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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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really? i thought they only had the two default base options at stores.. so does that mean there is a possibility the stores will have the low base model 15" with 16gb ram upgrade?
you were asking for it with that kind of a question: link
I only mention it because I have been following this thread for a while and over the past week or so it seems more like a Dell Thread. It's beginning to annoy me. I did not come to this thread to read about a deal on a Dell PC.
people apparently are VERY excited about broadwell, but it seems like another tock, not much CPU increase
We could talk about the pros and cons of iGPU versus dGPU if you really want to
That's possible, but I think they primarily stock three models (codenamed better, best, ultimate?). If you have a look at the specs in store on the iPads, it shows three models including the two base models as well as a maxed out model.
EDIT: In case the iGPU/dGPU debate needs some more fuel:
"This year, the entry level 21.5-inch model gets Iris Pro 5200 while the rest feature updated NVIDIA Kepler discrete GPUs. It’s the same bifurcation that I expect to find on the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. As we found in our preview of Intel’s Iris Pro 5200, in its fastest implementation the GPU isn’t enough to outperform NVIDIA’s GeForce GT 650M (found in the 2012 15-inch rMBP). Apple’s engineers aren’t particularly fond of performance regressions, so the NVIDIA GPUs stick around for those who need them, and for the first time we get a truly decent integrated option from Intel."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7399/...3-review-iris-pro-driving-an-accurate-display
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Anyone here who has previous experience with waiting for MBP's? I'm wondering if there were more real rumors and leaks in the previous waits for the MBP. This is going to be my first MBP and I thought we would know more about the Haswell rMBP by now but the fact is that we know nothing more than two months ago.
It's frustrating
Anyone here who has previous experience with waiting for MBP's? I'm wondering if there were more real rumors and leaks in the previous waits for the MBP. This is going to be my first MBP and I thought we would know more about the Haswell rMBP by now but the fact is that we know nothing more than two months ago.
It's frustrating
Anyone here who has previous experience with waiting for MBP's? I'm wondering if there were more real rumors and leaks in the previous waits for the MBP. This is going to be my first MBP and I thought we would know more about the Haswell rMBP by now but the fact is that we know nothing more than two months ago.
It's frustrating
There hasn't been anything lately, but all signs point to the next apple event. And that should be next week or the week after.
Yes I know, that's my point. I guess I should have formulated my question differently:
Is it normal for a MBP to have this few leaks before a release of a new generation or did all the other generations have significantly more leaks?
I hope I'm clear this time
Yes I know, that's my point. I guess I should have formulated my question differently:
Is it normal for a MBP to have this few leaks before a release of a new generation or did all the other generations have significantly more leaks?
I hope I'm clear this time
USUALLY, a few days before the update 9to5 Mac gets part numbers for the Macs.
This DID NOT happen with the iMac update however last week.
But it is almost definitely happening this month. Don't worry, it's coming.
Even these little declarations comes from people who doesn't know facts certainly, based mostly times on rumours or hopes......
Makes my days a little bit better waiting for the rMBP!
PD:Yeah...i know....souns a lil bit desperate. That's the consequence of selling my MBP and being with no Mac.... :S
Broadwell refers to the rMBP update that comes with the Broadwell processors. There's potentially a lot more of interest than the processor itself.
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The extra battery life will be due to efficiencies in hardware and operating system, and not due to any significant increase in battery capacity. Expect charging times to be unchanged.
But performances in the graph below depens also on the CPU.
I would like to see a similar chart but with GPU performances independent from the associated CPU.
How does Iris perform with respect to HD4000 for example? And Iris pro with respect to a dGPU?
I would like to see a similar chart but with GPU performances independent from the associated CPU.
How does Iris perform with respect to HD4000 for example? And Iris pro with respect to a dGPU?
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