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It's only been about 12 hours since the new MacBook Pro's were released and already someone has posted a tear-down online. AnandTech has a full gallery of pictures showing the tear-down process. Interestingly enough, AnandTech's Anand Lal Shimpi reports that while the MacBook Pro's processor got an upgrade today, it offers "very little performance boost." To find out what version of Mac OS you are running, go to the Apple logo in the top left corner, click it and choose About This Mac. From that window you will see the version number, processor, memory and chosen startup disk. Clicking Software Update will check for updates, and More Info... will open up an extensive list of everything on your machine.
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Dj jones said 9:49PM on 2-26-2008
Well it still does cost the same price so not much to lose
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Thunk Different said 9:53PM on 2-26-2008
I'll do a break down, they are better. Bar none. I was thinking about a secondary imac and really wrestling with it, but you know what? No way, the graphics card, FSB, and getting rid of the ridiculous controller are all great advancements for technology and the human race as a whole. Thanks!
http://Thunkdifferent.com
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Kade Tang said 10:49PM on 2-26-2008
already?
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Ryan said 11:03PM on 2-26-2008
I want it for the VRAM and the LED backlit 17''
But I'll survive.
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ogvor said 11:06PM on 2-26-2008
I bought my Mac Book Pro right after the Santa Rosa upgrade and now that I'm technologically "behind" I suppose I'm... "happy" its not a huge upgrade. But still... Multitouch!
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Tyrannous said 11:24PM on 2-26-2008
im confused, everyone is commenting on the LED backlight, wasnt that already the case, the new addition i see is a High-Definition LED display... whats that mean?
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CL said 12:35AM on 2-27-2008
The LED was on the 15" model and the 17" still had the CCFL (and an optional CCFL based high definition screen) prior to this update. The "high definition" display is just their way of saying that the resolution is 1080. In this case, the resolution is actually 1920x1200 (so it's slightly higher than 1080), it doesn't really matter unless you are watching HDTV on it or professional video editor.......since we don't have any blu-ray options, having a HD display is kind of pointless for most people on the mac at this point anyway.
JClark said 11:56PM on 2-26-2008
"12 hours since the new MacBook Pro's" what were released?
You've got the possessive apostrophe in there, so I have to conclude that you forgot a word or two. I mean, you wouldn't put an apostrophe before a plural s, would you?
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CL said 12:38AM on 2-27-2008
I guess he was going to write "macbook pro's release" but may be got a phone call in the middle, when he came back he lost his track and thought he was going to write "were released"?
Jameson said 12:44AM on 2-27-2008
anyone know when the apple stores will have the new MBPs?
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Dragon88 said 2:22AM on 2-27-2008
The real question for me is will Apple release "gestures" for the older models of MBP, much like they did with the "AirPort Extreme 802.11n* Enabler for Mac."
I guess this all depends on if a third party developer figures out how do implement gestures for free. If so then I think apple will start selling it as an upgrade.
I can't imagine that the trackpad is actually different, it all seems like firmware to me.
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DagMX said 3:32AM on 2-27-2008
I think it will probably be a paid-for-update if they do, like the n-update was.
I read an article on, i think, TAB about how they aren't legally allowed to add major extra functionality without taking a token payment. or something like that. It was about the ipod touch paid update but i think it also applies to this
Josh said 3:02PM on 2-27-2008
its actually that the new trackpads have a new broadcam controller under them, the same ones found in the ipod touch/iphone so its almost impossible for them to just release it as a firmware update.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/13/macbook-airs-multi-touch-is-all-soft
mac.nub said 10:21AM on 2-27-2008
If I recall correctly, the new multi touch track pads are in fact different hardware, so there's no way to add that functionality to non-supporting hardware.
~mac.nub
IraJames said 3:42AM on 2-27-2008
Jameson they're available at Apple Stores right now! I got mine today at an Apple Store in Seattle, and I'm typing this comment on it as we speak or type.
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Jones said 5:56AM on 2-27-2008
What I don't get, and this is a little off topic, is why nobody seems to be mentioning that the macbooks now ship with 802.11n, when previously they were shipping with g.
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daenney said 6:30AM on 2-27-2008
Omg, I thought they would have learned by now but they're still overdoing the cooling paste and judged on those pictures it's a low-ass quality cooling paste too...
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Christian A. Strømmen said 7:09AM on 2-27-2008
How in world did they manage to miss the new USB port on the left side next to the power-connector? They even opened the damn thing and didn't notice.
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CarbonMan said 4:55PM on 2-27-2008
If the update doesn't see a significant increase in performance or battery life, the 45nm chips should see a drop in heat generated. Shouldn't they? Less heat is a good thing - definitely not worth upgrading for but maybe worth waiting for (which I've been doing).
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