One nice thing about the switch to Intel is that Apple now competes with all the other Intel chip users. And since Macs run Windows, they are even more closely tied to the Wintel side.
If/when Intel releases Centrino Pro in May I expect/hope Apple will be right there with Dell, Sony, HP, et al with new machines. My only question is will they update one line - the MacBook Pros - due to supply constraints and then update the other lines in the following months, or will there be plenty of chips to go around and we'll see a complete refresh of the mini, MB, MBP, and iMacs? That seems like a lot of machines to update all at once.
Leopard is going to be dependant on hardware, and not the hardware on Leopard.
I don't think so.
I for one have been waiting like forever for a MacBook Pro with a 1920x1200 pixel screen option. Every friggin' Windoze manufacturer has at least one built to order option, some even for 15.4" laptops.
Yes, I know this is not for everyone, but everyone seems to agree that Apple is waiting for Leopard's resolution independence to introduce higher DPI screens.
So there's a feature where the hardware is definitely waiting for the software...
One Big reason to wait is to see if one of the hidden features in Leopard is implementation of ZFS. Hopefully, Apple is doing this and finally getting rid of the out-dated HFS+ filesystem. ZFS would leap-frog Apple over everyone else when it comes to the filesystem.
Google it (Sun folks were the ones to come up with it). The development releases have hinted at its possibility. I am sure hoping it does get in.
If this makes it in, it will be definitely worth the wait. I have my trusty 6yr old G4 system (still running great) and can wait.
One Big reason to wait is to see if one of the hidden features in Leopard is implementation of ZFS. Hopefully, Apple is doing this and finally getting rid of the out-dated HFS+ filesystem. ZFS would leap-frog Apple over everyone else when it comes to the filesystem.
Google it (Sun folks were the ones to come up with it). The development releases have hinted at its possibility. I am sure hoping it does get in.
If this makes it in, it will be definitely worth the wait. I have my trusty 6yr old G4 system (still running great) and can wait.
Well, October is far enough away to get all the ZFS bugs out including boot. By then I would hope that zfs mounting would be part of Nevada as well given the opensolaris zfs boot team announced booting support on the x86 platform last month in b62.
But there's no reason to hold off hardware updates for this. There should be ways that they can update to zfs if you have enough free space...
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If/when Intel releases Centrino Pro in May I expect/hope Apple will be right there with Dell, Sony, HP, et al with new machines. My only question is will they update one line - the MacBook Pros - due to supply constraints and then update the other lines in the following months, or will there be plenty of chips to go around and we'll see a complete refresh of the mini, MB, MBP, and iMacs? That seems like a lot of machines to update all at once.
- Jasen.
Leopard is going to be dependant on hardware, and not the hardware on Leopard.
I don't think so.
I for one have been waiting like forever for a MacBook Pro with a 1920x1200 pixel screen option. Every friggin' Windoze manufacturer has at least one built to order option, some even for 15.4" laptops.
Yes, I know this is not for everyone, but everyone seems to agree that Apple is waiting for Leopard's resolution independence to introduce higher DPI screens.
So there's a feature where the hardware is definitely waiting for the software...
Google it (Sun folks were the ones to come up with it). The development releases have hinted at its possibility. I am sure hoping it does get in.
If this makes it in, it will be definitely worth the wait. I have my trusty 6yr old G4 system (still running great) and can wait.
One Big reason to wait is to see if one of the hidden features in Leopard is implementation of ZFS. Hopefully, Apple is doing this and finally getting rid of the out-dated HFS+ filesystem. ZFS would leap-frog Apple over everyone else when it comes to the filesystem.
Google it (Sun folks were the ones to come up with it). The development releases have hinted at its possibility. I am sure hoping it does get in.
If this makes it in, it will be definitely worth the wait. I have my trusty 6yr old G4 system (still running great) and can wait.
Well, October is far enough away to get all the ZFS bugs out including boot. By then I would hope that zfs mounting would be part of Nevada as well given the opensolaris zfs boot team announced booting support on the x86 platform last month in b62.
But there's no reason to hold off hardware updates for this. There should be ways that they can update to zfs if you have enough free space...
Vinea