That depends on Intel if they will make an Dual Core Nehalem CPU without Graphics Core. Otherwise everything is pretty much set. Since Nvidia has yet been able to gain the licsense for selling Intel Nehalem based chipset products.
I think Apple may want to go for LP DDR3 as well. Since DDR4 is still 3 - 4 years away and DDR3 has matured enough already.
Then there is I/O 3.0 ( That is PCI -Express 3.0 , USB 3.0 , Bluetooth 3.0, SATA 3.0, 3rd Gen DisplayPort, )
How would dropping an optical drive be suicide? How old were you when the original iMac was announced.
However in 1998 the majority of albums and films sold were not on Floppy Disks - today CDs and DVDs are on every high street. The first two accesories I bough for my 1999 iMac DV was a decent mouse and a USB floppy drive - I'm all for the decision to drop the FDD but the rest of the world hand't caught up and I needed to work with them.
Digital downloads are not where they should be at the moment. I clicked on an advert on the iTS today whilst browsing for the iPod touch update... Ghostbusters for £6.99 to download, plus bandwidth costs (most of us have some limit) plus storage costs. Play.com has Ghostbusters I and II for £5 on disc with free delivery.
The same applies for a lot of audio. Unless you're buying singles or need the latest on the release date digital downloads just don't make sense at thsi point in time.
There is certainly a good arguyment for removing the optical drive from most laptops but it needs to be an option for some years to come.
However in 1998 the majority of albums and films sold were not on Floppy Disks - today CDs and DVDs are on every high street. The first two accesories I bough for my 1999 iMac DV was a decent mouse and a USB floppy drive - I'm all for the decision to drop the FDD but the rest of the world hand't caught up and I needed to work with them.
Digital downloads are not where they should be at the moment. I clicked on an advert on the iTS today whilst browsing for the iPod touch update... Ghostbusters for £6.99 to download, plus bandwidth costs (most of us have some limit) plus storage costs. Play.com has Ghostbusters I and II for £5 on disc with free delivery.
The same applies for a lot of audio. Unless you're buying singles or need the latest on the release date digital downloads just don't make sense at thsi point in time.
There is certainly a good arguyment for removing the optical drive from most laptops but it needs to be an option for some years to come.
In 1998 the world hadn't caught up to USB either and still relied upon floppy disk for general use or Zip disks for larger storage.
I won't debate the need for optical drives because it's clear that they are still needed in many areas. I just believe in portable applications an integrated drive is no longer necessary. While movies and music are supplied on optical discs they are also offered in digital form. I certainly think that Apple should offer a USB Superdrive like they do with the Macbook Air but would like to see the Macbook Pro become a little more "Pro" . A second SATA drive bay would go a long way towards appealing to a power user.
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I think Apple may want to go for LP DDR3 as well. Since DDR4 is still 3 - 4 years away and DDR3 has matured enough already.
Then there is I/O 3.0 ( That is PCI -Express 3.0 , USB 3.0 , Bluetooth 3.0, SATA 3.0, 3rd Gen DisplayPort, )
How would dropping an optical drive be suicide? How old were you when the original iMac was announced.
However in 1998 the majority of albums and films sold were not on Floppy Disks - today CDs and DVDs are on every high street. The first two accesories I bough for my 1999 iMac DV was a decent mouse and a USB floppy drive - I'm all for the decision to drop the FDD but the rest of the world hand't caught up and I needed to work with them.
Digital downloads are not where they should be at the moment. I clicked on an advert on the iTS today whilst browsing for the iPod touch update... Ghostbusters for £6.99 to download, plus bandwidth costs (most of us have some limit) plus storage costs. Play.com has Ghostbusters I and II for £5 on disc with free delivery.
The same applies for a lot of audio. Unless you're buying singles or need the latest on the release date digital downloads just don't make sense at thsi point in time.
There is certainly a good arguyment for removing the optical drive from most laptops but it needs to be an option for some years to come.
However in 1998 the majority of albums and films sold were not on Floppy Disks - today CDs and DVDs are on every high street. The first two accesories I bough for my 1999 iMac DV was a decent mouse and a USB floppy drive - I'm all for the decision to drop the FDD but the rest of the world hand't caught up and I needed to work with them.
Digital downloads are not where they should be at the moment. I clicked on an advert on the iTS today whilst browsing for the iPod touch update... Ghostbusters for £6.99 to download, plus bandwidth costs (most of us have some limit) plus storage costs. Play.com has Ghostbusters I and II for £5 on disc with free delivery.
The same applies for a lot of audio. Unless you're buying singles or need the latest on the release date digital downloads just don't make sense at thsi point in time.
There is certainly a good arguyment for removing the optical drive from most laptops but it needs to be an option for some years to come.
In 1998 the world hadn't caught up to USB either and still relied upon floppy disk for general use or Zip disks for larger storage.
I won't debate the need for optical drives because it's clear that they are still needed in many areas. I just believe in portable applications an integrated drive is no longer necessary. While movies and music are supplied on optical discs they are also offered in digital form. I certainly think that Apple should offer a USB Superdrive like they do with the Macbook Air but would like to see the Macbook Pro become a little more "Pro" . A second SATA drive bay would go a long way towards appealing to a power user.