Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:26:25 PDT
9to5Mac reports that it has obtained details on the configurations of the
Mac Pro and MacBook Pro to be released later today, with specifics on a
number of accessories also appearing. The list is not complete, however, as
it does not include details on the thinner Retina-display notebook, which
is believed to be coming as a third member of the MacBook family, or the
MacBook Air.
As previously noted, the Mac Pro is set to arrive in three separate stock
configurations: two standard and one server. There have long been rumors of
a case redesign, but so far only specs of the base models are known.
- Normal configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor, 6GB of RAM, 1TB hard
drive, and the ATI Radeon 5770 graphics chip.
- Normal configuration: 2.4GHz 12-core processor, 12GB of RAM, 1TB hard
drive, and the ATI Radeon 5770 graphics chip.
- Server configuration: 3.2GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, Two 1TB hard
drives
Oddly, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 is the stock graphics card included on the
current, nearly two-year old Mac Pro. Apple would be expected to use a much
newer graphics card option in its revised machines.
On the MacBook Pro side, the report points to four stock models, two each in
13.3-inch and 15.4-inch sizes. These machines are thought to be upgraded
versions of the existing design, lacking a Retina display. Photos of what
is claimed to be the graphics hardware on the logic board of the 15-inch
MacBook Pro appeared just a short time ago, showing an NVIDIA GeForce GT
650M graphics chip with 1 GB GDDR5 graphics memory.
- 13.3 inch: 2.5GHz dual core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive
- 13.3 inch: 2.9GHz dual core processor, 8GB of RAM, 750GB hard drive
- 15.4 inch: 2.3GHz quad core processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive
- 15.4 inch: 2.6GHz quad core processor, 8GB of RAM, 750GB hard drive (BTO
upgrades to 2.7GHz quad core and 1TB HD will be available)
The report notes that the thinner "MacBook Pro" models with a Retina display
are still expected to be introduced, with an analyst report from a few days
ago having specifically claimed that they would be arriving alongside the
existing MacBook Pro form factor for the time being. Details on the new
Retina-capable notebook do, however, remain unknown. The MacBook Air is
also expected to be gaining an update later today, and details on those
models are not yet available either.
Apple will also be releasing a number of new accessories today, and the
report indicates that these will include an updated AirPort Express, new USB
SuperDrive, and a Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter. Apple may also be
revising its MagSafe power connection standard, with new accessories related
to that change making an appearance.
Update: As several readers have noted, not only is the inclusion of an old
graphics card on the Mac Pro a strange detail, but the listed processors do
not even exist at the appropriate price and performance points in the Sandy
Bridge E Xeon E5 line of Intel processors Apple is expected to use.
9to5Mac's pre-launch spec sources have generally been very accurate in
recent years, but they appear to be off this time on at least the Mac Pro
models.
