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MacBook Pro Specs Leaked? SSD, Better Battery, New Technology?

Tuesday February 22, 2011 2:20 pm PST by Arnold Kim

MacGeneration (French) claims that a trusted source has leaked the specs of the new MacBook Pros. As summary of the new specs are provided:

- no more white MacBook (Apple goes back to two lines of 13" inchers)
- 16 GB SSD mSATA drives on all models to store the system
- Core i3 and third USB port on the 13" model
- Matte screen option on the higher-end 13"
- Option to replace the SuperDrive with a SSD on the 15 and 17" models
- HD screens on all models : 1440x900 on the 13", 1680x1050 on the 15"
- 200 to 300 grams lighter : 1.8 kg for the 13", 2.3 kg for the 15", 2.65 kg for the 17"
- Better battery life : 12 hours on the 13", 10 hours on the 15"
- 8 GB of RAM on the 17"

In addition to all these changes, MacGeneration cites another source who claims a "new technology" will make its way into the MacBook Pros. At this point, it seems likely that Light Peak will be introduced. Intel is reportedly holding an event on the same day (Thursday) to officially launch Light Peak.
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arcite
16 months ago
Here we go.... :eek:


Hmmmmmmm.... what about new graphic cards on the 13?
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dscuber9000
16 months ago
HD screen sound awesome. So would a third USB port on my 13" MBP. :p
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bassfingers
16 months ago
Replace the SuperDrive? So there would be SSD and disc drives in the same compy? Otherwise, there would be no need to replace the SuperDrive right?
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hcho3
16 months ago

Here we go.... :eek:


Hmmmmmmm.... what about new graphic cards on the 13?


What graphic card...

If they put sandy bridge, they have only two choices.

Dedicated graphic card or intel graphic card.

I highly doubt they have a room for dedicated graphic card in 13 MBP.

Also 3rd USB port sounds kind of fishy. I expect extra usb ports on 15 inch and 17 inch, but not 13 inch.
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John.B
16 months ago

- Core i3 and third USB port on the 13" model

I hope that doesn't mean they are nuking the FireWire port again... :(
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Capt Underpants
16 months ago
If they put a matte option on the 13", I will **** bricks.
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samofhim
16 months ago
ahhhhhh I want one!! I need one!!

Been waiting to upgrade from my macbook 4,1.
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Benjy91
16 months ago
That's a pretty lousy res on the 13".

Sony Vaio Z can manage 1920x1080 on their 13inch model.

Not trying to to flame, just thought screen tech was one of Apples prides.
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aiqw9182
16 months ago

What graphic card...

If they put sandy bridge, they have only two choices.

Dedicated graphic card or intel graphic card.

I highly doubt they have a room for dedicated graphic card in 13 MBP.

Also 3rd USB port sounds kind of fishy. I expect extra usb ports on 15 inch and 17 inch, but not 13 inch.

The IGP in Arrandale wasn't on the same die. It required a separate soutbridge chip to control other functions. This southbridge chip has been eliminated with Sandy Bridge because the IGP is on the same die as the CPU. They have plenty of room for a discrete GPU.


That's a pretty lousy res on the 13".

Sony Vaio Z can manage 1920x1080 on their 13inch model.

Not trying to to flame, just thought screen tech was one of Apples prides.

After about 130 DPI, the usability of the screen for anything other than watching videos is questionable. That 13" Sony has a DPI of 169.
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ten-oak-druid
16 months ago
I'm happy to see two things:
1. Matte screen
2. Consolidation of product lines: no more macbook

Should they just call them all macbooks now? Or will it be macbook pro for all?

The SSD option is too soon. The benefit is minimal compared to the loss of capacity. I'm more excited to see regular 2.5" hard drives available in 750GB at 7200rpm and 1TB at 5400rpm for reasonable prices. I've heard 7200rpm drives of 1TB are available but are very expensive.
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