honestly people should be more resonable when they think a new macbook will appear within the 1st year of its release. if its Late this year than Maybe but honestly early or mid year? i dont think so.
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Definitely the end of this year or early, early next year.
Apple will have a back to school/holiday sale to get rid of old stock and then later introduce the 32nm architecture (...in my dreams).
Apple will have a back to school/holiday sale to get rid of old stock and then later introduce the 32nm architecture (...in my dreams).
What I see Apple doing is putting a quad i7, whatever, chip in the pros and pretty much leaving the macbooks alone except for maybe a software update of some sort, like added functions with the trackpad, etc.
That way, the MBP would be the choice for professionals who need to squeeze every processor cycle to make a living, and the MBs would be for people doing every day consumer type tasks on a reasonably portable, fairly powerful machine. If this happens, they may put in slightly more powerful c2d chips.
The real question is what, if anything, Apple will do with it's desktop line. Apple may put the new chips and features in the desktops first to boost sales in this area. So far, like everyone else who makes desktops, they've experienced reduced sales, and their product lines are considerably more stale than the laptops. Mac mini, hellooooo?
Therefore, I see Cupertino updating the desktops first, then the MBPs and at most minorly tweaking it's consumer laptop.
It would be great if Apple then put in a nicer screen in the MBs, but I don't ever see this happening. <ducks>
That way, the MBP would be the choice for professionals who need to squeeze every processor cycle to make a living, and the MBs would be for people doing every day consumer type tasks on a reasonably portable, fairly powerful machine. If this happens, they may put in slightly more powerful c2d chips.
The real question is what, if anything, Apple will do with it's desktop line. Apple may put the new chips and features in the desktops first to boost sales in this area. So far, like everyone else who makes desktops, they've experienced reduced sales, and their product lines are considerably more stale than the laptops. Mac mini, hellooooo?
Therefore, I see Cupertino updating the desktops first, then the MBPs and at most minorly tweaking it's consumer laptop.
It would be great if Apple then put in a nicer screen in the MBs, but I don't ever see this happening. <ducks>
Core i7 won't happen for at least a year. Quad core is even more doubtful. They would have to make them 2 inches thick to cool them
And the MB screen won't happen either, but I wish it did
It would be really terrific for Apple to offer an anti-glare display on the new unibody MacBook & MacBook Pro models. The glass is shiny and impressive at a glance, but not so good while using the computer.
Found this posting in old bookmarks.
Obviously, Apple surprised a lot of people.