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When are the revamped 2012 Macbook Pros coming?

post #1 of 83
1/8/12 at 8:06am
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I may be wrong about this, but usually February has been

the time period when Apple releases its new line of Macbook Pros.

 

However, a refresh was done late last year, if I remember correctly.

In fact, just received this month's issue of Mac Life that is doing a

review on the new Macbook Pro.

 

I have been holding off buying a new laptop hoping this would be

the year Apple does a total revamp on their Macbook Pro line. From

all the rumors suggest, this will be the year of the revamped line.

 

When would we most likely expect to hear announcements?

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post #2 of 83
1/8/12 at 11:12am

I believe Intel's Ivy Bridge desktop and mobile CPUs are due the first week of April. So maybe iMac and MacBook Pro updates around that time?

 

-KeithP

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post #3 of 83
1/9/12 at 5:47am
That sounds reasonable to me.
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post #4 of 83
1/13/12 at 6:30pm

MacRumors shows MBP updates being 9+ months apart, with the last one in October. So there might be another one until this Summer or Fall.

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro

 

But maybe that doesn't include incremental updates? MacRumors also has Ivy Bridge suggested for APril 8. And "Retina" screen rumors.

http://macbookpro.macrumors.com/

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post #5 of 83
1/13/12 at 8:32pm
October was a spec bump not a feature bump Those can be as short as 5 months before next release.
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post #6 of 83
2/6/12 at 7:42pm
Clues to HiDPI? Maybe but don't get too excited yet.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/02/06/high-dpi
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post #7 of 83
2/7/12 at 3:16am
Thread Starter 

I have got money stowed away awaiting the new

Macbook Pro.

 

Going to go all out on this one including a SSD drive.

 

C'mon, Apple, make your announcement soon!

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post #8 of 83
2/7/12 at 8:19am
Time will tell if buying a physical disk is even an option Ron. I hope it is NOT. smiley_wink.gif

Not sure if I'll move back to the MBP or not full time when I'm moved in, the Air really is all I need out of a travel computer and I keep hoping that a Mac Pro refresh hits soon. If they really do have an air-ified MBP with HiDPI that might change my mind but we will see. Either way I hardly use my MBP now that I have the air....

I've moved my sale hijack to it's own thread here:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/318348/macbook-pro-loaded-17-1920x1200-matte-amd-6750-graphics-8gb-ram-very-clean
Edited by Sam Posten - 2/8/12 at 8:28am
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post #9 of 83
2/10/12 at 1:49pm
Keep hope alive!

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/10/apple_to_disrupt_notebook_space_with_radically_redesigned_macbook_pros.html
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post #10 of 83
2/10/12 at 1:52pm
Thread Starter 

This is GREAT news with the exception that it will be a longer 

wait for the 17-inch version which is what I have my heart set on.

 

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post #11 of 83
2/11/12 at 7:01pm
The Plastibook is dead:
http://9to5mac.com/2012/02/10/goodbye-white-macbook-apple-takes-the-macbook-air-into-education-with-new-five-pack-mobile-lab-programs/
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post #12 of 83
2/27/12 at 11:04am

 

AppleInsider.com is reporting Intel's new chips will be 6-8 weeks late.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/27/intels_mac_bound_ivy_bridge_cpus_expected_to_go_on_sale_8_10_weeks_late.html

 

Here is the original story: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c3c3c2b6-602f-11e1-8de4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_us/feed//product#axzz1nY3dIy1U

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...In his first interview to discuss Intel’s business in China, Mr Maloney told the Financial Times that the start of sales of machines equipped with Ivy Bridge – the 22nm processor set to succeed Sandy Bridge in notebooks this year – had been pushed back from April. “I think maybe it’s June now,” he said.
Mr Maloney said the adjustment was not caused by a lack of demand but came because of the new manufacturing process needed to make the smaller chips.

 

So maybe it won't be the full eight weeks or maybe it will end up being longer.

 

-Keith


Edited by Keith Plucker - 2/27/12 at 2:48pm
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post #13 of 83
2/29/12 at 8:31am
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New rumor this morning

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post #14 of 83
3/16/12 at 8:48am
Sold my early 2011 17" on ebay last night for about a $600 hit, the guy got a great deal. I don't need anything more powerful than the 13" with SSD, it chew through video and games like a champ. But now I'm set if they make a 15" air-ified MBP in the april time frame I'll upgrade my 13to that. And if not this will be my bank for my next desktop.
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post #15 of 83
3/16/12 at 3:51pm
Yet another new rumor, targeting April for potential release.

So I've come full circle on my personal stance on the optical drive. I'm now ready to ditch it completely and go SSD as well. I just need a little more horsepower than the existing Airs, but portability is now king as far as what my needs are for my new laptop. I'd love a lighter MBP, weighing in at 4lbs or less, with no CD drive, SSD HD and next gen chips, with a dedicated GPU. Would be awesome to get retina display, or at least the "higher def 15" MBP screen" of 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 as a default for a 15" screen rather than an add-on option (or only available on the 17" as is the case with 1920x1200).
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post #16 of 83
3/17/12 at 10:02am
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I am going to hold out for the new 17" Macbook Pro.

 

With luck it will have the same slim-form factor as the

other Pros being introduced.

 

I have just gotten so used to my 17" display. Really 

love it to the point that I don't want to step down in size.

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post #17 of 83
3/17/12 at 10:39am
I thought the same until I got the 13" air. It's fine. 15 will be even better but the weight for the 17 was overkill for how I used it. I still have my 17" Alienware but can't wait to stop traveling and turn that into a desktop too.
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post #18 of 83
3/17/12 at 10:45am
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I would consider an "air" but I certainly don't want 13"
 

My greatest concern is movie editing.  I do a lot of it on my

Macbook Pro using iMovie.  Right now I have a 2.8 Core Duo

and it struggles with encodes (though remarkably, manages

to do them).  I cannot multitask when encoding.

 

I need a powerhouse processor in my laptop to speed up

any movie encoding and allow me to do a small amount of

multitasking such as reading mail or browsing the web.

 

On my iMac desktop I have an i7 processor and I have

no problems encoding and multitasking.

 

If the "air" is powerful enough to do what I need it to do,

I may consider it.   It does seem that eventually the "air"

and the Pros will become one.

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post #19 of 83
3/17/12 at 10:57am
Yeah the throttled down CPUs and integrated graphics for the Air was a deal breaker for me as well. I love the light weight, but I'd love a 15" version that gave us a more powerful CPU, discrete GPU, and more battery to compensate for the power draw, in exchange for a few more ounces. I'm already used to lugging around a 5.5 lbs. MBP so even going down to 4lbs would seem like a feather-weight in comparison! biggrin.gif

Not sure if this is doable (if it is, the engineers at Apple could figure it out) but ideally here' s what I'd want in a new 15" Macbook Pro "light" or Macbook Air "pro".
15" display with minimum 1680x1050, prefereably 1900x1200 or retina display.
Latest quad core Sandy or Ivy Bridge mobile processors
Discrete GPU (not sure what the latest NVidia or ATI models are)
256GB SSD (can be form factor of the Air hard drives as opposed to SSD SATA drive if it keeps costs down)
no optical drive
5 hour or better battery life under moderate use
USB3 or TBolt
4lbs

I'd be willing to pay MBP money for that
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post #20 of 83
3/17/12 at 11:22am
I edit avchd on a 13" air just fine in fcpx. In real time.
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post #21 of 83
3/17/12 at 11:36am
Thread Starter 

I think Carlo's words speaks for me on this subject:

 

 

 

Quote:
but I'd love a 15" version that gave us a more powerful CPU, discrete GPU, and more battery to compensate for the power draw, in exchange for a few more ounces.

 

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post #22 of 83
3/17/12 at 12:09pm
Sure, but that's a different line. You are saying the air can't edit movies, I'm telling you I'm doing it right now. I want a hybrid too, when it hits I will be first in line, until then th 13 works.

I absolutely believe the 17" hybrid will be 6 months to a year later than the 15, so be prepared for that.
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post #23 of 83
3/17/12 at 12:32pm
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Maybe you misunderstood me.

 

I never said the "air" can't edit movies.  I just need a laptop with

much more powerful processing and GPU power so it doesn't choke

when I try to encode and multitask.  That is why the Pro line still

comes out as my top choice.

 

 

 

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I absolutely believe the 17" hybrid will be 6 months to a year later than the 15, so be prepared for that.

 

 

I believe by September, the latest, the 17" will be available.  

 

Neither you or me can know for certain.  I just don't think they will

make people wait a year for the 17" version.

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post #24 of 83
3/17/12 at 3:47pm
Are new MacBooks coming in April?

We need a new 13" MacBook and planned to get one in two or three weeks which would be right in this time frame anyway
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post #25 of 83
3/17/12 at 6:51pm
Tony: thats the rumor, only Apple knows. The new chips from intel are late but should be here soon.

Ron: move to FCPX and forget about encodes, unless you are still using tape that is. Which I recommend on genral principle.
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post #26 of 83
3/17/12 at 6:54pm
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Sam,

 

I am using AVCHD hard drive transfer.

 

I find iMovie very intuitive.  Well...that's not exactly true.  When 

they upgraded it 2-3 years ago it took a bit of playing around to get

all the fundamentals down.  Now I am really good at editing with it.

 

Is Final Cut Pro X just as intuitive?  I don't want to move to a

more professional editing suite that will be difficult to figure out.

 

Besides, correct me if I am wrong, isn't Final Cut Pro X the

version so many Mac users hated?

 

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post #27 of 83
3/18/12 at 8:10am
Not nearly as intuitive but much more powerful. Many FCP -7- users hated it because ut tok features away they were used to, similar to the imovie transitin you remember. They are coming around tho and Apple has patched many but not all of the gaps.
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post #28 of 83
3/18/12 at 8:48am
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Thanks, Sam.  I just don't have the time to sit and try

and master a more complicated piece of movie software.

 

I'll stick with iMovie for now.

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post #29 of 83
3/18/12 at 10:11am
Gotcha. The move to no longer transcode was all I needed to hear.
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post #30 of 83
3/20/12 at 4:50pm
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Got Final Cut Pro X.

 

Learning to use it via Lynda.com training.

 

Funny. The program seems to have parts of iMovie '06 where there

was more work involved in laying down audio tracks and building a movie

timeline.  Then it has the streamlined features of iMove '11.

 

So, based on the fact I used to do a lot of the harder layouts of iMovie

'06, I am finding this program isn't as cumbersome to use as I had thought.

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