2011 Macbook Pro Leaked Specs

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Mmm Looking good this little thing:

Core i5 processor dual core 2,3 GHz with 3 Mo of cache
4 Go of DDR3 1333 MHz
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 rpm
Glossy 13,33" display 1280×800
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 Mo of RAM shared with the main memory
FaceTime HD video camera
Superdrive 8x
Thunderbolt port compatible with I/O peripherals and high speed Mini Displayport
SDXC card reader, one Firewire 800 and two USB 2.0
Numeric audio out
Integrated Ethernet
Backlit keyboard
Dimensions and weight: 32,5×22,7×2,41 cm; 2,04kg

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Source: http://www.redmondpie.com/2011-macbook-pro-specs-photos-leaked/
 
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Tests show the Intel HD 3000 is quite a good performer, between the 9400M and 320M for nVidia, thus good enough for the 13" MBP. (Performance also depends on the OS X drivers - hope they're decent). I expect discrete GPU's for the 15" and 17" - rumours are saying AMD/ATi graphics but we'll see tonight.

The Light Peak/Thunderbolt thing is interesting!
 
How come Apple don't use 7200 RPM drives? Is it due to noise / vibration issues?
 
Grimspoon said:
How come Apple don't use 7200 RPM drives? Is it due to noise / vibration issues?
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Traditionally, faster drives use more power and we all know that Apple are very sensitive to battery performance.
New technology means that slower drives don't always mean slower response times.
 
Synaesthesia said:
Tests show the Intel HD 3000 is quite a good performer, between the 9400M and 320M for nVidia, thus good enough for the 13" MBP.
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From what I remember the Intel graphics that came in my white MacBook was also on par with the low-end nVidia in the benchmarks, but in real world situations the differences are more varied. Can the Intel HD do general purpose computing i.e. like nVidia CUDA? Aperture flies on the nVidia graphics compared to the Intel I had.

Lounger said:
Traditionally, faster drives use more power and we all know that Apple are very sensitive to battery performance.
New technology means that slower drives don't always mean slower response times.
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+1 Higher densities mean better transfer rates. My 2TB 5200rpm drives comfortably outperform the 320GB 7200rpm drives in my desktop. The seek time may be slightly slower (I don't know how to measure this) but the transfer rates more than make up for this.
 
I'm waiting for the day the black matte Mac's are re-introduced. Might be blasphemous, but I'm not a huge fan of the silver aluminum.
 
Lounger said:
Traditionally, faster drives use more power and we all know that Apple are very sensitive to battery performance.
New technology means that slower drives don't always mean slower response times.
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Very interesting, thanks.

MX-JRDN said:
I'm waiting for the day the black matte Mac's are re-introduced. Might be blasphemous, but I'm not a huge fan of the silver aluminum.
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I have a black mac and the newer white one, way prefer the white. I hate the track pad on my black one, its not very smooth. Plus the black leaves nasty finger marks.
 
MX-JRDN said:
I'm waiting for the day the black matte Mac's are re-introduced. Might be blasphemous, but I'm not a huge fan of the silver aluminum.
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I'm waiting for the day that line is phased out completely - it can't be far off.
 
koffiejunkie said:
From what I remember the Intel graphics that came in my white MacBook was also on par with the low-end nVidia in the benchmarks, but in real world situations the differences are more varied. Can the Intel HD do general purpose computing i.e. like nVidia CUDA? Aperture flies on the nVidia graphics compared to the Intel I had.
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No the older Intel graphics (GMA 950 and X3100) sucked. The 9400M was five times faster!
 
How much would I be able to get for my 17" i7 2.8ghz MBP with 7200rpm drive?
 
I'd say it's worth R20 grand - maybe you could sell it for like 18. I don't have the cash for it though! Why sell it though? The biggest upgrade is the TB, for which there are no devices yet. Keep it until you absolutely need TB, I reckon, meanwhile upgrade it to 8gb RAM and an SSD.
 
Synaesthesia said:
I'd say it's worth R20 grand - maybe you could sell it for like 18. I don't have the cash for it though! Why sell it though? The biggest upgrade is the TB, for which there are no devices yet. Keep it until you absolutely need TB, I reckon, meanwhile upgrade it to 8gb RAM and an SSD.
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I think the 17"is too big for me, it's a mission to carry around. I would rather have the 15"and if Ican get a new one then awesome.
 
Pooky said:
I think the 17"is too big for me, it's a mission to carry around.
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Just to rub salt into the wounds, we told you so before you purchased it :D

Seriously, if it's to big then flog it. Advertise it on a few forums and one or two of those apple sites and see if anyone bites.
 
Pooky said:
I think the 17"is too big for me, it's a mission to carry around. I would rather have the 15"and if Ican get a new one then awesome.
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The 17" has its own gravity and satellite system... I also keep looking at the 15" but I still prefer my 13" MBP... Size, design, portability... For me at least, the 13" is everything a laptop should be.
 
When will the local stores actually have these new MBPs available for purchase?
 
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