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What those the next MacBook Pro need?
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alphaod
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well you know, a portable workstation would be quite useful for some people. The problem of course is that it'll never happen. But if you need "transportable" power and you already have a laptop, it'd be nice to get a real desktop replacement workstation-level "Macbook Extreme".
Topher15
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alphaod
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1) I really don't see a 3Ghz CPU. You're way more likely to see a quad-core mobile chip in the mid-2 range, and that won't happen until next year at the earliest.
Quad core chips are available already with the same TDP as the current chips, quite feasible. The fastest dual core available is likely 2.8.
2) That won't be standard, but I think DDR3 is more important since I think DDR2 has pretty much maxed out at 2GB modules. If they adopt DDR3, then you could theoretically have an 8GB option (depending on circuitry supporting it).
4gb DDR2 SODIMM chips are available. DDR3 is ridiculous in terms of price for speed increase.
3) That's already there as BTO. I'll also just slap Sony instead of you for using that "full HD" term. "Full" implies it doesn't get any better. Well, wait a couple of years when they double or triple the lines. OK, I'm just being picky. For my sake, we can just call it 1920x1200 or 1080 (can these display people all get on the same resolutions with the TV people???).
Yep its 19x12 or 1080p
4) You can get either 500GB or 7200rpm. I don't think you can get 7200 in a 320GB drive, so you're a little wishy.
You can get a 320gb 7200rpm drive.
5) Eh, I don't know about all the darn chip numbers but the top of the line MBP now just has 512. I haven't heard of a desktop 1GB card, so I'm doubting there will be a mobile one.
Take a look at the Mac Pro. Quadro card with 1.5gb VRAM. or the 4870X2 with 2gb VRAM.
6) If Apple doesn't get on this bandwagon, they're borderline retarded. It would be like them not including firewire ports because, well, most everybody is happy with USB and only a few people use firewire, so why bother?
But none of the other OEM's do include Firewire ports? Apple will include Blu Ray soon. They havent yet because:
1. It rapes battery life to a ridiculous level.
2. Hardly no one cares about it.
I don't know the conversion rate of 2,000 pounds (that's a ton of money..........), but if I'm right and a dollar is about 2 pounds, that would be about how much I could see such a setup costing. I would also suggest a Mac Pro if you need that much juice.
A pound is 1.85 dollars. 2000 pounds = 3700 dollars.
Quad core chips are available already with the same TDP as the current chips, quite feasible. The fastest dual core available is likely 2.8.
2) That won't be standard, but I think DDR3 is more important since I think DDR2 has pretty much maxed out at 2GB modules. If they adopt DDR3, then you could theoretically have an 8GB option (depending on circuitry supporting it).
4gb DDR2 SODIMM chips are available. DDR3 is ridiculous in terms of price for speed increase.
3) That's already there as BTO. I'll also just slap Sony instead of you for using that "full HD" term. "Full" implies it doesn't get any better. Well, wait a couple of years when they double or triple the lines. OK, I'm just being picky. For my sake, we can just call it 1920x1200 or 1080 (can these display people all get on the same resolutions with the TV people???).
Yep its 19x12 or 1080p
4) You can get either 500GB or 7200rpm. I don't think you can get 7200 in a 320GB drive, so you're a little wishy.
You can get a 320gb 7200rpm drive.
5) Eh, I don't know about all the darn chip numbers but the top of the line MBP now just has 512. I haven't heard of a desktop 1GB card, so I'm doubting there will be a mobile one.
Take a look at the Mac Pro. Quadro card with 1.5gb VRAM. or the 4870X2 with 2gb VRAM.
6) If Apple doesn't get on this bandwagon, they're borderline retarded. It would be like them not including firewire ports because, well, most everybody is happy with USB and only a few people use firewire, so why bother?
But none of the other OEM's do include Firewire ports? Apple will include Blu Ray soon. They havent yet because:
1. It rapes battery life to a ridiculous level.
2. Hardly no one cares about it.
I don't know the conversion rate of 2,000 pounds (that's a ton of money..........), but if I'm right and a dollar is about 2 pounds, that would be about how much I could see such a setup costing. I would also suggest a Mac Pro if you need that much juice.
A pound is 1.85 dollars. 2000 pounds = 3700 dollars.
Topher15
macrumors 6502a
Not sure but I would guess so since most pro apps do this. Check with Autodesk.
Maya came to Mac with version 3.5 in 2002.
TSE
macrumors 601
As long as it incorporates a little faster speeds, a better design with all it's ports on one side of the laptop, and it looks nice, that's fine with me.
The only problem I ever find with the current MacBook Pro is that it has ports on both sides, that makes docks extremely hard to make and the one from BookEndz is quite frankly a piece of junk.
The only problem I ever find with the current MacBook Pro is that it has ports on both sides, that makes docks extremely hard to make and the one from BookEndz is quite frankly a piece of junk.
Quad Core Chips, Blu Ray and an HDMI port would be what I think the MBP needs right now. They could leave the dual-core chips for the MBs. As a professional high end machine I think the MBP needs these things to stay competitive especially with the lofty pricing of their laptops.