no rumors 4 macBookPros

[zoran]

Whats the matter with macBookPro rumors, all we hear from November is the new macpros arriving bla bla bla. What might be the next step for the new macbookPros, a xeon portable cpu? What does intel say about portables?

Im on the edge of buying one but im kinda holding on for Leopard, should i be?

 

[72930]

What do you mean?

LED backlighting, h.264 encoding/decoding chip...are these not good enough for you?

 

[zoran]

What do you mean?

LED backlighting, h.264 encoding/decoding chip...are these not good enough for you?

Well the LED backlighting was rumored for MacBooks and not MBPros right? And afterall i dont know if LED really intrests us pros. Perhaps it might intrest as far as power consumption is concerned!

As for the 264 encoding/decoding chip, whats that, and what good will it serve a graphic designers job?

Personally i was looking for more of a "pro" cpu chip. I mean the Core2Duo is fine but will it run dv editing apps, like the Pro desktop configurations have spoiled us in doing so? I guess im looking for a xeon chip on a laptop, utopic huh?

 

[Pressure]

Well the LED backlighting was rumored for MacBooks and not MBPros right? And afterall i dont know if LED really intrests us pros. Perhaps it might intrest as far as power consumption is concerned!

As for the 264 encoding/decoding chip, whats that, and what good will it serve a graphic designers job?

Personally i was looking for more of a "pro" cpu chip. I mean the Core2Duo is fine but will it run dv editing apps, like the Pro desktop configurations have spoiled us in doing so? I guess im looking for a xeon chip on a laptop, utopic huh?

The Xeon and Core 2 Duo are based off the exact same chip but targeted at different markets.

 

[zoran]

The Xeon and Core 2 Duo are based off the exact same chip but targeted at different markets.

So why dont they put in the MBpros a chip thats targeted towards the same market, i mean the MBPro is targeted for pros afterall why put in the Pro laptops an inferior chip?

 

[pknz]

So why dont they put in the MBpros a chip thats targeted towards the same market, i mean the MBPro is targeted for pros afterall why put in the Pro laptops an inferior chip?

One is a server chip, and the other is a mobile chip.

 

[Techguy172]

So why dont they put in the MBpros a chip thats targeted towards the same market, i mean the MBPro is targeted for pros afterall why put in the Pro laptops an inferior chip?

Because theres no xeon for laptops not to mention no motherboard designed for laptops either.

 

[zoran]

is the santa rosa mb that will be released for Xeon chips?

 

[richard4339]

Santa Rosa will use C2D Merom chips as well.

 

[Pressure]

So why dont they put in the MBpros a chip thats targeted towards the same market, i mean the MBPro is targeted for pros afterall why put in the Pro laptops an inferior chip?

Because the Xeon chips have a Thermal Design Power of 65 Watt (80 Watt for the 3.0Ghz model though) and the Core 2 Duo mobile has a Thermal Design Power of 35 Watt. They also don't share the same socket, so the chips are not interchangeable.

The chips are being speed- and voltage binned for each market segment.

 

[zoran]

So what would you advise me to do regarding the MacBookPro? Should i wait for the new ver, is there anything coming worth the wait ot not?
What really shock me this morning, was the fire caused by batterie faults in the MB series https://www.macrumors.com/2007/03/12/macbook-battery-fire/
should i also wait for any new revisions of those too?

 

[zoran]

They will be using 2nd generation C2D chips.
To OP: Apple must be working on a new design and that's why is so quiet right now.

On a new design? Wow now that seems strange, the MBPro hasnt reached a years life yet!

 

[Pressure]

So what would you advise me to do regarding the MacBookPro? Should i wait for the new ver, is there anything coming worth the wait ot not?
What really shock me this morning, was the fire caused by batterie faults in the MB series https://www.macrumors.com/2007/03/12/macbook-battery-fire/
should i also wait for any new revisions of those too?

You will first be able to buy the next revision of the MacBook Pro when Intel releases its Centrino Pro platform. Road maps show Intel releasing it in May.

Do you need a computer now or is it just a luxury thing?

 

[kwood]

On a new design? Wow now that seems strange, the MBPro hasnt reached a years life yet!

Actually....It was first announced at the 2006 Mac World San Francisco in January. It is over a year old.

 

[zoran]

You will first be able to buy the next revision of the MacBook Pro when Intel releases its Centrino Pro platform. Road maps show Intel releasing it in May.
Do you need a computer now or is it just a luxury thing?

No no luxury, im a graphic designer and ive been waiting for a Mac since the Intel transition announcement. I was thinking at first to get a MacPro but the mobility of a laptop is very intreaging, so im focused on a MBPro at the moment but i dunno if its worth waiting.. what? 1-2more months, or more cause im in Europe!

 

[Abstract]

You can get Macs in Europe.


You can wait if you want, but what you're waiting for will never be released.

 

[deputy_doofy]

I'm not sure there's anything overly exciting about the next revision of the MBP.
G4 -> CD == exciting
CD -> C2D == exciting
C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancements) == not as exciting, but still nice

 

[dvader]

I'm not sure there's anything overly exciting about the next revision of the MBP.
G4 -> CD == exciting
CD -> C2D == exciting
C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancements) == not as exciting, but still nice

I like complicated things made simple.

 

[risc]

I guess im looking for a xeon chip on a laptop

Haha I can just see it, an Apple notebook that is 6" thick and has a battery life of about 20 minutes. ROCK ON!

 

[zoran]

Haha I can just see it, an Apple notebook that is 6" thick and has a battery life of about 20 minutes. ROCK ON!

To be honest, i wouldnt mind on the 6" part and as for battery, well i never use batteries, i always have my laptop pluged in cause the screen dimness really annoys me!
Anyone else feeling the same?

 

[dougnewman]

And afterall i dont know if LED really intrests us pros.

Why not? It should improve the brightness and evenness of the backlighting. Certainly no reason it wouldn't be as good for pros as anyone else.

 

[Zwhaler]

I'm not sure there's anything overly exciting about the next revision of the MBP.
G4 -> CD == exciting
CD -> C2D == exciting
C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancements) == not as exciting, but still nice

I agree with this. I knew about Santa Rosa when I bought my iMac, and you can look at this way

C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancments) is nowhere near as exciting as
C2D (with minor enhancments) -> Penryn

I don't want Santa Rosa, well I mean it is not worth the patheticly long wait and Penryn was too far in the future so this Mac is the best deal for me.

 

[zblaxberg]

Haha I can just see it, an Apple notebook that is 6" thick and has a battery life of about 20 minutes. ROCK ON!

or we can just get rid of the screen, make it a 1inch/1inch/1inch cube and call it the macbook shuffle

 

[dvader]

I agree with this. I knew about Santa Rosa when I bought my iMac, and you can look at this way

C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancments) is nowhere near as exciting as
C2D (with minor enhancments) -> Penryn

I don't want Santa Rosa, well I mean it is not worth the patheticly long wait and Penryn was too far in the future so this Mac is the best deal for me.

Do you think Penryn will sport the Robson flash or do you think it will be a regular Intel chip with the flash tech integrated into the HDD (i.e. hybrid flash drive) rather than on the motherboard like the way Santa Rosa does?

 

[zoran]

I agree with this. I knew about Santa Rosa when I bought my iMac, and you can look at this way

C2D -> C2D (with minor enhancments) is nowhere near as exciting as
C2D (with minor enhancments) -> Penryn

I don't want Santa Rosa, well I mean it is not worth the patheticly long wait and Penryn was too far in the future so this Mac is the best deal for me.

I didnt get the Penryn part, what is Penryn and why do u believe that the best deal is the C2D MBPro?