Chicago (IL) – Last week, we covered the latest wave of rumors surrounding Apple’s October 14 notebook event. And it appears that especially one piece of information is gaining much more traction: Apple in fact may switch to Nvidia chipsets, despite the fact that Apple was not too happy how Nvidia handled its GPU packaging issue. Also, Blu-ray may finally be coming to the Macbook, but we haven’t heard anything about 3G yet.  

The latest piece of rumor targeting Apple's special event claims that we will see teh company announce a new range of Macbooks, but this time without the Intel integrated graphics of their predecessors. This time, Apple will be moving on with Nvidia and its new mobile platform. According to AppleInsider, “people familiar with the matter” are saying that Apple will be adopting “chipsets from Nvidia’s MCP79 platform.”

Nvidia has managed to, surprisingly, keep word of the MCP79 platform under wraps for much of the year. Sources are suggesting it will be an alternative to Intel’s Centrino 2 “Montevina” platform, by offering support for FSB1066, DDR3 memory and the PCI Express 2.0 interface. If Apple in fact switches to Nvidia, the possible reasons may include cheaper price points to carry its new entry-level notebooks as well as well as a stronger integrated graphics performance.

We also hear that Blu-ray will become an option on Apple Macbooks, while we are surprised that there are no indications that Apple may begin offering wireless (3G) broadband connectivity for all of its notebooks.

Nvidia, WTF!!!

Oct 13, 2008 02:01     

Apple, amongst many other manufacturers, get screwed by Nvidia.Yet, they keep using them???Do what's right for the consumer not your "bottomline".Getting ready to send in my MacBook semi pro.
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Defective chips in Apple Mac from now on .,.,.

Oct 13, 2008 08:38     

Nvidia is not in the best "position" now. A lot of defective chips are showing in notebook or even desktop. For Apple fanboy doesn't matter . I'm not Apple fan and still I don't care. :))
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Unless

Oct 13, 2008 09:42     

Unless Apple is going to buy a portion (or all) of nVidia's chipset division. Financially it makes sense. nV gets some much needed capital, Apple gets something they have always wanted both sides are happy... I would not be shocked to hear this announced before years end.
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battery

Oct 13, 2008 22:21     

it really irritating when in between typing on a important mail suddenly the laptop battery starts beeping indicating low battery and unfortunately u dont have a power cord Now has not been able to determine that this is really, but hoped that can have this technology. Our battery can use for a long time We warrant that the products sold in our website, other than explicitly stated, are 100% brand new and free from defects in material and workmanship.

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