Quad Proc 17" MBP's - Anytime SOON?

[D*I*S_Frontman]

Given the strides made with the MBA, is there any realistic hope for a DUAL Core 2 Dual set up in a 17" MacBook Pro? I am certainly no design engineer, so I don't know how technologically feasible it would be, but it seems almost anything should be possible after the MBA.

Such a machine would be a fantastic desktop replacement.

Thoughts?

 

[zioxide]

Not going to happen. That would run WAAY too hot, plus the Intel chipsets don't support it.

 

[Pressure]

Only Xeon branded processors can run in tandem, so no.

If they on the other hand made a Quad-core mobile processor...

 

[heatmiser]

Someone will bring the specifics; quad-cores should be available in laptops by 2009, IIRC.

 

[Lyshen]

Possibly late 2008 or 2009, we may see MBP with quad core if Apple decides to release one. Probably be a redesign since the internals will all be new, new chipset, new cpu, etc.

The Montevina chipset will have quad core CPU with thermal rating of I believe 45 watt.

 

[KingYaba]

I can't imagine a one inch enclosure will deal with that kind of heat effectively.

 

[Zwhaler]

Not soon, I say that during or just before 2010 we will see quad core in our notebooks at the same or higher speeds that we have now.

 

[Twe Foju]

not gonna happen for at least untill the end of the year

 

[dante@sisna.com]

not gonna happen for at least untill the end of the year

Yep, at the very end of 2008 at the earliest, probably early 2009, if then.

 

[D*I*S_Frontman]

I bet it is sooner than we think. Intel seems to be on a tear.

This sure beats the Moto/IBM PPC days (Sheesh, never thought I'd be saying THAT!). I am still adapting to a processor company that meets or exceeds its own deadlines and projections for innovation. And surprises us with die-shrunk variants for new projects like the MBA.