Have a look here, my friend:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/macbook-air-home-built-external-gpu/
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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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Have a look here, my friend:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/macbook-air-home-built-external-gpu/
Inelegant, but 100% for real.
Maybe it's a 4K cinema display with built-in Nvidia GPU to assist in pushing the 4K resolution at acceptable frame rates. Using TB2 of course...
One can dream
Maybe it's a 4K cinema display with built-in Nvidia GPU to assist in pushing the 4K resolution at acceptable frame rates. Using TB2 of course...
One can dream
I thought about the same thing. Wouldn't that be awesome
I have the mid-2009 MBP. It has its share of issues, trust me
. Should've waited until 2010 but I needed one for college.
Sorry I'm about to go Office Space on my POS that the geniuses keep slapping band-aids on for free but aren't fixing the actual problem. It's less Penryn and more first gen design flaws and possibly a bad logic board.
I know it's a bit early
For a machine you won't even be purchasing!
It's being done for like 2 years and there are 2 things you have to know:
1. Intel wont allow it, because it would destroy their ****** iGPU sales.
2. All adapters made to this day have either been blocked by Intel (you need to "pass" "certification" for TB device...) or recalled, thanks to Intel.
So I see no way for this kind of hardware to show up until Intel changes theirs min. Sad but true.
If there is two models retina 13" > one with dGPU and one with iGPU (5100). I'll always prefer iGPU option
It's not just me for sure.
Wouldn't the availability of an external dGPU increase the number of people willing to buy a laptop with Intel's graphics? Plus, if Apple does switch to Intel graphics with all of their laptops, they would be in a better position to negotiate with Intel.
quite dissapoint with the point of including izgo displays because this type of screen display panels will make screens fatter in a 25% (maybe i could be wrong because of what happens with the change from ipad2 to ipad3) and i dont think apple is working on that in order to increase even more battery life (i think is enough with the improvements already known as mavericks and haswell cpu)
If there is two models retina 13" > one with dGPU and one with iGPU (5100). I'll always prefer iGPU option
It's not just me for sure.
Why would you prefer something worse in every way? (And don't say battery life, the dGPU models also have an iGPU for that.)
Seriously, the iGPU fanboys need to get a grip. They seem to prefer something that is objectively worse, just because, and are completely ignorant of pretty much anything technical regarding GPUs (integrated or otherwise).
"Given the option between getting $100 and $80 I'll always prefer $80 option" makes about as much logical sense as your statement. There is NO downside to having the dGPU (since you also get an iGPU for good battery life included).
The only reason for picking an iGPU is price and thermals.
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5090...swell-processor-release-date.htm#.UkQG082ac18
.....The newly-released iMacs hinted on the possible specs of MacBook Pro 2013. Last week, alleged benchmarks of MacBook Pro 2013 surfaced. Based on the document, MacBook Pro will pack the new Intel Haswell processor, Thunderbolt 2 GPU, 4K screen resolution, OS X Mavericks and longer battery life.....
How likely will new Macbook Pros have Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI 2.0 ?
.....The newly-released iMacs hinted on the possible specs of MacBook Pro 2013. Last week, alleged benchmarks of MacBook Pro 2013 surfaced. Based on the document, MacBook Pro will pack the new Intel Haswell processor, Thunderbolt 2 GPU, 4K screen resolution, OS X Mavericks and longer battery life.....
How likely will new Macbook Pros have Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI 2.0 ?
The iPad 3 and 4 have IPS displays. Switching to IGZO is likely what will be responsible for the significant shrinkage the device is rumored to go through for the next generation. It's likely also the only way to make a retina iPad mini with decent battery life. It's too bad that Microsoft didn't get their hands on the technology for the Surface. The Surface Pro is likely the device that could benfit the most the technology. Dell put together a neat little page about IGZO displays in preperation for their upcoming workstation laptops.
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-b...n-with-high-performance-igzo-qhd-display.aspx
Just because HD3000 is capable to cover what I use my laptop for
And for price, battery, size, heat.
But if there is no difference in price, battery, size and heat I'll definitely go for the dGPU.
Then why I want Haswell? Because I want!
I just get really tired of waiting for and now I'm waiting for my retina 13" to get home from US to Bulgaria... less then two weeks of waiting remains..That's a bit contradictory - if the reasons to pick an iGPU are price and thermals, then the disadvantages to a dGPU are higher prices and more heat.
Yes, maybe a dGPU would be better for your uses, but you don't know what others are planning to use their computers for. How can you be sure that a dGPU is better for each individual case?
Time goes at the same rate, your brain just suppressed the actual waiting and boredom maybe because it's too painful or something, so therefore making time seem faster because the long parts can't be recollected lol just my theory lol
iPad 3 was thicker because it needed a larger battery to power the retina display. No iPad has used an IGZO display yet.
An IGZO display lets you have the retina resolution without the extra backlight requirements, so it doesn't use as much power. Switching to an IGZO display would let them make the rMBPs thinner, not thicker.
Pretty likely I'd say, it would seem strange to release Mac Pros and new 4K thunderbolt displays with non-compatible updated rMBPs (assuming the new displays are coming next month).
Anyone check the new iMac?
For the priced US $1,499.00 with dGPU of GT 750M, the shipping time needs 2-3 weeks, I think this dGPU also used by the new mbp too.
For the priced US $1,499.00 with dGPU of GT 750M, the shipping time needs 2-3 weeks, I think this dGPU also used by the new mbp too.
Yep, but the guy I quoted made it sound like it would be thicker, and then said that iPad 3+ was thicker than iPad 2 due to IGZO (or made it sound like). Both things were totally wrong.
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