Apple Document Confirms MacBook/MacBook Pro (Late 2008)

MacRumors · Oct 12, 2008, 10:21 AM

Apple has published a support document (PDF) specifically for the "MacBook/MacBook Pro (Late 2008)" models. Besides the name, the document is not especially revealing. It appears to be a service document when replacing the display on the new MacBooks.

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Eidorian · Oct 12, 2008, 10:22 AM

Documentation is the best. Hopefully we can upgrade more hardware ourselves.

11800506 · Oct 12, 2008, 10:22 AM

Very strange for them to release a support document without releasing the actual computers though

mathcolo · Oct 12, 2008, 10:23 AM

Could this be called the "Most Leaked" Apple event in history?

Anyways... AWESOME!

fuziwuzi · Oct 12, 2008, 10:24 AM

so long as safari is snappier, i'll be happy

Auzburner · Oct 12, 2008, 10:25 AM

Neat, a little more confirmation can never hurt.

nick9191 · Oct 12, 2008, 10:26 AM

I think Apple have stopped caring about product leaks.

gr8bob · Oct 12, 2008, 10:27 AM

So the next AirPort card will be placed in the display assembly?

No more standard-sized miniPCI-E AirPort cards?

748s · Oct 12, 2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mathcolo

Could this be called the "Most Leaked" Apple event in history?

Anyways... AWESOME!

The G5 had to be most (well, biggest) leak.
It appeared in the online store a few days before release

mr.steevo · Oct 12, 2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 748s

The G5 had to be most (well, biggest) leak.
It appeared in the online store a few days before release

I thought the G4 iMac was the biggest leak as it ended up on the front page of Time magazine before it was released.

s.

840quadra · 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 748s

The G5 had to be most (well, biggest) leak.
It appeared in the online store a few days before release

I remember that day. It was before I was registered on Macrumors, however I was able to click through and see it personally. Apple did this only four days before the unveiling, and it was called "Premature specification" by one of Apple's marketing folks, and was quoted by Steve during his keynote!

Good times

RTiii320 · Oct 12, 2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathcolo

Could this be called the "Most Leaked" Apple event in history?

Anyways... AWESOME!

Quote:

Originally Posted by iisarenotnobody

jobs must be screaming at everyone in cupertino by now. i think this is the biggest product leak to happen so far. beyond the Nano 4G.

Not quite, we have pics of actual assembled Nano's before the event last month, while we do have cases images for these macbooks we havent seen one assembled ready for use yet! or any specs at all, the nanos we knew 8 and 16 from the image leeks too. but hey there are still two days before the event. We still an all likelihood may see one, which i can't wait for!

CWallace · Oct 12, 2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mathcolo

Could this be called the "Most Leaked" Apple event in history?

Which means everyone will carp about how lame the new models are, just as they did with the iPods.

ReEIsS · Oct 12, 2008, 10:24 AM

That was different!

elppa · Oct 12, 2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 11800506

Very strange for them to release a support document without releasing the actual computers though

Not really, probably just a genuine mistake.

The MacBook Air probably has very different internals, whereas from this document we can guess that the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros will share at least some similar internals.

Full of Win · Oct 12, 2008, 10:24 AM

Getting sloppy

lilstewart · Oct 12, 2008, 10:25 AM

How could one find this? Guessing URLs?

Nobita · Oct 12, 2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lilstewart

How could one find this? Guessing URLs?

Probably some random guy browse through apple website 24 hr a day...

Burnsey · Oct 12, 2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilstewart

How could one find this? Guessing URLs?

indiekiduk · Oct 12, 2008, 12:24 PM

This new airport looks like it might share the USB bus with the web camera which is a few pins in the display cable. Should be enough bandwidth for wifi speeds to be unaffected when the camera is on so prob not an issue.

wizard · Oct 12, 2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by indiekiduk

This new airport looks like it might share the USB bus with the web camera which is a few pins in the display cable. Should be enough bandwidth for wifi speeds to be unaffected when the camera is on so prob not an issue.

I wouldn't be bothered if the WiFi interface was on a dedicated USB port but sharing with a video camera is just asking for trouble in my mind. One or the other is going to get compromised!

That being said I'm wondering if Apple might run a PCI Express "slot" up there. More so I'm sitting here wondering why I'm even bothering to wonder about this as the debut is only two days away.

Dave

corinhorn · Oct 12, 2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wizard

More so I'm sitting here wondering why I'm even bothering to wonder about this as the debut is only two days away.

Probably because like the rest of us, you like to feed your excitement and interest.

needsomecoffee · Oct 12, 2008, 01:02 PM

So this sort of defines "early 2008" vs. "late 2008" MBP with respect to the Nvidia GPU failures (to this point I though early 2008 might mean something else such as Jan, Feb + Mar production runs).

So we now know that every MBP produced in 2008 (if I read the Apple tech release right) has the GPU with the packaging defect.

Apple continued to used the Nvidia cards AFTER Nvidia's July announcement of taking a $200mm reserve against GPU failures.

Apple simply took Nvidia's word that MBP were not affected -- despite tons of evidence from the Mac community even before Nvidia's July action that there was a problem. (I also think Apple already had hard data internally about this, but we'd never know about that.)

Wow -- totally screwed, and I know now why Apple will not provide warranty coverage for the GPU failure beyond the 1 additional year.

Epic failure and potentially fraudulent behavior. Certainly by Nvidida, and Apple looks complicit also by not trying to be proactive.

Hopefully a means to ensure GPU failure comes about. Apple deserves to have this come back to haunt them.

steamed.hams · Oct 12, 2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnsey

I think its a really bad sign that I found ^that^ comic strip hilarious.

A few months ago, it wouldn't have made a bit of sense to me...

G*ddamn halo effect....

Colrath · Oct 12, 2008, 12:28 PM

Keep in mind the antennas for wifi are on the left and right side of the macbook screens. Obviously those have to be connected to the NIC to operate.

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indiekiduk macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland	This new airport looks like it might share the USB bus with the web camera which is a few pins in the display cable. Should be enough bandwidth for wifi speeds to be unaffected when the camera is on so prob not an issue.

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needsomecoffee macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	Early vs. Late 2008 & Nvidia failures So this sort of defines "early 2008" vs. "late 2008" MBP with respect to the Nvidia GPU failures (to this point I though early 2008 might mean something else such as Jan, Feb + Mar production runs). So we now know that every MBP produced in 2008 (if I read the Apple tech release right) has the GPU with the packaging defect. Apple continued to used the Nvidia cards AFTER Nvidia's July announcement of taking a $200mm reserve against GPU failures. Apple simply took Nvidia's word that MBP were not affected -- despite tons of evidence from the Mac community even before Nvidia's July action that there was a problem. (I also think Apple already had hard data internally about this, but we'd never know about that.) Wow -- totally screwed, and I know now why Apple will not provide warranty coverage for the GPU failure beyond the 1 additional year. Epic failure and potentially fraudulent behavior. Certainly by Nvidida, and Apple looks complicit also by not trying to be proactive. Hopefully a means to ensure GPU failure comes about. Apple deserves to have this come back to haunt them.

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Colrath macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nevada	Keep in mind the antennas for wifi are on the left and right side of the macbook screens. Obviously those have to be connected to the NIC to operate.

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