AppleInsider: MEROM MACBOOK PRO'S AROUND SEPTEMBER 5th

hyperpasta · Aug 14, 2006, 05:49 PM

Sorry for the all-caps, but I think the subject justifies them.

Quote:

particular, the company this week is said to be preparing for massive air-freight shipments from the Far East that are due to drop in the United States around the 5th of September.

Although sources were not specific as to what product(s) Apple is planning to move, the timeframe of the shipments coincides nicely with dates in which the Mac maker is believed to be ready to roll with its first Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pro notebook systems.

Full Article.

I think we can assume this is true, given AppleInsider's insanely great track record - flawlessly predicting the Mac Pro's dual optical drives, all XEON processors, and unchanged case for instance.

In addition, they also put new iPod nanos as coming out in September as well... possibly around the 16th.

extraextra · Aug 14, 2006, 05:53 PM

Hoooray! Maybe all the "When is Merom coming out?" "Should I wait for Merom?" etc. threads will stop now.

ksz · Aug 14, 2006, 05:56 PM

Merom in MBPs makes sense, but I'm not sure the iPod nano will be end-of-lifed so quickly. Bumped up in specs perhaps, but probably not retired altogether.

hyperpasta · Aug 14, 2006, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksz

Merom in MBPs makes sense, but I'm not sure the iPod nano will be end-of-lifed so quickly. Bumped up in specs perhaps, but probably not retired altogether.

End-Of-Life is something told to retailers. It means "get rid of these, these exact models will be outdated soon", not "No more iPod nano".

I'm personally expecting a mini-esque design and a capacity bump.

BRLawyer · Aug 14, 2006, 06:08 PM

Good to know...now if Apple could just launch a 12/13" MBP or even an improved 13" MB (with dedicated GPU and perhaps a backlit keyboard), I would be glad to spend some Swiss Francs on a new notebook..!

KingYaba · Aug 14, 2006, 06:10 PM

Sweet. I can wait till September 5th. It would be a nice birthday present to myself.

ChickenSwartz · Aug 14, 2006, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by extraextra

Hoooray! Maybe all the "When is Merom coming out?" "Should I wait for Merom?" etc. threads will stop now.

No sorry. There will be more.

When is the question?

Tomorrow in MBP [please]? Or is that too early?

BlizzardBomb · Aug 14, 2006, 06:12 PM

Whatever you do Apple, don't leave the Mini with the Yonah Core Solo it has now.

true777 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:19 PM

I wouldn't get my hopes up for anytyhing other than iPod updates.
Pretty sure this is iPod related.

ryanx27 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickenSwartz

No sorry. There will be more.

When is the question?

Tomorrow in MBP [please]? Or is that too early?

Next Tuesday, as always!

Demon Hunter · Aug 14, 2006, 06:20 PM

This is exciting! It's hardly a rumor anymore! I still remember waiting for new PowerBooks... and now we have 64–bit dual–core CPUs. *cries* I love Intel!

tonyl · Aug 14, 2006, 06:21 PM

No Conroe Macs?

ebuc · Aug 14, 2006, 06:22 PM

"massive air-freight shipments"...MAFS next Tuesday...That way its a bit more vague, since we don't know which machine Apple will update

(Really, though, we all know it will be the MacBook Pros. It better be.)

AppleIntelRock · Aug 14, 2006, 06:29 PM

Sheesh. So glad I upgraded to my 1.67 PB to the 17" MBP. Although I love the speed bump between the 2, I cant imagine a 64 bit MPB. For now I think I'll just have to keep the one I have (until photoshop goes native at least) however, If they change the case- I may have to cry.

GFLPraxis · Aug 14, 2006, 06:29 PM

I want my Conroe iMac!

I'll even be happy with Merom...just give it to me before the free iPod deal expires

ZildjianKX · Aug 14, 2006, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyl

No Conroe Macs?

I'm anxious to see if they end up in the iMac.

MikeNemat · Aug 14, 2006, 06:31 PM

There has been sporadic reports around the 'net and also on the macrumors forums of macbook pros going on 5-7 day delays at the apple store and out of stock at retail stores.

I smell a tuesday morning product update

vanzskater272 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:31 PM

so does this mean merom macbooks also

guzhogi · Aug 14, 2006, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

Good to know...now if Apple could just launch a 12/13" MBP or even an improved 13" MB (with dedicated GPU and perhaps a backlit keyboard), I would be glad to spend some Swiss Francs on a new notebook..!

If MBs got a dedicated GPU & backlit keyboard, what would be the difference between that and an MBP other than a superdrive, Firewire 800 and an Express Card slot? IMO, that's not enough of a difference for me.

ryanx27 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebuc

"massive air-freight shipments"...MAFS next Tuesday...That way its a bit more vague, since we don't know which machine Apple will update

(Really, though, we all know it will be the MacBook Pros. It better be.)

God, I hope so. Student loan money is hittin' soon, and will be burning a hole in my pocket (that is, the painfully finite chunk of it that won't be ear marked for law school tuition, books, rent, and food

).

But besides the back-to-schoolers, I think so many people are following the Meroms-in-Macs story intently because if Apple goes "live" with Meroms soon, it's going to signal that "milestone" shift for Apple that people have predicted ever since the switch to Intel was announced -- a competetive, responsive, and regular update/upgrade cycle for Macs that keeps time with the PC market (and, by proxy, will probably offer a greater array of choices for Mac buyers as well).

Here's to hoping that Apple makes "all the right moves," and wins much more market share by doing so!

LittleJ09 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:38 PM

I thought "Core 2 Duo" was intended to be a desktop chip, and "Core Duo" was the laptop version.

If this is not the case, what was the point of the "Core Duo" ?

Di9it8 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:39 PM

It would make sense to improve the specs of the MacBook Pro, as at the moment it is the screen size and vram as the differences. Also what about the iPhone

Demon Hunter · Aug 14, 2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by appleintelrock

Sheesh. So glad I upgraded to my 1.67 PB to the 17" MBP. Although I love the speed bump between the 2, I cant imagine a 64 bit MPB. For now I think I'll just have to keep the one I have (until photoshop goes native at least) however, If they change the case- I may have to cry.

Don't worry, they won't change the case. There's not even a chance. The Mac Pro is all the proof you need. Aluminum is perfect!

j26 · Aug 14, 2006, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleJ09

I thought "Core 2 Duo" was intended to be a desktop chip, and "Core Duo" was the laptop version.

If this is not the case, what was the point of the "Core Duo" ?

Core 2 has 2 variations - laptop (merom) and desktop (Conroe) both are 64bit

Core Duo (Yonah) is the current one and is 32 bit.

The point of Core Duo (for Apple) was to get onto dual core Intel processors as fast as possible.

nagromme · Aug 14, 2006, 06:45 PM

Merom soon makes sense--in the Pro models and maybe iMac.

But Apple should certainly keep Yonah machines (Mini and MB) as well.

Yonah (even single-core Yonah) is already overkill power for some low-end users. So why make them pay for a pair of Merom cores?

Instead, let Yonah's price drop, and the bottom-end Mac models' price drop with it.

Aug 14, 2006, 06:08 PM	#5
BRLawyer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	Good to know...now if Apple could just launch a 12/13" MBP or even an improved 13" MB (with dedicated GPU and perhaps a backlit keyboard), I would be glad to spend some Swiss Francs on a new notebook..! __________________ iMac 24" C2D 2.8, 4Gb, 500Gb+1.25Tb, JBL Creature II, Creative XMod, OS X 10.6.2; iBook G3 Dual-USB 500MHz, 384Mb, 15Gb, OS X 10.4.11

Aug 14, 2006, 06:10 PM	#6
KingYaba macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuck in a rut...	Sweet. I can wait till September 5th. It would be a nice birthday present to myself. __________________ Texas: illegally acquired; universally admired.

Aug 14, 2006, 06:12 PM	#8
BlizzardBomb macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: England	Whatever you do Apple, don't leave the Mini with the Yonah Core Solo it has now. __________________ Mid '09 13" MBP, Rev. B iMac G5, iPod classic 80 GB, 1st Gen iPod nano 2 GB Retired: 4th Gen iPod 20 GB

Aug 14, 2006, 06:19 PM	#9
true777 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Palo Alto, CA	I wouldn't get my hopes up for anytyhing other than iPod updates. Pretty sure this is iPod related. __________________ -true

Aug 14, 2006, 06:22 PM	#13
ebuc macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nor'East	"massive air-freight shipments"...MAFS next Tuesday...That way its a bit more vague, since we don't know which machine Apple will update (Really, though, we all know it will be the MacBook Pros. It better be.) __________________ PB 1.25, Cube 450, iPod 3G 40GB Alia iacta est.

Aug 14, 2006, 05:53 PM	#2
extraextra macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the o.c., california	Hoooray! Maybe all the "When is Merom coming out?" "Should I wait for Merom?" etc. threads will stop now.

Aug 14, 2006, 05:56 PM	#3
ksz macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose, CA	Merom in MBPs makes sense, but I'm not sure the iPod nano will be end-of-lifed so quickly. Bumped up in specs perhaps, but probably not retired altogether.

Aug 14, 2006, 06:20 PM	#11
Demon Hunter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN	This is exciting! It's hardly a rumor anymore! I still remember waiting for new PowerBooks... and now we have 64–bit dual–core CPUs. cries I love Intel!

Aug 14, 2006, 06:21 PM	#12
tonyl macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2006	No Conroe Macs?

Aug 14, 2006, 06:29 PM	#14
AppleIntelRock macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: settle down... we don't even know each other very well...	Grrr... Sheesh. So glad I upgraded to my 1.67 PB to the 17" MBP. Although I love the speed bump between the 2, I cant imagine a 64 bit MPB. For now I think I'll just have to keep the one I have (until photoshop goes native at least) however, If they change the case- I may have to cry.

Aug 14, 2006, 06:29 PM	#15
GFLPraxis macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2004	I want my Conroe iMac! I'll even be happy with Merom...just give it to me before the free iPod deal expires __________________ Nintendo Players - the Ultimate Nintendo Resource MacBook CD/2GHz/2GB/160GB/SD Hackintosh Core 2 Quad/2.4 GHz/4GB/660GB/8800GT 16 GB iPhone

Aug 14, 2006, 06:31 PM	#17
MikeNemat macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2006	There has been sporadic reports around the 'net and also on the macrumors forums of macbook pros going on 5-7 day delays at the apple store and out of stock at retail stores. I smell a tuesday morning product update

Aug 14, 2006, 06:31 PM	#18
vanzskater272 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	so does this mean merom macbooks also

Aug 14, 2006, 06:38 PM	#21
LittleJ09 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	I thought "Core 2 Duo" was intended to be a desktop chip, and "Core Duo" was the laptop version. If this is not the case, what was the point of the "Core Duo" ?

Aug 14, 2006, 06:39 PM	#22
Di9it8 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006	MacBook Pros It would make sense to improve the specs of the MacBook Pro, as at the moment it is the screen size and vram as the differences. Also what about the iPhone

Aug 14, 2006, 06:45 PM	#25
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Merom soon makes sense--in the Pro models and maybe iMac. But Apple should certainly keep Yonah machines (Mini and MB) as well. Yonah (even single-core Yonah) is already overkill power for some low-end users. So why make them pay for a pair of Merom cores? Instead, let Yonah's price drop, and the bottom-end Mac models' price drop with it. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

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