Full Laptop Refresh By Holidays?

MacRumors · Sep 19, 2006, 12:00 AM

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AppleInsider expects that Apple will update its complete laptop line (13" MacBook and 15/17" MacBook Pros) to Core 2 Duo "Merom" before the holiday shopping season starts in late November. According to the site, development has been completed and the launch is simply awaiting Apple's marketing team to "pull the trigger."

MacShrine and MacOSXRumors expect the MacBook Pro to be updated at Apple's September 25th event preceding Photokina. AppleInsider is unsure whether the updated MacBook will be unveiled at that event or be held off to ensure adequate supply of Intel's Core 2 Duo Merom chip.

Many users have pointed to extended ship dates and delays for MacBooks as evidence of an impending update. While possible, the shipping delays may simply be due to a demand backlog which was noted in Apple's Q3 2006 conference call in July. At the time Apple stated they expected to reach a supply/demand balance by the end of September (the end of Apple's current fiscal quarter).

WildCowboy · Sep 19, 2006, 12:03 AM

It would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. I've still got another couple of revisions before I'm ready to buy, so I'll be sitting this one out.

My gut feeling is that there won't be any new hardware at Photokina, but a later release of the MeromBooks in time for Christmas is certainly possible.

bjdku · Sep 19, 2006, 12:05 AM

It would be cool but how is Apple going to keep up with this feverous pace of Intel chip releases? In a couple months there will be another chip upgrade in the whole line...what is the next chip after Merom?

Kingsly · Sep 19, 2006, 12:05 AM

Of course they're going to refresh the laptops before the holidays. Duh.

kalun · Sep 19, 2006, 12:06 AM

In Macbook/Pro are updating in Novemeber...It means Apple is 3 months behind all laptop manufactures...

I seriously doubt that Apple will let that happen, but then again, they are apple, they think differently!

mkjellman · 12:19 AM

APPLE I NEED A NEW MACBOOK PRO. I NEED FIREWIRE 800, I NEED A DL SuperDrive, i'd like MEMROM. If you had to release a half-assed Prosumer laptop in the first place to start your transition for the love of god PLEASE update it now. Its been a LONG time since we've seen any updates. Apple is now competing in INTEL land, were they need to keep their laptops current. Release the laptops (notebooks in your case as you like to call them) i'll place the order and wait for them to ship. PLEASE.!

mike

ctachme · Sep 19, 2006, 12:07 AM

All I have to say is:
"what the hell is taking them so frigging long?"

generik · Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkjellman

APPLE I NEED A NEW MACBOOK PRO. I NEED FIREWIRE 800, I NEED A DL SuperDrive, i'd like MEMROM. If you had to releace a half-assed Prosumer laptop in the first place to start your transition for the love of god PLEASE update it now. Its been a LONG time since we've seen any updates. Apple is now competeing in INTEL land, were they need to keep their laptops current. Releace the laptops (notebooks in your case as you like to call them) i'll place the order and wait for them to ship. PLEASE.!

mike

Eh what choices do you have if Apple doesn't wish to play by your needs... buy from another vendor? Let the "free market" decide? Oh wait, I forgot, for Macs there is no free market, it is basically a monopoly.

UmaThurman · Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM

Y'all just wait a bit longer. it'll come soon.

jaydub · Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM

Is it happening on a tuesday, perchance?

generik · Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctachme

All I have to say is:
"what the hell is taking them so frigging long?"

All new diamond dust coated titanium MBP chasis! Strong enough to ground PCs into dust...

ZoomZoomZoom · Sep 19, 2006, 12:10 AM

Surprise?

News Flash: Apple to update chips in incredibly expensive pro laptop line no more than 3 months after competitors!

They better be updated by the 26th. Not only is any later date even more ridiculously late, but I'm starting to get kernal panics on my old computer. -_-

jwp1964 · Sep 19, 2006, 12:10 AM

Please Apple put out a new 12" or smaller notebook and I'm in! My iBook is about to be 3 years old and it's time to upgrade.

SC68Cal · Sep 19, 2006, 12:12 AM

I went ahead and bought my MacBook Pro because I can't do my schoolwork without a laptop. So, I'm really not paying much attention these days about future announcements

ZoomZoomZoom · Sep 19, 2006, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by generik

Let the "free market" decide? Oh wait, I forgot, for Macs there is no free market, it is basically a monopoly.

Yeah. I keep on thinking of going for a Thinkpad, but every time I think to how hooked I am on OS X, I can't do it. But I refuse to pay good money for now "outdated" hardware in a flagship notebook computer line. Ridiculous.

Music_Producer · Sep 19, 2006, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkjellman

APPLE I NEED A NEW MACBOOK PRO. I NEED FIREWIRE 800, I NEED A DL SuperDrive, i'd like MEMROM. If you had to releace a half-assed Prosumer laptop in the first place to start your transition for the love of god PLEASE update it now. Its been a LONG time since we've seen any updates. Apple is now competeing in INTEL land, were they need to keep their laptops current. Releace the laptops (notebooks in your case as you like to call them) i'll place the order and wait for them to ship. PLEASE.!

mike

For the love of God, please, learn to spell.

mkjellman · Sep 19, 2006, 12:14 AM

to be honest - i've been looking at the lenovo offerings and i'm attracted. i have been a diehard apple fan my entire life, but if all it means is i have to use tiger clone (aka vista) but at least have hardware that is current with technology i'll buy.

so yes, apple has a monopoly, but they can't be to jack ass about it because people will start to go other places no matter how good ilife is.

there is no excuse that one of the top 5 notebook venders in the united states on intel architecture is behind this much its competitors.

mkjellman · Sep 19, 2006, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Music_Producer

For the love of God, please, learn to spell.

for the love of god get a life. oh sorry must be the lack of coffee thats making me tired and irritable

Zwhaler · Sep 19, 2006, 12:17 AM

Can this mean the wait is almost over? Gosh that would be nice.

dornoforpyros · Sep 19, 2006, 12:20 AM

I'm still hoping for another sneaky update like they just did with the minis & iMacs, come on Wednesday!

generik · Sep 19, 2006, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Music_Producer

For the love of God, please, learn to spell.

As I is naught en Amerikan canned sumone plz tell mi wen tanksgifting is?

lar34 · Sep 19, 2006, 12:22 AM

Merom notebooks by next week I hope, but more importantly, less heat... please.

kalun · Sep 19, 2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by generik

As I is naught en Amerikan canned sumone plz tell mi wen tanksgifting is?

lol, 1337 sp3ak FTW!!

ezekielrage_99 · Sep 19, 2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaydub

Is it happening on a tuesday, perchance?

G5 PowerBooks next tuesday

azzurri000 · Sep 19, 2006, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC68Cal

I went ahead and bought my MacBook Pro because I can't do my schoolwork without a laptop. So, I'm really not paying much attention these days about future announcements

Is that irony?

I'm also a student, and I don't think I could wait any longer than a month for these long-overdue MacBook Pros to ship... so a possible late November arrival is worrying to say the least.

Sep 19, 2006, 12:00 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Full Laptop Refresh By Holidays? http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif AppleInsider expects that Apple will update its complete laptop line (13" MacBook and 15/17" MacBook Pros) to Core 2 Duo "Merom" before the holiday shopping season starts in late November. According to the site, development has been completed and the launch is simply awaiting Apple's marketing team to "pull the trigger." MacShrine and MacOSXRumors expect the MacBook Pro to be updated at Apple's September 25th event preceding Photokina. AppleInsider is unsure whether the updated MacBook will be unveiled at that event or be held off to ensure adequate supply of Intel's Core 2 Duo Merom chip. Many users have pointed to extended ship dates and delays for MacBooks as evidence of an impending update. While possible, the shipping delays may simply be due to a demand backlog which was noted in Apple's Q3 2006 conference call in July. At the time Apple stated they expected to reach a supply/demand balance by the end of September (the end of Apple's current fiscal quarter).

Sep 19, 2006, 12:03 AM	#2
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nowhere near the infinite loop anymore	It would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. I've still got another couple of revisions before I'm ready to buy, so I'll be sitting this one out. My gut feeling is that there won't be any new hardware at Photokina, but a later release of the MeromBooks in time for Christmas is certainly possible. __________________ 15" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro -- 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook -- 14" 1.2 GHz iBook

Sep 19, 2006, 12:05 AM	#4
Kingsly macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Squirtin' calls on mah Zune phone yo...	Of course they're going to refresh the laptops before the holidays. Duh. Attached Thumbnails __________________ OMG its teh Zune phone!!!11!!!!!!one!!!1!

Sep 19, 2006, 12:06 AM	#6
mkjellman macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	APPLE I NEED A NEW MACBOOK PRO. I NEED FIREWIRE 800, I NEED A DL SuperDrive, i'd like MEMROM. If you had to release a half-assed Prosumer laptop in the first place to start your transition for the love of god PLEASE update it now. Its been a LONG time since we've seen any updates. Apple is now competing in INTEL land, were they need to keep their laptops current. Release the laptops (notebooks in your case as you like to call them) i'll place the order and wait for them to ship. PLEASE.! mike Last edited by mkjellman : Sep 19, 2006 at 12:19 AM.

Sep 19, 2006, 12:07 AM	#7
ctachme macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2003	All I have to say is: "what the hell is taking them so frigging long?" __________________ "With the recent accomplishment of the manned lunar landing, the next frontier is manned exploration of the planets.... The 1981 manned Mars mission (1982 landing on Mars) is shown as an integral part of the total space program in the next two decades." - Space Task Group August 4. 1969

Sep 19, 2006, 12:05 AM	#3
bjdku macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	It would be cool but how is Apple going to keep up with this feverous pace of Intel chip releases? In a couple months there will be another chip upgrade in the whole line...what is the next chip after Merom?

Sep 19, 2006, 12:06 AM	#5
kalun macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006	In Macbook/Pro are updating in Novemeber...It means Apple is 3 months behind all laptop manufactures... I seriously doubt that Apple will let that happen, but then again, they are apple, they think differently!

Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM	#9
UmaThurman macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia	Y'all just wait a bit longer. it'll come soon.

Sep 19, 2006, 12:09 AM	#10
jaydub macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV	Is it happening on a tuesday, perchance? __________________ MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Nikon D300 • Canon PowerShot G10 My Blog \| Flickr \| Facebook

Sep 19, 2006, 12:10 AM	#12
ZoomZoomZoom macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005	Surprise? News Flash: Apple to update chips in incredibly expensive pro laptop line no more than 3 months after competitors! They better be updated by the 26th. Not only is any later date even more ridiculously late, but I'm starting to get kernal panics on my old computer. -_-

Sep 19, 2006, 12:10 AM	#13
jwp1964 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Crestview, Fl	12" Book of some kind.... Please Apple put out a new 12" or smaller notebook and I'm in! My iBook is about to be 3 years old and it's time to upgrade. __________________ jwp1964 MacBook C2D, 2.0, Leopard 10.5.7 iMac 20", 2.1, G5, Leopard 10.5.6 40GB iPod photo, iPhone 3G 16GB

Sep 19, 2006, 12:12 AM	#14
SC68Cal macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2006	I went ahead and bought my MacBook Pro because I can't do my schoolwork without a laptop. So, I'm really not paying much attention these days about future announcements

Sep 19, 2006, 12:14 AM	#17
mkjellman macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	to be honest - i've been looking at the lenovo offerings and i'm attracted. i have been a diehard apple fan my entire life, but if all it means is i have to use tiger clone (aka vista) but at least have hardware that is current with technology i'll buy. so yes, apple has a monopoly, but they can't be to jack ass about it because people will start to go other places no matter how good ilife is. there is no excuse that one of the top 5 notebook venders in the united states on intel architecture is behind this much its competitors.

Sep 19, 2006, 12:17 AM	#19
Zwhaler macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006	Can this mean the wait is almost over? Gosh that would be nice.

Sep 19, 2006, 12:20 AM	#20
dornoforpyros macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB	I'm still hoping for another sneaky update like they just did with the minis & iMacs, come on Wednesday! __________________ www.JasonDorn.com \| this looked better on paper

Sep 19, 2006, 12:22 AM	#22
lar34 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2004	Merom notebooks by next week I hope, but more importantly, less heat... please. __________________ Own and use a Rev A 233mhz G3 iMac

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