Why would Apple use AMD graphics along with Sandy Bridge? The whole point is Sandy Bridge is CPU and GPU on the same die:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3922/intels-sandy-bridge-architecture-exposed/5 --------- Brian On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Mini Me <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, MSI is going to use the 6870 in an upcoming Sandy Bridge laptop I just > read. > > > > > On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:44:32 -0600, Naushad Zulfiqar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The only amd hardware apple will use is their gpus. And that is >> because of the fiasco with nvidia. >> >> On Tuesday, December 21, 2010, Brian Weeden <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Source? I find that highly unlikely, except as a bargaining chip to >>> drive a >>> better price from Intel. >>> >>> Apple has spent an enormous amount of marketing resources re-branding to >>> Intel from PowerPC, and would have to sink an even larger amount of >>> resources in any switch to AMD. Like it or not, AMD does not have the >>> same >>> mindshare and brand power among consumers as Intel. >>> >>> --------- >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Mini Me <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Apple is also rumored to start using AMD hardware as well. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:46:19 -0600, Naushad, Zulfiqar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I hear that Apple should be releasing the new MB line with Sandy Bridge >>>> >>>>> in the first quarter of 2011. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone shed more light on this? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John R >>>>> Steinbruner >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:08 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [H] Laptop suggestions >>>>> >>>>> +1.. :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 19, 2010, at 11:04 PM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Agreed, That's the reason I'm waiting for the Sandy Bridge Macbook >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> line >>>>> >>>>> refresh. >>>>>> >>>>>> Once that happens, I'll pounce on one :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >
