759154 - Get a Mac with auto-switchable dual GPUs for bjacob

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Infrastructure & Operations Graveyard :: Servicedesk, task)

Description

[Benoit Jacob [:bjacob] (mostly away)]

I need a Mac:

Requirements:
 - must have auto-switchable dual GPUs
 - must be able to run OSX 10.8 beta

For example, any recent MacBook Pro should do, but not a MacBook Air.

Use: I will try to dual-boot between OSX 10.7 and the beta version of OSX 10.8 to work on WebGL and gfx Mac bugs. In particular, we think that OSX 10.8 is the version we should target for WebGL conformance and need to track down remaining Mac OpenGL bugs on 10.8.

History of Mozilla Macs I've used before:
 - I used to have a Mac Mini, but Stefan Arentz has it now.
 - I used a loaner MacBook Pro from 2009 with dual NVIDIA/Intel gfx, but it doesn't auto-switch GPUs.
 - I used one of the MacBook Airs we have in the Toronto office, but it doesn't have a discrete GPU.

Comment 1

[Jonathan Lin - Not watching NI/offline [:jlin] [[e-mail]]]

In stock there is a new MacBook Pro 15" Asset #09248 that should have the dual / switching gpu.

JP please provide ack.

Comment 2

[Jonathan Lin - Not watching NI/offline [:jlin] [[e-mail]]]

deploy #09248

Comment 3

[JP Rosevear [:jpr]]

(Approved).