New Macbookpro to have i7 quads and gt 650m

[nissangtr786]

New MacBook Pros confirmed to have Nvidia graphics | The Verge

A gt 650m is as powerful as a desktop ati hd 5770. Those kiddies will say macs can't game but with this spec they will easily at 1080p without aa. Now wheres the £1250-£2250 required for one of these

New information and bumped up:
Anyone amazed by the new retina display macbooks screen resolution of 2880x1800 is incredible. I know it is double 1440x900 but I would have preferred the 15.4" to be 1280x800 standard with 1080p option and double 1280x800 which is 2560x1600 which is common on the bigger screens years ago. Oh well 2880x1800 vs 1440x900 is not really a good choice by apple but still amazing and for photoshop or graphics users like game designers photographers this res will look great.

http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-1...-air-17234231/

If I was rich I would just buy it for the screen being 16:10 and retina display high res.

I personally don't think it is overpriced as computers years ago cost a lot and this is new technology never seen before on a laptop screen wise. Also I don't get why people think it costs a lot, macbooks cost that previous gen around there so this huge screen upgrade for people wih good eyesight is great and first upgrade since probably 9 years ago or so when 1920x1200p screen came out for 15.4.

[Mitlov]

"Macs can't game" is a commentary about OS compatibility, about cooling, and about performance-for-the-dollar, not whether higher-end MBPs have respectable midrange GPUs that can run modern games. Higher-end MBPs have always had respectable GPUs. It's just that you need to run Windows to run most AAA games, the cooling isn't designed for that sort of use, and the pricing of higher-end MBPs is in the same range as Alienware and Clevo dual-GPU beasts.

[shriek11]

Isn't Clevo more expensive than Alienware? I think that only a few hundred are made each year.`

[tijo]

Isn't Clevo more expensive than Alienware? I think that only a few hundred are made each year.`

Sagers are Clevo, Eurocom is Clevo to name two large ones, but there are a lot more in all price ranges. Clevo is generally cheaper than AW because of that. If you consider that Falcon Northwest are Clevos, they are also more expensive as well, it depends more on the reseller than on Clevo itself.

Mitlov pretty much nailed in terms of mac and gaming, it's not that macbook pros don't have the hardware, they do, it's just that they are other bumps on the road if you are buying the MBP as a machine primarily meant for gaming. It's great that if you want or need a mac you at least have the option of hardware that will allow you to play games though. The price/performance ratio isn't good, but not everyone cares about that and if it's your money you can very well buy whatever computer you want with it.

[Mitlov]

Yeah, Sagers are a few hundred cheaper than Alienwares for similar specs (though Alienware boasts fancier cases and on-site warranty service, which for some people is worth paying extra for). They're sold in the US under the names Sager, Malibal, and Mythlogic, and I'm sure a few others I'm forgetting.

At least since Intel Macs, you've always been okay playing games for a couple hours here or a couple hours there (either Blizzard games in OSX or in Windows via Boot Camp) on higher-end MBPs. That's a fine solution for people who just really prefer OSX for day-to-day use or who need it for work, and have the extra cash (because those higher-end MBPs are brutally expensive).

But when someone says "I want to get a good gaming machine, and I guess I also have to word process and email on my machine," I always steer them away from Apples. And this doesn't change that. The same compromises are still there.

And while the next-gen MBPs are faster, so is the next-gen everything else. You can get that same GT650M in an Alienware M14x, for criminy sakes (starts at $1099, and is $1274 with Ivy Bridge quad-core i7 and 900p screen).

[Mobius 1]

Most probably DDR3 650M's

And with the rumor of a thinner design, less cooling. Expect throttling issues.

[kornchild2002]

Although the news in the link might be true, it is still nothing more than rumor and speculation despite coming from a "super duper secret 100% trusted but we won't name inside source." Nothing regarding Apple products is ever truly official until Apple announces it. I didn't think we needed yet another thread regarding rumors about an updated MacBook Pro release.

[MrLost]

The 650m won't be able to handle today's games on high quality.. Also going off of the Sager thing, I spent $1650 for my laptop, where the same upgrades from Alienware would send me to $2200, so what Mitlov said is very true.

[masterchef341]

Most probably DDR3 650M's

And with the rumor of a thinner design, less cooling. Expect throttling issues.

Apple generally picks the most expensive memory available for their GPU, which is a good thing.

In this case, GDDR5 is much more likely than DDR3 for whatever GPU apple goes with, assuming those are the available choices.

[s2odin]

The 650m won't be able to handle today's games on high quality.. Also going off of the Sager thing, I spent $1650 for my laptop, where the same upgrades from Alienware would send me to $2200, so what Mitlov said is very true.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - Notebookcheck.net Tech

61 fps high on D3
59 fps high on ME3
42 fps high on Skyrim
73 fps high on MW3
32 fps high on BF3
55 fps high on Arkham City
61 fps high on Crysis 2
30 fps high on Metro 2033

Looks like it can handle itself fairly well seeing as the 650M is considered a budget gaming card (although it won't be budget in a MBP)