MacBook Anticipation

MacRumors · Apr 17, 2006, 07:45 AM

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The wait for the revised Intel iBook (aka MacBook) continues, alongside speculation about the release date of the MacBook. Several readers have pointed out analyst speculation that the Intel iBook could be released as soon as tomorrow. This would be on the eve of Apple's Q2 2006 Financial Results.

If that date falls through, according to reports, internal CPU sales goals at retail Apple Stores have been increased substantially starting in May. These estimates suggest Apple is expecting a boost to sales for their CPUs in the next four weeks.

The most recent reports have claimed that the 13.3" Intel MacBook is in production with target release dates ranging from May to June.

Jesus · Apr 17, 2006, 07:47 AM

Great, if an analyst says it, it must be true.

docgraham · Apr 17, 2006, 07:48 AM

I've been waiting for the new ibooks (macbooks), the wait is starting to drive me crazy!

boogieman · Apr 17, 2006, 07:48 AM

And hopefully wont take 3 months to ship!!

thejadedmonkey · Apr 17, 2006, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by docgraham

I've been waiting for the new ibooks (macbooks), the wait is starting to drive me crazy!

Same..I'm selling soo much crap to be able to afford one too!

BlizzardBomb · Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM

Let's hope we get blown away by the design

And how about the 17" MacBook Pro too Apple!

charris · Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM

I still think a 13.3" widescreen will feel small, but I'm interested in seeing if Apple goes back to offering different colors.

sintaxi · Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM

I cant believe how used to waiting I am. Even though I am waiting with great anticipation, I no longer expect a release. Anyone else feel the same?

amateurmacfreak · Apr 17, 2006, 07:54 AM

I never want to think about the i/MacBook really again. I've been wanting them to come out since... forever. It was the one thing I told someone I really thought would be coming out in MWSF, then I told them coming out probs at beginning of April and....
We've been seeing speculation on new iBooks since when, December?
This is so stupid and theey need to get updated. Most people aren't willing to pay $2000 for a laptop and the general consensus I've sensed is that the current iBook's are slow.
This is so annoying. I will be interested to see if there will be colors, though.

mac-x · Apr 17, 2006, 07:55 AM

yeah, im still thinking june, better to expect the 'worst'.
And why would they show it on there financial event, all of the invited people want to hear about numbers,money money,stocks etc. did they ever released anything on these events?

shrhaider · Apr 17, 2006, 07:55 AM

Totally. I've gone numb. No more excitement to be gained from all this speculation. I've got forum overload. I have to start limiting myself from checking this site more than once a day.

Multimedia · Apr 17, 2006, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlizzardBomb

Let's hope we get blown away by the design

And how about the 17" MacBook Pro too Apple!

Worst case for the 17" MacBook Pro is most likely this coming Sunday's April 23 Apple NAB Press Event. Meanwhile the MacBook might surface this week as all of next week's BUZZ AIR will be centered on what is announced Sunday. Then we're into May so this week looks promising.

I can't tell which is a better way to deal with the MacBook announcement, before or after NAB. Anyone know which order would be more effective?

spine · Apr 17, 2006, 07:59 AM

My iBook G3 800 just died last week - logic board.
Suddenly, I am very interested in the MacBook!!
Wouldn't there be a special event held for this release?

amateurmacfreak · Apr 17, 2006, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sintaxi

I cant believe how used to waiting I am. Even though I am waiting with great anticipation, I no longer expect a release. Anyone else feel the same?

Greatly agreed. It's like I expect the iBooks G4 to be immortal. When a new iBook comes out I might just think "okay, whatever," or I may be very excited. No telling. Kind of depends on the specs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shrhaider

Totally. I've gone numb. No more excitement to be gained from all this speculation. I've got forum overload. I have to start limiting myself from checking this site more than once a day.

Same with the no more excitement. Not really same with the forum overload, b/c this is the only forum I regularly visit.
But I do need to keep myself from coming here more than 5 times a day....

Jk.... sort of. XD

macpastor · Apr 17, 2006, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spine

My iBook G3 800 just died last week - logic board.
Suddenly, I am very interested in the MacBook!!
Wouldn't there be a special event held for this release?

I wondered too if they would have a special release for the MacBook. However, all the people there would most likely just yawn since they were expectng it anyways. That being said, it would not surprise me if they gave invitations on this Tuesday for a special event next week. Of course everyone knows what the special event would be, but the anticipation of a radically differnt MacBook could give enough suspense that people actually go to the event to see what it up.

Austin.xstone · Apr 17, 2006, 08:02 AM

I had my excitement, at MWSF, and then in at the start of April, im just numb with having to wait. There is only so much waiting you can do before getting board - I am board. I'll be board until they release the silly things... Maybe then I might be interested again?!?

twoodcc · Apr 17, 2006, 08:02 AM

that would be great if they released tomorrow!

sintaxi · Apr 17, 2006, 08:03 AM

ha ha its good to know Im not the only one who obsesses over checking this site.

(L) · Apr 17, 2006, 08:03 AM

Umm, wouldn't Apple want an event for that sort of thing?

peanut48 · Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM

Gimme Gimme a Macbook after (monday) midnight.....haha....am getting so excited.....

abba's song had to come to mind

wedge antilies · Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM

I'm taking a wait and see approach with these iBook/macBooks if the specs are worthy, I'll upgrade, as I'm not in a desperate need.
Although, I want apple to bring it out just to keep things moving along nicely...

-Red 2

Chris Bangle · Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM

I went ot the Apple store in Bluewater on Saturday and I dont think I saw any ibooks on display. I remember seeing macbook pro and imacs and mini and i only saw the 2 powermacs they usually have on display. There was a table and I cant remebr what was on it but i think it was either macbook pros or powerbooks not ibooks. I also went to John Lewis and they had no new 60gb only customer returns... No new powermacs only ex-demos and they ibooks all had big reductions.

This seems like a promising week.

spine · Apr 17, 2006, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Bangle

I went ot the Apple store in Bluewater on Saturday and I dont think I saw any ibooks on display. I remember seeing macbook pro and imacs and mini and i only saw the 2 powermacs they usually have on display. There was a table and I cant remebr what was on it but i think it was either macbook pros or powerbooks not ibooks. I also went to John Lewis and they had no new 60gb only customer returns... No new powermacs only ex-demos and they ibooks all had big reductions.

This seems like a promising week.

I too was in an Apple Store this weekend (Burlington, MASS) and the ibooks were in the corner - just 2 on display. All the attention was on the macbook pros. Hmmm....

monkeyandy · Apr 17, 2006, 08:11 AM

Along with all the other people my excitment has been dampened due to the waiting. I'm sure they will be really cool but i'm so used to waiting for these now that i too am just expecting the worst case scenario..maybe June.

It would be sweet if it was tomorrow but i ain't gettin my hopes up

I hope it has a semi decent gfx card built in maybe 64mb vram at the min on the higher end or maybe a deal like dell do where you can get integrated gfx or pay xtra for gfx card. Also dual core 1.66 at min!

Even it does have integrated gfx i'll prob still end up buying it. no matter how much i want a MacBook i just can't afford one, and even if i did i would be scared of taking it anywhere just incase i dented or scratched it

It would be good if you cud run boot camp on it well enough to play a few PC games. I have a copy of GTA San Andreas waiting to be played on it but when I played on my PC with integrated 64mb gfx it was a bit naff!

Chris Bangle · Apr 17, 2006, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spine

I too was in an Apple Store this weekend (Burlington, MASS) and the ibooks were in the corner - just 2 on display. All the attention was on the macbook pros. Hmmm....

Why is there so little attention towards powermacs. I was thinking that NAB is a pro event and there is a possibilty of new Powermacs but I thought that not all software was universal yet so they wanted to wait a while??????

Apr 17, 2006, 07:45 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	MacBook Anticipation http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif The wait for the revised Intel iBook (aka MacBook) continues, alongside speculation about the release date of the MacBook. Several readers have pointed out analyst speculation that the Intel iBook could be released as soon as tomorrow. This would be on the eve of Apple's Q2 2006 Financial Results. If that date falls through, according to reports, internal CPU sales goals at retail Apple Stores have been increased substantially starting in May. These estimates suggest Apple is expecting a boost to sales for their CPUs in the next four weeks. The most recent reports have claimed that the 13.3" Intel MacBook is in production with target release dates ranging from May to June.

Apr 17, 2006, 07:47 AM	#2
Jesus macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On a Higher Spiritual Plane known only to Gods and those who consume large quantities of hallucinogens	Great, if an analyst says it, it must be true. __________________ µ

Apr 17, 2006, 07:48 AM	#3
docgraham macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2006	Tomorrow would be great! I've been waiting for the new ibooks (macbooks), the wait is starting to drive me crazy!

Apr 17, 2006, 07:48 AM	#4
boogieman macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2004	And hopefully wont take 3 months to ship!! __________________ Boogieman (A Apple A Day Keeps Microsoft Away) Macbook Pro Unibody 2.66 15 inch MacPro 2.26 Octo 300gb Velociraptor. 12 gb ram 16gb Iphone 3g

Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM	#6
BlizzardBomb macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: England	Let's hope we get blown away by the design And how about the 17" MacBook Pro too Apple! __________________ Mid '09 13" MBP, Rev. B iMac G5, iPod classic 80 GB, 1st Gen iPod nano 2 GB Retired: 4th Gen iPod 20 GB

Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM	#7
charris macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, MA	I still think a 13.3" widescreen will feel small, but I'm interested in seeing if Apple goes back to offering different colors.

Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 AM	#8
sintaxi macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2005	I cant believe how used to waiting I am. Even though I am waiting with great anticipation, I no longer expect a release. Anyone else feel the same? __________________ PowerMac Dual 2.0 G5 3.5Gig Ram MackBook 2.0 CoreDuo 2Gig Ram sintaxi vancouver design

Apr 17, 2006, 07:54 AM	#9
amateurmacfreak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	I never want to think about the i/MacBook really again. I've been wanting them to come out since... forever. It was the one thing I told someone I really thought would be coming out in MWSF, then I told them coming out probs at beginning of April and.... We've been seeing speculation on new iBooks since when, December? This is so stupid and theey need to get updated. Most people aren't willing to pay $2000 for a laptop and the general consensus I've sensed is that the current iBook's are slow. This is so annoying. I will be interested to see if there will be colors, though.

Apr 17, 2006, 07:55 AM	#10
mac-x macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2006	yeah, im still thinking june, better to expect the 'worst'. And why would they show it on there financial event, all of the invited people want to hear about numbers,money money,stocks etc. did they ever released anything on these events?

Apr 17, 2006, 07:55 AM	#11
shrhaider macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seoul	Totally. I've gone numb. No more excitement to be gained from all this speculation. I've got forum overload. I have to start limiting myself from checking this site more than once a day.

Apr 17, 2006, 07:59 AM	#13
spine macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: warwick RI	My iBook G3 800 just died last week - logic board. Suddenly, I am very interested in the MacBook!! Wouldn't there be a special event held for this release? __________________ photographer/filmmaker/designer 24" iMac, white macbook, iPod 60g, nano 4G, iphone 3G.

Apr 17, 2006, 08:02 AM	#16
Austin.xstone macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Zealand - Ohh Yeah...	I had my excitement, at MWSF, and then in at the start of April, im just numb with having to wait. There is only so much waiting you can do before getting board - I am board. I'll be board until they release the silly things... Maybe then I might be interested again?!? __________________ iPod G5 30GB Video, 2.8 GHz 512MBWindows Laptop, 1.9 GHz 512MB PC, Watch this space... MacBook - I hope

Apr 17, 2006, 08:02 AM	#17
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	that would be great if they released tomorrow!

Apr 17, 2006, 08:03 AM	#18
sintaxi macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2005	ha ha its good to know Im not the only one who obsesses over checking this site. __________________ PowerMac Dual 2.0 G5 3.5Gig Ram MackBook 2.0 CoreDuo 2Gig Ram sintaxi vancouver design

Apr 17, 2006, 08:03 AM	#19
(L) macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: L	Umm, wouldn't Apple want an event for that sort of thing? __________________ L

Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM	#20
peanut48 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006	Gimme Gimme a Macbook after (monday) midnight.....haha....am getting so excited..... abba's song had to come to mind

Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM	#21
wedge antilies macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia, MAAAATE!	Wait and See I'm taking a wait and see approach with these iBook/macBooks if the specs are worthy, I'll upgrade, as I'm not in a desperate need. Although, I want apple to bring it out just to keep things moving along nicely... -Red 2 __________________ Finally my NEW MAC: 20 inch iMac (intel):500 GB HD:2GB Ram:ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM:Wireless KB & Mouse:Hooray - It's been 3 Long years baby!

Apr 17, 2006, 08:05 AM	#22
Chris Bangle macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK	I went ot the Apple store in Bluewater on Saturday and I dont think I saw any ibooks on display. I remember seeing macbook pro and imacs and mini and i only saw the 2 powermacs they usually have on display. There was a table and I cant remebr what was on it but i think it was either macbook pros or powerbooks not ibooks. I also went to John Lewis and they had no new 60gb only customer returns... No new powermacs only ex-demos and they ibooks all had big reductions. This seems like a promising week. __________________ imac G4....Classic II....Performa 6200....2nd gen 4gb blue mini....30gb black 5g....2nd gen 1gb shuffle.....

Apr 17, 2006, 08:11 AM	#24
monkeyandy macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2006	zzzzzzzzzz.......... Along with all the other people my excitment has been dampened due to the waiting. I'm sure they will be really cool but i'm so used to waiting for these now that i too am just expecting the worst case scenario..maybe June. It would be sweet if it was tomorrow but i ain't gettin my hopes up I hope it has a semi decent gfx card built in maybe 64mb vram at the min on the higher end or maybe a deal like dell do where you can get integrated gfx or pay xtra for gfx card. Also dual core 1.66 at min! Even it does have integrated gfx i'll prob still end up buying it. no matter how much i want a MacBook i just can't afford one, and even if i did i would be scared of taking it anywhere just incase i dented or scratched it It would be good if you cud run boot camp on it well enough to play a few PC games. I have a copy of GTA San Andreas waiting to be played on it but when I played on my PC with integrated 64mb gfx it was a bit naff!

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