New MacBook Pros coming out Thursday

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Originally Posted by JesC

More rumors!

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...d_be_axed.html

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oh they also say the 13" MBP will now have 3 USB ports :) that'll do

Honestly I haven't checked the hardware scene lately, but if its the i3-530 (laptop edition whatever) then its not sandy bridge. Honestly when i heard rumors I figured that sandy bridge wouldn't be in this.

Or will only the 13" have the i3? Im getting lost in all these rumors now. If i get one I will probably sell the combo hdd to an older mbp user and put in a 256 SSD...just seems like less problems in the long run.

On these new hard drives im guessing file routing will be pretty botched.

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Originally Posted by xtianw

and people thought i was crazy when i sold off my macs. it was time. i have a 6th sense about when to get out of apple hardware.

my prediction, some form of iOS style either touch screen gesture system, or the announcement of touch gestures iOS style for touchpads in lion on thursday.

if im right, all existing apple hardware is going to take a nose dive in the resale department

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i thought that the moment i saw the lion interface , no point buying a mac now till they make them all touch screen lol :D

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Originally Posted by djaerodynamite

i thought that the moment i saw the lion interface , no point buying a mac now till they make them all touch screen lol :D

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If you have a laptop with a multitouch trackpad you won't need to buy a new computer when Lion comes out. In fact, I find it hard to believe that any of Apple's computers will be touchscreen when Lion comes out this summer.

I'm hoping for more USB ports please...

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Originally Posted by LanceBlaise

I'm hoping for more USB ports please...

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Expect 3 ports standard across all models.

13'' has leaked:
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/23/...s-thunderbolt/

Core i5 two cores at 2.3 GHz 3 MB cache
4 GB of DDR3 1333 MHz
Hard Drive 320 GB 5400 rpm
Screen 13.33 "glossy 1280x800
Intel Graphics GPU HD 3000 with 384MB of RAM shared with main memory
Caméra HD FaceTime
Superdrive 8x
Thunderbolt yet compatible with the I / O devices and high speed MiniDisplayport
SDXC Card slot, Firewire 800 and two USB 2.0
Digital Audio Output
Integrated Ethernet
Backlit keyboard
Size and weight 32.5 x22, 7x2, 41 cm, 2.04 kg

Awesome... My MBP from 2007 is still kicking ass and taking names though. ;)

Thunderbolt... you're telling me you can play Quidditch on this thing as well?!?!

Shit for hard drive space on that entry level 13'' system. 320gb at 5400rpm? Really?