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Unreleased MacBook Pro 6,1 and 6,2 Referenced in Mac OS X 10.6.2
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No, not completely.
But it's probably advisable to wait a few months if you can. Normally I don't think waiting is worth it, but if we see Arrandale-based MBPs early next year it will be worth the wait.
Nehalem/Westmere is well worth the wait after all these years of Core 2 based products.No, not completely.
My Core i5 750 is a noticeable leap from the old Q6600.
I would have thought that you'd realize that a Core i5 is basically a Core i7 with Hyperthreading disabled. (And a much less expensive motherboard and chipset.)
Since I've disabled Hyperthreading on my 2.93 Core i7 - I'd probably get a Core i5 today instead.
The $80 increase for HT wasn't really all that necessary for me. I got the Core i5 750 for $158. I could have gotten the same discount on the Core i7 860 but I still think the Core i5 is a better overall value.
I've hit 3.846 GHz before. The F4 beta BIOS can also force the x21 on for all four cores all the time as well instead of based on application core component usage. Handbrake would get x21 but others applications wouldn't when using all four cores. Now it's everything gets full Turbo Boost.
I LOL at the picture of Sarah Palin blowing fairy dust at her audience, and the text of a post talking about an overclocked Core i7.
Yes I know that Aiden, no need to be so anal about it.
i7 still seems an Eidorian thing.
I can afford it but I didn't feel it was necessary. I can overclock as well but I don't have any significant utility from it. I'd rather have a quiet computer.
My $25 Hyper 212 Plus is good enough.So why aren't you with watercooling yet then?
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I don't see any room left for disk drives in that case.
That wouldn't work for me....
Just a small note. The picture I included earlier isn't a Hyper 212 Plus cooler.
It is however a nice water cooling mod for the white P180 mini. It just shows what you can do with a Micro ATX case like that. I happen to own the black one.
It is however a nice water cooling mod for the white P180 mini. It just shows what you can do with a Micro ATX case like that. I happen to own the black one.
I bet that guy pirates everything cuz he sure as hell cant use real discs. XD
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Yea its a corsair kit.
Do you guys think it'll be worth it for me to sell my 2.53 15 inch MBP, take a $200, then wait for the new one?
When the new one comes out, I am not willing to spend more than $1700 on a laptop, so that would be the low end 15 incher.
What do you guys envision for the low end 15 inch? Would it be worth it for me at this time to sell it?
When the new one comes out, I am not willing to spend more than $1700 on a laptop, so that would be the low end 15 incher.
What do you guys envision for the low end 15 inch? Would it be worth it for me at this time to sell it?
There's always going to be something newer and shinier than what you've got. It's really only "outdated" if it can no longer do the things that you need it to do.
Having said that...my '07 macbook is getting to that point. Here's to hoping the new Pro comes out in early 2010.
Having said that...my '07 macbook is getting to that point. Here's to hoping the new Pro comes out in early 2010.
so after many long days of long reading this thread, i am ready to take the step and make my first step on the MacRUmors Forum (as a mac commercial plays during the Charger game).
How significant is dedicated vs. non-dedicated graphics for your average shooter?
It sounds like apple will be updating around feb or march. I graduate highschool in june, so that's when I would start telling my parents exactly what I want. Apple would not update three months after assuming they update the MBP line in late winter/spring would they? THat would seem ridiculous, as the buyer;s guide on here says the avg update comes every 8 or so months. THanks for answering my groundbreaking summary of a question.
How significant is dedicated vs. non-dedicated graphics for your average shooter?
It sounds like apple will be updating around feb or march. I graduate highschool in june, so that's when I would start telling my parents exactly what I want. Apple would not update three months after assuming they update the MBP line in late winter/spring would they? THat would seem ridiculous, as the buyer;s guide on here says the avg update comes every 8 or so months. THanks for answering my groundbreaking summary of a question.
Can we keep this thread active, I to am waiting to purchase my first Mac Book Pro 17" but after searching for information have decided to wait for the update due to the word on the new procesor.
Is there any further information available on the release?
Do apple generally release the information beforehand or simply realease the product straight up?
Is there any further information available on the release?
Do apple generally release the information beforehand or simply realease the product straight up?
Apple doesn't say much, if anything, about planned products. Your best bet is to keep checking MacRumors. Everything that's known will be reported here (and discussed, dissected, and discussed again).
Dedicated graphics are pretty much essential for any modern FPS. A 9400M can just barely run TF2 and cant run Left 4 Dead 2. My 8600 256MBvram card in my early 08 macbook can run TF2 on all high and pull about 20-30 FPS at 1440x900... if that explains anything.
I am REALLY hoping Apple gives us substantial GPU options. It's the one area they always FAIL in.
yes, this is very helpful. if they updated one thing, all i would care for would a better gpu. especially because i plan on playing games on windows. the only thing i would use windows for in this case.