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I really hope they don't go and redesign the whole thing... I mean really, the current aluminum case design is sound, strong, proven and very pretty

Its how old now,... 4 years at least? (since the PB) and the competition still cant touch it.

I can see another bump to whatever the current Intel chipset is, yet more RAM possibilities, mercury free displays (ala MBA) and probably the MBA style track pad.

Off topic, I know... but what I would love to see is a more capable audio system. I mean really, built in sound on MBP's sucks. I know there's not a lot of room under there, but can't they take some design cues from the MBA to shrink things up some more?

I really want an extra pair of speakers at the very least... preferably a larger more capable set than what is currently shipping.

Oh, and I want a REAL video card... lol.

But I think it will probably remain much the same... thankfully!

I don't see anything changing beyond the new Core 2 Duo Penryn lineup and multitouch.

The sad part is the list you end up of things you won't be getting:

Quad core or Core 2 duo extreme X9000 proc, 512 Mb VRAM, Blu-ray, HDMI out, 400 Gb Hard drive. I understand that putting the extreme proc in there is just too extreme, but it sounds fantastic.

Well, where to begin... the "Extreme" CPUs crank out loads of heat and won't work in a thin-and-light. VRAM is one area where I wish Apple would quit being so damned stingy, just make 256MB the standard already. Blu-Ray would be nice, but it's not really required and is expensive. Even value leader Dell charges $500 for a slot-loading Blu-Ray drive on the XPS 1530. Apple would rather you rent HD movies on iTunes. HDMI out can be accomplished via an adapter. HDMI cannot support a 30" display, dual-link DVI can. Larger hard drives would be nice.

the GPU must must must have at a minimum of 512 megs of vram. I'm sick of the low amount they put in. The penryn chipset is a good one, and i think a quad core could be shoved in the mbp. I could see that in the highest end one.

Most notebooks have integrated graphics. Even ones with discrete graphics that advertise 512MB of VRAM don't have 512 dedicated. They use TurboCache/HyperMemory cards that have 128 or 256 dedicated, then use system memory to make up the difference.

Unfortunately, to get a beefier card, Apple would need to create a thick, heavy notebook - like the gaming laptops you see on the PC side. The 8600M GT is probably the best GPU Apple could cram into a thin and light case.

I don't think an aluminum MB will be a possibility...because they came out with the Air.

What I would like to see though is maybe a 8400 or some other dedicated graphics card for the Macbooks.  I like the size, but integrated just BLOWS.

This will probably be a small revision that mostly just incorporates the Penryn processors.  Here's some small extras it will probably have/what I'd like:

Expected:
2.4/2.6 Penryn Processors
Multi-Touch Trackpad
Larger Hard Drive
Would like:
All of the above, plus magnetic latch, possibly a 1680x1050 display, 256 memory all around, HDMI

I'm hoping the design doesn't change to look like the Air, I really like the current keyboard and am not really a fan of the chiclet keyboards.

Last edited by blackzarg (2008-02-05 5:09 pm)

I want a 15" with the 1680x1050 screen and the MacBook's ease of upgrading.

It would be my next computer. I want a small screen that rivals the ACD I have on my desk.

I agree with the burner comment. Case design might take a while cause they're too busy putting Quad2 Core in there.

Hmmm...I didn't even think of that.  There are no mobile Quad's out yet are there....?

advocate of intolerance wrote:

Apple must release a laptop like the top of the line one from pioneer in order to stay in the game-LOOK !WORLDS FIRST QUAD CORE LAPTOP-PIONEER DREAMBOOK D90-DUAL SLI graphics(512MBX2).  Apple looks behind the game in specs compared to this beast!
(pioneercomputers.com.au)

Haahahaha, for $6878, yeah! That thing looks like a prosthetic shoe!