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Photos of Claimed New 15-Inch MacBook Pro Logic Board Show NVIDIA GT 650M, Retained Layout
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Wow, nice one 9to5Mac.
Pretty sure the new Mac Pro won't be using the same graphics card.
I am expecting some disappointment on these forums.
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Wow, nice one 9to5Mac.
Pretty sure the new Mac Pro won't be using the same graphics card.
Or non-existent processors. That's what gave it away for me.
Oh for crying out loud, what a bunch of entitled whiners.
First of all, Apple has always been conservative in some ways. The Mac pro design is practically unchanged from 2003. MacBook pro (and Powerbook before it) had only quite minor changes since Titanium Powerbook. And that was released in 2001! That design lasted until late 2008, when Unibody MacBook pro was released. And guess what? Steve Jobs was at the helm of Apple when they made the desicion of NOT changing those designs!
Apple has always been of thought that things should not be changed for the sake of changing them. Yes, they often come up with striking and radical designs (like the Titanium Powerbook), and they tend to stick to them until something substantially better comes along. If Apple can make the deisgn substantially better, then I'm all for complete redesign. But changing for the sake of changing them, that I do not understand. Hell, if you asked me, the new Mac pro could retain the design it has now. You know why? Because there's nothing wrong with. Sure, they can tweak the design (like they did when they moved from Powermac G5 to Mac pro), but complete redesign for the sake of redesigning is dumb.
HOW THE HECK ARE THESE CHINESE DUDES GETTING ALL THE PARTS IN ADVANCE?!?!?!?!
Because they work/know someone who works in the factories that assemble them.
Welp, here's my wishlist for the new MacBook.
8gb RAM standard, blu-ray drive (a Man can wish can't he?) an Ivy Bridge CPU, a NVIDIA 650m or better GPU with atleast 1GB GDDR5 RAM or better, and Retina Display oh and 802.11ac
8gb RAM standard, blu-ray drive (a Man can wish can't he?) an Ivy Bridge CPU, a NVIDIA 650m or better GPU with atleast 1GB GDDR5 RAM or better, and Retina Display oh and 802.11ac
Probably wanna check the real specs (really, they are real, for real):
Server configuration: 8.6GHz Intel Cellpower i9, 32.4GHz, 64 cores, 1GB L1, 5GB L2, 2040TB RAM, NVIDIA Quantum Spring GX Geforce 9000 GPU 1024GB RAM, 5PB Nano-Drive
Pretty exciting times...
HOW THE HECK ARE THESE CHINESE DUDES GETTING ALL THE PARTS IN ADVANCE?!?!?!?!
I know, right? Like, totally. Those lucky bastards making $300 a month get to see the new Apple products before American teens! Like, outrageous.
Why should Ive try so hard now... Jobs isn't around to keep him inspired and he has a 'Sir' in front of his name now so this obviously means he is the bea's knees without trying!
But...
Im glad there is no redesign, the fact of slinging a retina screen and update the processor and GPU is enough! The design atm is perfect.
But...
Im glad there is no redesign, the fact of slinging a retina screen and update the processor and GPU is enough! The design atm is perfect.
Please don't quote anandtech if you want people to listen to you.
That is most interesting because Phoronix came to the opposite conclusion.
That is most interesting because Phoronix came to the opposite conclusion.
I'm still confident there will be slim design.
And it's plausible that the updated MacBook will utilize a similar standoff arrangement. It was really the ODD and ethernet which was dictating the thickness of the previous design. Sorry folks they will have to go! But don't stress because you'll be able to buy an adapter and accessory for $59.
These photos really doesn't show much and it seems the photographer was careful in taking these shots. I wonder what Apple call their leak department?
And it's plausible that the updated MacBook will utilize a similar standoff arrangement. It was really the ODD and ethernet which was dictating the thickness of the previous design. Sorry folks they will have to go! But don't stress because you'll be able to buy an adapter and accessory for $59.
These photos really doesn't show much and it seems the photographer was careful in taking these shots. I wonder what Apple call their leak department?
I have to agree, going with NVidia is a big gamble.
NVidias performance isn't all that great either. Here is some testing on recent hardware: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_hd7950_gtx680&num=1 which highlight that AMD can and does give NVidia a run for the money. NVidia does really poorly on double precision OpenCL which should concern many.
NVidias performance isn't all that great either. Here is some testing on recent hardware: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_hd7950_gtx680&num=1 which highlight that AMD can and does give NVidia a run for the money. NVidia does really poorly on double precision OpenCL which should concern many.
Under 7 hours...
Ethernet - Static use at a desktop. Take your cable with you? A 3" extension on that cable is not much. Thunderbolt docking stations in the future..
If this is too much trouble; stick with your 2011 MBP.
FireWire - mainly used by A/V Pro's for integration into rack systems and devices. Small USB3 adapter to enable true 800mb/s I see as an upgrade if you want the newest MBP. How many updates to software do you see other than for compatibility? Quite sure your current systems are perfectly adequate if the use of an adapter to keep FW is too much.
ODD - the most controversial in my eyes but from experience in the commercial sector, cloud storage and even cloud computing is very easy to upgrade to for organisations (added option to currently used systems so not everyone can use it but in the next 18 months it will be available to most) if not available, I'm sure the current systems being are perfectly adequate to use. As for the prosumer - seriously what do you mostly use ODD for? Take advantage of disk imaging, cloud storage, thumb drives, external drive...
Shaving 1/3" off of an aluminium block would be a lot of weight to lose. The CPU will not dissipate as much at 22mm, same with GPU and Kepler pushing better graphics with the same if not less power in some cases. More room for battery, HDD-SSD combo and the use of near retina display via native support by HD 4000.
** Apple were supposedly using the A5X chip in the iPhone 4 shell for testing so no one notices - here's the supposed MBP version.
Steve Jobs set out his vision for at least the next 5 years (read Walter Isaacson's book) so his innovation is still relevant.
Ethernet - Static use at a desktop. Take your cable with you? A 3" extension on that cable is not much. Thunderbolt docking stations in the future..
If this is too much trouble; stick with your 2011 MBP.
FireWire - mainly used by A/V Pro's for integration into rack systems and devices. Small USB3 adapter to enable true 800mb/s I see as an upgrade if you want the newest MBP. How many updates to software do you see other than for compatibility? Quite sure your current systems are perfectly adequate if the use of an adapter to keep FW is too much.
ODD - the most controversial in my eyes but from experience in the commercial sector, cloud storage and even cloud computing is very easy to upgrade to for organisations (added option to currently used systems so not everyone can use it but in the next 18 months it will be available to most) if not available, I'm sure the current systems being are perfectly adequate to use. As for the prosumer - seriously what do you mostly use ODD for? Take advantage of disk imaging, cloud storage, thumb drives, external drive...
Shaving 1/3" off of an aluminium block would be a lot of weight to lose. The CPU will not dissipate as much at 22mm, same with GPU and Kepler pushing better graphics with the same if not less power in some cases. More room for battery, HDD-SSD combo and the use of near retina display via native support by HD 4000.
** Apple were supposedly using the A5X chip in the iPhone 4 shell for testing so no one notices - here's the supposed MBP version.
Steve Jobs set out his vision for at least the next 5 years (read Walter Isaacson's book) so his innovation is still relevant.
Interestingly, the online store is still up, showing the current models. Usually when Apple announces new Macs, they are available the next day (or a very short time afterward). Last year, the spec-bumped MacBook Air was available the day after it was announced. I think in 2010 it might have been a week after it was announced.
I just don't understand why people are upset about a lack of design changes
I've been saying that since the rumors of a redesign came out.
K, well I'm going to bed, it's 8:00 AM here, wake me up when WWDC starts.
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I just don't understand why people are upset about a lack of design changes
Wow do you even know why Apple are successful? Aesthetics is a major factor in product design which contributes to the real and emotional value of a product.
Steve Jobs summed it up best:
"It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing and nowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices."
Because everyone believes their anecdotal experience is representative of the broader Apple customer base.
While I like an SSD option, I'd prefer it to be BTO. Personally, I doubt Apple goes with an SSD / HDD option simply because falling SSD prices makes it easier to add a large one as the sole drive. Plus, they'd either have to have two case designs in the supply change or all SSD/HDD models would have a non-function slot in the side; which would be very un Apple.
Personally, I'd like to see them move the USB plugs a bit farther apart to make it easier to accommodate larger USB plugs.
A macbook without integrated graphics?
Chances are they are going to take advtange of ivy bridge and its internal HD-4000.
a 6xx series in a macbook would run the cost up $1000+ just because. I mean they sell integrated intel graphic laptops with dual core CPU for like 1200$...
An ivy bridge with lastest Kepler = 2600+$
I can build 4 desktops, all with SLI and 8 threaded intel chips for that... sad
Chances are they are going to take advtange of ivy bridge and its internal HD-4000.
a 6xx series in a macbook would run the cost up $1000+ just because. I mean they sell integrated intel graphic laptops with dual core CPU for like 1200$...
An ivy bridge with lastest Kepler = 2600+$
I can build 4 desktops, all with SLI and 8 threaded intel chips for that... sad
Are you even serious? Dude, I just fell off my chair reading that comment.
GK104/GK107 are not optimized for double-precision, because there´s no use for it other than for people developing scientific software. It´s a complete waste of die space.
OpenCL - who cares. The average Joe (like you) doesn´t even know what double-precision is.
For Apple? Everyone knows Apple makes their products with sub-par specs that are already obselete before they come out.
Unless they have Ivy Bridge and a 256GB SSD that does 550 MB/S read/write which all PC users have had for months these new macbooks will disappoint.