Leaked photo shows 15" MacBook Pro with i7 CPU and AMD graphics
New leaked photos reveal the details of Apple's MacBook Pro refresh, with updated notebooks featuring AMD graphics, and high-end 15- and 17-inch models packing quad-core Intel Core i7 processors [updated].
French Apple site Mac4Ever (via Google Translate) posted a photo of what appears to be a 15-inch MacBook Pro box. The site also claimed to have obtained several pictures of the 13-inch earlier on Wednesday.
The site was unable to verify exactly which model the box was for, but asserts that it is "without doubt the entry or mid-range," because the 3D card has just 256MB of RAM.
According to the photo, Apple's next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro has:
An Intel Core 2.0 GHz i7 quad-core processor with a 6MB cache
4GB of RAM at 1333 MHz
500GB hard drive
15.4-inch screen with 1440x900 resolution
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M GPU with 256MB of memory
FaceTime HD camera
8x SuperDrive
Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort
SDXC slot, FireWire 800 port and two USB 2.0 ports
Audio and Ethernet ports
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
2.54 kg in weight
Update: Mac-TV.de also obtained details and photos of the boxes of the 15-inch and 17-inch models. Specifications of the 15-inch are the same as listed above.
Specifications for the 17-inch model are said to be the same as well, but with a 2.2GHz Quad Core i7 processor and a screen resolution of 1,920-by-1,200 pixels.
And finally, Mr. X, a known and proven tipster, provided part numbers for the five new MacBook Pro models set to arrive on Thursday:
MC700LL/A - MBP 13.3/2.3/2X2GB/320/SD-USA
MC724LL/A - MBP 13.3/2.7/2X2GB/500/SD-USA
MC721LL/A - MBP 15.4/2.0/2X2GB/500/SD/GLSY-USA
MC723LL/A -MBP 15.4/2.2/2X2GB/750/SD/GLSY-USA
MC725LL/A - MBP 17/2.2/2X2GB/750/SD/GLSY-USA
Mac4Ever has a mixed track record with predicting Apple products. In July of last year, the site incorrectly claimed that Apple would release a 64-bit version of iLife '11 with a 'mystery application.' In September, the site correctly predicted that Apple was working on a FaceTime for Mac application, though a rumored FaceTime for Windows has yet to materialize.
According to one report, Apple will wait until after Intel's press event unveiling the Light Peak/Thunderbolt technology to take the wraps of the new MacBook Pros, though it's also possible that the Mac maker could launch the notebooks online early Thursday morning as usual.
For more information, see AppleInsider's MacBook Pro rumor roundup and information archive.
French Apple site Mac4Ever (via Google Translate) posted a photo of what appears to be a 15-inch MacBook Pro box. The site also claimed to have obtained several pictures of the 13-inch earlier on Wednesday.
The site was unable to verify exactly which model the box was for, but asserts that it is "without doubt the entry or mid-range," because the 3D card has just 256MB of RAM.
According to the photo, Apple's next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro has:
An Intel Core 2.0 GHz i7 quad-core processor with a 6MB cache
4GB of RAM at 1333 MHz
500GB hard drive
15.4-inch screen with 1440x900 resolution
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M GPU with 256MB of memory
FaceTime HD camera
8x SuperDrive
Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort
SDXC slot, FireWire 800 port and two USB 2.0 ports
Audio and Ethernet ports
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
2.54 kg in weight
Update: Mac-TV.de also obtained details and photos of the boxes of the 15-inch and 17-inch models. Specifications of the 15-inch are the same as listed above.
Specifications for the 17-inch model are said to be the same as well, but with a 2.2GHz Quad Core i7 processor and a screen resolution of 1,920-by-1,200 pixels.
And finally, Mr. X, a known and proven tipster, provided part numbers for the five new MacBook Pro models set to arrive on Thursday:
MC700LL/A - MBP 13.3/2.3/2X2GB/320/SD-USA
MC724LL/A - MBP 13.3/2.7/2X2GB/500/SD-USA
MC721LL/A - MBP 15.4/2.0/2X2GB/500/SD/GLSY-USA
MC723LL/A -MBP 15.4/2.2/2X2GB/750/SD/GLSY-USA
MC725LL/A - MBP 17/2.2/2X2GB/750/SD/GLSY-USA
Mac4Ever has a mixed track record with predicting Apple products. In July of last year, the site incorrectly claimed that Apple would release a 64-bit version of iLife '11 with a 'mystery application.' In September, the site correctly predicted that Apple was working on a FaceTime for Mac application, though a rumored FaceTime for Windows has yet to materialize.
According to one report, Apple will wait until after Intel's press event unveiling the Light Peak/Thunderbolt technology to take the wraps of the new MacBook Pros, though it's also possible that the Mac maker could launch the notebooks online early Thursday morning as usual.
For more information, see AppleInsider's MacBook Pro rumor roundup and information archive.
Comments
Hmm.. its not totally clear from intel's site. Can anyone confirm?
The rest of the machine leaves a lot to be desired also. It isn't worth going into details though as I don't see a strong reason to upgrade to this model. It underwhelms in so many ways that it is probably better to wait till Septembef. Yes I'm fully expecting a real upgrade to come rather quickly.
Being the owner of an early 2008 MBP I've learned my lesson.
2.0 GHz base speed on the processor is pathetic even disgusting, i really don't care how much better the CPU is performance wise on a per cycle basis either. Don't even bring up speed stepping or whatever Intel calls it either. It is pretty obvious Apple didn't find a way to handle the thermals in the current MBP format. Expect bench marks to be all over tge map due to throttling.
The rest of the machine leaves a lot to be desired also. It isn't worth going into details though as I don't see a strong reason to upgrade to this model. It underwhelms in so many ways that it is probably better to wait till Septembef. Yes I'm fully expecting a real upgrade to come rather quickly.
Being the owner of an early 2008 MBP I've learned my lesson.
dude... quad-core in an apple notebook is pretty big, no?
2.0 GHz base speed on the processor is pathetic even disgusting, i really don't care how much better the CPU is performance wise on a per cycle basis either. ... [snip]
Grumpy aren't we. I'm guessing a new laptop isn't the only thing you aren't getting!
Wait... Intel doesn't make any mobile quad-core chips yet, afaik?
Hmm.. its not totally clear from intel's site. Can anyone confirm?
Well, it seems the be an Apple-SKU since the new mobile i7 quad-core chips should start at 2,2 Ghz, not 2.0:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3876/i...bridge-part-ii
But i'm sure you can upgrade it for a bit extra of cash.
2.0 GHz base speed on the processor is pathetic even disgusting, i really don't care how much better the CPU is performance wise on a per cycle basis either. Don't even bring up speed stepping or whatever Intel calls it either. It is pretty obvious Apple didn't find a way to handle the thermals in the current MBP format. Expect bench marks to be all over tge map due to throttling.
The rest of the machine leaves a lot to be desired also. It isn't worth going into details though as I don't see a strong reason to upgrade to this model. It underwhelms in so many ways that it is probably better to wait till Septembef. Yes I'm fully expecting a real upgrade to come rather quickly.
Being the owner of an early 2008 MBP I've learned my lesson.
Typical response from the uneducated. Clock speed is no longer a clear indicator of performance and is only a small part of the package itself. The multi cores work together at the base 2.0Ghz speed but if you are running a non multi-threaded application it will 'power off' 3 cores and boost the clock speed of a single core, in this case probably to 2.8GHZ or 3.0Ghz
Also, nice to see Apple going with AMD/Ati graphics. I steer clear of all nvidia based Macs as they are the weakest component. I have had 3 iMacs with nvidia all fail due to a blown gpu card. The Ati iMacs have all been bulletproof. Having the option to switch to discreet graphics is good for an extra performance boost.
If Thunderbolt and Mini DisplayPort use the same port will the screens be updates as well then?
Why? LightPeak makes old ports forward compatible. We JUST had new displays.
Still a crap GPU with a crap amount of memory
No rumored SSD OS Drive
Still a crap GPU with a crap amount of memory
I agree. The only thing holding me back to get a mac is their graphic card.
What? Radeon HD 6490M? That's a step backward from the GT 330M in the current ones. Apple doesn't do steps backward in the models with Dedi GPUs. Sideways, yes. Forward, yes. But going back to something about on par with the 9600M GT? Doesn't make any sense.
I was planning to buy the new 13 inch but I do not want just intel integrated graphics... disappointed that it does not have nvidia chip in it.
Would it make any difference if I used 13 inch for coding in SDK for iphone apps?
It also seems a bit weird that they added an ATI GPU when the integrated one in the Intel Sandy Bridge is perfect for the mobile space, e.g. enough if your demands for graphics are ordinary.
That't not 'weird' at all, its expected. Haven't you seen the non-stop bitching here, when it was revealed that the base 13' model wouldn't have discreet graphics? Yeah. This is the top of the line, quad core i7. It deserves decent graphics.
Wake up Apple, people want good graphics power in their "Pro" machines.
When you wake up and see that millions of people don't give a crap and are buying them anyway.