apcmag.com - 12/30/2008
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Just one week ahead of Macworld, Intel quietly slips a low-cost quad-core processor into its mobile line-up. Is this the powerplant for Apple’s new unibody 17 inch MacBook Pro?
9to5mac.com - 1/4/2009
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9to5mac.com —
Our folks in Asia are at it again
with some pretty startling news. The 17-inch MacBook Pro
is going Unibody, like the 13-inch and 15-inch models. That, in itself isn't really that big of a deal; it was widely expected. The big news is that Apple is ...
(more)
Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro to go Unibody, sans removable ...
appleinsider.com - 1/5/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Apple as early as Tuesday will introduce a
17-inch MacBook Pro with a fixed internal battery and
a new version of the Mac mini, both of which will feature chipsets from NVIDIA, AppleInsider has been able to independently confirm.
(more)
Sources: 17-inch MacBook Pro, NVIDIA Mac mini due shortly
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Intel lança processador quad-core de baixo custo para portáteis
MacMagazine —
... Talvez a novidade não esteja coincidindo com a Macworld, que começa semana que vem, mas faria sentido se o novo MacBook Pro de 17 polegadas — já que o atual ainda não migrou para o novo design — chegasse ao mercado com uma opção quad-core. Assim, ela ofereceria um concorrente para a Acer, que foi a primeira a anunciar um notebook com chip de quatro núcleos no mercado. ...
Will Apple Launch a Quad-Core MacBook Pro at Macworld?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... APC deduces that it's likely Apple stalled on upgrading the 17-inch MacBook Pro to await Intel's quad-core mobile processor, dubbed the ...
Rumor: Quad-core MacBook Pro at MacWorld
CrunchGear —
I’d say this irresponsible and inflammatory rumor is half-true. With Snow Leopard likely being shown off at MacWorld (by Schiller, alas), Apple will want something to make the OS pop a bit. Since Intel’s new budget quad-core processor is just starting to make its rounds, it’s not totally out of the question that Apple will want to include it in the comparatively old 17-inch MacBook Pro.
The trouble is that the 17-inch already costs $2800. If you add the cost of a big unibody chassis, the improved guts, and a quad-core proc on ...
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