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Your perfect 2012 MacBook Pro?
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what i would like to see(mainly internals, i dont care about look. they can keep it how it is!)
intel core i7 3XXXQM ivybridge quad core + hyperthreading
Nvidia GT 660m with 1GB GDDR5(2 would be better) Vram/AMD 7770m 1GB Vram(2 would be better)
20GB SSD (for os)
1TB HDD for everything else
no optibay
hi res screen? meh, but maybe make defaukt 1080Pd
did i miss anything?
before u trolls start trolling, i know im asking a lot, but it very doable for apple. so we shall see what happens!
intel core i7 3XXXQM ivybridge quad core + hyperthreading
Nvidia GT 660m with 1GB GDDR5(2 would be better) Vram/AMD 7770m 1GB Vram(2 would be better)
20GB SSD (for os)
1TB HDD for everything else
no optibay
hi res screen? meh, but maybe make defaukt 1080Pd
did i miss anything?
before u trolls start trolling, i know im asking a lot, but it very doable for apple. so we shall see what happens!
Perfect Macbook Pro
My Perfect Macbook Pro 15":
-15" 2012 MBP
- Slightly thinner with the wedge like design (MBA style but definitely thicker) made from LiquidMetal
- Ivy Bridge Quad Core 45W with 2.4 or higher
- Nvidia Kepler 1GB 660M
- No ODD
- 2880x1800 !IPS! Screen with the Anti-Reflective Glass that is rumored for the iMac!!
- 512 Flash memory
- 8GB of RAM
- USB 3.0 (3 ports)
- Ethernet port (opposite of the magsafe charger)
- 1 Thunderbolt Port (2 if no Ethernet so 1 thunderbolt port can always be used for the mythical thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter)
- 7-8 hour battery life
- Darker/brushed Aluminum
- Adjustable Backlit keyboard colors
- Bluetooth 4.0
Realistic perfect MBP
- 15" 2012 MBP
- Slightly thinner with the wedge like design (MBA style but definitely thicker) but not made from LiquidMetal
- Ivy Bridge Quad Core 45W with 2.4 or higher
- Nvidia Kepler 512MB 650M
- No ODD
- 1680x1050 Anti-Glare (upgrade to 1920x1200)
- 512 SSD
- 8GB of RAM
- USB 3.0 (at least 1 port with 2 more USB 2.0)
- 1 Thunderbolt Port (still hoping they develop the mythical thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter)
- 6-7 hour battery life
- Regular Backlit keyboard
My Perfect Macbook Pro 15":
-15" 2012 MBP
- Slightly thinner with the wedge like design (MBA style but definitely thicker) made from LiquidMetal
- Ivy Bridge Quad Core 45W with 2.4 or higher
- Nvidia Kepler 1GB 660M
- No ODD
- 2880x1800 !IPS! Screen with the Anti-Reflective Glass that is rumored for the iMac!!
- 512 Flash memory
- 8GB of RAM
- USB 3.0 (3 ports)
- Ethernet port (opposite of the magsafe charger)
- 1 Thunderbolt Port (2 if no Ethernet so 1 thunderbolt port can always be used for the mythical thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter)
- 7-8 hour battery life
- Darker/brushed Aluminum
- Adjustable Backlit keyboard colors
- Bluetooth 4.0
Realistic perfect MBP
- 15" 2012 MBP
- Slightly thinner with the wedge like design (MBA style but definitely thicker) but not made from LiquidMetal
- Ivy Bridge Quad Core 45W with 2.4 or higher
- Nvidia Kepler 512MB 650M
- No ODD
- 1680x1050 Anti-Glare (upgrade to 1920x1200)
- 512 SSD
- 8GB of RAM
- USB 3.0 (at least 1 port with 2 more USB 2.0)
- 1 Thunderbolt Port (still hoping they develop the mythical thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter)
- 6-7 hour battery life
- Regular Backlit keyboard
I'm kind of sweet on getting a 13" these days, as a compliment to my desktop, so:
13"
higher resolution. Actual usable resolution, not just double pixels HDPI and the same limited screen real estate. I'd like to see 1080, or 1050 in the 13", and doubling that to retina-style would be fine and dandy.
Quad. I think it's doable, and it would be oh so tasty in a package of that size.
Dedicated GPU. Might be getting a little liberal now with my requests, but why not! To be honest, the 4000 might fit the bill for most of the things I'll do on that machine. As long as my flash videos aren't looking like a powerpoint if I decide to hook it up to a TBD, I'll be happy.
Upgradeable memory and hd.
That's pretty much all I need. I'd be happy with an updated chassis that loses the ODD and fw, and has 2 usb3s and 2 usb2s and an sd reader. Having said that, I don't care all that much. I'd just like it to be a bit more useable with more screen real estate, and a couple more physical cores. These machines really are a marvel presently and I'm sure they'll raise the bar even higher this go around.
I hope we start seeing the flurry of rumors this week, so we don't have to keep regurgitating our ideas in these silly threads to keep ourselves entertained and stimulated
13"
higher resolution. Actual usable resolution, not just double pixels HDPI and the same limited screen real estate. I'd like to see 1080, or 1050 in the 13", and doubling that to retina-style would be fine and dandy.
Quad. I think it's doable, and it would be oh so tasty in a package of that size.
Dedicated GPU. Might be getting a little liberal now with my requests, but why not! To be honest, the 4000 might fit the bill for most of the things I'll do on that machine. As long as my flash videos aren't looking like a powerpoint if I decide to hook it up to a TBD, I'll be happy.
Upgradeable memory and hd.
That's pretty much all I need. I'd be happy with an updated chassis that loses the ODD and fw, and has 2 usb3s and 2 usb2s and an sd reader. Having said that, I don't care all that much. I'd just like it to be a bit more useable with more screen real estate, and a couple more physical cores. These machines really are a marvel presently and I'm sure they'll raise the bar even higher this go around.
I hope we start seeing the flurry of rumors this week, so we don't have to keep regurgitating our ideas in these silly threads to keep ourselves entertained and stimulated
My perfect MacBook Pro for 2012:
- Redesigned (surprise me!)
- Ultrathin (just like the MacBook Air, but maybe even thinner and lighter)
- Retina display capable of HiDPI (I am eagerly waiting for this)
- Quad-core Ivy Bridge processor (I know an ultra-thin laptop is supposed to have a low TDP processor, but I want power and this is the MacBook Pro of my dreams, not necessarily feasible)
- Dedicated video card (not a must-have for me any more, but nice anyway)
- No optical drive
- SSD instead of HDD (much faster! my next computer will certainly have one)
That's it. Not too much. And, of course, a lower price tag.
- Redesigned (surprise me!)
- Ultrathin (just like the MacBook Air, but maybe even thinner and lighter)
- Retina display capable of HiDPI (I am eagerly waiting for this)
- Quad-core Ivy Bridge processor (I know an ultra-thin laptop is supposed to have a low TDP processor, but I want power and this is the MacBook Pro of my dreams, not necessarily feasible)
- Dedicated video card (not a must-have for me any more, but nice anyway)
- No optical drive
- SSD instead of HDD (much faster! my next computer will certainly have one)
That's it. Not too much. And, of course, a lower price tag.
Slightly thinner than current MacBook pro aka no odd
1920x1200 resolution
256gb blade ssd - hdd bay
Backlit keys
8 hour battery
Bluetooth 4
USB 3
1920x1200 resolution
256gb blade ssd - hdd bay
Backlit keys
8 hour battery
Bluetooth 4
USB 3
Support for two separate hard drives
Bitching' fast processor
Support for up to 32G RAM
T'bolt, FW800, FW400, USB3.0 support
Infinity more wishes
Bitching' fast processor
Support for up to 32G RAM
T'bolt, FW800, FW400, USB3.0 support
Infinity more wishes
15.3" Glossy screen IPS, Hi Res 1920 X 1080.
Built in gigabit ethernet port
Lightweight
Slim, if it means dropping the ODD the so be it
Better trackpad design, not so hard to push down. But keep the glass.
USB3
Thunderbolt
Ivy Bridge CPU
Decent GPU, the rumoured GT 650m is fine for a slim laptop but with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Up to 16GB RAM option at sensible prices at the fastest speeds Ivy Bridge supports.
mSata or Sata Blade drive so i can change them if I want, but would expect sizes up to 256GB or 128GB offered, running at SATA3 speeds
Standard full size 2.5" drive bay space, Apple to offer SATA3 SSD's up to 512GB and HDD's up to 1 terabyte as options.
WiFi N 5GHZ and B/G and the new 802.11 ac standard
Bluetooth 4.0
Power button separate to the keyboard the same as it is now.
HD webcam
5 day's standby time, 12 hours usage time.
Built in gigabit ethernet port
Lightweight
Slim, if it means dropping the ODD the so be it
Better trackpad design, not so hard to push down. But keep the glass.
USB3
Thunderbolt
Ivy Bridge CPU
Decent GPU, the rumoured GT 650m is fine for a slim laptop but with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Up to 16GB RAM option at sensible prices at the fastest speeds Ivy Bridge supports.
mSata or Sata Blade drive so i can change them if I want, but would expect sizes up to 256GB or 128GB offered, running at SATA3 speeds
Standard full size 2.5" drive bay space, Apple to offer SATA3 SSD's up to 512GB and HDD's up to 1 terabyte as options.
WiFi N 5GHZ and B/G and the new 802.11 ac standard
Bluetooth 4.0
Power button separate to the keyboard the same as it is now.
HD webcam
5 day's standby time, 12 hours usage time.
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macbook pro 13 inch
liquid metal design
retina display
8GB RAM
high GB SSD
i7
thin design
i dont think i'd like matte black. the silvery/white defines apple
liquid metal design
retina display
8GB RAM
high GB SSD
i7
thin design
i dont think i'd like matte black. the silvery/white defines apple
Here we go:
1. Thinner design, pretty much like the rumored picture on MR website.
2. no CD drive, and for the extra space, chose between extra battery space, more SSD / HDD, or maybe even second GPU for SLI (i know.)
3. 2x thunderbolt ports
4. SSD as standard option, and possibility to add extra hard drive (more or less like in nr. 2)
5. 3+ USB ports, at least 3 or 4 or more. of course a USB 3.0.
6. Full HD or more resolution for 15"
7. High end Nvidia GPU like Geforce GTX 675M
8. with the release of the new MacBook Pro, i would love to finally get a thunderbolt to pcie x16, so i could add high end desktop GPU through that.
1. Thinner design, pretty much like the rumored picture on MR website.
2. no CD drive, and for the extra space, chose between extra battery space, more SSD / HDD, or maybe even second GPU for SLI (i know.)
3. 2x thunderbolt ports
4. SSD as standard option, and possibility to add extra hard drive (more or less like in nr. 2)
5. 3+ USB ports, at least 3 or 4 or more. of course a USB 3.0.
6. Full HD or more resolution for 15"
7. High end Nvidia GPU like Geforce GTX 675M
8. with the release of the new MacBook Pro, i would love to finally get a thunderbolt to pcie x16, so i could add high end desktop GPU through that.
17.3" Macbook Pro
- slightly wider than current model, but thinner all around
- dual HDD/SSD slots and 128GB blade SSD option (3 drive bays total)
- dual Thunderbolt slots
- no ODD
- no Express Card 34
- no ethernet
- no Firewire 800
- SDXC slot
- four USB 3.0
- matte standard / glossy extra $50
- customizable shortcut keys on either side of keyboard (i.e. turn off BT, WiFi)
- up to 32GB of RAM
- 2GB Nvidia Quadro GFX card
- slightly wider than current model, but thinner all around
- dual HDD/SSD slots and 128GB blade SSD option (3 drive bays total)
- dual Thunderbolt slots
- no ODD
- no Express Card 34
- no ethernet
- no Firewire 800
- SDXC slot
- four USB 3.0
- matte standard / glossy extra $50
- customizable shortcut keys on either side of keyboard (i.e. turn off BT, WiFi)
- up to 32GB of RAM
- 2GB Nvidia Quadro GFX card
-Powerful nvidia graphics
-MORE BATTERY
-get rid of optical bay
-SSD for system
-HDD for files
-Better screen than current gen
-MORE BATTERY
-get rid of optical bay
-SSD for system
-HDD for files
-Better screen than current gen
13" MacBook Pro
13" MacBook Pro:
Obviously such a machine would cost much more than the current 13" MBP, but I think Apple are presently missing a product which appeals to users who need (want ) power and portability.
13" MacBook Pro:
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CPU: Quad-core i7 Ivy Bridge
dGPU: 2GB Nvidia 650M
SSD: 256GB
RAM: 8GB
Screen: Matte IPS WUXGA (16:10, 1920×1200) <- I doubt this is feasible
Form-factor: same as current 13" MBP
Color: Black
Misc: Drop the ODD for larger batteryFor the 17", I want
Glossy black body (like the white MacBook, except black)
Retina Display
2 GB Dedicated vRAM
8 GB 1333Mhz RAM
256 GB SSD
12 hour battery life
Intel Core i7 Third Generation 3.2 GHz Quad Core
Thinner design
That's pretty much it.
Glossy black body (like the white MacBook, except black)
Retina Display
2 GB Dedicated vRAM
8 GB 1333Mhz RAM
256 GB SSD
12 hour battery life
Intel Core i7 Third Generation 3.2 GHz Quad Core
Thinner design
That's pretty much it.
For me, my perfect MBP (13") would be this:
-Higher resolution display
-Quad-core processor (although the i5 dual core now is plenty for me, but you can't go wrong with more right?)
-8GB RAM
-Dedicated graphics (I want to take up photography and video over the summer and would like to edit video and whatnot, perhaps play a few games as well)
-No ODD (I have an external from when I had a netbook... bad times)
-SSD+HDD combination
-Don't mind the size and weight so it can stay the same (I use a backpack when I'm at university so I can hardly feel it)
-Keep the ethernet (wifi doesn't reach every part of my house so we're wired up in every room, therefore no need for wifi extenders)
-More than 2 USB (USB 3.0), preferably on both sides
-HDMI port so I can connect it to my TV without an adaptor, although I'm saving up for a used thunderbolt display when they are much much cheaper
-The same battery life!
This won't happen but if it does then I will part with the little money I have
Edit: I would love the return of the black macbook, perhaps that can be an optional extra?
-Higher resolution display
-Quad-core processor (although the i5 dual core now is plenty for me, but you can't go wrong with more right?)
-8GB RAM
-Dedicated graphics (I want to take up photography and video over the summer and would like to edit video and whatnot, perhaps play a few games as well)
-No ODD (I have an external from when I had a netbook... bad times)
-SSD+HDD combination
-Don't mind the size and weight so it can stay the same (I use a backpack when I'm at university so I can hardly feel it)
-Keep the ethernet (wifi doesn't reach every part of my house so we're wired up in every room, therefore no need for wifi extenders)
-More than 2 USB (USB 3.0), preferably on both sides
-HDMI port so I can connect it to my TV without an adaptor, although I'm saving up for a used thunderbolt display when they are much much cheaper
-The same battery life!
This won't happen but if it does then I will part with the little money I have
Edit: I would love the return of the black macbook, perhaps that can be an optional extra?
13 inch
-Higher resolution display - At a minimum match the 13inch Air.
-Dedicated GPU (I'll take the best they can reasonably put into the machine. Please don't leave me with only a 4000).
-Retain the ability to upgrade RAM and HD by the consumer.
-Drop the optical drive.
-USB 3
-Higher resolution display - At a minimum match the 13inch Air.
-Dedicated GPU (I'll take the best they can reasonably put into the machine. Please don't leave me with only a 4000).
-Retain the ability to upgrade RAM and HD by the consumer.
-Drop the optical drive.
-USB 3
