Looks like all the news sites were pretty spot on.
Quad core cpus, Thunderbolt etc..
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
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Quad core cpus, Thunderbolt etc..
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
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Unless if they screwed up major time, it should be capable of at least 2 + internal.
What happened to the other thread the guy had "leaked" specs posted in? He said in his post that he was certain on the specs and couldn't wait for people to argue with him so his post would prove them wrong. Looks like he was wrong. lulz
Hmm... I might upgrade then. I'd love to run 2 external monitors.
Stupid glare-type 1280x800 still on the 13" MBP, Apple just doesn't get it...
Stupid glare-type 1280x800 still on the 13" MBP, Apple just doesn't get it...
total "meh" update from my perspective. Been on a 13" MBP for 2 years now and love the thing to death, and was really hoping for something to upgrade to once the warranty finally ends - but I can't see "updating" to an intel graphics card (ick), don't care at all about processor performance (my desktop is still on C2D- just don't need the cycles for what I do), with worse battery life, the same screen still, and nothing else of benefit. I was also hoping the 15" would have a decent card, but the one in the base 15 is a bit of a joke, and I'm not dropping 2k on a laptop ever again so I won't even consider the nicer card.
Ah well I'll keep on keepin on till this one dies, decide what to do at that point.
total "meh" update from my perspective. Been on a 13" MBP for 2 years now and love the thing to death, and was really hoping for something to upgrade to once the warranty finally ends - but I can't see "updating" to an intel graphics card (ick), don't care at all about processor performance (my desktop is still on C2D- just don't need the cycles for what I do), with worse battery life, the same screen still, and nothing else of benefit. I was also hoping the 15" would have a decent card, but the one in the base 15 is a bit of a joke, and I'm not dropping 2k on a laptop ever again so I won't even consider the nicer card.
Ah well I'll keep on keepin on till this one dies, decide what to do at that point.
I don't think we'll ever see a compelling gaming gpu in the 13". Apple will want the 13 to hover around the 1K mark, making it affordable for students. The cost to put a nice gpu in such a small case puts the thing out of market. I'd love one too, I just doubt there is much of a market for it.
Stupid glare-type 1280x800 still on the 13" MBP, Apple just doesn't get it...
I don't think we'll ever see a compelling gaming gpu in the 13". Apple will want the 13 to hover around the 1K mark, making it affordable for students. The cost to put a nice gpu in such a small case puts the thing out of market. I'd love one too, I just doubt there is much of a market for it.
I had the 2010 13 MBP and the specs sucked (from a PC geek viewpoint) but that thing rocked way faster than the specs would make you guess... I think it is mac magic... or Macgic. So my lesson to everyone is this:
Just buy a mac based on looks and don't worry, the Macgic will take care of you.
Edit: Unless you game, then pegASUS rapes the Macgic HARD.
I bit on one of the new higher model MBP15, can't wait for it to get here so I can install the RAM & SSD upgrades I've had lying around for a few months waiting for the day...
No argument there - I just wanted "faster" than the 9400M I have now. At most, this is a sideways step in performance, and a backwards step in driver support (no offense to intel - gaming / feature sets are not a priority for their cards). I wasn't expecting a major card, just hopefully a step forward in performance.
Or, a valid, usable card in the base 15".
I bit on one of the new higher model MBP15, can't wait for it to get here so I can install the RAM & SSD upgrades I've had lying around for a few months waiting for the day...
I got the high res 2.3ghz i7 15" for my mom
It's neat
What does your mom do that requires that kind of power?
What does your mom do that requires that kind of power?
Even then, the 9400M wasn't that much better than the 8600M the previous generation had- at least this update is an awesome one. I hate that Nvidia just re-brands their cards like this. The fact that the Intel HD 3000 integrated GPU is nearly as fast as the previous generation's discret GPU is pretty awesome. Glad Apple made the switch back to ATI/AMD.
Yes, but it had real drivers - fully functional ones.
Awesome? How? A faster CPU (meh), Thunderbolt (meh for now), and a card that is no faster than the prior. I don't know where you're looking up your benchmarks, but everything I see says it's no faster than the prior card and has shitty drivers.
Card not faster than the prior? How so?
Our performance tests with the high clocked mainstream version of the HD Graphics 3000 in quad-core processors showed a performance level on par with the current entry level generations from NVIDIA (e.g. GeForce 310M) and AMD (HD 5450). Some games even ran faster but still there are some driver glitches (like too dark scenes in Left 4 Dead 1&2 and Supreme Commander or not starting games like Mafia 2).
The ability to run 2 monitors would be neat but I don't see how that is very functional honestly. Its a laptop. I'll just hold on to my 13" MBP til the redesign.
What happened to the other thread the guy had "leaked" specs posted in? He said in his post that he was certain on the specs and couldn't wait for people to argue with him so his post would prove them wrong. Looks like he was wrong. lulz