MBP C2D - Pictures!

[tekmoe]

[stevehp]

Nice!

I can't wait...

Did you get yours at a store or online?

[Alex Urchin]

Simply stunning machine, congratulations.

[tekmoe]

all i can say is...WOW! this thing is freaking fast! mind you, my last laptop was the last revision of the 17" PowerBook's; a 1.67ghz G4. this new c2d is my first intel mac. i am very, very impressed with the speed of this thing. i'd have to say it is probably right there with my dual-core 2.0 powermac...maybe even faster...! i used to own a 15" 1.5ghz G4 but i ended up selling it for the 17". the 17" kicked ass but i now have a powermac with a 24" dell wide screen and the 17" was overkill at that point. going back to the 15" feels sooooooooo good. if i only had a single computer, the 17" would have been the perfect solution.

i went ahead and chose the 2.16 stock config. reason being i don't think i need the 256mb vram as i don't play any games and i will never hook this up to an external monitor anyway. all of my work is audio production stuff in ableton live. i can upgrade the RAM myself for about $100 or so. i got the last c2d mbp at the apple store. they put it on hold after i called them and told them i would be there in less than an hour. luckily they held it for me.

the right hand side of the screen is a bit darker than the rest of the screen. that was the first thing i noticed when i turned my new mbp on. no dead pixels though. very, very quiet. i can't hear any weird noises emitting from this quiet beast. i am in LOVE. this thing rocks!@$%

hope you all enjoy the pics! more pictures can be found here ---> http://www.djtekmoe.com/mbpc2d/mbpc2d.html. i know i am one of the first people on this board to pickup the new c2d mbp so i am definitely grinning from ear to ear which i am sure you already know.

tekmoe

[stevehp]

Is that a video or printer connector that comes in the box?

[sierra oscar]

I think I have the exact same scratching post in the first pic

thanks for the pics - nice

[deputy_doofy]

Can't wait for mine to get here. Though, according to the status page, I'll be waiting until approximately 11-7.

[mopppish]

Hey, tekmoe.
So you mentioned that you use Ableton Live...
I also do a lot of audio work, and just picked up a white Macbook. The machine is definitely "fast enough" (I'm coming from an ibook and imac G5, and it even beats the imac), but I've got that darn CPU buzz/whine, and from what I've been hearing, that's just the nature of the beast with the Core Duo.
I'm thinking that I'm just going to return this (I'm still within my 14 days!) for a new MBP. Not only will I get a faster machine (not a necessity, but a bonus), but I'll get a quieter one to boot. If I skip the Applecare for the first year, then I'll really only be spending just under $300 more to upgrade to the low end pro model.
Anyway, have you ever heard the CPU whine that people talk about with Core Duo laptops? Does this new MBP really have none of that?
It's tempting, man...

[tekmoe]

this thing is dead silent man. my hearing is pretty good too. i have everything turned off in my room with the exception of my DVR box. i can't hear this mbp at all unless i stick my ear right up to the keyboard.

[Cameront9]

That should be a DVI-->VGA Adaptor.

Originally Posted by stevehp

Is that a video or printer connector that comes in the box?

[BWhaler]

Originally Posted by tekmoe

all i can say is...WOW! this thing is freaking fast! mind you, my last laptop was the last revision of the 17" PowerBook's; a 1.67ghz G4. this new c2d is my first intel mac. i am very, very impressed with the speed of this thing.

Great to read. I am doing the same jump, so I am hopeful the wait was worth it.

Originally Posted by tekmoe

i don't know about the rest of the mbp owners but this mbp is not emitting much heat at all. this thing rules.

Glad to read there is hope the heat issue is fixed.

Can anyone comment on the screen quality? The last couple of revisions of the 15 & 17" laptops have had terrible backlighting.

Has this screen problem been resolved?

[tekmoe]

attached is a picture i just took of the backlighting. the only bad thing i could say is the right hand side and left hand side might have a just a touch less backlighting than the rest of the screen but in terms of overall quality, i think this screen is really, really good.

[ivc]

Originally Posted by tekmoe

attached is a picture i just took of the backlighting. the only bad thing i could say is the right hand side and left hand side might have a just a touch less backlighting than the rest of the screen but in terms of overall quality, i think this screen is really, really good.

Could you post a new picture with completely white screen and take the picture, say, 6-7 feet away from the screen to just eliminate any camera distortion? Thanks.

[tekmoe]

yeah no problem. i'll do it when i get home.

[logoguy905]

Originally Posted by tekmoe

attached is a picture i just took of the backlighting. the only bad thing i could say is the right hand side and left hand side might have a just a touch less backlighting than the rest of the screen but in terms of overall quality, i think this screen is really, really good.

Hum, this might make me reconsider my purchase of the MBP core2 model. I've tested the core2 imac, and the core (original) MBP. I want the speed on the latest iMac's in the newest MBP, but noticed the original MBP had dark areas around the edges of the screen. Now that you're confirming the same is happening in the latist models, that gives me pause.

For a company that used to be touted for its "graphics", in general, Apple displays (that are built in) tend to suffer in one way or another. If it's not white spots (G4 laptops), it's screen ghosting (G5 imacs) to dark areas (MBP laptops).

Anyone own the new iMac 24"? Go to advanced menu calibration. Take a look at the apple icon in the dead center of the screen. Notice the thin bars surrounding it? They flicker like mad. I think that means the 24" has a very poor redraw. Plus, the screen is glossy and not great for design. Some will argue that last point, but then, they probably don't work on high-end ext. displays.

[ctsport1234]

congrats! the new mbp is a great machine!

[ivc]

Originally Posted by logoguy905

Hum, this might make me reconsider my purchase of the MBP core2 model. I've tested the core2 imac, and the core (original) MBP. I want the speed on the latest iMac's in the newest MBP, but noticed the original MBP had dark areas around the edges of the screen. Now that you're confirming the same is happening in the latist models, that gives me pause.

But you also have to consider that it does take 15-30 minutes for the crystals in the TFT display to properly 'warm up'. That could be one reason why it seems like there are black shades in the corners.

[thiagofll]

I placed my order the day it was released at 7AM PDT right when the online apple store was up and running, and still it is only scheduled to ship on Monday the 30th (go figure)

[arn]

Originally Posted by thiagofll

Hello, First of all congratulations on your new machine. My question is how did you get it so fast? I placed my order yesterday when it was released at 7AM PDT and it is scheduled to be shipped on the 30th. Did you buy it from apple.com?

he bought it in person at an Apple Store (according to his post)

arn

[tekmoe]

yes i purchased this at an apple retail store here in dallas. we have 4 stores and i called all 4 of them today. each one of them did receive at least 2 of the 2.16 models. the store i bought mine from had received 5. i got to grab the last one!

[flalaw]

Originally Posted by tekmoe

yes i purchased this at an apple retail store here in dallas. we have 4 stores and i called all 4 of them today. each one of them did receive at least 2 of the 2.16 models. the store i bought mine from had received 5. i got to grab the last one!

only 2. wow, i hope they start shipping larger quantities to the stores soon... do anyone's local stores have larger quantities in stock?

the store closest to me is supposed to get some in by today or tomorrow, but such small shipments are making me concerned. i hope i'm high enough on the waiting list to get one by the end of the week.

[tarjan]

tysons: no idea

clarendon: WE HAVE NONE *click*

Pentagon city: Sorry, we dont have them in yet, but they might be in todays shipment. Can you give us a call back in two hours?

Come on people, I know retail sucks but this isn't the xbox 360 or ps3 with the phones ringing off the hook every second of the day. There is no reason to get pissy like the guy at the clarendon store did. Tysons just gave me the truth, not really happy or sad but the people in there are fairly cool. Pentagon City on the other hand, they take the cake for the RIGHT way to treat a customer. They were apologetic and offered the best way they knew to make the situation right. Have me call after the shipment comes in, even if they are not sure if the MBPs will be in the shipment.

[tekmoe]

i can confirm that the new mbp's with the 120gb hd are using perpendicular technology.

the hd model no. in mine is MHW2120BH. link to fujitsu website --> http://www.fujitsu.com/global/suppor...h-catalog.html

groovy.

[tekmoe]

i don't know about the rest of the mbp owners but this mbp is not emitting much heat at all. i'm also not really pushing it, just basic web browsing and that's about it. i've read previous reports of people having issues with the heat when it was just sitting idle. i can promise you this is not the case with the new mbp. this thing rules.

[zenvision]

i was just wondering, does the screen tilt back further than the previous mbp? it kind of bugged me that you couldn't tilt the screen back as far as powerbooks. im guessing its probably the same, seeing as the case is near identical...