I hope that at some point of time in the future Apple finally will become adult. What currently happens around the new MBPs is rather Kindergarten like. A car maker like say BMW announces a new car several months ahead. It says a new MBP will be available in yyyymm. You, customer, have the choice to buy now or wait for the new one, but we play with open cards and treat you as equal partners.
Apple doesn't think like that. I wonder if they even laugh about one of those stupid ones who buy a new computer on Friday and a new glories MBP gets announced next Tuesday.
No doubt, good products, absolutely great software but deficiencies in treating it's own customer base properly.
My 6-year old PowerBook G4 is on its last legs and I am anxious to see the MacBook Pro update finally materialize.
-Daniel
My 5-year-old 12-inch PowerBook runs like a top especially after I bought a new battery for it. However, I still want, and really need, to upgrade. Mine still runs Tiger, but I want Snow Leopard and other software features associated with the MacBook Pros.
I'm in a quandary as rather to buy a 13-inch MBP or 15-inch MBP. If I could buy a 13-inch with a matte screen it'd be a slam dunk. I like the smaller form factor for travel, and I usually take my Mac with me wherever I go. Since the entry level for a matte screen is 15-inch though, I might buy that one instead. I guess it'd be nice to have the extra screen real estate.
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
I wish it were so. The site now says: "Update: We've received multiple tips that there would be Pro updates in the coming days. This latest one about the MacBook Pros may have been fake. Shame on us."
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
Oh I'll definitely wait, probably until July. If they're not out by then though, I don't know if I'll wait much longer than that. I guess maybe I could wait until September at the latest. I would definitely think something would be out before the back-to-school rush.
Oh I'll definitely wait, probably until July. If they're not out by then though, I don't know if I'll wait much longer than that. I guess maybe I could wait until September at the latest. I would definitely think something would be out before the back-to-school rush.
dude theres no way in hell im waiting til september...my current piece of crap is just about dead. it might make it through this semester, but not the next. im sure others are in my same predicament. apple is losing costumers.
dude theres no way in hell im waiting til september...my current piece of crap is just about dead. it might make it through this semester, but not the next. im sure others are in my same predicament. apple is losing costumers.
Well they're gaining me. I haven't owned a new Mac since my 2001 Ibook. If Apple doesn't introduce a new machine by Tuesday, then I'm buying a 2.8 Mbp. Can't wait any longer. I need a Mac regardless. Its better than what I have now.
I kicked myself though. My dad offered me his 8600 gt mbp back in November for cheap and I thought new mbp's would be out sooner so he sold it to someone else.
Well they're gaining me. I haven't owned a new Mac since my 2001 Ibook. If Apple doesn't introduce a new machine by Tuesday, then I'm buying a 2.8 Mbp. Can't wait any longer. I need a Mac regardless. Its better than what I have now.
I kicked myself though. My dad offered me his 8600 gt mbp back in November for cheap and I thought new mbp's would be out sooner so he sold it to someone else.
Well if you need a new one NOWNOWNOW, and Apple doesn't release anything on Tuesday, why don't you just by a year old model on Craigslist or something? They are barely slower than the most recent MBP's and you won't feel like you've been scammed when Apple release Core i5's that are 40% faster than your week-old 2.8 that cost exactly the same amount...
Well if you need a new one NOWNOWNOW, and Apple doesn't release anything on Tuesday, why don't you just by a year old model on Craigslist or something? They are barely slower than the most recent MBP's and you won't feel like you've been scammed when Apple release Core i5's that are 40% faster than your week-old 2.8 that cost exactly the same amount...
I'm looking and I'm seeing year-old unibody machines for ~$1500. I don't trust used Intel Macs like I did with the ppc models. I'm not sure if saving myself $500 is worth losing the peace of mind that comes with a new (or factory refurbished) Mac.
I've considered a non-unibody machine. I just don't want anything less than what I have now (2.2 C2D 8600GT Dell) because I still have PC software I have to be able to run. I'm also concerned about the 8600gt failure rate. I have had good luck with my dell, but have heard a lot of horror stories about mbp's. An $800 paperweight is an expensive paperweight.
Also I don't like Craigslist for Mac laptops. People want way too much for their dented, out of warranty machines.
I can also see them dropping opitical drives, FireWire and maybe other hardware.
As much as I would love to see Apple drop the optical drives from all their laptops, I believe the MacBook will go optical-free before the MacBook Pro. Apple had a good opportunity several months ago to drop the optical drive from the MacBook and passed. I think it will be next year at the earliest that we see any more progress in this direction.
I'm waiting for a MacBook Air with 4GB of ram (and, presumably, an Arrandale processor).
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Apple doesn't think like that. I wonder if they even laugh about one of those stupid ones who buy a new computer on Friday and a new glories MBP gets announced next Tuesday.
No doubt, good products, absolutely great software but deficiencies in treating it's own customer base properly.
There are rumors that Apple is designing a vector processor?
There are now!
Anyone read this? Interesting indeed...
http://www.nybreakingnews.com/news/I...or-1268225057/
My 6-year old PowerBook G4 is on its last legs and I am anxious to see the MacBook Pro update finally materialize.
-Daniel
My 5-year-old 12-inch PowerBook runs like a top especially after I bought a new battery for it. However, I still want, and really need, to upgrade. Mine still runs Tiger, but I want Snow Leopard and other software features associated with the MacBook Pros.
I'm in a quandary as rather to buy a 13-inch MBP or 15-inch MBP. If I could buy a 13-inch with a matte screen it'd be a slam dunk. I like the smaller form factor for travel, and I usually take my Mac with me wherever I go. Since the entry level for a matte screen is 15-inch though, I might buy that one instead. I guess it'd be nice to have the extra screen real estate.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
Who is your source.?
FWIW, 9to5 says the MacBook Pro update should land tomorrow.
I wish it were so. The site now says: "Update: We've received multiple tips that there would be Pro updates in the coming days. This latest one about the MacBook Pros may have been fake. Shame on us."
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
On the off chance that you're actually an insider and know what's going on, any chance of a white MacBook update?
On the off chance that you're actually an insider and know what's going on, any chance of a white MacBook update?
MacBook update... may be in June...Why?
April - Apple lunch the iPad 16Gb, 32Gb, 64Gb...
May - Apple update the iPhone 3Gs with iPhone 4G
June - Well, there is June the MacBook Pro update... Apple is going to add one more button to the left...
the store is back up, no MBP update.
It's not a Tuesday, that's why.
IcyFog please wait the new MacBook Pros should be here Tuesday the 16th or Wednesday.
They will be in a few more days. You'll be really upset if you don't wait. Three months ago when I was playing on Apple campus they had 15" Macbook Pros that all had new 1680x something displays for a higher resolution much closer to the 17" Macbook Pro's PPI.
Trust me it's a worthwhile update and not trivial in anyway!
Oh I'll definitely wait, probably until July. If they're not out by then though, I don't know if I'll wait much longer than that. I guess maybe I could wait until September at the latest. I would definitely think something would be out before the back-to-school rush.
Oh I'll definitely wait, probably until July. If they're not out by then though, I don't know if I'll wait much longer than that. I guess maybe I could wait until September at the latest. I would definitely think something would be out before the back-to-school rush.
dude theres no way in hell im waiting til september...my current piece of crap is just about dead. it might make it through this semester, but not the next. im sure others are in my same predicament. apple is losing costumers.
dude theres no way in hell im waiting til september...my current piece of crap is just about dead. it might make it through this semester, but not the next. im sure others are in my same predicament. apple is losing costumers.
Well they're gaining me. I haven't owned a new Mac since my 2001 Ibook. If Apple doesn't introduce a new machine by Tuesday, then I'm buying a 2.8 Mbp. Can't wait any longer. I need a Mac regardless. Its better than what I have now.
I kicked myself though. My dad offered me his 8600 gt mbp back in November for cheap and I thought new mbp's would be out sooner so he sold it to someone else.
Well they're gaining me. I haven't owned a new Mac since my 2001 Ibook. If Apple doesn't introduce a new machine by Tuesday, then I'm buying a 2.8 Mbp. Can't wait any longer. I need a Mac regardless. Its better than what I have now.
I kicked myself though. My dad offered me his 8600 gt mbp back in November for cheap and I thought new mbp's would be out sooner so he sold it to someone else.
Well if you need a new one NOWNOWNOW, and Apple doesn't release anything on Tuesday, why don't you just by a year old model on Craigslist or something? They are barely slower than the most recent MBP's and you won't feel like you've been scammed when Apple release Core i5's that are 40% faster than your week-old 2.8 that cost exactly the same amount...
Well if you need a new one NOWNOWNOW, and Apple doesn't release anything on Tuesday, why don't you just by a year old model on Craigslist or something? They are barely slower than the most recent MBP's and you won't feel like you've been scammed when Apple release Core i5's that are 40% faster than your week-old 2.8 that cost exactly the same amount...
I'm looking and I'm seeing year-old unibody machines for ~$1500. I don't trust used Intel Macs like I did with the ppc models. I'm not sure if saving myself $500 is worth losing the peace of mind that comes with a new (or factory refurbished) Mac.
I've considered a non-unibody machine. I just don't want anything less than what I have now (2.2 C2D 8600GT Dell) because I still have PC software I have to be able to run. I'm also concerned about the 8600gt failure rate. I have had good luck with my dell, but have heard a lot of horror stories about mbp's. An $800 paperweight is an expensive paperweight.
Also I don't like Craigslist for Mac laptops. People want way too much for their dented, out of warranty machines.
I can also see them dropping opitical drives, FireWire and maybe other hardware.
As much as I would love to see Apple drop the optical drives from all their laptops, I believe the MacBook will go optical-free before the MacBook Pro. Apple had a good opportunity several months ago to drop the optical drive from the MacBook and passed. I think it will be next year at the earliest that we see any more progress in this direction.
I'm waiting for a MacBook Air with 4GB of ram (and, presumably, an Arrandale processor).
I guess they didn't happen.
I'm on a similar boat. I'm waiting for a Mac mini update