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New 13" MacBook Pro (forums.macrumors.com)
7 points by mhunter 5595 days ago
4 comments
superdude 5595 days ago
The 13" Macbook Air has a 1440x900, the new Macbook Pro has a 1200x800 screen. The Air has a discrete NVIDIA GeForce 320M video card, the Pro has an integrated Intel card. Besides the CPU, why would I buy the Pro over the Air?
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wmf 5595 days ago
The 320M is usually considered an IGP and it's roughly the same performance as the Sandy Bridge IGP.
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ashconnor 5595 days ago
I think you underestimate the 1 GHz CPU difference. Also RAM slots.
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kevingailey 5595 days ago
If real, & the Thunderbolt I/O is indeed LightPeak, why would Apple consolidate the port into a Mini Display Port? Seems like an odd fit..
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stcredzero 5595 days ago
why would Apple consolidate the port into a Mini Display Port?

Plug. Plug. Done.

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wmf 5595 days ago
The MiniDP connector is small enough to fit in an Air and already designed for multi-GHz signaling.
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tastybites 5595 days ago
Seems to me like it's the next logical step in their current cinema display/USB junction system.
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stcredzero 5595 days ago
Does it have a DVD drive? (Hoping no.)

EDIT: Darn! (Yes, it does.)

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kennywinker 5595 days ago
Faaaaaake. That's the mini display port. I call bs on this.
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