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Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by cjeane »

joshfinnie wrote: post #9

I never understood why the 13" version is such a second class citizen? Is it that different of a footprint that Apple can't fit the same technology in it... or is this Apple's plan?

The main driving factor here is not making the technology smaller, it's running those chips on a smaller battery. All of the MBPs achieve a claimed 7 hours battery life.

Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by borism »

joshfinnie wrote: post #9

I never understood why the 13" version is such a second class citizen? Is it that different of a footprint that Apple can't fit the same technology in it... or is this Apple's plan?

plan. remember that 13" didn't even have Pro in it's name at first - it was called Aluminum Unibody MacBook when first introduced.

Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by pclark »

wheels wrote: post #18

Color me disappointed. I was hoping for: • Ditching the optical media for longer battery life • 4 cores in the 13" • Max RAM of 12 GB (this one isn't listed ... maybe?) • The higher resolution 1440x900 resolution in the 13" that the Macbook Air has Altogether it's a pretty wussy update. Basically it looks like the diff (on the 13" model, which is what I care about) is: • Faster CPU (finally!) • Thunderbolt port (coun…

and a pony? :)

(see: http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/6/4/... )

Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by strooltz »

wheels wrote: post #18

Color me disappointed. I was hoping for: • Ditching the optical media for longer battery life • 4 cores in the 13" • Max RAM of 12 GB (this one isn't listed ... maybe?) • The higher resolution 1440x900 resolution in the 13" that the Macbook Air has Altogether it's a pretty wussy update. Basically it looks like the diff (on the 13" model, which is what I care about) is: • Faster CPU (finally!) • Thunderbolt port (coun…

still looking for an "official" statement but i believe that the thunderbolt port may be backwards compatible with minidisplay. i would assume apple would change it's form if it were not, as to prevent users from accidentally plugging in incompatible devices.

[updated] it is backwards compatible - source: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features.html

Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by maggit »

joshfinnie wrote: post #9

I never understood why the 13" version is such a second class citizen? Is it that different of a footprint that Apple can't fit the same technology in it... or is this Apple's plan?

The footprint is that different.

The volume is smaller, but the HDD, optical drive, keyboard, trackpad, and several other parts stay the same size. Of course the smaller laptop is going to be less stocked with features.

Re: New MacBook Pro series

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Post by nicksergeant »

robryan wrote: post #42
nicksergeant wrote: post #31

Does anyone know if Thunderbolt will support multiple displays? If I hear a yes, I'm off to the Apple store.

You'd think so, it did say something like up to 6 devices.

That's what I'm thinking. As stated here: "...including your display. And with support for video and eight-channel audio, it’s easy to connect HDMI-compatible devices — like your TV and home stereo — using the HDMI adapter you already have. Current VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort adapters are also supported." -- So, one DP monitor, another with HDMI, another with DVI.
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