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Your dream MBP for the upcoming refresh...

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aevelasquez

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Feb 15, 2011
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Keep it realistic people, no 2TB SSD's or Blu-Ray Burners...

Here's Mine:

More MBA-Like, Tapered Design
Quad Core 2.8 Ghz Intel Sandy Bridge Processor
AMD 6830M Graphics Card with 1GB vRAM
8GB RAM
500 GB SSD
Higher Resolution Screen (Full HD Capable 15'') (I'd be happy with the current 1,680 × 1050) (With the choice between Matte or Glossy Finish)
OSX Lion
Improved Battery (Up to 10 Hours from the current 8-9)
Backlit KeyBoard (I realize it already exists, I just don't want it to be eliminated as it was on the new MacBook Air)
Separate Jacks for Audio Input/Output
LightPeak Technology
DVI-D or HDMI Output
 
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Pointless thread.

It's all been discussed ad nauseam. Especially your desire for BluRay and LightPeak, both of which ain't gonna happen.

You can "wish" all you want but in the end you get what you get.
 
I rather want longer battery life(such as 12 to 15 hours) by removing the super drive and add longer battery life.

Being slimmer, we can leave that to MBA.
 
mikeo007 said:
How about a reasonable price?
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Lmao thats a good one but do you realize what would happen to MacBook owners elitist ego? I think it would actually take away from the awesomeness of the computer...I mean really for many its a mysterious machine that people swear by and others hiss at.
 
I'd still pay a premium for Apple products, just not the ludicrous premium that I have to right now. How about the same 13" MBA as right now, except for $200+ cheaper? Or knock $200 off the 11". That's my dream.
 
Quad 2.2 CPU, 1GB 6830M, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1 TB HDD, and 3 USB 3 ports. All in a 17" beast with 10 hrs battery life.
 
Only care for the 13"

i5 sb standard
Amd gpu
No optical drive
128gb ssd standard
Liquid metal
Thinner since the airs are the future i5 laptops
1600x900 resolution.
$999

Now let me put my crack pipe down...
 
MBP 13

dualcore i5
128GB SSD
No optical drive
discrete gpu
1440x900 res.
same design
$1200 - $1300
 
mikeo007 said:
I'd still pay a premium for Apple products, just not the ludicrous premium that I have to right now. How about the same 13" MBA as right now, except for $200+ cheaper? Or knock $200 off the 11". That's my dream.
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Agreed. A base mba 11" at $799 makes so much more sense. Just sounds right.
 
Quad-core would be nice to help out with rendering.

I also hope they don't force SSD on me, only to save money. If the price jump is reasonable, though, I may get it anyway.

Still has expresscard slot on the 17" model.

High-quality GPU, don't care if it's ATI or nvidia, as long as it lets me do what I want to do (and maybe play some games when I'm bored ;))

I would love a blu-ray burner option but I don't know if there are any laptops that actually have that yet. If they do it probably costs a fortune. At least don't take away the DVD burner... on the 17" anyway.

I'm definitely buying the next revision, which hopefully comes in a month or two, and it will be my first mac. The only reason is because Final Cut Pro does not work on Windows, otherwise I'd avoid paying the premium that comes with an apple product. Hopefully the computer will last a while.
 
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Black unibody aluminium (think iPod classic), trackpad is a screen like an iPhone (no clue how it would be used but a nice idea), solid state across the range, choice of i5s and i7s, at least 512MB graphics, 1920x1200 display, at least three USBs, better FaceTime camera, silent and cool, longer battery (thinkpads get 18 hours nowadays), better speakers, thinner and lighter.

That would be one hell of a 13" pro. Maybe, by the time Apple bring it out, I will be able to afford it...
 
Funkymonk said:
Only care for the 13"

i5 sb standard
Amd gpu
No optical drive
128gb ssd standard
Liquid metal
Thinner since the airs are the future i5 laptops
1600x900 resolution.
$999

Now let me put my crack pipe down...
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Mbp will remain at 1199 dollars.
 
borisiii said:
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Black unibody aluminium (think iPod classic), trackpad is a screen like an iPhone (no clue how it would be used but a nice idea), solid state across the range, choice of i5s and i7s, at least 512MB graphics, 1920x1200 display, at least three USBs, better FaceTime camera, silent and cool, longer battery (thinkpads get 18 hours nowadays), better speakers, thinner and lighter.

That would be one hell of a 13" pro. Maybe, by the time Apple bring it out, I will be able to afford it...
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hahaha i like it all, except for the whole iphone as a trackpad thing....that just seems completely unnecessary.
And if they do add an option to make it black, I hope they still keep it aluminum no matter what...that's kind of Apple's trademark...no one else does it that way, and that's how i've always seen it.
 
I would love to choose between these two:

13"
Intel i5/i3
4 gb ram
320 gb HDD
No optical drive
more battery
No body change, or black aluminum.
1199

15"
Intel i5
4gb ram
320 gb HDD
Blu Ray Player
same body as 13
1399
 
theman123 said:
I would love to choose between these two:

13"
Intel i5/i3
4 gb ram
320 gb HDD
No optical drive
more battery
No body change, or black aluminum.
1199

15"
Intel i5
4gb ram
320 gb HDD
Blu Ray Player
same body as 13
1399
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Tha's basically no change in hardware, a downgrade in data storage, and addition of a media format jobs has shot down time and time again.
hahaha, no offense, but the OP said realistic.
 
15" 1920x1200 (or 1080P) MATTE Screen
4 GBs of RAM
500 GB HD
AMD Radeon 6630HD + Intel GMA 3000HD
9-10 hours realistic battery life
Lighter
$1999
 
13"
MBA resolution screen 1440 X 900
No Optical Drive (not likely, Apple may say there will be no differentiation between MBP & MBA models)
256GB SSD + 1TB HDD system ala iMac 27" - but ::sigh:: see point above
USB port on the right side ala MBA 2010
Free upgrade to Lion
Maintain 10 hr battery life with less heat so that we could really call this thing LAPtop
As thin as MBA thickest section, uniform thickness, wedge shape is only for MBA
Remove ethernet port, or use Vaio drop down Ethernet port to maintain thin profile
The current MacBook Pro is almost as good as it gets with the curent available technology.

I would like to see the following advanced technologies implemented in near future:
- wireless charging (NOT induction charging). Fujitsu is working to perfect this technology. No more wires.
- better LCD technology that is not punishing to the eyes. Backlit LED is amazingly bright but could be tiring to the eyes if you need to stay on your laptop 5-6 hrs a day
- better WiFi bandwidth speed so that I could offload all my media files including 1080p movies to a NAS like Time Capsule and survive on a 256GB SSD play those media files smoothly and stream all over my house via Apple TV to my 50" HDTVs as well as smaller secondary displays in the kitchen and my custom built jacuzzi room :)
- On the topic of wireless streaming: Release 4TB Time Capsule now
 
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i'm fine with the current specs of the comp, but it would be nice to have a hybrid hdd [ssd + hdd] or a small ssd for the OS and then normal HDD for everything else.
 
The most important for me would be for the MBP to get a SSD and a decent graphics card that can run D3 once that comes out.
 
Any Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor
AMD 6830M Graphics Card with 1GB vRAM
USB3.0
8GB RAM
256 GB SSD
1,680 × 1050 Matte display
Same or better battery life

I think my dream is achievable but doubt it'll be realised *sigh*
 
amarcus said:
Any Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor
AMD 6830M Graphics Card with 1GB vRAM
USB3.0
8GB RAM
256 GB SSD
1,680 × 1050 Matte display
Same or better battery life

I think my dream is achievable but doubt it'll be realised *sigh*
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Actually this seems alot more plausible and possible thn you make it out to be.
 
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