are people who don't know what they are talking about.

Nearly everyone I know when speaking about hardware, has dropped the "SMP" nomenclature altogether since it's confusing. People I know and articles I've been reading over the past few months use "number of cores" and "number of sockets". Even the major software companies selling software to enterprises are using those terms in their licensing agreements.

[edit]SMP stands for Symmetric Multi-Processing and means considerably more than just "more than one processor". It also describes the system architecture and how the OS views those processors. It is entirely possible, and at one time more common, to have multiple processor machines not be SMP. The definition has absolutely nothing to do with single core versus dual core and therefore can't just change because technology now allows n-core chips.[/edit]
 
Flowbee said:
Hopefully the Mac Pro will be a bit smaller than the current G5 PowerMac.
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So it could be rack mounted, maybe 4U or 6U to indicate the different machines:rolleyes:
 
azzurri000 said:
In terms of the MacBook Pro, I'd like to see how they can improve upon perfection. I'm a little nervous as to how it will look... but I guess each successive PowerBook revision looked snazzier than the one before it.
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What happens if it is a detachable screen configuration?:eek:
 
I hope apple will have 4 SATA II Drive bays - so one can have a 1 TB Mirror RAID!! :)

Add to that MINIMUM: 4 PCI-e slots, 2 FW 400 2 FW 800, 4 USB, Optical & Ana. Audio, Dual Gig-E,

What about Dual Optical Drives - I certainly miss that from G4s - but how would it be instituted design-wise??

And make sure there are still 8 RAM slots.
 
dont listen to the woosies...

Make this the biggest fastest hottest most power hungry peice of machinery you can. Hell, I dont care if it runs on gasoline, make it a friggen beast...
 
I just want something designed the same, but glossic white like the iMac's instead of the brushed alluminum. I would like to see Dual 3.0GHz Woodcrest's (4 Cores Total) and I would be happy. Ans support for 16GB of FB DIMM 667
 
matticus008 said:
Sure. Enter complaints of fingerprints, scratches, and endless tarnishing.
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If it is made out of anodized aluminum, that would not be a problem? I have an iPod mini which has none of the above!
 
Jbook said:
Make this the biggest fastest hottest most power hungry peice of machinery you can. Hell, I dont care if it runs on gasoline, make it a friggen beast...
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o_O" in these days of $3+/gallon? Cooling would be suckage, and if you thought the MDD was bad with noise...

hehe, it's a novel idea though. "What are you doing this weekend?" "I gotta change the spark plugs and degrease the engine in my Quad 12GHz Freon-Cooled Mac Pro Beast."
 
Kelmon said:
I'd like to see those horrible silver keys go away for starters. Most of the existing MacBook Pro enclosure is very nice but I've detested the silver keys ever since I saw them in real life (they actually looked OK in the pictures). I'm just gutted that I'm going to have to wait longer for the laptop that I've been lusting after for the last couple years.
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As long as the keys are light-colored. It's one reason I bought my MacBook - I have a retinal disease, and I cannot see black keyboards. I never could use my wife's TiBook....
 
iGary said:
This always happens. Glad I am not the only one who sees it. It's pretty pathetic.
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Well, what do you expect? With the availability of hardware and software that meets pretty much every need (as well as a few needs we didn't know we had), good design, and reasonable prices people are left bitching about the insignificant things.

For the record:

A) I like my G5's case. The handles are nice. It still looks good to me after almost three years.

B) Conroe, Woodcrest, FooBarBaz: WHO CARES? Look, it's all fast enough now. Hell, I don't have time to learn about the hardware I have before I'm suddenly needing to "upgrade".

Gah! What did we ever do before computers came along to give us a reason to gripe about nothing?
 
SiliconAddict said:
Did it ever occur to you that some of us might not have a crap load of space for such a huge system? I actually have several computers under my desk all of which serve a purpose. All if which can't be replaced with a single system. Move beyond just your narrow view of the world and see that there is a reason why companies are shipping thinline desktops.
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Maybe you should take your own advice about 'narrow view of the world'. You can buy a blade configuration if you want. I have two PM's under my desk and will soon have a 3rd. The amount of extra space they occupy, compared to Dell 380 is of little consequence. For me, I would not care if they stayed the same, but I am not at all concerned if they change either. Many have posted here that size is an issue for them. Fine, if Apple can appeal to larger market by making them smaller/lighter, then that is good.
 
thogs_cave said:
Well, what do you expect? With the availability of hardware and software that meets pretty much every need (as well as a few needs we didn't know we had), good design, and reasonable prices people are left bitching about the insignificant things.

For the record:

A) I like my G5's case. The handles are nice. It still looks good to me after almost three years.

B) Conroe, Woodcrest, FooBarBaz: WHO CARES? Look, it's all fast enough now. Hell, I don't have time to learn about the hardware I have before I'm suddenly needing to "upgrade".

Gah! What did we ever do before computers came along to give us a reason to gripe about nothing?
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Good post!
A bit smaller case wouldn't hurt though.
 
azzurri000 said:
In terms of the MacBook Pro, I'd like to see how they can improve upon perfection. I'm a little nervous as to how it will look... but I guess each successive PowerBook revision looked snazzier than the one before it.
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Well, one idea might be to give the processor room to cool... I'm getting tired of the blatent attempts to make me sterile by using my leg as the only decent heat sink. My G4 was just as bad.

Sure the unit is pretty, but if they would cool it a little better they'd sure cut down on support issues for cooked components. I vote for a MBP that isn't all form over function.
 
I have an uneasy feeling in my stomach that Apple will switch its already-overheating Pro line to black anodized aluminum.
 
hayduke said:
If I'm not mistaken anondizing results in an extremely hard surface which is quite difficult to scratch. In fact, I think it is harder to scratch than un-anondized aluminum. So...bring it on!!! Afteral the iPod mini's were anodized and I don't recall scratching complaints. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.
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That is partially true. Standard anodizing is clear until a color tint is added. The tint can be scratched, sometimes quite easily. The purpose of anodizing is to prevent the aluminum from oxidizing. Even though the tint is scratched, and looks bad, the protective layer may be fine. There is also a 'hard coat' anodize. This comes out as a dark grey color and almost seems to be a painted surface. It does stand-up to wear pretty well as sulfuric acid attacks the surface of the metal and forms the protective shell. It has been seven years since I left aerospace, but at the time hard coat was rather expensive.
 
Demoman said:
That is partially true. Standard anodizing is clear until a color tint is added. The tint can be scratched, sometimes quite easily. The purpose of anodizing is to prevent the aluminum from oxidizing. Even though the tint is scratched, and looks bad, the protective layer may be fine. There is also a 'hard coat' anodize. This comes out as a dark grey color and almost seems to be a painted surface. It does stand-up to wear pretty well as sulfuric acid attacks the surface of the metal and forms the protective shell. It has been seven years since I left aerospace, but at the time hard coat was rather expensive.
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The black anodizing on my mtb stuff is probably tough enough for a laptop thinking about it. Apple would have to make it good quality though which might cost.
 
Blu-Ray /HD DVD

Has any one mentioned the new Mac must surely support High Definition media reading and burning! Maybe a Blu-Ray / HD DVD dual capability...? :)

Hey is there a prize for being the 100th post?
 
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