The key to these MBPs will be the features in the hardware that will support Lion. Will there be some kind of merger between OS X and iOS? Support for touch, the ability to run iPhone/iPad apps?
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
I can't buy it at face value. Sorry. Now a box of that poster stuff they like to do perhaps that announces you can pre-order/reserve whatever. And is do not open until. Okay that I could buy. Apple announces on thursday. Prehaps online orders start Friday with stock in stores mid next week. That seems more like it. Or even pre-order/reserve for a set release date on x in 2-3 weeks. Maybe new laptops, maybe a new dual iPad that would leak out of the FCC anyway. Hell maybe both. Laptops in stock next week. iPads top of next month or something.
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That's what I thought. With the Motorola Xoom being available for purchase this Thursday, maybe Apple ships the iPads to its stores internationally to hold presentations there this week as it would be impossible to invite the press to Cupertino on that short a notice.
but keep in mind that Apple has been mixing it up with small on campus events in front of local press (that needs a days notice at most) and live streaming. They could do that this time as well. Particularly if it is a few days in advance of actual release. The blogs etc will pick up the slack with their articles and get the word out just the same as when they were present in the big off site hall with the wifi problems and the calendar leaks
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
Nothing wrong with that. Apple likes to make product available for purchase immediately after annoucment, and simualtaneously available to every reseller. The only way to do that on a global scale is to prefill distribution channel with products before launch. Otherwise, low end resellers will have to wait weeks to get their hand on the product in some area.
Yeah, and those goons are completely above the law too.
Yet another example of how police states can often engender criminal activity as much as they stop it.
I'd like to know your evidence for the assertion. Homeland Security minimum wage idiots at airports stealing stuff from passenger bags, sure. But I've seen no reports of companies complaining that Customers or Homeland Security have been stealing their goods as they come into the United States. The U.S. is one of the few places in the world where you don't have to pay bribes to get product across the border.
On the other hand, when I worked for a large publisher and we used to ship our computers back and forth to trade shows using PRIVATE shippers, we used to lose equipment often. And not that I think the carriers in the U.S. are very dishonest - I think overall, FedEx, UPS and the others do a great job and are generally reputable.
The U.S. is not a police state. We're too disorganized and incompetent to be a police state. That's not to say that there aren't governmental abuses, but people who cry "police state" are usually fanatics who think having to get a driver's license or having rules against polluting the water supply demonstrates fascist intent.
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
Why "supposed to be until Thursday?" Apple has not said it will be Thursday. Thursday is just somebody's guess. I am guessing it will be Tuesday (or maybe Wednesday because of the US holiday on Monday). If the retailers are getting their stock today, would it not make sense for the announcement to be very soon after that? It is not like Apple to wait too long.
There are hybrid HDDs from Seagate (I am actually using the 500GB one on my MBP). They have 4GB NAND flash inside and the HDD can determine which files are used more frequently and place them in the flash chip. There is no software to install. The size of the flash storage on these hybrid HDD is very small so you won't get the speed gain you'd expect with a SSD. However, it is faster the standard HDD and almost the same price.
I have the 250gb Momentum XT hybrid, and I'm finding about a 2:1 speed increase over my stock HDD. What're you seeing with the 500gb? I think it has 2 rw heads, so I've heard it may be faster.
I have the 250gb Momentum XT hybrid, and I'm finding about a 2:1 speed increase over my stock HDD. What're you seeing with the 500gb? I think it has 2 rw heads, so I've heard it may be faster.
I have seen a speed increase. My MBP with the stock 250GB 5400rpm used to boot in a little more than a minute (it was almost full). When I upgraded to the Momentum XT 500GB 7200rpm the boot time was less than 30 seconds. I've seen much better response and spotlight now shows the results immediately. It was really worth it and I hope Apple use those hybrid HDDs in their machines.
Whatever. U.S. Customs and the Dept of Homeland Security have already opened the packages, taken it out, turned it on, taken it apart, sold photos to Gawker, and taped it back up again.
The TSA probably already un-boxed them, spread them open, and felt around their hinges for explosives.
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The plot thickens.
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
I can't buy it at face value. Sorry. Now a box of that poster stuff they like to do perhaps that announces you can pre-order/reserve whatever. And is do not open until. Okay that I could buy. Apple announces on thursday. Prehaps online orders start Friday with stock in stores mid next week. That seems more like it. Or even pre-order/reserve for a set release date on x in 2-3 weeks. Maybe new laptops, maybe a new dual iPad that would leak out of the FCC anyway. Hell maybe both. Laptops in stock next week. iPads top of next month or something.
That's what I thought. With the Motorola Xoom being available for purchase this Thursday, maybe Apple ships the iPads to its stores internationally to hold presentations there this week as it would be impossible to invite the press to Cupertino on that short a notice.
but keep in mind that Apple has been mixing it up with small on campus events in front of local press (that needs a days notice at most) and live streaming. They could do that this time as well. Particularly if it is a few days in advance of actual release. The blogs etc will pick up the slack with their articles and get the word out just the same as when they were present in the big off site hall with the wifi problems and the calendar leaks
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
Nothing wrong with that. Apple likes to make product available for purchase immediately after annoucment, and simualtaneously available to every reseller. The only way to do that on a global scale is to prefill distribution channel with products before launch. Otherwise, low end resellers will have to wait weeks to get their hand on the product in some area.
Yeah, and those goons are completely above the law too.
Yet another example of how police states can often engender criminal activity as much as they stop it.
I'd like to know your evidence for the assertion. Homeland Security minimum wage idiots at airports stealing stuff from passenger bags, sure. But I've seen no reports of companies complaining that Customers or Homeland Security have been stealing their goods as they come into the United States. The U.S. is one of the few places in the world where you don't have to pay bribes to get product across the border.
On the other hand, when I worked for a large publisher and we used to ship our computers back and forth to trade shows using PRIVATE shippers, we used to lose equipment often. And not that I think the carriers in the U.S. are very dishonest - I think overall, FedEx, UPS and the others do a great job and are generally reputable.
The U.S. is not a police state. We're too disorganized and incompetent to be a police state. That's not to say that there aren't governmental abuses, but people who cry "police state" are usually fanatics who think having to get a driver's license or having rules against polluting the water supply demonstrates fascist intent.
And yet something feels off about this new detail.
The announcement isn't supposed to be until Thursday and yet third party dealers could get stock as soon as today. And then pre warning them about it and wrapping it with tape etc that makes it pretty obvious that it is something Apple. AND someone leaking that so now the world knows if they see a package like that it is a new thing and hey you should steal it etc.
Why "supposed to be until Thursday?" Apple has not said it will be Thursday. Thursday is just somebody's guess. I am guessing it will be Tuesday (or maybe Wednesday because of the US holiday on Monday). If the retailers are getting their stock today, would it not make sense for the announcement to be very soon after that? It is not like Apple to wait too long.
Yup, 99% by Tuesday. 100% by Wednesday.
There are hybrid HDDs from Seagate (I am actually using the 500GB one on my MBP). They have 4GB NAND flash inside and the HDD can determine which files are used more frequently and place them in the flash chip. There is no software to install. The size of the flash storage on these hybrid HDD is very small so you won't get the speed gain you'd expect with a SSD. However, it is faster the standard HDD and almost the same price.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kss98...eature=related
I have the 250gb Momentum XT hybrid, and I'm finding about a 2:1 speed increase over my stock HDD. What're you seeing with the 500gb? I think it has 2 rw heads, so I've heard it may be faster.
I have the 250gb Momentum XT hybrid, and I'm finding about a 2:1 speed increase over my stock HDD. What're you seeing with the 500gb? I think it has 2 rw heads, so I've heard it may be faster.
I have seen a speed increase. My MBP with the stock 250GB 5400rpm used to boot in a little more than a minute (it was almost full). When I upgraded to the Momentum XT 500GB 7200rpm the boot time was less than 30 seconds. I've seen much better response and spotlight now shows the results immediately. It was really worth it and I hope Apple use those hybrid HDDs in their machines.
Whatever. U.S. Customs and the Dept of Homeland Security have already opened the packages, taken it out, turned it on, taken it apart, sold photos to Gawker, and taped it back up again.
The TSA probably already un-boxed them, spread them open, and felt around their hinges for explosives.