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Geekbench Confirms Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro and iMac

Posted by samzenpus on from the brand-spanking-new dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It was inevitable that Intel launching the 22nm Ivy Bridge processors would lead to Apple using them in its laptops and desktop machines. While Apple never leaks details early, someone using pre-release hardware has managed to upload details of the new machine to Geekbench's database. We can definitely expect a Core i7 Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro and iMac later this year."

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  1. No ethernet... by fewnorms · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Which is a major downside to all of this news for us in companies.

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    1. Re:No ethernet... by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Yes, because the replacement for gigabit ethernet is vastly slower WiFi. You're kidding, right?

    2. Re:No ethernet... by Imagix · · Score: 4, Informative

      Or Thunderbolt. Apple even has a TB monitor with an embedded ethernet port, as well as a power supply for the laptop.

    3. Re:No ethernet... by Chuck+Milam · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The kind that does not allow WiFi for security reasons.

    4. Re:No ethernet... by MightyYar · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Remote X11 to servers you don't control is still waaaay faster on a wire.

      So are backups. And if you use the folder/drive sharing feature of RDC, this is way more usable using a wire.

      Plus, wireless degrades less gracefully with multiple users and I find the wire to be more reliable in general.

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    5. Re:No ethernet... by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Informative

      How often do you really need gigabit?

      I frequently pull a gigabyte of data over the network to my laptop to open a scene. In my case, it wouldn't be a 'pro' laptop without an ethernet port.

      YMMV.

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    6. Re:No ethernet... by Y-Crate · · Score: 3, Insightful

      How often do you really need gigabit?

      Almost anyone working in media production will likely answer "Every day".

      WiFi isn't a solution when users are transferring 300GB+ at a time over the network.

  2. Re:Wake up by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There are persistent rumors that Apple is going to 'airify' their MacBook Pro line. Following that line of thought, it's assumed that they'll take it to the extreme and not include an ethernet port.

    Personally, I think it makes sense that some would think that. But I think they'll realize they'll have trouble calling it a 'pro' laptop without an ethernet port. That said, it is something I'd be double checking for once it's announced.

    No harm done.

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  3. Why is this even remotely interesting? by CAIMLAS · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is this even remotely interesting? We know Intel has released Ivy Bridge. We know there are other companies already using Ivy Bridge. Apple's current offerings are a generation or two behind the existing status quo for high-end hardware on the laptop/desktop market. It is a no brainer that, yes, Apple would also use the next generation of hardware, too.

    This is not even remotely news worthy (though it might be for macrumours.com or whatever). Now, if they were changing architectures back to PPC or to ARM on the desktop, that might be something worth talking about!

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