That is still too much at ~65w. A 760m at ~55w would probably be the upper limit of what can be still considered to be realistic. I would put my money on the 750m/755m, though.
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That is still too much at ~65w. A 760m at ~55w would probably be the upper limit of what can be still considered to be realistic. I would put my money on the 750m/755m, though.
Apple is very constrained in the dGPU choice. Assuming that the dGPU will be available only as a BTO option with an upper end processor in the 15" (we are speaking about a >2500$ device), for me it makes no sense to use a weakly superior to Iris Pro dGPU as the 750m (or even the 755m).
Of course a 780m is simply not compatible to rMBP because of thermals and battery life. I think the 760m is the sweet spot in this case.
If instead Apple decides to go for 750m or 755m it really will be an hard choice for 15" buyers to decide between Iris Pro and dGPU (and also a signal that Iris Pro performs less than a 750m card).
PS: had you a look at the Apple.com Imac performance page? Just open it. Big NVIDIA Logo, big "Next Nvidia graphics" title. And Iris Pro? Two tiny lines at the end of the paragraph.
Of course a 780m is simply not compatible to rMBP because of thermals and battery life. I think the 760m is the sweet spot in this case.
If instead Apple decides to go for 750m or 755m it really will be an hard choice for 15" buyers to decide between Iris Pro and dGPU (and also a signal that Iris Pro performs less than a 750m card).
PS: had you a look at the Apple.com Imac performance page? Just open it. Big NVIDIA Logo, big "Next Nvidia graphics" title. And Iris Pro? Two tiny lines at the end of the paragraph.
I appreciate your argumentative nature, but it is comparable. They are new SKU's. There are new components involved. Just because it does not have a new form factor, or overhaul design change elements does not mean they have sufficient inventory at launch. None of us know what the components will be, or what their supply levels are. These new systems have been held up from release (in my opinion) for some reason, and perhaps that component, if true, is constrained. I hope there is no issue, but to imply that inventory will be available everywhere because the chassis is the same is....well.....
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So you actually think the Haswell rMBP with come with LESS RAM than the current base model?
Clueless.
It's possible these could take over as the low end models taking place of cMBP. I could see it happening if apple was making a move for pushing optional dedicated graphics.
Dell's NEW XPS 15 is out.
Maxed out model is going for $2299.
Wonder if that price will affect rMBP pricing at all.
Maxed out model is going for $2299.
Wonder if that price will affect rMBP pricing at all.
Yeah...but no.
I am pretty sure the Macbook will go for the full on power mobile cpu.
If it was 2000$ I would have bought the Dell even with the lower lower CPU, but 2600 ? Makes me think twice..
That being said, if the difference is really marginal between the Dell and the new Retina (something along 6-9%) then I'll go with the Dell.
When you buy the 512 SSD they also give you that 9-cell batterry <3
I'm gonna miss OS X, but it hasn't been that amazing anymore since Lion.
I have been laptopless for 6 months already but I can wait even longer.
2600 was the Australian price. The US price is now out. It's 2300 for the highest configuration. This is $100 more than the base rMBP, but also includes 16 gigs of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. The same configuration will be about $400 more expensive if you buy from Apple. I expect this to remain more or less the same for the update.
Benchmark for the 4702HQ in the Dell: CPU MARK 8005
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4702HQ+@+2.20GHz
Benchmark for the 4700MQ (2.4 GHz quad-core, likely base config contender if Apple goes with dGPU): 7914
http://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4700MQ+@+2.40GHz&id=1923
The Dell will probably also have the better dGPU, given Apple's RAM stinginess.
Does anyone have a good suggestion for which CPU Apple could use if they decide to ditch the dGPU and go 5200 only?
If you purchase through Member Purchase Program, then add the $50 off coupon, total price comes to $2159.99 for the maxed out Dell XPS 15...
UGH. If only apple had specs/ pricing info released... would make this wait easier!!!!!!!
UGH. If only apple had specs/ pricing info released... would make this wait easier!!!!!!!
Apple's VRAM stinginess is based more off of the fact that you are limited to two memory chips. At current densities your are capped at 1 GB of VRAM. With other vendors they drop in an entire MXM card.
"Life" is pretty much on hold until the 22nd. 4 more(ish) days to go.
Well expressed.
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