Intel Arrandale shortages leading to premium prices, potential product delays
By Vlad Savov 
posted April 24th 2010 7:04AM
posted April 24th 2010 7:04AM
Well sure, you get paid more on a per-CPU basis, why wouldn't you be pleased? On a more serious note, during Intel's latest earnings call both Paul Otellini and CFO Stacy Smith expressed their surprise at the vast demand for their 32nm products, with Smith noting that their production of 32nm chips is the fastest ramping process in the company's history. So there's not really any villainy afoot here, just good old demand catching supply napping."We don't comment on speculation, what I can say is that we are pleased with the strong product demand for our laptop platforms."
@kenny goo - You said (claimed?) to be just starting college this coming year (I would assume) - comparing your writing and grammar choices to those of my classmates, all of whom will be beginning college next school year, it didn't seem all that odd. So no, I really didn't think you were being sarcastic.
Now that I know you are, I give you props for the comment. Apple can always use a good sarcastic comment.
@MRCUR
You insulting my grammar or insulting my use of sarcasm? I tend to write how I speak when I comment here. I'm a pretty accomplished English student, but I save it for the classroom. I hardly find the need to do anything but that in a forum like this.
And Apple could use a good sarcastic comment? What in the world do you mean by that? I'm upset at the possibility that the supply or the pricing of laptops might be negatively affected by this, and Apple was a humorous and coincidental target for my sarcastic frustration. I'm not doing Q&A for them over here.
crap..
if Intel wanna raise the price, do it directly.
This news may precipitate more companies to consider using AMD's FUSION in their mid-and low-end laptops.
Such as Apple~
@exsonic
Apple using an AMD processor? Not a chance. They try their heart out to go for the appearance of high end and exclusive. There's not a chance they'd go with AMD, the notoriously lower quality CPU manufacturer. Doesn't look good for their brand image.
@kenny goo
do you hear about a rumor that Apple already get in touch with AMD?
Apple is worrying about Intel will probably forbid using Nvidia integrated graphics. U know , compared with AMD and NV, Intel's integrated graphics is undeniably more battery-sucking and low-performance, that's why new MBP 13 insist using old Core Duo and 320M. But what about next generation? if you wanna use Intel CPU, using its built-in GPU is required.Nevertheless, FUSION is quite suitable on low-end laptops
So much lovefor the "i" series.. duh !! I never understand why most of the people just fall for the name. (
haha . . . 45nm got shoved to the side so fast.
"Now this might explain Apple's curious choice to not upgrade the 13-inch MacBook Pro to a Core 2010 CPU"
This is an intel story, but of course started with some Apple reference.
Then again Apple gets some props for a brilliant business move. Since they avoided the bidding war on CPUs, slapped 1-2 nuggets into the MacBook hence keeping its costs close to the last model and *upped* it's price as a 'new' model for pretty much no change.
@recharged95
What's more it doesn'r explain the choice. If there's one manufacturer that has big enough upmark to eat 20% increase in processor prices its apple.
So what's the conclusion: Is Apple going to put 2010 chips inside the MacBook later or not?
Intel...ahh, I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too...
I too waited for Arrandale was thinking 15 in for the longest time then seeing the benefits of the 13 too. I have an 8 core mac pro and realized for me having sick power and speed potential wasn't all that important as my photography is pretty much always going to be on the mac pro with the 30" monitor.
I went with the 13 and absolutely love it! When I use it and osx I couldn't get a better experience on a pc. I do like the Sony vaio spe cs but I wonder how hot they get and how loud the fans are...if apple had to redesign everything they would probably have to give up some things with the quality and reasoning behind why they did it that way in the first place and of I am not mistaken they only have one cooling fan actually pushing air out so where would they even put another fan? If you see a photo of the logic board you would see what I mean. I am betting because Apple doesn't try to pack every little thing in their tiny enclosures like so many laptop makers that they may have an edge of longevity on their side too.
I can say the video has been flawless with no jitters.
The spec on the I3 shows almost no improvement in speed scores so that's a non issue.
I got the 2.66 and just love my 13" MacBook Pro. I don't miss the iX chip and if I ever felt a need to get it moving faster I still can add 4g ram and an SSD which I don't need or want to spend money on when they are so new and prices should drop dramatically in the next 2 years.
Oh and being a photographer and thinking I have to have Matte, no more do I think that. I am perfectly happy with the brightness of it and I just adjust the angle a bit. As a photographer having a black border is easier on the eyes too as they just glue a stupid rectangle of aluminum right to the screen on the matte option. That is one of the cheapest looking things I have seen on anything Mac in a long time.
I texted this from my iPhone sorry to all the Grammer freaks on here.