Apple releases Merom notebooks

Author: Brett Thomas
Published: 24th October 2006
Comments (14) Stumble
Apple's Macbook Pro gets an upgrade - now packing Merom T7600 processors.

Apple's Macbook Pro gets an upgrade - now packing Merom T7600 processors.

Apple has announced a new update to its Macbook Pro line today, putting some more heft under the hood. The big change? All of the new Macbooks will be sporting Merom processors.

For those of you who are interested in a (literally) shiny new notebook for the holidays, you'll be happy with the change. The higher-end models now sport the T7400 and T7600 Merom Core 2 Duo processors, so they'll have all the benefits of 4MB of shared cache and speeds up to 2.33GHz. Previous models had only 2x1MB of cache (not shared) and went to 2.16GHz. Apple also tweaked OS X to take better advantage of the Merom chips.

Apple has released some figures, though they should be taken with a grain of salt considering the source. The claim is that the new systems are 39% faster than previous Macbook Pro systems, and up to 7x faster than the G4 PowerPC-based models. Along with the increase in speed, there is a likelihood for better power consumption - Merom is an incredibly efficient processor.

With this change, Apple stand to have a chance at one of the most powerhouse notebooks on the market, at least in raw computational power - a feat that has pretty much never happened. And with the company's notebook sales already being almost double any other manufacturer, it might be a safe bet to expect more of those "cool guy" Mac commercials...

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Quote quack 24th October 2006, 15:05
GIMME!
Quote Jamie 24th October 2006, 15:12
The second hand value of my macbook pro just halfed.
Quote DougEdey 24th October 2006, 15:15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamie
The second hand value of my macbook pro just halfed.

Give ya £20
Quote Lazlow 24th October 2006, 15:28
It's one of the only reasons putting myself (and I guess others) off of purchasing a new Mac - as it will no doubt be superseded within 3 months.

I'm loving this new spell-checker for Firefox!
Quote RTT 24th October 2006, 15:46
Hopefully they'll also update the Macbooks - it'd suck if they left them as they are since they are not for 'power' users or whatever.
Quote Jamie 24th October 2006, 15:49
I think the improved efficiency of the core 2 will make it an attractive chip for the macbook.
Quote TheSaladMan 24th October 2006, 15:57
Does Memrom run cooler or hotter than Yonah, or is there not much of a difference?
Quote DXR_13KE 24th October 2006, 16:14
this is good news and bad news at the same time, good for people that dont have the previous one, and bad for people that have the previous one.
Quote riggs 24th October 2006, 19:18
I bought a lappy with a T7400 about a week ago...it's the dogs' danglies!
Quote Gravemind123 24th October 2006, 22:33
If I can ever get a laptop of my choice, a nice apple on like this would be it!
Quote DXR_13KE 24th October 2006, 22:53
i hope they get 2 buttons on those things.
Quote Rd52 24th October 2006, 23:50
well im getting mine Friday :D ima be at the store opening ready to get my MBP :D
Quote gometro33 25th October 2006, 00:43
Ordered mine this morning. Says it will ship by the first!
Quote quack 25th October 2006, 08:50
I wish I could afford to chuck £1,700 at Apple for one. That would take a good few months paying it off. I still really really really want one though.
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