“The 10C531 build was first seeded to developers just a few days ago, and appears to include references to MacBook Pro 6,1 and MacBook Pro 6,2 models that have not yet been released,” Kim reports.
“The latest shipping MacBook Pros carry a 5,x model number designation,” Kim reports.
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MacDailyNews Take: Core i5/i7 MacBook Pro models loom?
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Probably 2010.
Powerbook G5!!!!!
And I just switched. Oh well, got to enjoy some Mac-Exclusive goodness earlier rather than later.
Quad core is WAY to hot and consumes WAY too much energy to put in a laptop. Sorry MDN, but I seriously doubt that Core i5 or i7 will show up in MBPs any time soon…
As I’m planning an upgrade in the not too distant future…this is fantastic news! Vague. But still fantastic!
Thats how Microsoft became a monopoly.
Everyone fears, that if you leave windows, your apps will stop working
I left my Mom and her apps quit working. Well at least till my little sister was born, then they started again.
@MacMan then how do you explain this little GRR Google Reasearch Result? An old friend of mine just bought a new HP Quad laptop after his AlienWare was recalled to the Mothership. Lol
Shopping results for intel quad core laptop
Dell Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Quad …
$2,448.00 new Dell
Hypersonic EQ7-U1 17-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 …
$3,200.82 new Amazon.com
Lenovo 2753E7U W700DS-Intel-Core 2 Quad-QX9300-2.53 GHZ-DDR3 SDRAM-4
$4,924.38 new Provantage
“Shopping results for intel quad core laptop”
Those are all nearly twice as thick and (at least) twice as heavy as any variant of a MBP. The Hypersonic was 13.8 (!!!) lbs! Are you kidding me?
–mAc
I love how when there’s serious hardware in a non-Apple laptop its always called a “gaming” machine but when the same hardware is in an Apple product its just a “Macbook or Macbook Pro”…..
@unclemacosx – They can put the quad core in anything, but it has to be useable. These laptops are basically useless unless you have them plugged in and they weigh a freakin ton. Why not just buy a desktop? Apple isn’t going to come out with a laptop that can’t be unplugged for more than 2 hours.
Lenovo W700DS – battery life is 2.1 hours with just over a hour DVD playback
The Hypersonic weighs almost 12 lbs!!!!!
Alienware M17x battery life is 1 hour 30 min and weighs 11 lbs
@Mick James:
Interesting point. I have a pet peeve involving Apple, where the Minis, and iMacs are always referred to as the “consumer” models, and anything with “Pro” in the name is always presumes to appeal to professionals only, which not only stupid but wrong anyway. What’s wrong with a fast machine at home?
Do I have to be a pro race car driver to own a Porsche?
@jaundiced:
So if some idiot called you a pig, would you start oinking?
There will always be another one after another one.
My bad- yes, the i5/i7 are designed for laptops. BUT, I can’t imagine that they are as powerful as the desktop models.
Still, it would be nice to have that power (as long as it doesn’t suck the battery dry too quickly…)
“Core i5/i7 MacBook Pro models loom?”
“loom” sounds foreboding.
We have another word for “loom,” don’t we? Yes, we do.
@MacTony
They make huge “gaming portables” because they’re MUCH easier to lug from your mom’s basement to your friends’ moms’ basements.
Pending? Imminent?
@Mr. Reee,
NAILED IT!
LOL.
Mr. Reeee – Yeah, there’s definitely a niche group that would buy one of these laptops. But, Apple doesn’t usually pander to the gaming crowd. I just don’t see them coming out with a 13 pound laptop that will only run for 2 hours just to run a quad core. Apple doesn’t have a market for it. There are very few people that are going to drop 3+ grand for a laptop.
Either i5/i7 MacBook Pro models or simply placeholders for the two iSlates that are coming
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@Multi-toucher
Yes, we do. But it makes much less sense. “Core i5/i7 MacBook Pro models weaving machine”? Unless we’re talking about the as-yet-un-rumored but therefore even more likely imminent Apple aquisition of a large textile mill in the Southeast.