New MacBook Pro series

Post by kbutler » Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 3:32 PM UTC

hackermom wrote: post #97

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…

I almost choked on a sip of tea when I noticed that the 13" "Pro" is still stuck with a 1280*800 display. Talk about boneheaded move.

Post by olefoo » Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 3:32 PM UTC

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?

Post by phamilton » Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 3:32 PM UTC

kloncks wrote: post #118

SandB0x wrote: post #78

Didn't get as much coverage, but there are also new ThinkPads this week: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/lenovo-trots-out-new-thin... The 14" models look good: 30 hours (claimed) battery on the T420, 0.83" ultrathin T420s with discrete graphics. Edit: Here's the official announcement, which took a bit of digging around to find: http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1421 . synacksynack has posted a…

30 hours (claimed) battery life? That sounds ridiculous. How close (or far away) to the truth is that? Anybody know more?

Post by xuki » Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 3:35 PM UTC

jokermatt999 wrote: post #108

xuki wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple won't add a new technology to a product for no reason. I can't think of a reason why the mainstream users of MBP would be interested in BluRay. Moving forward, I hope Apple will get rid of the optical drive or offer an option to replace it with a 2nd HDD.

I can't think of a reason why the mainstream users of MBP would be interested in BluRay. For those of us without excellent internet connections, it's the only feasible way to get HD movies.

Post by capstone » Thu, Feb 24, 2011, 3:37 PM UTC

kloncks wrote: post #118

SandB0x wrote: post #78

Didn't get as much coverage, but there are also new ThinkPads this week: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/lenovo-trots-out-new-thin... The 14" models look good: 30 hours (claimed) battery on the T420, 0.83" ultrathin T420s with discrete graphics. Edit: Here's the official announcement, which took a bit of digging around to find: http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1421 . synacksynack has posted a…

30 hours (claimed) battery life? That sounds ridiculous. How close (or far away) to the truth is that? Anybody know more?