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« on: April 13, 2010, 08:42:22 am »

Check them Tech specs page not updated yet.

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/

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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2010, 09:04:04 am »

Nice option on the 15": Optional 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen display with 1680 by 1050 pixels (glossy or antiglare)
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2010, 09:16:55 am »

Yeah and it got that awesome sd card reader.  

Wonder if the 4mb L3 cache is going to be enough?
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2010, 11:30:57 am »

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Yeah and it got that awesome sd card reader.  
I will not buy one specifically because they completely wasted a position for a slot.  If they aren't going to put an Express 34 there, then they should put in another USB 2.0 or Firewire 800.
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2010, 12:29:25 pm »

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Yeah and it got that awesome sd card reader.  

Works great for my M8 and dsIII sd cards.
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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2010, 12:33:27 pm »



The new MacBook Pro lacks:

- USB 3

- Display port v.1.2 (you can’t currently run a 30” without an $99 adaptor, while this was possible on a 3 years old MBP)

- and I’m pretty sure no SATA 3 and the firewire voltage on the 17” is 9.8v. which is below Apple’s own standard - we will know in a day or two…

God knows, that Apple had plenty of time to bring the MBP up to current standards. This computer is a two year old computer with a refreshed cpu.  I would think it's an embarrassment for any company that asks top prices for their products and speaks about themselves as the second coming to introduce a product like this to the market.


erghh, now I sound like a grumpy old man again.




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« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2010, 12:47:00 pm »

- Blu Ray burner for those high-res raw files.


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The new MacBook Pro lacks:

- USB 3

- Display port v.1.2 (you can’t currently run a 30” without an $99 adaptor, while this was possible on a 3 years old MBP)

- and I’m pretty sure no SATA 3 and the firewire voltage on the 17” is 9.8v. which is below Apple’s own standard - we will know in a day or two…

God knows, that Apple had plenty of time to bring the MBP up to current standards. This computer is a two year old computer with a refreshed cpu.  I would think it's an embarrassment for any company that asks top prices for their products and speaks about themselves as the second coming to introduce a product like this to the market.


erghh, now I sound like a grumpy old man again.
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2010, 02:50:45 pm »

Pluses and minuses:

+ 8hr battery life
+ 1680x1050 LCD
+ Core i7
+ 512GB SSD option (but which controller: Indilinx, SandForce, Samsung?)

- no USB 3.0
- no quad-core i7
- no express card slot
- still only 8GB RAM
- no BluRay burner

Interesting, but would be nice to see just a little more.....


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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2010, 03:16:47 pm »

i seriously miss most a quad core version.
most likely it will come in one year ... and so i will go on one year longer with my old6gb ram ,  
2x 2,2ghz, 50gb ssd slot drive
15" mbp, which now has over three years but still running good.
good to save some money if not much need to spend it.
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2010, 03:24:58 pm »

Yep.
Buy the equivalent Dell [Precision M6500 mobile workstation, I think].
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2010, 04:51:00 pm »

Sigh, Where in the world are the new Macpro models? they are long overdue.

Also everyone knows the i7 in these are the dual core Arrandale right? Not quads.


Just noticed Rainer pointed out no quadcores.... helps if I pay attention.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2010, 05:14:38 pm »

I placed my order 17in i7 now I need to wait for the macpro, very over due my g5 is waiting to retire. Its been out longer then any other tower.
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2010, 06:24:20 pm »

I retired my G5 in January and swapped everything over to my 15-inch Macbook Pro, the previous core duo version with the express card slot. While it's very convenient to have everything with me all the time, it's nowhere near as fast as a Mac Pro.

However, I am very tempted to get a new 17-inch i7 and use it as my primary machine, hooked up to a big display in the studio, and all by itself on the road. I can get an eSATA card and hook up some big external drives for data and scratch. Hmmm, very tempting. I do note that it only has one FW800 slot, and no FW400 slot -- they could have given me two FW and two USB, which is what I have on my current MBP. Oh well.
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« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2010, 02:29:02 am »

I saw someone mentioning lower firewire power.
We use the MBP to shoot tethered with the Leaf aptusII backs, will that be a problem ?
It works flawless now on the MBP17" previous version.
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2010, 01:04:06 am »

Actually doesn't look that impressive.... I like that the hard drive is user replaceable! I think the last couple models have had under spec Fw wattage.
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« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2010, 02:59:14 am »

purchased the 17inch i7 with high res anti glare screen and 8gb memory..... installed all needed software.... have had it for 3 weeks and used it only for a couple of minutes.... screen colors are amazing (out of the box without color calibration) and detail is fantastic.

I have to buy an adaptor to be able to use my fw 400 tethered camera znd make it a fw800

Will update after shoot how the experience was....
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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2010, 07:37:37 am »

Quote from: nicolaasdb
purchased the 17inch i7 with high res anti glare screen and 8gb memory..... installed all needed software.... have had it for 3 weeks and used it only for a couple of minutes.... screen colors are amazing (out of the box without color calibration) and detail is fantastic.

I have to buy an adaptor to be able to use my fw 400 tethered camera znd make it a fw800

Will update after shoot how the experience was....

nicolaad we make a 400-800 FW cable that might work better than using an adapter

cheers, yair
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2010, 10:13:13 am »

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I think the last couple models have had under spec Fw wattage.

I got a 15" with the high res anti glare screen and SSD hard drive.  Programs open lighting quick which is fantastic and the high res screen has the same resolution as my 21" eizo (looks weird when they are side by side, but the extra rez is welcome).  Maybe its me but color seems more accurate too.  FW wattage has been under spec since the MBP was first introduced.. so I don't mind that so much.  Processor speed is a nice bump over the core2duo, though not quite as fast as I had hoped having seen the i7 iMacs.  Over all its a welcome update.
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« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2010, 10:49:21 am »

Towers?!!!  Where's Towers?!!!  Current lineup is 444 days old.  Stupid Jobs and his stupid iPad, can we get some friggin COMPUTERS?!!!

Ok.  Maybe I'm a little annoyed about this.
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« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2010, 02:58:52 pm »

I am also waiting for a new tower, but I did just get a 17inch i7.

Its a good thing I have 2  computers and a cinema display on location. I set up the new macbook and  tested with DB. When I was on location the Aptus back would not connect? I ended up shooting on the other computer.  I proceed out the job on the macbook and have to say it is much faster then the first Macbook pro's. I want to get a a express card to add 2 more firewire  ports. The other strange design is my apple  mouse cord is to short to reach around to the usb plugs  on the left side of the computer.
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