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more about #core frigg: I take it I'm not alone in seeing this and thinking MBP MBP MBP. Any Apple employee care to risk torture and death and confirm a January release? more » Ryan_Long: Let the speculation begin! I'm hoping for a Macbook Pro with USB 3.0 and blu-ray within the next year- that's when I upgrade from my late '06 MBP. Eit... more » phytonix: Is it likely that 13" MBP will get i5 without price hike? more » Nathan Obbards: I knew there was a reason I was putting off buying a new laptop. I just hope that OEMs actually decide to bundle it with a decent GPU, not that GMA45... more » Evangelion: Awesome. Glad I waited out on buying a laptop. more » mklpickle: But I just bought my macbook pro like 2 weeks ago....... more » TheSonOfKrypton: Hihi new Macbook Pro! more » Slinkytech: But no usb 3.0...weak sauce. more » The5thElephant: i5 on 15", i7 on 17". You just know Jobs is going to smirk after saying that on stage. PS - I'm getting that i7 on 17" MacBook Pro, or else. more » ssj4Gogeta: What exactly do the Arrandales have to do with Macbooks (except that Macbooks will probably be one of hundreds of laptop models to use them)? Where do... more » Rick Hanton: Could I have an order of USB 3.0 with that, Intel and Apple? more » James Barcellano: Well, I just bought a new 15 inch 2.8 ghz, so if they change them in jan, I will be pissed. more » Kaiser-Machead: My guess is that anyone who paid for the mid to low range Macbook Pros would not have spent enough money to get the i(whichever) option, much like the... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I've been holding off on pulling the trigger for a MacBook Pro to replace my aging PowerBook for a while now. I guess I can wait a few more months.. more » dagamer34: The MacBook Pro is likely to be updated in February, based on history and the fact that it's always wise to wait for kinks in manufacturing to be knoc... more » truebluemont: But what about graphics? Since Intel won't let nVidia make chipsets for Core i5/i7 I can only assume that this option would only be useful/available ... more » Nintenboy01: It's about damn time. I hope they do away with the primitive Geforce 9600M too. A Radeon 4830 or Geforce GTS 250M would be great. more » wutlulzky: I think the title of this article is a bit off, Yes, those i5 & i7 are for mobile platforms, but that in no way, implies they're "MacBook Pro" exclusi... more » Nathan Obbards: I knew there was a reason I was holding out on buying a new laptop. Hopefully the Core i5s will make it into a slew of laptops at a reasonable price... more » FritzLaurel: Miss Cleo can't be wrong! more » -
#intel
Intel's New Superefficient-But-Fast Laptop Core i5 Chips on Jan. 7
Intel's dropping a big bowl o' chips January 7th—17 of 'em—like the first lower-end Core i3 chips, but we're most excited about the Arrandale Core i5 for laptops: still fast but more efficient 'cause they're shrunk to 32nm. More » -
#apple
27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5
Updated: Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early Core i7 benchmarks show 30 percent performance gains. A good upgrade for $200 (which adds 10 percent to the $2000 price). Timon-Royer's graph uses Geekbench 2 results (OS 10.6.2). [Timon-Royer] -
#imac
Apple Shipping Beefier Core i5 and i7 iMacs
We were impressed by the new Core 2 Duo iMac, but advised that you might want to hold off for the Core i5/i7 versions to ship. AppleInsider is reporting that, well, they're shipping from Shanghai as we speak. [AppleInsider] -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
Intel makes a lot of processors. Too many, maybe. Don't know what the difference a Core i7 and a Core 2 Duo? A Bloomfield from a Wolfdale? A Sasquatch from a Yeti? You're not alone. More » -
#amd
AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores for $99
AMD's new Athlon II X4 chips are like a Phenom II minus the L3 cache. But they're super-cheap: $99 (2.6GHz-620), and $122 (2.8Ghz-630). Also looks like they hold their own against the $150 Core 2 Quad 8200: [Maximum PC] -
#intel
Intel Lynnfield Core i5 and i7 Processors: Nehalem Superpowers Cheaper Than Ever
The long and short of the new Lynnfield-based Intel Core i7 and Core i5 desktop chips: Nehalem power for cheaper than ever, and all you're losing is triple-channel memory (in new i7 and i5) and hyperthreading (in i5). [Anandtech] -
#laptops
Microsoft and Intel Promise Longer Laptop Battery Life in Windows 7
At an event in San Francisco yesterday, Wintel claimed that upcoming processors, and Windows 7's improved power management will provide longer battery life, and better performance in certain programs. More » -
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#intel
Intel's New Easy-for-Your-Mom-to-Understand Processor Badges
They're designed to be simple to understand for regular people, so you don't need these explained, right? More » -
#cpus
AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy
Ars reviews AMD's latest quad-core, the Phenom II, against a barrage of Intel chips and finds that while it "puts AMD back on the map" against today's chips, AMD's got a "long-term problem." [Ars Technica] -
#interview
Intel's Barrett on Paranoia, the Core Craze and the End of Gigahertz
At first, Intel chairman Craig Barrett struck me as a testy old dude. More »
