Apple MacBook Pro 2012 May Not Be Thinner And No Retina Display
According to the poster on Chinese Forum, WeiPhone, the 15-inch MacBook Pro will not have the thin enclosure as for MacBook Air. The new MBP will have either 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz or 2.7GHz Ivy Bridge processors, a Nvidia’s GeForce GT 650M graphics card with 1GB GDDR5 graphics memory and no Retina Display.
So looks like in today’s WDDC 2012, Apple will announce a new MBP 15 inch which has the same look as the last version.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will be on June 11 in San Francisco. Here is what we think Apple will reveal for WDDC 2012 on Monday:
- Thinner MacBook Pro 15 inch. More info about this below.
- Refreshed MacBook Air with retina display.
- iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini upgrades with Intel Ivy Bridge.
- Apple TV.
- iOS 6 without Google Map and replaced with Apple 3D Map.
The rumour of Apple releasing a new thinner MacBook Pro running Intel Ivy Bridge chipset is now more concrete with these leak specifications for 15 inch MBP:
- 0.74 inches thick and weighing 4.7 pounds (almost as thin as MacBook Air)
- four USB 3.0 ports
- 2560×1600 high-resolution Retina
- 16GB of 1600MHz DD3 RAM
- 750GB of hard disk drive space
- AMD Radeon HD 7770M graphics processor
- FaceTime HD camera
- Thunderbolt port
- Bluetooth 4.0
- SDXC card slot
- FireWire and Ethernet port.
What Has Apple Planned For WDDC 2012
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will be on June 11 in San Francisco. Here is what we think Apple will reveal for WDDC 2012 on Monday:
- Thinner MacBook Pro 15 inch. More info about this below.
- Refreshed MacBook Air with retina display.
- iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini upgrades with Intel Ivy Bridge.
- Apple TV.
- iOS 6 without Google Map and replaced with Apple 3D Map.
The rumour of Apple releasing a new thinner MacBook Pro running Intel Ivy Bridge chipset is now more concrete with these leak specifications for 15 inch MBP:
- 0.74 inches thick and weighing 4.7 pounds (almost as thin as MacBook Air)
- four USB 3.0 ports
- 2560×1600 high-resolution Retina
- 16GB of 1600MHz DD3 RAM
- 750GB of hard disk drive space
- AMD Radeon HD 7770M graphics processor
- FaceTime HD camera
- Thunderbolt port
- Bluetooth 4.0
- SDXC card slot
- FireWire and Ethernet port.
Apple Released Slim Unibody Mac Mini With HDMI
Apple has updated Mac Mini with a slim unibody case, 1.4-inches tall, an SD-card slot, an HDMI port, faster NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics hardware, FireWire 800, Mini-DVI, four USB ports and Ethernet.
There are two versions: 2.4-GHz processor, 2 GB RAM and a 320-GB hard drive cost $700 and the 4 GB RAM, two 500-GB hard drives and a 2.66-GHz processor cost $1000.
Press release after the jump.
Apple Updates MacBook And Mac Mini
Apple update its MacBook and Mac Mini. The updated MacBook has durable polycarbonate unibody design, LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery.
From Apple’s Press Release: The new MacBook includes many of the great features found on the innovative MacBook Pro, such as an LED-backlit display, glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in long-life battery. With the only lineup of notebooks all featuring unibody enclosures, LED-backlit displays and long-life battery technology, there’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac.
Google Ads Leak Thinner iMacs, Lighter MacBooks, Cheaper Mac Minis
Three new Google ads from the Netherlands leaked out information on the refresh of Apple’s iMac, Macbook and Mac Mini range.
The ads are:
- “Apple’s Newest MacBook. Thinner, lighter and faster! Free delivery. Order today,”
- “The Brand new iMac. Ultra Thin 20 & 24 inch models. From only €1099. Apple Store,” and
- “Apple’s New Mac mini. Faster and more affordable than ever. From only € 499. Order immediately.”
Apple’s New Mac Mini Expensive
Apple is selling the new Mac Mini for a pricey $600 but it does include some cool specs. The new mini are 6.5 by 6.5 by 2-inches and comes with 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, up to 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, Mini DisplayPort or DVI connections.
Apple claims that this mini is energy efficient using up to 10 times less power than a typical desktop PC.
Source: Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
Apple new Mac Mini, Airport Extreme And Time Capsule
The leaked photo shows the retail packaging for Apple’s new Mac mini. The photo also reveals that the Mac Mini will have these ports, Ethernet, FireWire 800, Mini DVI, and Mini DisplayPort, and 5 USB connectors.
Apple will also release new versions of its Time Capsule wireless backup appliance and AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless routers.
Apple Mac Mini 2009 Photo Leaked
Is this the real Apple Mac Mini 2009? The photo shows the back of a Mac Mini with both mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort connectors, FireWire 800 instead of FireWire 400 and five USB ports instead of four.
The person leaked the photo also indicated the following specs: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 3MB L2 cache, 2GB RAM DDR III, 1066MHz and Super Drive is SATA.
Source: Leaked Photo of the Next-Generation Mac Mini?
