“Intel has announced plans to release a laptop version of its Xeon processor,” Dennis Sellers reports for Apple World Today. “It’s possible we’ll see them pop up in the most powerful MacBook Pros ever, though Apple would have to make some compromises in regards to battery power.”
“Intel says the Xeon Processor E3-1500M v5 Product Family is “designed for the professional who needs workstation-class capabilities in a portable device.” This sounds like a perfect fit for creative pros who use Mac laptops for tasks like rendering 3D models or doing heavy duty video editing. What’s more, this family of processors is based on the next gen Skylake architecture that MacBook Pro users have been anxiously awaiting,” Sellers reports. “Sounds great, right? Just one caveat: the Xeon processor has higher power demands and produces more heat than other Intel processors.”
“Perhaps Intel has worked out all these issues — and the company hasn’t said exactly when the new Xeon chips will arrive. When they do, we could see them in MacBook Pros,” Sellers writes. “However, if that means noisier, heftier laptops (even ‘pro’ laptops) I imagine Apple will pass.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Yes, neither diminished battery life or thicker cases with more fan activity sound like directions Apple would like to go in when it comes to portable computing.
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