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A tipster sent us this image of what appears to be a MacBook Pro with a glossy screen akin to the design of a newer Intel-based iMac.
While unconfirmed, this could be the first image of the new MacBook Pro due to be released tomorrow at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Sabi said 11:04PM on 10-13-2008
yeah... looks like it..
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Mike C said 11:05PM on 10-13-2008
looks about what im expecting, id buy that as a legitimate spy shot....though im not going to dissect it.
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Eddie said 11:06PM on 10-13-2008
That's quite believable. I look forward to ordering one tomorrow.
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Rob said 6:13PM on 10-21-2008
Glossy screen...
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Todd Sieling said 12:16AM on 10-14-2008
Glossy is an option for the macbook pro, but I don't see many of them around.
Adam said 2:58AM on 10-14-2008
The glossy screen won't be good for us designers. I guess Apple is dropping that base and heading mainstream with the pro's?!?!?
Luc Vandal said 11:13PM on 10-13-2008
Sure looks credible... but where's the trackpad button??? There doesn't seem to be any. Could it be that is it now integrated within the trackpad itself? I guess that would make sense with the new screen configuration - you'd want the keyboard and the trackpad to be flush with the casing so that the lid closes perfectly with that magnetic latch...
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Dennis said 11:16PM on 10-13-2008
the bigger question here is, where is the optical drive? doesnt look lke there's enough room to load from there...
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WiLLGT09 said 11:18PM on 10-13-2008
It's probably on the side.
Akira said 11:16PM on 10-13-2008
Hmm... No trackpad button. Interesting...
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det said 11:17PM on 10-13-2008
and by "there", i mean the side.
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Levi Figueira said 11:20PM on 10-13-2008
Does look amazing... except the "glossyness"!!
Finally the Air-like keyboard... I just bought the last MBP refresh, back in March and I was hoping for this then...
I'm guessing that in terms of hardware we won't see much of a change from the last generation... Oh well, I still have at least 1 more year to hold on to my current laptop, so... :)
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Nick K. said 11:36PM on 10-13-2008
Not necessarily... The tipster stated that it has a more potent processor, and two full NVidia GFx cards. SLi 9000 series, I'm assuming? That would make this around twice as powerful, taking into account the improved chipset, processor, and graphics. The memory is probably faster thanks to a better memory bus on the new chipset.
Levi Figueira said 11:49PM on 10-13-2008
I honestly doubt SLi systems... Not worth it!
Why would Apple do that when they're known to be a bad gaming OS? (which I disagree, but that's not the point)
I think they should invest in better LCDs, better GPUs (just not SLI), better battery life and better hard drives...
But lets hope I'm wrong and along with an SLi laptop they announce tons of Mac games! :p
Devin said 10:06AM on 10-14-2008
It probably will be SLI, but don't expect a performance boost; expect a large boost in battery life.
Andre said 11:24PM on 10-13-2008
Leaked from the same person that leaked accurate photos of the iPod Nano. $5 says this is it.
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Nate said 11:27PM on 10-13-2008
You sir, are a genius.
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Rick said 1:40AM on 10-14-2008
OK, so the optical drive isn't obvious; side's a good bet. Trackpad button's missing; could rely on taps, or maybe there's more to this announcement... Think of it: multitouch gestures for interaction with the OS. Would be pretty cool, huh? But that's not terribly likely.
My question is: where are the speakers and power button? They appear to be missing as well, and surely that can't be good...
My money is on this being a mock-up, not the production product, and perhaps it's being used for a window display (since the photo was taken at a retail location).
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Marcelo said 8:26AM on 10-14-2008
Why spies are never good photographers?
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j.holtslander said 11:47PM on 10-13-2008
Glossy screen? Yay! I'm no longer envious and wanting to upgrade my 5 month old MBP!
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