| W. Chris Shank on 24 Oct 2006 18:40:02 -0000 |
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Glad I didn't buy it yesterday... > Apple today announced that its entire MacBook Pro line of notebooks > now includes the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor and delivers > performance that is up to 39 percent faster than the previous > generation. All MacBook Pro models now offer double the memory and > greater storage capacity than the previous generation, as well as a > FireWire 800 port for connecting to high-speed peripherals. [...] > Every MacBook Pro features the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB > of shared L2 cache [...] Ideal for business and creative > professionals, MacBook Pro delivers advanced performance including 667 > MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable up to 3GB, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 > graphics with up to 256MB of dedicated GDDR3 graphics memory, and a > double-layer SuperDrive for burning professional-quality DVDs. With > the latest high-performance connectivity options, every new MacBook > Pro includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for > high-speed networking, built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR > (Enhanced Data Rate), a FireWire 800 and a FireWire 400 port. > ----- Original Message ----- From: Flint Heart <N-Tropy@n-tropy.com> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:56:20 AM GMT-0500 Subject: Re: [PLUG] MacBook Pro - Linux compatible hope this link helps. http://modular.math.washington.edu/macbook/ For what its worth i've heard mention of many ppl triple booting their MBP's. for some its the unltimate dev box cause they can compile builds for all their main targets. On another note upgraded MBP's are shipping next week. core2duo. 2.16-2.33 ghz, now dual layer dvd burner and fw800. as far as wireless goes there are cutouts in the aluminum on the edges of the lcd filled in with plastic where the antena's are. wireless works well enough for me. antena's run on both sides and If i remember correctly whichever one gets better wireless is used for ethernet and then the other side will be used for bluetooth. *goes back to lurk mode and contemplates the buy button on the apple store page* On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 11:21:10PM -0400, W. Chris Shank wrote: > does anyone know how compatible the MacBook Pro is with Linux? They are using dual core Intel CPUs now, but how about the rest of the hardware? There is a built-in camera and backlit keyboard which I'm curious about. Also, I heard that with the aluminum case the wireless is kinda crappy. Anyone have one of these? > > -- > W. Chris Shank > ACE Technology Group, LLC > www.myremoteITdept.com > (610) 640-4223 > > -------------------------------- > Security Note: To protect against computer viruses, > e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving > certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail > security settings to determine how attachments are > handled. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- W. Chris Shank ACE Technology Group, LLC www.myremoteITdept.com (610) 640-4223 -------------------------------- Security Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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