iObsolete?
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Topic: iObsolete?
Posted By: mod98commando
Subject: iObsolete?
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 11:01am
This is for those of you that always argue that Apple computers have the better hardware  http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10452437-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10452437-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Disclaimer: Not trying to be the FE of the computer world. I realize that these mobile chips are new and Apple will have their Core i5/i3 systems out soon, panty twisting is not necessary. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 12:28pm
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Apple basically sells one line of computers at a time. Their product lines are built on the same hardware end to end. It is a lot more efficient to build and sell few product lines, as opposed to be constantly introducing and discontinuing SKUs.
However, the downside to that method is, as we see here, by the time they update a product line, it begins to feel a little outdated. This is just how Apple works. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 2:30pm
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Should be seeing another update come this fall, I would assume (at least for Macbook Pros). Their cycle is generally 18-24 months for any given model. As a note, the i5-430M (mobile version of the i5, used in every laptop in that article) is a dual core processor, not a quad core, like it's desktop equivalent. That said, it should be faster and more efficient than a Duo of the "same speed", due to the 32nm die. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 3:32pm
| Those have been rumoured in macbook pros for a while, and orders for current macbook pros are starting to cease, so an update is nigh. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 3:57pm
| Would it be possible to update older processors in PC and mac alike? |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 5:24pm
You can update a processor within the family of processors. But in this case, the article is talking about going up a whole generation of CPUs over the current chips in the machines. |
RoboCop wrote:Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 13 February 2010 at 5:57pm
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Also, many laptops simply solder the processor onto the mainboard (all Apple computers do this, if I remember correctly, although the Mac Pro may not), which means it's never replaceable, or least not by the user. It saves quite a bit of space, as often the processor socket consumes more space than the processor. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |