The likely successor to the Intel Core 2 Duo in MacBook Pros is the Core i5 processor which Intel introduced this week at CES. Engadget caught a video of Intel comparing their old tech to new tech. The first test was a iTunes rip which was about twice as quick. The second encode shows the advantage of virtual cores that the i5 have.
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As Macrumors reports, Intel Exec Sean Maloney was asked to confirm whether or not i5s will be heading into MacBooks. His response?
“I do not pre-announce our partners’ products and I certainly don’t pre-announce Apple’s products.”
Apple is generally thought to be readying these chips for MacBook Pros, though it isn’t certain whether they will jump on the first version or wait for a more efficient i5s expected mid year. Intel’s product matrix is below:
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