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Moogs
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2009-07-13, 20:51

Seems both of the variants of the Nehalem Xeon CPU that are used in the 2009 Mac Pros, will be updated (Lynnfield) and shipping to customers next month or soon thereafter. Could be a nice tie-in to have some Mac Pro refreshes with the introduction of new 64 bit pro apps and SL (though the apps will probably come out later in the fall). Also new Nehalem laptop variants (Clarksfield) will be shipping, so that would be a major upgrade for the MBP line and iMac, as it would require a new architecture. With the improved screens and a much faster architecture than what the laptops currently have, this could be a pretty great way to promote the pro side of things this fall as the new OS and apps are readied.

http://www.macworld.com/article/1416...7/nehalem.html

[Looks like the Xeon speeds will be 2.13, 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93 still, at least according to Wikipedia - not sure where the performance increases would come from.]

...into the light of a dark black night.

Last edited by Moogs : 2009-07-13 at 21:06.
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