Apple WWDC 2012 Thread

[MickMcGeough]

iOS6? Ivy Bridge Macs? Redesigned MacBook Pros? HiDPI monitors? Resurrected Mac Pros? New MacBook model? USB 3.0? More Mountain Lion?

iOS6 is a given, and the Apple store is down so there's something new coming.

Endgadget Liveblog
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/a...2012-liveblog/

Rumors:

New MacBook Pro logic board pics (if true, much better graphics but no redesign)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/m...ler-blurrycam/

The Verge rumors article
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/11/30...dware-and-more

Tech Crunch Mountain Lion Rumors
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/10/a-v...on-rumor-mill/

Tech Crunch iOS6 Rumors
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/10/wwd...-and-wish-for/

Tech Crunch Notebook Rumors
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/09/wwdc-macbook-pro/

[Russic]

Could potentially be the biggest one-day Apple event since the iPad release imo. The rumour mill for this one has been particularly hot.

[photon]

Retina MBPs rumored to be $4000? Ouch.

iOS6 rumored to not be on the original iPad. Better not be true.

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by photon

Retina MBPs rumored to be $4000? Ouch.

No - that's the 16GB RAM / 768GB SSD version.

[photon]

That makes a tiny bit more sense, but still that's pretty expensive. Retina type screens that size can't be cheap to make.

[Regular_John]

I'm curious about what effect retina displays in a laptop (& eventually desktop) display will have on web design practices & techniques in the next few years. The iPhone 4's retina display is less than 2 years old at this point, so we've really only scratched the surface of pixel doubling & whatnot. It'll be interesting to see how our flow changes in the next 5 years as these retina displays start making it into designers hands.

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by photon

That makes a tiny bit more sense, but still that's pretty expensive. Retina type screens that size can't be cheap to make.

Don't forget the iPad came in at just about exactly the same price as its non-retina counterpart.

I seriously doubt it's the displays driving that price. Go check out the cost of a 768GB SSD on its own (then add the Apple hardware option premium). If you can find one under $1500 you're a better hardware shopper than I.

[FanIn80]

How awesome would a retina 27" iMac be? Mmm... pixels...

Edit: I'm also looking forward to downloading the iOS6 beta later today.

[photon]

Originally Posted by MickMcGeough

Don't forget the iPad came in at just about exactly the same price as its non-retina counterpart.

I seriously doubt it's the displays driving that price. Go check out the cost of a 768GB SSD on its own (then add the Apple hardware option premium). If you can find one under $1500 you're a better hardware shopper than I.

Good point, the bigger the display the harder it will be to get good yields but laptop screens aren't that much bigger than tablet screens.

I've seen 500GB SSDs for under $1/GB, but not ones more than that; that definitely would be a big price component as well.

[Russic]

RIP sticky

[MickMcGeough]

New MacBook Air:

- up to 512 GB SSD storage (500Mbps reads)
- USB 3.0
- 2Ghz dual core i7
- up to 8GB 1600Mhz RAM
- "60% faster graphics"
- No HiDPI Display

[MickMcGeough]

New MacBook Pro:

- up to 2.7Ghz quad core i7
- 8GB 1600Mhz memory
- 1GB GT 650M graphics
- USB 3.0
- Same body
- No HiDPI Display

[FanIn80]

Here comes the new MBP with Retina!

[MickMcGeough]

"Next Generation MacBook Pro":

- New thinner design (0.71")
- No optical drive / ethernet
- HiDPI Display
- 2.7Ghz quad core i7
- GT 650M Graphics
- up to 768GB SSD storage
- HDMI Port

[FanIn80]

From Engadget: 15.4-inch display with a pixel density of 2880 x 1800. "That four times the number of pixels than the previous generation of MacBook Pro display." That's 220 ppi. 5,184,000 pixels.

[HELPNEEDED]

Originally Posted by MickMcGeough

"Next Generation MacBook Pro":

- New thinner design (0.71")
- No optical drive / ethernet

amazed at the drop of ethernet. Astonished rather. lol.

[silentsim]

2880*1800 on a 15"...wow.

[burn_this_city]

I wonder how much that puppy will cost.

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by HELPNEEDED

amazed at the drop of ethernet. Astonished rather. lol.

Sarcasm?

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by silentsim

2880*1800 on a 15"...wow.

GD, that's higher than the 30" monitor I have at 2560x1600.