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Quote: Originally Posted by jowie74 That's not completely true. The MacBooks have been memory and HD upgradeable right from the start. I should know, I have a first gen MacBook and have upgraded both memory and HD. Apple don't offer the path…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricVT Don't really care about having upgrade paths for my MBP, honestly. I leave it alone and it keeps working great for as long as I care to use it. Very well said and point taken. Then again, that's where we a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee I think we understand you very well. And apparently the only nerve being touched is yours. Your response is fatuousness. Think again. DT
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee Oh, not everybody replaces their computers every year or so. I suspect that most of Apples customers are on a three year or more replacement cycle. With many being on a six year or greater cycle. And we are all …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism If Apple gets ahold of a slim, slot-loading Blu-ray drive, then 3rs-party venders will likely have it to. If the drive is thicker than the current space or uses a different connector fr more bandwidth then it…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Perhaps I'm being too pedantic, but if he purchases Apple Software, Apple PMPs, Apple MIDs or content via Apple then he is a current Apple Customer. Excuse me if I'm off-topic, but isn't this thread about …
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Replacing drives hardly qualifies for this example in the least bit. Finally. Thank you, Jeff. Regards, DT
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee And your point? Maybe we do get what you are trying to say, and just don't care. Apple adding Blu-Ray means what? Squat. Its not a feature I care for nor will it cause me to go out and buy the latest and newe…
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When Apple comes out with Blu-Ray, and you can't upgrade it on your $2,500 MacBook Pro, you'll understand the hyperbole (which is technically a euphemism). DT
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Quote: Originally Posted by Nikeddemus So next year I'll get the new case design. I'll be the coolest kid on the block. I hope the macbook pro looks totally different when I get it. Thank you for your help. I appreciate you Apple people. You'r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Is this sort of thing common from OEMs? I can't ask my Merc dealer to install a larger engine. I can't ask LG to put in a higher res display into my TV. There are 3rd-party vendors that do this. If you wan…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mzaslove Got it -- it's the warranty voiding that Apple does. They're cool on ram, I never had a ComboDrive to switch out. True, the warranty is an issue. Which is why Apple should offer these upgrades themselve…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lundy What "upgrade path" is there for a MacBook Pro? I don't get what you are asking for. Just sell it on eBay and buy the new one. That's what I do and the money you have to spend is about what you would spend to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I don't know where you're seeing Apple offering this. Amazon and some third parties might be offering rebates on Macs and bundling other merchandise as a free promotion, but Apple is not. Amazon has been offe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jowie74 With the risk of starting a flame war, the original post reeked of a newbie forum member desperate to hurl complaints around so as to make themselves feel a bit better. In those situations I find it's best to k…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Why the F would you think you should need to upgrade within two years anyway? That's very unusual. What the F exactly are you looking for? Excuses to blow more money? I call BS. I'd be skeptical if yo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by shanmugam on the other note previous generation MacBook Pro all are on sale under clearance item from apple.com $1699 for MBP thats a deal ... I bought my 15" MacBook Pro on March 28, 2006. Nothing since t…
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It's a fine computer, just at the wrong price point. It's way too close to the 15" MacBook Pro, which will run circles around it in every category for not much more weight. The MBA should be less than a MacBook. DT
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton My guess it's because the "old" iPod dock doesn't tell the iPhone and Touch which to provide through those pins -- composite or component video -- and by default it is component. This is the "authentication chip…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider The iPhone and Touch don't generate an S-Video signal at all, but use the same pin outputs for composite and component video signals. [/c] Then why doesn't composite video from the iPhone or Touch trans…