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MacWorld 2008 Transcript Leaked?

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As everybody’s favorite keynote of the year approaches, more and more rumors about the great iProducts to come begin floating around the great rumor mill. Our friends over at MacRumors have supposedly obtained a draft version of the keynote transcripts for the upcoming MacWorld 2008. I have no idea if it is real or not, but I wouldn’t doubt it. Here’s a summary of the speculated things to come. Here’s a compiled list of what MacRumor’s two transcripts consist of. Remember, none of this is guaranteed and nothing is promised, so don’t hold your breath on it.

 

Mac Nano

• Redesigned Mac–Mini

• Half the height as its predecessor

• Now has an anodized aluminum shell.

• 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz Santa Rosa chips

• 32GB flash solid state drive (64GB build-to-order option, also option for 160GB conventional HDD)

• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

 

Mac Pro

• Based off the Penryn chipset

• Dual 2.8 GHz Penryn Xeons standard

• 2GB of RAM standard

• 320GB HDD standard

• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard

• Blu-Ray build-to-order option for an extra $400

 

MacBook Pro

• Mobile Penryn Chipset

• 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz Speeds

• 17” gets LED backlighting

• 15” gets a build-to-order higher resolution similar to the 17” model

• Keeping the 8600M GT graphics, but upping the video memory to 256MB and 512MB

• Black anodized aluminum option similar to the iPod classic

• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

 

Cinema Displays

• Built in 2 megapixel iSight camera

• Same resolutions

• LED backlighting

• All support 1080HD

• New Prices : 20”: $399; 23”: $599; 30”: $1,249

• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

 

MacBook Nano

• Ultraportable Mac

• Same screen resolution and size as the current MacBooks; 13” at 1280x800

• 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz low voltage Core 2 Duos

• Low end model to feature a 32GB SSD and the higher end to have a 64GB SSD

• $1,499 and $1,999 Respectively

• No Optical Drives

• Intel Integrated Graphics

• 10 Hours of Battery Life

• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

 

iPhone

• SDK Available at MacWorld

• Developers can sell their signed apps from iTunes starting in March

• New software includes Multimedia messaging, video recording with the camera, and an eBook reader

• iPhone games available from the iTunes store

• 3G iPhone announced (looks similar to the existing model)

• iPhone available in more countries

 

iTunes & iPod

• iTunes 8 released along with Movie Rentals and eBooks

• Software update for iPod Classics and Touches to support eBooks

 

Front Row 3.0

• All Leopard compatible Macs will be able to use it

• Support for the iTunes Store

• eBook Reader

• SDK for 3rd Parties to make plugins

• Can be controlled via Apple Remote, iPhone, or iPod Touch

• iCal, Mail, and Safari integration

 

MacTouch

• New product not in the MacBook family

• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854

• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.

• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.

• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad

• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode

• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto

• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.

 

Remember, nothing here is guaranteed, but it sure does sound awesome. :D

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Alessandro17
Mac Pro

• Based off the Penryn chipset

• Dual 2.8 GHz Penryn Xeons standard

• 2GB of RAM standard

• 320GB HDD standard

• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard

• Blu-Ray build-to-order option for an extra $400

 

These upgrades are quite plausible. They would make the Mac Pro more desirable. But not desirable enough for me, since I can build an extremely powerful hackintosh for less than €2500, and that would include a better GPU, more RAM, 2 or 3 hard drives...

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maybe...

 

"new notebook docking station modeled after its all-in-one iMac desktop computer, where a notebook computer would be inserted into the side of the iMac-like chassis, essentially morphing it into a streamlined desktop system while docked"

 

see more here

 

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I would like to say one thing about all those people posting articles on speculation with no absolute evidence that they are to be true:

 

A good lie is easier to believe than the truth.

 

The 42" giant iMac rumor has been around for years. In fact it was around last year as well. I suppose if someone keeps predicting the same thing they are bound to get it right one of these days. But then I'd hardly call that they predicted it if it comes out.

 

And for possible patents, how often does Apple use one of the things it patents? Most of the time it's so that a company has a large patent portfolio. And if they do use it, it is years off before they use it.

 

Here is what I think has possible proof behind the rumors:

 

1. The keynote that was leaked. That was either true, partially true, or a decoy.

2. The macbook nano pictures that surfaced.

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maybe...

 

"new notebook docking station modeled after its all-in-one iMac desktop computer, where a notebook computer would be inserted into the side of the iMac-like chassis, essentially morphing it into a streamlined desktop system while docked"

 

see more here

 

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What in the hell?....

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It's ALL {censored}. If any of those products in that supposedly leaked transcript is realised, then it's pure coincidence.

 

I felt this way BEFORE the new 8 core Mac Pro was released, and now I am even more convinced.

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I *just* bought a MacBook Pro. I'd better not regret it anytime soon.

 

You will... They'll get a refresh this month for sure (about every 6 months)... The last one was out in May 2007 ! It's old now.

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I also just bought a mbp but wanted for school and wasnt going to wait until febuary this machine is plenty powerful and if the newer model is great then I will opt to sell this machine on ebay in the summer and get a new one without losing much of an investment considering their resale value is much higher than one would think.

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Smaller Mac never get faster procs or faster graphics, so yes it is a matter of Look than Performance.

 

I suppose I like my computer to be worth purchasing and do something new compared to my old one. Like my latest one can play back 1080p stuff where as my old one could only play back 720p stuff.

 

I would like to say I'd rather Apple go behind hd dvd. The reason being is the following:

 

1. Cheaper to make.

2. Same quality because of the h.264 codec. You don't need 50 GB of space to get good quality 1080p HD video. 30 GB will do just fine.

3. Playback devices are cheaper.

4. No BD+ copy protection.

5. No region based copy protection. It's as if it's one big region instead, which makes a lot more sense. I can buy any hddvd movie in the world and it'll work everywhere.

6. The player hardware have been standardized from the beginning in terms of its profile. Unlike bluray which has profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 etc. So that means people who bought their first bluray player at the very beginning won't have all those features but those who bought the very first hddvd player will have all this support through at the most firmware upgrades.

 

I use to be a supporter of bluray. But I've changed my mind about it. And now want HDDVD to win. But of course I won't be buying either one of them until there is a settled winner.

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2. Same quality because of the h.264 codec. You don't need 50 GB of space to get good quality 1080p HD video. 30 GB will do just fine.

Blu-Ray discs are 25GB. HD-DVD are 15GB.

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Blu-Ray discs are 25GB. HD-DVD are 15GB.
I was referring to dual layered discs actually.
HDDVD is dead. period. besides, Apple will never do anything HD-DVD related. afterall, Apple is on the Blu-Ray Board
What do you like about bluray then? And you do know that intel is on the hddvd board right? And apple uses intel chips.
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