What are you most pleased to see in today's MBP rev?

[Radioman]

Apart from the obvious, I am absolutely delighted that Firewire 800 has returned to the 15", my laptop is my only machine now and I have about 80GB of music and 120GB of photos so I rely heavily on an external drive and was worried about downgrading to FW400 if I got a MBP.

The larger HDD is also welcome as is the 3GB memory option.

Anyway I have just ordered one with this spec;

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
3GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-1x2GB,1x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 6X
15 Glossy Widescreen Display
Apple USB Modem
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-B
Country Kit-GBR

Looking forward to taking it out of the box :)

[reflex]

My favorite is the 160GB hd. Followed by 1GB ram standard.

[SoLibertyDies]

Everything about the new Rev made me regret buying my 15 MBP last month and not waiting for the Core2Duo except now there's no 7200RPM HD option in the 15's.

Alas, patience is always the answer, but I wanted my hands on it right away haha.

[AdeFowler]

What are you most pleased to see in today's MBP rev?

...an end to the "when will the MBPs be updated" threads ;)

[barkins]

Obviously I'm delighted to see that they finally released them. This will be my first Mac since 2001.

I'll be heading out to the Apple store this afternoon to get one - It'll be a 15 incher.

I'm also very happy to see that 1gig of ram is standard and they offer 120gb harddrive to boot, fantastic!

Happy days! :D

[mdntcallr]

Happy to see:

the faster core 2 duo
160 gb or 200 gb BTO options for hard drives
more ram included affordably (except 3 gb option, very lame price)
airplane adapter. very needed.

Disappointed: no new graphics chip.

Coming this spring? New model, Santa Rosa, new case, new GPU, blu-ray

And yes, and end to the speculation on when new model was coming

[Warbrain]

What are you most pleased to see in today's MBP rev?

...an end to the "when will the MBPs be updated" threads ;)

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was thinking the same damn thing!

[QCassidy352]

the doubling of the standard RAM is really great.

[joshwest]

Everythings great makes me wanna flip my 6 month old 2.0 cd mbp w/ 2 gigs

[Warbrain]

Coming this spring? New model, Santa Rosa, new case, new GPU, blu-ray

Shut up! You're going to start it now?! I don't want to swim through threads of "When is the Santa Rosa MacBook Pro coming out." I've had enough of that.

[Radioman]

160 gb or 200 gb BTO options for hard drives
more ram included affordably (except 3 gb option, very lame price)
I was put off the 200GB HDD because of the slow speed. I have the 7200RPM in my PB right now and wouldn't want to drop that far!

The costly 3GB RAM option is no doubt down to the fact that it calls for a 2 gig chip. I went for it though on the basis that you can never have too much RAM, and to compensate for the fact that I am a year older and my organic RAM is shrinking ;)

[briantology]

I like the more reasonable price and 1GB comes standard on 15" models. Though I'm getting one, I just get all excited when new stuff comes out.

[tomacintosh]

I'm just happy they're out. I tempted to sell my iMac and get one to be honest!

[bartelby]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was thinking the same damn thing!


You're not alone in thinking that!!

[Shadow]

You're not alone in thinking that!!
Except now there will be "When will Santa Rose be out" (or whatever its called ;) )! You can never please some people...:(

[slick316]

Never even knew they got an update until I saw this thread. I must say, this is what the MBP should have been (minus the C2D of course). I like that the 15" finally got a DL DVD burner and FW800. The standard ram and hard drives are nice also. A good update in my opinion.
I'm happy to see this, I plan on rebuying an MBP next year, hoping for some cool updates in 6 months or so (my purchase is going to coincide with Leopards release, so hopefully a new MBP is out by then).

[potterg]

I too was not patient and bought one around 2 weeks ago. I am happy to see that it comes standart w/ 1 gig of ram and the dual layer burner is nice. It seems that the processor speed isnt as signifigant to warrent waiting so long. Perhaps the potential release in the spring will be a little better.

[YS2003]

The news is so fresh still. As this settles in as hours go by, I am sure we start hearing lots of buyer's remorse threads from people who purchased Core Duo (now outdated officially)MBP this month or last month. Of course, there would be more threads on Core Duo MBP owners' rationalization of their purchasing decisions.
For me, this update is quite nicely done by Apple. 160 GB hard drive, 400/800 FW ports for both 15" and 17", in additional to apparent benefit of C2D chip. I think people were patient would be rewarded with nicer machines.

[Mac-Addict]

The news is so fresh still. As this settles in as hours go by, I am sure we start hearing lots of buyer's remorse threads from people who purchased Core Duo (now outdated officially)MBP this month or last month...
I'm just gunna say well don't sit around moaning about it.. put your MBP on ebay and then go and get a job / a better paying one / Get a loan / Rob a bank! to make the diffrence up!

Right now if someone gave me a core duo macbook pro I would say "Holy crap thank you so much I absolutly &*%&ing love it and right now I couldnt give a £$%* about core 2 duo because someone you gave me the best gift ever! Sure a core 2 duo would be better but who cares this baby can do EVERYTHING I need it to do!"
Edit: The best thing about this upgrade I think is the fact Apple cares about its customers and is actually releasing updates rather than forcing all of its customers to have old technology until they bring out a major update like leopard!

[rowdy268]

I ordered the stock 17"

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8X
17 Widescreen Display

I have to say I like the fact that it comes with 2gb ram and the 160gb hd. I had saved to upgrade to those options and since it's now included i ordered a...

IPOD 30G BLACKUSA
:D

[Mac-Addict]

I ordered the stock 17"

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8X
17 Widescreen Display

I have to say I like the fact that it comes with 2gb ram and the 160gb hd. I had saved to upgrade to those options and since it's now included i ordered a...

IPOD 30G BLACKUSA
:D
Congrats on the New Ipod! oh and the mpb..
:p Only messing but really congrats on the new machine I can't wait for christmas until I get my stock 2.33ghz macbook pro! at first I really wanted a Macbook and then a sexy sexy 24inch iMac was brought out and all my interests for the macbook pro set aside and I saw a macbookpro in a store and it just made me want it more than the iMac and then 3 days later Core 2 Duo 2gb Ram Dual 6x Super drive 120gb 15.4 inch Macbook Pro comes out..

[solaris]

Comments about the 15" MacBook Pro.

Pleased to see:
* FireWire 800 (about time)
* Dual Layer SuperDrive (again, about time. Even if its only a 6x)

NOT pleased to see:
* No 7200rpm hdd BTO option (only 5400 and 4200rpm)


Guess I will have to pass this one as well! :(
I have been waiting a long time for the 15" PowerBook G4 replacer, but it has still not been released (with FW800, 8x DL SuperDrive, and a 7200rpm hdd).

[kristiano]

My favorite is the 160GB hd. Followed by 1GB ram standard.

Agreed. What I was looking for too.

[Clydefrog]

I am pleased with everything. But if i had to decide i would have to go with 1 or 2gb standard, Finally no stock 512 in a "pro" machine

[jessica.]

I am glad to see the FW800 return, the standard 1 gb memory with 3 gb max and the larger drives.

[CaptainCaveMann]

Comments about the 15" MacBook Pro.

Pleased to see:
* FireWire 800 (about time)
* Dual Layer SuperDrive (again, about time. Even if its only a 6x)

NOT pleased to see:
* No 7200rpm hdd BTO option (only 5400 and 4200rpm)


Guess I will have to pass this one as well! :(
I have been waiting a long time for the 15" PowerBook G4 replacer, but it has still not been released (with FW800, 8x DL SuperDrive, and a 7200rpm hdd).

Ya this is really bizzare. Especially because they had the 7200 rpm drive on the last MBP. Anyone want to speculate on why apple chose to not use the 7200 drive in the new MBP's?

[freestyleguy128]

Ya this is really bizzare. Especially because they had the 7200 rpm drive on the last MBP. Anyone want to speculate on why apple chose to not use the 7200 drive in the new MBP's?
One Word...heat.

[CaptainCaveMann]

One Word...heat.

I thought merom was supposed to run cooler. Apparently this is not the case.

[5150 Joker]

Apart from the obvious, I am absolutely delighted that Firewire 800 has returned to the 15", my laptop is my only machine now and I have about 80GB of music and 120GB of photos so I rely heavily on an external drive and was worried about downgrading to FW400 if I got a MBP.

The larger HDD is also welcome as is the 3GB memory option.

Anyway I have just ordered one with this spec;

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
3GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-1x2GB,1x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 6X
15 Glossy Widescreen Display
Apple USB Modem
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-B
Country Kit-GBR

Looking forward to taking it out of the box :)


Grats I just ordered one today myself and its almost the same except I got 2 GB ram and the 120 GB drive. This is going to be my (and wifes) first ever mac so it should be an interesting experience (as long as it doesn't overheat like I've read).

[5150 Joker]

Comments about the 15" MacBook Pro.

Pleased to see:
* FireWire 800 (about time)
* Dual Layer SuperDrive (again, about time. Even if its only a 6x)

NOT pleased to see:
* No 7200rpm hdd BTO option (only 5400 and 4200rpm)


Guess I will have to pass this one as well! :(
I have been waiting a long time for the 15" PowerBook G4 replacer, but it has still not been released (with FW800, 8x DL SuperDrive, and a 7200rpm hdd).


Can't you just buy any 7200 rpm notebook drive and put one in there yourself? I don't see the big deal.

[Cybix]

I have a MBP already and wont be upgrading to the latest revision.

The cpu isnt enough to make me move. I dont use firewire, I rarely ever use the dvd drive, my hdd is plenty big enough for me (100gig)..

no 802.11n !? I would have thought they would go to the latest draft of 802.11n. I guess not.

[Willis]

I've been an Apple Computer consumer all my life. I still have my Mac Plus from 1984 :) . Unfortunately my new mbp crapped out after 6 months. Not due to heat issues or noises. Well after my third repair they had me send my computer and accessories back to release my new mbp from the Apple store. Well I kept checking the order status for the past week and just today the specs changed to the new mbp c2d. I WAS SO SHOCKED! So I just had a mbp cd for the past 6 months and am now getting a new mbp c2d :D !
2.33ghz
2gb ram
160gb HD

Ships on the 30th :D
SO EXCITED!

Wish i was in your shoes! Nice one!

[imacintel]

I have tested, and I don't think there is much of a difference of a Core duo to a core 2 duo.

Edit:I am pleased to announce this is my 1000th post! go MR!

[dornoforpyros]

the only nit picky thing I would like have to seen is the user swappable hard drive, but given that they all ship with a decent amount of ram I can forgive it. I just returned my 2.16ghz (purchased on saturday) to the store, got a refund and now I'm on the list for a 2.33ghz.

[br0adband]

Comments about the 15" MacBook Pro.

Pleased to see:
* FireWire 800 (about time)
* Dual Layer SuperDrive (again, about time. Even if its only a 6x)

NOT pleased to see:
* No 7200rpm hdd BTO option (only 5400 and 4200rpm)


Guess I will have to pass this one as well! :(
I have been waiting a long time for the 15" PowerBook G4 replacer, but it has still not been released (with FW800, 8x DL SuperDrive, and a 7200rpm hdd).

The 160GB drive in the new MBP outperforms all the 7200 rpm drives currently on the market, so, guess you'll just have to pass on this one so someone else can get to work with theirs that could have been yours. :)

bb

[kalun]

The end of "WHERE IS MY C2D LAPTOP!!!" threads.

[solaris]

Can't you just buy any 7200 rpm notebook drive and put one in there yourself? I don't see the big deal.
..and break the warranty from day #1. No thanks!

[CaptainCaveMann]

The 160GB drive in the new MBP outperforms all the 7200 rpm drives currently on the market, so, guess you'll just have to pass on this one so someone else can get to work with theirs that could have been yours. :)

bb

Source please?

[phantasm10]

The end of "WHERE IS MY C2D LAPTOP!!!" threads.

But it'll just start the quad core threads. :(

[WorldIRC]

..and break the warranty from day #1. No thanks!
You will not void the warranty by doing this...it does not state anywhere in the warranty that you cannot do this...of course, if you cause damage as a result of the upgrade, you are out of luck, but I assure you, my logic board was exchanged underwarranty for the whine after I had the upgraded hard drive, and Apple didn't say anything.

[Chundles]

But it'll just start the quad core threads. :(

It'll be ages before a quad-core laptop chip is available. Penryn is due next year and is just a 45nm shrink of the 65mn Merom. The next big architecture change is due maybe 2008 with "Nehalem" but I don't know much at all about that.

[phantasm10]

It'll be ages before a quad-core laptop chip is available. Penryn is due next year and is just a 45nm shrink of the 65mn Merom. The next big architecture change is due maybe 2008 with "Nehalem" but I don't know much at all about that.

Doesn't matter how long till they're released, the threads will still start.

[SMM]

Doesn't matter how long till they're released, the threads will still start.

(Laughs), yes that is a certainty!

[Jiddick ExRex]

160 HD? Are they moving to perpendicular since they removed the BTO 7200 RPM?

[Bill Gates]

160 HD? Are they moving to perpendicular since they removed the BTO 7200 RPM?
Yes. A welcome change IMO.

[Radioman]

Oh no, quad cores are on the way! I'll cancel my order and wait... Only kidding.

One thing I did notice though was that my shipment is being delayed waiting for the magsafe airline adapter which is on 8 day lead time :(

If the HDD is perpendicular I suppose that means that the read/write speed will be much faster than its RPM would suggest.

[Jiddick ExRex]

If it's perpendicular, (can someone please verify with sources?) I will buy one very very soon. I just need the money.
The perpendicular is said to be faster or just as fast as 7200 RPM, cooler and have more longevity than the fasterspinning drives.

Whooooopeeeee!