Arstechnica has provided a fantastic write-up on the new graphics switching capabilities on the Macbook Pros introduced this morning. It also provides insight into how this is different from other solutions from Intel, AMD/ATI and NVidia.
This sounds like good stuff, although I am still a bit skeptical on performance increases. I’d like to just see for myself but, well, you know… that might be hard to do when you’re broke. The feature speaks very well to the strength of the Apple platform in achieving the perfect harmony of hardware and software.
The article is right here.
There’s no doubt in my mind that you’re well informed on the Macbook Pro updates that hit the market this morning. There’s also no doubt in my mind that you’re excited about the updates if you’re into that particular class of machine.
Apple‘s promise of integrating the i5 and i7 chips into the Macbook Pro line has been fulfilled and it couldn’t be any sweeter. The initial benchmarks (Gizmodo) are in and there’s lots to drool over. Combine these processors and graphics chips with 8gb of RAM and you will have one seriously mobile powerhouse.
As usual, I suspect we’ll see much more on the “hidden” features of these beauties over time. One of these hidden gems has already been tweeted – the possibility of an HDMI adapter for the mini DisplayPort. That brings all sorts of possibilities to the table.
I’d like to research the graphics chipsets and capabilities a little more. There are squees(!) of glee over the “automatic switching” offered by the sales literature on the Apple website. I’m somewhat skeptical of that type of power management, but I’d sure like to try it.
I’m sure there’s much more to come on this later, but all in all… it’s a great day to blow money on some Apple hardware, isn’t it?
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