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From: SM on 13 Apr 2010 09:28 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > Looks like iMacs *and* MBPs can now trounce Mac Pros in raw CPU! How > curious. The Pros need some love as does Final Cut. Avid's Media Composer 5 specs were released yesterday and will hopefully give FCP a kick up the interface. Stuart -- cut that out to reply
From: David Empson on 13 Apr 2010 09:34 Hugh Browton <useneth@**.not.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:53:58 +0100, SM wrote > (in article <1jgvybg.1ts70by30cogoN%info(a)that.sundog.co.uk>): > > > New MacBook Pros and hopefully a great new Mac Pro. > > Yup, looks like an uplift for the MacBook Pro line - but I don't follow > closely enough to know what, exactly. All MacBook Pro models have been updated (13", 15" and 17"), but nothing else. 13": slight CPU speed bump (was 2.26/2.53, now 2.4/2.66 but still Core 2 Duo); entry model now has 4 GB RAM, bigger hard drives (was 160/250, now 250/320); new video chipset (was NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, now NVIDIA GeForce 320M); claimed battery life up from 7 to 10 hours. 15": Core i5 processors (Core i7 in top model and option for others), with slight drop in nominal CPU speed, more than made up for in extra performance (quad core); bigger hard drives in entry and middle models (was 250/320, now 320/500); new video chipset (was NVIDIA GeForce 9400M plus GeForce 9600M in all but entry model, now Intel HD graphics plus NVIDIA GeForce 330M in all models); claimed battery life up from 7 to 8-9 hours. 17": Core i5 processor (Core i7 optional), with slight drop in nominal CPU speed, more than made up for in extra performance (quad core); new video chipset (was NVIDIA GeForce 9400M plus GeForce 9600M, now Intel HD graphics plus NVIDIA GeForce 330M); claimed battery life up from 8 to 8-9 hours. The US prices on 15" and 17" models have shifted a little: entry 15" model up $100, top 15" model down $100, 17" model down $200. Other countries will vary depending on exchange rate. (I didn't note the previous UK prices.) I'm less certain about which options are new. The 15" now mentions a 1680x1050 optional display resolution (required if you want the antiglare option), and SSDs are available up to 512 GB. The 85W MagSafe power adapter (for the 15" and 17" models) has been redesigned to look like the MacBook Air one, with a right-angle connector at the computer. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Arthur on 13 Apr 2010 09:35 On 13/04/2010 14:28, SM wrote: > Arthur<arthursstuffforsale(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> The 13" is upgraded a little, the cpus are slightly faster core2 Duos, >> the gfx chip is different and the claimed battery life goes from 7 to 10 >> hours. >> I was hoping for the spec of the new 15" in a 13". >> Hmm, decisions, decisions. > > Hadn't spotted the 13" changes. I'd have fancied an i5 13" but the low > or high end 15s look very tempting. Yes the new 15" is tempting but I love the 12" Powerbook so the 15" would probably seem cumbersome. Mabe I should get a 15" and an iPad for when that's too big... Arthur
From: Peter Ceresole on 13 Apr 2010 10:31 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > The new ones have cameras, GPS in the non-3G version, a gig of RAM and > an SD card slot. If only... Then it might even be worth buying one. Oh yes, and with Flash. -- Peter
From: Ben Shimmin on 13 Apr 2010 10:59
David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>: [...] > I'm less certain about which options are new. The 15" now mentions a > 1680x1050 optional display resolution (required if you want the > antiglare option), and SSDs are available up to 512 GB. The higher resolution is definitely new. If I could change two things about my 2008 unibody MBP, it would be the battery life (mine predates the ones with the allegedly much improved batteries, and thus struggles to manage three hours) and the resolution; 1440x900 feels a bit limiting sometimes -- 1680x1050 would be lovely and it'd match my 20" monitor nicely too! b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `Zombies are defined by behavior and can be "explained" by many handy shortcuts: the supernatural, radiation, a virus, space visitors, secret weapons, a Harvard education and so on.' -- Roger Ebert |