i want to switch from pc to mac, but would like a little more portability than the macbook pro.
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No. I think it will about the same time Leopard is realeased, so around the end of October.
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I was wondering the same thing. It would be nice if the Mac Book was updated to Santa Rosa with a 8400 GT. I think Apple's hands have been too busy with Leopard and the iPhone though.
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yeah, i guess i'll have to go with the 15'' macbook pro.
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I think it will receive an upgrade when Intel reprices chips on July 22.
Besides a 2.16ghz=2.0 santa rosa, so I think it would have to put a 2.2 in the black machines, this would canabalize MBP sales. -
What's the likely hood of the MacBook getting a dedicated graphics card?
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i have a feeling macbooks will stay with an integrated graphics card in order to keep the distance between the macbook pros to justify the price difference.
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I'd more expect to see an 8400GT in a smaller MBP (probably either 12" or 13.3"). I agree with phamzter that the Macbook will likely stick with integrated graphics sadly.
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what I don't get about the current macbooks is the upgrade prices. From the bace price of $1099, its an extra $200 for the 13" larger screen model with a +.16ghz processor, as well as 40gb on the harddrive. Then the next upgrade is another $200 for 40gb more on the harddrive but that's it. I don't think that last upgrade is worth it. With the new macbooks I would like to see something more out of the second upgrade, for instance a GPU upgrade to dedicated card (like a 8400GT). I just don't think you get enough out of the high end mb
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I doubt that Apple will put a dedicated graphics card in the Macbooks. They used to do this with the iBook's but i cannot see them doing this again.
There are a few 13.3 inch laptops out there that are lighter than the MacBook and that use a dedicated GPU. Most of the notebook manufactures have seemed to have settled though on putting integrated graphics card in smaller factor notebooks.
I would like if it Apple released an pro ultraportable but I really cannot see Apple releasing one anymore. They killed of the 12 inch Powerbook pro ultraportable in 2006 i feel when they released the MBP and i doubt that we will be seeing a successor. I think that if they were going to do this that they would have done so already the MBP is already 17 months old. Apple want people to buy the high end MacBook who desire a pro ultraportable.
I have owned a MBP and do not want something that size again i prefer a smaller form factor and for portability i prefer a smaller lighter notebook with a decent GPU but at this current moment in time Apple does not cater for my needs.
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Do you think macbook will upgrade to santa rosa soon?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by phamzter, Jun 30, 2007.