What would the benefit be of having a 2gb 750m gpu, as compared to 1gb which Apple has done in the past? Would or could Apple use 2gb gpu this upgrade?
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Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread
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My predictions are pretty simple.
-Have felt for months the new rMBP would see the light of day in October.
-Also I think they WILL be given time along with Mavs and MacPRO, not a silent update IMO.
-Last I personally EXPECT a redesign, however big or small that may be.
-Have felt for months the new rMBP would see the light of day in October.
-Also I think they WILL be given time along with Mavs and MacPRO, not a silent update IMO.
-Last I personally EXPECT a redesign, however big or small that may be.
I have never owned a Mac, so yeah the Haswell rMBP would be the start.
I won't go XPS 15. If the new rMBP turns out to be a huge disappointment, I will stick to my current ultrabook: the XPS 13 (yeah, that's why I'm not interested in the 15)
You EXPECT a redesign? The rMBP line is only one year old. Don't get your hopes up for any major redesign. Maybe the 13" rMBP shaves a millimeter of thickness but that's about going to be it.
Let's just hope Haswell rMBP's are available to buy that day and not in November
I hoped this thread would help me to find a decision regarding a 13" or a 15" rMBP. But after all the reading and guessing I am still clueless and I am affright, the upcoming release will not help me either. Not if they make a complete redesign of the MBP. Maybe I just roll a dice.
Specs aside, I had a Retina MbP 13" and it was by far the best device I ever used, perfect size, perfect balance. Sad story is that I sold it this september, thinkin that haswell would come with the iphone release.. And those 6 weeks are so long !
So if the graphics will be acceptable this time (not that it is bad on the current model, but for the price u pay...), I'll go again with the 13".
And this thread is quite amazing, i thought i was the only one waitin for that product since all they talk about is the ipad that is gonna have the ipad mini design, or the ipad mini that is gonna have the ipad's retina.. Thank you guys !
If you really need portability (that means carry around your rMBP every day) the 13" is your choice.
If you instead plan to use your notebook mostly at home, then the 15" has obviously a better screen (it's really amazing to look at a 15" rMBP).
If for any reason you need extremely high graphic performances because, for example, you work daily with 3D modelling, then you must buy the 15" with dGPU (that will not probably be available in the base 15" but only as a BTO option) regardless of portability.
If money are important, the 13" is way cheaper.
If you have or want to buy a Thunderbolt display (a new 4k retina version will probably be announced next tuesday or, if not, will come out very soon) again go for the 13" given it's better portability and the fact that you will use the big screen at home.
Out of some very specific needs (that basically can be summarized with "lack of dGPU) I don't think that differences in CPUs between 13" and 15" are so relevant for almost all users. However if you need to use many (x>2) virtual machines and/or more than 3 CPU-intensive programs at the same time, you will enjoy to have 8 virtual core instead of 4; so go for quad-core in the 15".
I hope this helps you. In my opinion the 15" must be considered to be the real professional machine, while the 13" is something in between a purely consumer device (the Air) and a real Pro one. For professional I mean a laptop that can be productively used by people who works with programs that requires huge graphic (15" dGPU only) and CPU raw power. Examples are 3D modelling, videomaker, professional photographer that elaborate say 100+ raw files every day, people who works with big database etc.. Of course nothing forbid you to buy a 15" rMBP just for facebook (to enjoy its screen) but you will be more than fine also with the 13".
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Given the prices on Apple's monitors relative to their competition from Dell and Asus I don't even want to imagine how expensive a 4k display from Apple would be.
For me it's clear: 15". I currently own a 13.3" ultrabook. After trying it for a few months, I find the screen to small for the program's I use pretty often (photoshop, Solidworks, InDesign). This is partly due to Windows 8 and a 1080p 13" screen not being the best combo (things look small due to the big resolution).Things look a little bit better in Windows 8.1, but still. In in the end a 13" screen is on the small side for me. I think the 15" 2880x1800 is going to be great
But like others said, if you plan on doing most of your work on an external monitor, you could consider the 13" rMBP. This was just my opinion, maybe it helps. Make sure you don't find 13" to small!
That's me. This will be my first Mac and I've been waiting since Feb. Currently have a Dell, and don't think I'll get one even if the mac is not released this Tuesday.
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Even though I'm still getting a Mac, Dell has a ridiculous deal on XPS 15 for $1299.
3rd Generation Intel® Core i7-3632QM processor (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (8GBx2)
512GB Solid State Drive
Slot Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
For someone low on funds, this is not a bad deal at all.
Too true. I'm hoping Dell comes out with a 30" or 32" 4K display soon. If there's one thing Dell still does well it's making (or sourcing) their displays. And their's have a matte finish
LoL, I wish. gtx 775m is a 100watt chip. rMBP gotta double in thickness to accommodate the cooling system for that. Im praying for a 765m personally.
For better gaming and handling heavy / intensive software, bigger screen go for 15
For better portability and regular software (ms office, browsing, etc) go for 13
I switch from 15 to 13 rMBP and have no regrets!
4 days....
Still a lot to wait!
I had a look at the waiting for Arrendale discussion. At the end, when the Apple store went down, people got crazy.
But what I really didn't like was that:
1) Only 15" and 17" got the new i5 and i7 processors, while there were no update for the 13" (they
kept core 2duo)
2) +100$ for the 13" even without the update
Is it possible that Apple decides to do something so bastard also now?...
Still a lot to wait!
I had a look at the waiting for Arrendale discussion. At the end, when the Apple store went down, people got crazy.
But what I really didn't like was that:
1) Only 15" and 17" got the new i5 and i7 processors, while there were no update for the 13" (they
kept core 2duo)
2) +100$ for the 13" even without the update
Is it possible that Apple decides to do something so bastard also now?...
Will you people PLEASE cut this crap out? These ridiculous comments make it sound like the delays and decisions are intended to spite you. That's an utterly ridiculous and self-absorbed view of the world. There's always a good reason for this stuff. This isn't Oz, and no one at Apple clicks their heels together three times to make a laptop pop out of thin air. There are countless business issues like supply chains and sales projections and marketing at play. None of you are privy to the detailsnor am Ibut that doesn't give you an excuse to pretend like they don't exist.
Most "any other year" hasn't had significant supply issues on most parts. Last year, the holdup was a pre-announced product and significantly constrained supplies of the higher density displays. That won't be as big an issue this year. Plus, the odds are good since this is an incremental update rather than a revolutionary one that initial demand will be lower (i.e., not necessarily lower overall, but spread over a longer time period of the release cycle), which per basic economics means that supply constraints won't be as big a deal.
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People keep saying this stuff. Other than a few trolls, I see very few people in this thread making the allegation that new MBPs won't come before the end of the calendar year.
I'm really thinking that 256 will have to be standard on the 13" rMBP. Reason being, the air is now 128 standard, and the pro needs to have more than just a slightly better processor and graphics and a better screen to set it apart - 128GB of storage is just not "pro" - anyone who does anything professional, especially anyone who does video stuff, needs a lot of storage.
For this reason (being considerably different than the air), I'm also hoping for some other new feature, maybe a dGPU or touchID or something we've never seen before. Apple's surprised us before...
Whatever the case, they better be announced on Tuesday.
For this reason (being considerably different than the air), I'm also hoping for some other new feature, maybe a dGPU or touchID or something we've never seen before. Apple's surprised us before...
Whatever the case, they better be announced on Tuesday.
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