He meant to say that USB 3.0 is not supported by Intel chipset. Laptop manufacturers have to add extra controller chip which costs $2 and this is something Apple can not do because it would mean $2 less of profits per laptop.
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He meant to say that USB 3.0 is not supported by Intel chipset. Laptop manufacturers have to add extra controller chip which costs $2 and this is something Apple can not do because it would mean $2 less of profits per laptop.
From my understanding, Sandy Bridge isn't going to bring much in performance except for the graphics performance is going to be substantially better (still crap, but better). What it does bring though is much better efficiency with heat and energy, meaning that battery life will be improved across the board.
Ivy Bridge will replace dual-cores with quad-cores and most likely increase the graphics performance even more. You *might* see a loss in battery life across the board, but performance will be much much better. For the average user, however, dual-core vs. quad-core is irrelevant and they won't notice a difference.
Ivy Bridge will replace dual-cores with quad-cores and most likely increase the graphics performance even more. You *might* see a loss in battery life across the board, but performance will be much much better. For the average user, however, dual-core vs. quad-core is irrelevant and they won't notice a difference.
As far as the Blu Ray argument goes, this should have been introduced on the past gen, as an option. With that said, I've never used a Blu Ray and I rarely watch movies on my laptop, but a lot of people do and lacking Blu Ray will obviously turn potential buyers away because the MBP does not suit their needs. Also, the lack of the HDMI port, which is pretty much universally accepted, is not acceptable.
I think this is a legitimate argument. The current MBP hard drives are super POSs compared to the HDs on other computers in its price range. A lot of people have them fail, they are rather small, and among the slowest of all hard drives produced today. It is IMO the worst feature of the MBP.
I personally wouldn't let that stop me from getting a MBP as it is a great system. Yes, you can upgrade it for next to nothing cost wise and with minimal effort, but I understand you are looking at this from a 'on principle' perspective and I don't blame you. You pay premium money and want premium product, nothing wrong with that. Hopefully the next line will see a change.
The one thing that is for sure is if the MBP (or any laptop for that matter) does not implement the few newer technologies that are moving from a fad to universal acceptance, then they are going to lose business.
I think this is a legitimate argument. The current MBP hard drives are super POSs compared to the HDs on other computers in its price range. A lot of people have them fail, they are rather small, and among the slowest of all hard drives produced today. It is IMO the worst feature of the MBP.
I personally wouldn't let that stop me from getting a MBP as it is a great system. Yes, you can upgrade it for next to nothing cost wise and with minimal effort, but I understand you are looking at this from a 'on principle' perspective and I don't blame you. You pay premium money and want premium product, nothing wrong with that. Hopefully the next line will see a change.
The one thing that is for sure is if the MBP (or any laptop for that matter) does not implement the few newer technologies that are moving from a fad to universal acceptance, then they are going to lose business.
My question is what is the difference between the Core "i" series and Sandy Bridge? I mean I get by really well with my Core i3 and it has more performance than I need. What is so great about Sandy Bridge?
It's just the newest CPU architecture from intel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)
Well, for one, the IGP graphics is better, and if it's good enough Apple might choose to scrap the 320m and use only the IGP in lets say the MBA line where there's really no space for a discrete GPU.
Hmm.. Time will show. But I can't imagine 8 gb being the standard in the MBPs in the next upgrade.