hello there folks!
we may be into march already, but i'd like to wish you all a happy 2011. i've been very busy over the last few months, so apologies for the delayed entry. luckily, the first bit of apple news for this year came at the end of feb; so i'm reporting on recent goodies!
the macbook pro got an update last week, and it was a pretty good one... if you don't already know, here's a quick breakdown of what its packing.
we've gone completely sandy bridge, so in terms of processing power, we're on the moon. even the standard 2.3ghz i5 dual core is getting 6500 on geekbench. that destroys my 3.06ghz core 2 duo imac, at over 50% faster. people will die.
the next thing to note is quad cores in the 15 inch and above, which serve up an insane amount of power, around 9-10 thousand on geekbench infact, putting them with touching distance of the current top of the line imac. incredible on apple's part i have to say, and intel ofcourse. these chips are beauty's.
the graphics are also on par with the 320m, so you'll be running games at a decent level even on the 13 inch. if you're at all serious about video programs though, you'll see sense and get a 15 inch with that 6490 in, its pretty impressive.
THUNDERBOLT! you probably looked at the title and got all worried about my mental health, but don't worry.
thunderbolt ports bring lightning fast data transfers to the pro, and you're looking at 20x usb 2 speeds. thats fast right?
enough with the macbooks though, the ipad 2 was announced just 2 days ago, and its a pretty tempting beast.
to sum it up... thinner, lighter, dual core, 9x the graphics power, garageband, imovie, facetime, 720p recording.
a nice list there i think you'll admit, and it even comes in white!
the screen res is sadly the same, so no retina right now folks. i've got plenty of things to say about the ipad2, but its rather late, and i'm sick of typing. i'll put up some thoughts about the second ipad within a few days.
in other news, jobs is alive and well.
i can sleep again now.
Sometimes i think about you while shaving my tree.
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