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Unreleased MacBook Pro 6,1 and 6,2 Referenced in Mac OS X 10.6.2

A couple of points here.

thegoldenmackid said:
They did. It's been clarified that the MacBook Pro's were last updated in June, which isn't that long ago.
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I know time flies but it would be six months if the new MBPs come out in November. Even longer fo the 17" model.

Besides that Apple has to keep somewhat in sync with Intels release schedule or suffer due to outdated looking hardware.


Dave
 
Maserati7200 said:
May 2007, November 2007. May and November aren't THAT far apart, as opposed from November to May.
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not to question your post, as I don't recall when the updates took place, don't really want to find out and you probably had the days the updates took place, but, talking only about the time period between the months you're describing, isn't it the same from May to November as November to May? 6 months apart each?
 
Nobita said:
They updated Macbooks, but not Macbook Pros right? Would love to see price drop on the 15" and 17" as well.

BTW Intel i5 and i7 would be very great on MBPs!

P.S. Is the black Friday sale this Friday for you guys in the US as well? I'm looking for a good iPod deal...
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They just dropped the prices on the 15" and 17" models this summer.

daneoni said:
Just been 4 months...its too early for an update. Even more so for a redesign unless Apple is really planning to do 16:9 on the laptop lines as well. So what? 14", 16" & 18" screens?

I personally think they're just laying foundations for next year's updates

...yeah...i wouldn't hold my breath
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I don't undersand why those files needed to be there. They can include those files with the computers, on special builds of the OS.

Terminal.app said:
Dude, there will be an Infiniband port on the MacBook Pros before there will be "LightPeak". Considering that there are exactly zero peripherals or devices on the market today that support "LightPeak". Is it even finished? I doubt it.
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There weren't a lot of USB peripherals when Apple introduced their first iMac. The marketplace quickly caught up.

tempusfugit said:
Also, who besides me expects to see some 16:9 macbooks in the near future?
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If they were going to transition notebooks in the near future, wouldn't they have done that already?

Besides, having used a 16:9 screen on a notebook, I always felt like the screen was way too short. I don't get why the screen has to be 16:9. Video players can adapt to the resolution to any screen without distortion, and playing video doesn't seem to be a major use for computers, why cut the screen short for a secondary use of the screen? And this is coming from a person that's set up HTPCs and watches TV and DVDs from his Mac.

SilentCrs said:
No offense, but "photo illustration, brochure design", etc aren't really "pro" activities. When people think "pro" they think 3D rendering, broadcast television, etc. Not coming up with the dinner menu for some local restaurant.
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Says who again? So Photoshop and Illustrator aren't professional programs? What consumer is paying $700 for a "not pro" app?

Sounds like you're trying to start an argument more than anything else, with a needlessly arbitrary definition, to make it specific, I think you're either being a snob or you're trolling.
 
deckwalker said:
I still have my early 2006 first gen Macbook Pro - it has more memory and a bigger HD now, but it still runs great. I'm sure that there are plenty of users on MR that still use the Ti or the old 12" G4.
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I had to swop out the HDD, but otherwise it mine still runs great. Actually passed it on to my sister, so guess can't really call it mine anymore...:(

12" PB - Great machine!
 
Even if they just updated the lower end models and added the successor to the 9400M (ION2?), that would be a success.

Bump the speed across the board, add HD space and add the ION2 and I'd be sold, Arrandale or not.

If not, I think I'll go with a refurb 2.26.
 
Terminal.app said:
Dude, there will be an Infiniband port on the MacBook Pros before there will be "LightPeak". Considering that there are exactly zero peripherals or devices on the market today that support "LightPeak". Is it even finished? I doubt it.
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To me Lightpeak was what Intel wanted to build as USB 3.0 before committees got to it. If that's the case then Lightpeak is technologically older and closer to production ready than USB 3.0 which intel are rumored to have bumped support for USB 3.0 to 2011 anyway, yet publically stated they will put LP hardware in device makers hands in 2010.

Funny thing about the demo of LP was it used the same physical connection as as USB 1 and 2 unlike usb 3 which is a frankenstein connector. Maybe they plan to offer LP as a hybrid, for short cable runs it'll have legacy usb2 wiring that doubles as power supply on LP devices.

Offer a single LP/USB2 interface chip for device manufactures.
Think for MacBookAir Apple would still only need two ports dedicated video, plus upgrade the USB to the new hybrid. But for hard drive and other devices makers get a dropin replacement to upgrade.
 
First wait until that old unit is unbearable to use.

JohnEph said:
I have a really old PowerBook (4 years old) and I was thinking of buying a MacBook Pro 15" pretty soon.
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I'd wait for the same reason I advised people to wait for the recent iMac revision. You want to be in a position to buy a processor more suitable for SL. Hopefully that is soon as I can imagine that that old PowerBook is feeling mighty slow. Stick it out until a machine support at least four threads is available, eight would be better.
Will the next gen MBP be significantly better than the current ones?
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How can anyone here answer that question? I believe there is a strong possibility that will be the caes but this is Apple we are talking about. At least the plists are indicating a significant revision.
I hear the nVidia cards are pretty decent; will the video cards in the new MBPs be inferior to the current ones? Thanks for any help before I make a purchase.
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First don't make the purchase yet. Second you ask a very silly question about GPUs and again are apparently expecting guess work. No one here has anyidea what Apple will use next, but there is a good possibility that ATI/AMD will get the design in.

Why you would post the questions you did kinda boogles the mind. You do know this is a rumor site, right? Makin buying decisions based on comments herecabout un announced hardware is a fools game. Instead allow yourself to be guided by the facts. Those facts are the following;
1.
Snow Leopard is a key development in operating systems tech and Mac OS/X in particular. One key technology aspect of SL is that GCD and that really requires modern processors with lots of threads to shine. Thus the dual core processors in the current MBP are outdated. (People will try to argue about that but they are wrong)
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Intel has plans for 32nm chips to arrive soon. That could be anywhere from here to March. If these are designed into a note book it could be a very significant happening.
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Intel also has 45 nm laptop parts that are here now but power hungery. Even so they might go into a 17" MBP easily.
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To hold value an to effectively run tomorrows software you need a processor with at least 4 threads supported. If you have had your PowerBook for four years then longevity is obviously important to you. I would imagine that sometime in early 2010 we will start to see lots of highly threaded apps become available. Even today there are apps that really do shine on Snow Leopard. This is depedent on the software you run of course but just as Dual cores allowed for much mote responsive machine so to will quadcores which will very quickly become the norm.



Dave
 
MattInOz said:
To me Lightpeak was what Intel wanted to build as USB 3.0 before committees got to it. If that's the case then Lightpeak is technologically older and closer to production ready than USB 3.0 which intel are rumored to have bumped support for USB 3.0 to 2011 anyway, yet publically stated they will put LP hardware in device makers hands in 2010.
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I've seen all the mentions of the USB 3.0 delays but then I see P55 motherboards coming out next month sporting USB 3.0.
 
I had been waiting for a powerful machine. This summer i got a mid-09 15" mbp, 3 ghz, 4gh ram, 500gb hdd, 9600m/9600 GT. It is fantastic. Great for editing my HD video, multi-tasking. I love the keyboard, multitouch pad, layout, sd slot, battery life. If apple released a quad core mbp, or one with usb 3 or light whatever, i'd be completely content. I've been able to do so much on this machine since I got it in July and I wouldn't even think about trying to sell it and get a new one if these rumors are true.

Also, I'm not quite sure the whole mobile laptop with tons of power is the way to go. I'd rather have a 15" mbp, fairly powerful, but also a desktop machine like a mini or an imac. I didnt think this way when i was getting this machine, but now i'd love to have a mid range 15" mbp still with the ram and storage, but saved some money and bought a mac mini to go with it to do desktop stuff like eyetv recordings and itunes streaming. i really hate having to plug/unplug my usb eyetv hybrids and everything else. I do HD video editing, but no gaming. I am also a programmer so I need the large screen.

I built a server with solaris, and it'll soon be running to Ubuntu 9.10 (opensolaris wasn't what i hyped it up to be). I've realized I can have this do many of things I'd get out of a mac mini. Remote access, itunes streaming, video encoding, web dev. server.

If apple releases these new machines soon and you're complaining that you just bought one, be happy with what you have. Use it until it falls apart in 5 years. Be glad you arent trying to do your tasks on an OLPC, but be grateful you have what you have.
 
Here is my wishlist:

13" mbp --> Discrete GPU with a little more power than the 9400m, upped HDD capacity (because this discrepancy with the unipolycarb body is bad marketing [IMHO]), and better processors. Sure, give the people what they want, Blu-ray if it's feasible.

15" and 17" mbp --> Basically the same as the 13", except a better discrete GPU and quard core processors.

Let me save the snobby poster time, wishful thinking, I know. BUT! That is why I called it my wish list. =P
 
MorphingDragon said:
As far as I know its only Gigabyte that offers USB3 right?

What if Gigabyte is building on an unfinalized spec like Draft-N.
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I was about to mention the same thing but then again ASUS also had a USB 3.0 board as well.

Back near Computex 2009 a ton of SATA 3 and USB 3.0 stuff was announced only to get placed on the back burner until post P55 launch. P55 is seeing a minor refresh to include the new technologies but otherwise the boards are identical to their predecessors in terms of configuration. Also the Foxconn sockets for LGA-1156 are being replaced due to concerns. I have no clue what's causing the USB 3.0 issues but SATA 3 was a controller one due to IDE support.

I'd rather have my SATA 3 than and IDE port on my motherboard right now. So what socket maker is Apple using for the LGA-1156 based Macs? People are very vary of Foxconn right now.
 
Eidorian said:
I was about to mention the same thing but then again ASUS also had a USB 3.0 board as well.

Back near Computex 2009 a ton of SATA 3 and USB 3.0 stuff was announced only to get placed on the back burner until post P55 launch. P55 is seeing a minor refresh to include the new technologies but otherwise the boards are identical to their predecessors in terms of configuration. Also the Foxconn sockets for LGA-1156 are being replaced due to concerns. I have no clue what's causing the USB 3.0 issues but SATA 3 was a controller one due to IDE support.

I'd rather have my SATA 3 than and IDE port on my motherboard right now. So what socket maker is Apple using for the LGA-1156 based Macs? People are very vary of Foxconn right now.
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Isnt Asus partially owned by Gigabyte? (Dont ask me where I got that from, another post here I think)

It could be the problem we have with the several Wireless companies. Cisco/Belkin etc all have N access points but its not actually finalized.
 
man.. I just got my new 15" 2 days ago..
damn.. hopefully not in the next month so I would not be so upset.
 
MorphingDragon said:
Isnt Asus partially owned by Gigabyte?
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They're different companies. Though they may use the same suppliers for certain components. Then again who doesn't?

NEC appears to be making the USB 3.0 controller for these Gigabyte P55 feature update boards. Marvell is just releasing a new stepping of their SATA 3 controller with the working IDE functions.
 
Bring on the New MBP's

Seriously ready for a new MBP - I won't get the base model this time.
 
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