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    MacBook Pro in 2 years from now... what do you think?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by BlackHawk7, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. BlackHawk7

    BlackHawk7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I currently have an HP dv3t, and I want to convert to Mac. I got this HP for some specific reasons: to save money, test the elements on my university campus, and have an upper hand in some courses, perhaps. I am registered for astronomy and english my first quarter. I'd be willing to see how long this HP lasts, then upgrade to Mac later on. If by summer of 2011 comes around, where might Macs be at that point in time?
     
    BlackHawk7, Jul 18, 2009
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  2. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    They will have 64 cores, be 2mm thick and weight less then 1kg, while running for 48h on a single charge.
    In all seriousness, this is impossible to predict, but for fun here are my guess's. CPU= 4 cores, GPU= middle to high end, probably around 8-16Gb of RAM, maybe an OLED screen. SSD standard, no DVD drive. Slightly thinner and lighter with about 8-10h battery life. Still using unibody design.
    It will be a slow evolution, not a revolution.
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    Underpantman, Jul 18, 2009
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    Underpantman, so it was you who stole my magic ball! :D

    [​IMG]
     
    Xirurg, Jul 18, 2009
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  4. Xhibit

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    Possibly a nehalem based duel core, then a type of GPGPU, but probably just a Arrandale duel and quad in the higher end, nvidia GT 240M or ati equivalent. SSD standard, double the current battery life, maybe a very optimistic 14 hours without discrete. 15.4inch bumped up to 1920x1200 res, 13inch up to 1440x900. BR-drive... 6/8/12? gigs ram. Not much difference, besides the focus on battery life improvements over performance. Tho it won't all happen at the same time.
     
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  5. lixuelai

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    Duel core! The cores will fight each other now. Jkjk

    I would think Nehalem quads will be in MBPs by that time.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 18, 2009
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  6. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Well, what about in ten years?

    Dual Quadruple-Core CPUs @ 3.01Ghz with 64GB of DDR5 RAM, 10TB SSD Drive... ooh let the dreaming begin :)
     
    cdnalsi, Jul 18, 2009
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  7. darthvader1432

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    nobody noez
     
    darthvader1432, Jul 18, 2009
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  8. irishhenshin

    irishhenshin Notebook Consultant

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    Actually we're at a limit right now with the speed of processors, I mean if you take the advance of the CPU before we should be sitting on a 10 Ghz processor.
     
    irishhenshin, Jul 19, 2009
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  9. darthvader1432

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    This is true, I mean how much better can a macbook pro get? I think I heard something about apple focusing on the macbook touch next year mostly. (macbook touch = [​IMG])
     
    darthvader1432, Jul 19, 2009
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  10. justbrake

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    A macbook pro motherboard with a Bios chip :D
     
    justbrake, Jul 19, 2009
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  11. irishhenshin

    irishhenshin Notebook Consultant

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    Oh wow if that macbook touch actualy happened I'd go mental! I don't think I'd ever leave Logic Studio :D
     
    irishhenshin, Jul 19, 2009
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    Apple better include a free year's supply of iKlear if they release that thing. :rolleyes:
    I just don't see a portable iMac taking off any time soon.
     
    talin, Jul 20, 2009
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    why not? it's just a giant ipod touch, people would go for that.
     
    sheldon77, Jul 20, 2009
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  14. darthvader1432

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    I don't like it at all, I will be stickking with my 13 inch macbook pro once I get it, then I will be saving up for a desktop computer
     
    darthvader1432, Jul 20, 2009
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  15. Luke1708

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    thinner, better, cheaper...
     
    Luke1708, Jul 20, 2009
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  16. Jiten

    Jiten Notebook Consultant

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    Quad core notebooks that are as fast as today's Mac Pros? With temperatures that won't cook your pants?
     
    Jiten, Jul 20, 2009
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  17. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Maybe if they stopped using aluminum (as one big heat conductor).
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 20, 2009
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  18. darthvader1432

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    how much thinner can they really get? I mean the air doesn't even have a superdrive, so I would never even think about buying it
     
    darthvader1432, Jul 20, 2009
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  19. talin

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    I think optical drives will be replaced by thumb drives some day. Some that are read-only, which would be great for OS installers and commerical movies, etc.
     
    talin, Jul 20, 2009
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  20. BlackHawk7

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    I can see this happen. CDs and DVDs are only made as larger physical forms of memory storage, and are only handy with a DVD or Blu Ray player.
     
    BlackHawk7, Jul 20, 2009
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  21. Yotsuba

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    Core i7. That will most likely be the next CPU that is put into the high-end MacBook Pros. Maybe a GeForce GTX series as well
     
    Yotsuba, Jul 24, 2009
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