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Would you guys be happy if the next refresh was just the typical spec bump?

Would you be happy with a typical spec bump?

  • Yes

    Votes: 43 45.7%

  • No

    Votes: 51 54.3%
  • Total voters
    94
A

aiqw9182

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ie. No light peak, no quad cores, no new design/no liquid metal, no USB 3.0, no removal of ODD, no SSD's:

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No, not really. I'll be buying another 13'' MBP and i'm far more interested in the design changes and other innovations. We pretty much all know it isn't going to be a simple spec bump now anyway.
 
i'm aiming for the basic 13" MBP
so ...

some of the add on values but won't be a dealbreaker
- Liquidmetals
- integrated SSD
- USB 3.0

the current mbp is pretty good as it is so i don't really expect that much .
of course with LM you have bragging rights bonus cuz hey everybody got silver macs i got dark grey coloured

idk...the release is close ... whatever comes , i'll get it
 
Would I be "happy" either way? Of course, this will be my first MBP. But I'd be super happy if they introduce something more than just a spec bump.
 
Being that this will be my First Mac Comp I'm sure I will love it no matter what lol. So sick of crappy HP Notebooks that only last me a yr before the casings start to crack.
 
Wouldn't the NVidia 520M be kind of a joke as a discrete GPU? I'd rather see the 525M on the 13" and the 540M or equivalent on the 15". Or is the TDP difference of 8W (25W for the 525M) too much for the 13" to handle?

I may have to go into a self-induced coma and sleep through Thursday night to cope with the waiting! Is this how we felt as kids on the 21st of December?
 
I'm not convinced about the liquidmetal ever happening so I don't care about that. I would like a hybrid SSD/HDD system as well as SB. I don't care if the ODD is there or not. Bring on the upgrade!
 
What part of "sandy bridge will not take any nvidia intergrated graphics card."
did u not understand?

Man.... This is why people are so ignorant these days. U will not see sandy bridge processor with m graphic cards. Intel doesn't allow and support it. U will get intel graphic card that will allow u to surf web. This is why core 2 duo is still om 13 mbp.
 
hcho3 said:
What part of "sandy bridge will not take any nvidia intergrated graphics card."
did u not understand?

Man.... This is why people are so ignorant these days. U will not see sandy bridge processor with m graphic cards. Intel doesn't allow and support it. U will get intel graphic card that will allow u to surf web. This is why core 2 duo is still om 13 mbp.
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The IGP in Arrandale wasn't on the same die. It required a separate soutbridge chip to control other functions. This southbridge chip has been eliminated with Sandy Bridge because the IGP is on the same die as the CPU.

Also I clearly listed the Intel IGP above. There's nothing stopping Apple from putting a discrete GPU in the 13".


ssn637 said:
Wouldn't the NVidia 520M be kind of a joke as a discrete GPU? I'd rather see the 525M on the 13" and the 540M or equivalent on the 15". Or is the TDP difference of 8W (25W for the 525M) too much for the 13" to handle?

I may have to go into a self-induced coma and sleep through Thursday night to cope with the waiting! Is this how we felt as kids on the 21st of December?
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The 330M is the same TDP as the 525M which is why that's a likely choice for the 15" and 17". The 520M is just the only other available step down from the 525M.
 
I am hoping it would be a desktop replacement for gaming.
Mostly MOH and Black Ops.
 
Maybe no LP this time, but I hope to see integrated as soon as possible.
Def no USB 3.0.
ODD will still there.
Stop dreaming on QuadCore, you know is not feasible just yet. Maybe on Ivy Bridge?
What is wrong with this design? I'd like to see liquidmetal tho.
SSD is "mandatory" as I think is part of the "New generation of MacBooks"-design.

I would be disappointed to not see a "New generation of MacBooks"; this thing kinda hyped me

the 13" is likely to adopt SB graphics and no Nvidia to match 320M performace.
 
hcho3 said:
what part of "sandy bridge will not take any nvidia intergrated graphics card."
did u not understand?

Man.... This is why people are so ignorant these days. U will not see sandy bridge processor with m graphic cards. Intel doesn't allow and support it. U will get intel graphic card that will allow u to surf web. This is why core 2 duo is still om 13 mbp.
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qft
 
Fraaaa said:
Maybe no LP this time, but I hope to see integrated as soon as possible.
Def no USB 3.0.
ODD will still there.
Stop dreaming on QuadCore, you know is not feasible just yet. Maybe on Ivy Bridge?
What is wrong with this design? I'd like to see liquidmetal tho.
SSD is "mandatory" as I think is part of the "New generation of MacBooks"-design.
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https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1093337/


MUBiomed said:
qft
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https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/11951595/
 
hcho3 said:
What part of "sandy bridge will not take any nvidia intergrated graphics card."
did u not understand?

Man.... This is why people are so ignorant these days. U will not see sandy bridge processor with m graphic cards. Intel doesn't allow and support it. U will get intel graphic card that will allow u to surf web. This is why core 2 duo is still om 13 mbp.
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I love it when somebody calls somebody else ignorant when they have no clue themselves. Pot calling Kettle black much ?

How on earth you can say something as stupid as 'Intel doesn't support Nvidia GPU's on Sandy Bridge' is beyond me, as if Intel would ever prevent Nvidia from packaging GPU's with it's processors. What they wouldn't allow was Nvidia to be used as the sole GPU along with the removal of the Arrandale IGP. Now that the whole package is on the same processing die there is no need to worry about space saving so there is absolutely no reason why Apple can't have a Sandy Bridge CPU and an Nvidia GPU in every Macbook Pro model.

If you're going to call people ignorant, do your own damn research first.
 
feel pretty shallow.

was going to be happy to get a spec bump, but the recent rumours would leave me disappointed if it didn't pan out. that mockup just looked too good. :rolleyes:
 
Yep, I'll be happy. I have a mid-2007, so anything is going to be an upgrade for me.
 
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