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Leopard Drivers May Mean A Macbook Upgrade Is In The Works

By Scott Gilbertson October 29, 2007 Categories: Operating Systems, Software & Tools

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Part of the fun of any new OS, Apple or otherwise, is the hidden files users manage to dig up and Leopard is no exception. Although we haven’t seen many so far, MacNN reports that Apple have accidentally revealed a coming upgrade for its Macbook and Mac Mini lines.

Leopard includes a full set of recent drivers for Intel’s GMA X3100 integrated graphics chipset, which seems to hint that coming models may use the new graphics chips. Apple already uses Intel’s Santa Rosa chipset, which supports the GMA X3100, but the Macbook Pros which use Santa Rosa ship with a different dedicated graphics chipset like those from NVIDIA.

The GMA X3100 chipset reportedly gives a significant performance boost to 3D apps, video encoding a more, which makes it a good fit for the extra eye candy in Leopard.

Of course there’s no way to know for sure, but the new drivers certainly hint that some sort of hardware revamp is in the works.

If you’ve found other revealing gems in Leopard, be sure to let us know.

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