Penryn on November 11
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08...n_xeon_launch/
Penryn (new 45nm Xeons / 1333 Mhz FSB) is being released on 11 November.
Now I am in the market for a Mac Pro - was going to order one in the next few weeks. But with this announcment, one of three things could happen:
What do you think will happen? I can't remember - were the new macbook pros released very soon after Intel offically launched Santa Rosa? Do you think we'll see a new (maybe smaller) Mac Pro case design?
Penryn (new 45nm Xeons / 1333 Mhz FSB) is being released on 11 November.
Now I am in the market for a Mac Pro - was going to order one in the next few weeks. But with this announcment, one of three things could happen:
- Apple could refresh the Mac Pro in November
- Apple could delay a bit and maybe refresh it at MacWorld in January
- Apple could delay it to some arbritary time next Spring
What do you think will happen? I can't remember - were the new macbook pros released very soon after Intel offically launched Santa Rosa? Do you think we'll see a new (maybe smaller) Mac Pro case design?
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08...n_xeon_launch/
Penryn (new 45nm Xeons / 1333 Mhz FSB) is being released on 11 November.
Now I am in the market for a Mac Pro - was going to order one in the next few weeks. But with this announcment, one of three things could happen:
- Apple could refresh the Mac Pro in November
- Apple could delay a bit and maybe refresh it at MacWorld in January
- Apple could delay it to some arbritary time next Spring
Now if it's 1 or 2 above, I may try and get a few extra months out of my PC. If it's 3 above, I would probably just order one now anyway.What do you think will happen? I can't remember - were the new macbook pros released very soon after Intel offically launched Santa Rosa? Do you think we'll see a new (maybe smaller) Mac Pro case design?
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4. The iMac gets an update in Jan
The company has already said Penryn processors will fit the same thermal envelopes as current Core 2-based chips.
4. The iMac gets an update in Jan
Quote from Penryn news release: "Some seven Xeon CPUs are listed: the 2.00GHz E5405, the 2.33GHz E5410, the 2.50GHz E5420, the 2.66GHz E5430, the 2.83GHz E5440, the 3.00GHz E5450 and the 3.16GHz X5460. All seven chips operate on a 1333MHz frontside bus."
The iMac may well get an update in Jan, but it won't be Xeon related. Xeons are Mac Pro / XServe material.
Most of these new Xeons seem to be quad core. I wonder will we get an 8 core Xeon - and hence a hexa-core (16) Mac Pro.
only half-joking....
I need to upgrade this year so i can itemize this for my tax year deductions!