There has been 2 benchmarks with some time between them.
The first one made news on ALL the rumor sites.
So if it truly where just a mistake. There would be no chance that it would happen 2 times. One for 13" and one for 15".
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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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There has been 2 benchmarks with some time between them.
The first one made news on ALL the rumor sites.
So if it truly where just a mistake. There would be no chance that it would happen 2 times. One for 13" and one for 15".
I'm not refusing to believe, I'm just saying that, just as before, we have no idea as to when it will come out.
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The HD5000 will certainly not appear in any MBPs. It is either the HD4600 + discrete or the HD5200 for the 15'', and the HD5100 for the 13'' most likely.
I know that. I'm been a lifelong PC user and this will be my first macbook. My point is the OP already has his heart set on MBP. If he gives in and buys a laptop, he'll probably feel he got an inferior machine when the MBP comes out. Let's face it, people on this board who wait months for MBs are not doing it because they're the casual user - they know what they want and will end up getting it.
I've been there and I'm still there. I want the new rMBP and I know that even if I get the current one - maybe even a 13" - I'll still purchase the haswell when it comes out. So I'm doing the smart thing - topping off my macbook fund and trying to be as patient as possible.
The leaked benchmarking of both the 13" and the 15", plus the types of chips that Apple usually uses for those given lines.
5100 in the 13"
5200 in the 15" (and possibly no dedicated GPU...we shall see)
I have seen compelling reasoning based on power usage of CPUs and GPUs. in order to keep battery life on par or better then it is now, they couldn't have a high end iGPU and dGpu in the same machine
Intel's Haswell CPU lineup:
Dual core:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7021/introducing-the-dualcore-haswell-skus
Quad core:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7002/hit-the-road-jack-intels-mobile-quadcore-haswell-skus
You can also browse through all of the processor SKUs at http://ark.intel.com/
Long story short the only Haswell CPUs with HD 5000 graphics are the 15 watt Ultra Low Voltage dual core processors which are used currently in the Macbook Air.
There are also 28 watt dual core models with Iris 5100 graphics which seem likely for the 13" MBP, and the 47 watt quad core CPUs with Iris Pro 5200 graphics.
All of the other mobile CPUs have HD 4XXX series graphics.
The two leaked benchmarks that we have seen show one computer with a 28 watt dual core CPU with Iris 5100 graphics, and another with a 47 watt quad core CPU with Iris Pro 5200 graphics, which would appear to be at least one model of 13" and 15" MBP respectively.
At this point, with that comment, I seriously doubt we will see a MBP refresh this month, which is disappointing. I will most likely be getting a Windows 8 laptop. Believe it or not, some of us like BOTH platforms and up to date hardware when we need to purchase can be a determining factor. I want a 12.4-14" laptop, refuse to buy something with HD 4000 graphics, and need more processing power than the Air offers. Today, Apple has no laptop that meets my needs, or I would buy from them. I'm buying my laptop the first weekend of August, if the MBP isn't refreshed by then, I'll get something else.
Based on the available CPUs from Intel.
The HD4600 is the base integrated GPU for most CPUs
HD5000 is available only with 15W ULV - not Macbook Pro material
HD5100 comes with the only 28W processor - good candidate for the 13'' MBP
HD5200 is only available with 45W processors - ok for 15'', not for 13''
Since the HD5200 is more expensive than the HD4600, and has less CPU power, there are two reasonable options for the 15'' MBP:
HD4600 + discrete
HD5200 only
It is that easy
The Call
Ok, so the speaker mentioned New products in FALL like 20 times!!! So I guess thats our answer for the rMBP....sucks, but Sept/Oct it is....
Ok, so the speaker mentioned New products in FALL like 20 times!!! So I guess thats our answer for the rMBP
....sucks, but Sept/Oct it is....wouldn't Mac Pro, iPad, iPhone, OSX, iOS and possibility of apple TV count as "very busy" even if they do rMBPs now? or am I just in denial?
If they do what it sounds like they're doing and postpone the rMBP till later in the fall, they're going to make a lot of people, shall we say, "put out". They are (and the new version would be more so) a great laptop for students, portable enough to carry around, but powerful enough to do anything you throw at it, including some gaming. Release it during BTS, and you've got a bunch of sales right there. Students aren't going to want to deal with upgrading their laptops during the school year. It takes a good amount of time to make the switch.
Well it looks like September/October by the way they are talking on the call :/ might as well buy a the 13inch retina now. Can't wait till later then mid August with my situation
I'm definitely naffed off, I was on the edge about waiting for the iPhone 5s too, definitely gonna look at alternatives now, cba with the waiting game and I won't spend money on old tech.
So, what Win 8 laptops are you considering? Say we don't care about retina screens, and other manufacturers also have nice designs. But is there anything that comes close to to a MBP in component and build quality? Any windows laptop where neither the screen nor the touchpad or the battery life sucks?
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