MacRumors reports NVIDIA graphics may be in next MacBook Pro

I hope this hasn't even posted elsewhere. Just saw this article speculating the next graphics in the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro will be from NVIDIA. That presumably means CUDA support as well as Adobe Mercury engine support.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/05/15/more-reports-of-nvidia-graphics-chips-i...

Rick Lang

iMac 27” 2.8GHz i7 16GB

[Greg Andonian] "The only downside is, they're pretty much going to be glorified MacBook Airs."

Why, because they won't have a DVD drive?

If the specs hold up to the rumors, they are way different than an air.

[Greg Andonian] "The only downside is, they're pretty much going to be glorified MacBook Airs."

So? A MacBook Air with an Ivy Bridge i7 and a NVIDIA 600M series GPU isn't anything to sneeze at. First, all you lose is an outdated DVD drive (I would prefer to have a smaller form factor and use my own external Blu-ray since I use that format for archiving). The only possible problem is that you wouldn't have a second bay for those people who love their data-doubler setup from OWC.

I'm more worried that there won't be a 17" version. If I can get a 17" Ivy Bridge with USB3 and ExpressCard, I will be supremely happy.

Eric Santiago:
"I will trade any 17" model option if they offer a Retina 30" with 4k and up res ;)"

Of course there are also rumors now about a new retina iMac so not sure you'll see 30" but you may see that on a 27". Amazing year in store in terms of desktop/laptops.

Rick Lang

iMac 27” 2.8GHz i7 16GB

Quadruples. Each pixel becomes a 4 pixel grid. But the x and y are each double. If something is vector, like text, then it looks sharper. If something is bitmap, at the old resolution, then it's being blown up 200% essentially to remain the same physical size. So it does't look any better or different, but if a bitmap item has more resolution to draw on, it looks pretty amazing.

However, I hear from the rumor that they don't actually have the ability to quadruple it yet, so you'd actually be looking at LESS real estate, on the same size screen, with higher resolution.

It's neat on the iPad. Text is amazingly sharp. You can't see any pixels. It would be great for working in print graphics for sure. But I'm not sure what it does for our business, since we're not usually working in retina resolutions.

Thanks guys.

Forward, we march into the unknown.

[Rick Lang] "Of course there are also rumors now about a new retina iMac"

Matte screen option?

Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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[Rick Lang] " Your question is the remastered digital version of the old movie, no?"

What?

One thing that drives me nuts -- ALL displays are Retina displays, or your retina couldn't see them.

OR, NO displays are Retina displays unless they are displaying actual retinas.

I hate that name.

Except, maybe it's named that because the screen is so shiny that you can see your actual retinas reflected in it.

Tim Wilson
Associate Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
Creative COW Magazine
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[Rick Lang] "Good one... all part of Steve's reality distortion field."

Mkay.

Eons ago (OK, 6 years ago), I was in Dubai and went to the Iban Batutta Mall.

I walked in to an electronics store.

Before shiny screens were the Apple of Apple's eye on laptops, every, single, pc, laptop, had shiny screens.

I had never seen them before, and seeing a few rows of them was quite jarring.

The PCs and the screens themselves were glimmering right next to the all-marble walls/floors.

Shortly after that, MacBook Pro's had a glossy option.

It's not "Steve's" reality distortion field. It's simply the way of electronics.

To non-pros, the perceived "contrast ratio" is better for viewing media. For us pro's who try to avoid reflections in production, it simply doesn't make much sense.

[Jason Jenkins] "Except the matte ones."

Really? I would love a matte Retina display screen! Do you have a link where I can buy one?