Comments on: Apple Upgrades MacBook Pros to Intel’s Core 2 Duo http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2006/10/24/apple-upgrades-macbook-pros-to-intels-core-2-duo/ Refenestration Daily. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Danny http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2006/10/24/apple-upgrades-macbook-pros-to-intels-core-2-duo/comment-page-1/#comment-66219 Danny Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:51:57 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2006/10/24/apple-upgrades-macbook-pros-to-core-2-duos/#comment-66219 Core2Duo MacBook upgrades is something i have been looking forward to, i hope the speed advantage is enough for my needs Core2Duo MacBook upgrades is something i have been looking forward to, i hope the speed advantage is enough for my needs

]]> By: M-D http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2006/10/24/apple-upgrades-macbook-pros-to-intels-core-2-duo/comment-page-1/#comment-64437 M-D Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:23:31 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2006/10/24/apple-upgrades-macbook-pros-to-core-2-duos/#comment-64437 Two things about the new Core2Duo MacBook Pro models concern me: 1) One website (I forget which, but I'm pretty sure it was either Engadget or MacWorld) reports a battery life reduction of 30 minutes with wireless use on the 15" model. I thought the Core2 was supposed to be more battery-efficient than the Core... 2) There's still no word (and I expect there won't be until these machines ship next week) about whether the Core2Duo-based units run any cooler than the existing MBP models. Don't get me wrong, I love my MBP, and wouldn't go back to my old TiBook on a dare, but I'd love it even more if it ran cooler. And from what I've been reading about Core2-based laptops, they don't run much cooler. Two things about the new Core2Duo MacBook Pro models concern me:

1) One website (I forget which, but I’m pretty sure it was either Engadget or MacWorld) reports a battery life reduction of 30 minutes with wireless use on the 15″ model. I thought the Core2 was supposed to be more battery-efficient than the Core…

2) There’s still no word (and I expect there won’t be until these machines ship next week) about whether the Core2Duo-based units run any cooler than the existing MBP models. Don’t get me wrong, I love my MBP, and wouldn’t go back to my old TiBook on a dare, but I’d love it even more if it ran cooler. And from what I’ve been reading about Core2-based laptops, they don’t run much cooler.

]]>