I'm not one to gloat BUT, you acted as if it were FACT, like you were the man. I hate it when people say things as fact when it is just conjecture. This is the only reason why I remember you and your post.
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I think he was being sarcastic - look at the rest of his list. Honestly, I think many of us feel the same way with the whining threads.
I'm not dissapointed, it's a pretty significant update.
-BR couldn't really be expected, the Mac Pros will get it first for sure
-3MB cache, whatever, the processors are faster (plus it was intel's choice)
-8600- this is pretty much the newest card isn't it? and doubling the memory is pretty sweet, and no one was even predicting that
-case, keyboard, latch- these 3 things will all come as a package on an entirely new MacBook Pro that, IMO, we won't see until, at least, next year
Oh come on now, you can't say it was my stunning good looks too? Maybe just a little??? I am used to being right, when I'm wrong it is like the Sun being eclipsed by the moon. The actual event of me being wrong often makes it rain
Go hate Bush, don't hate me.
Not sure why so many are obsessed with this to be honest. My 3G phone shares its connection over Bluetooth and the laptop uses that as a gateway, so it's not like there's no solution available.
I too would think a Blu Ray drive would be great, but I don't see it becoming standard for a couple of years. I can certainly see it being an option very soon, but really doubt Apple would slap something that costs a couple hundred dollars that you KNOW not everyone would use.
Let's compare it to the Apple remote...
Not everyone uses it, but it costs apple money (probably like $1 max), so they cut it out, haha. I'm mainly using the example as a joke, but it still makes the point.
Let's compare it to the Apple remote...
Not everyone uses it, but it costs apple money (probably like $1 max), so they cut it out, haha. I'm mainly using the example as a joke, but it still makes the point.
The update was exactly what I expected, so I'm not disappointed. I am a bit sad however.
The T9300 in the base model would have been nice as would have been the mag latch, MB keyboard, and the new MBA mag-safe adapter. I know of very few laptops that offer a 1680*1050 res screen on a 15.4", so no shock there.
Jobs wants our money; that's the bottom line. He's going to do everything possible to encourage us to buy the $2500 model over the others. That also means he has no reason to put LED's and the new trackpad in the MB's. They need to look as unappealing as possible despite being the best deal MAC offers.
Oh well. I'm still going to buy the low end MBP.
The T9300 in the base model would have been nice as would have been the mag latch, MB keyboard, and the new MBA mag-safe adapter. I know of very few laptops that offer a 1680*1050 res screen on a 15.4", so no shock there.
Jobs wants our money; that's the bottom line. He's going to do everything possible to encourage us to buy the $2500 model over the others. That also means he has no reason to put LED's and the new trackpad in the MB's. They need to look as unappealing as possible despite being the best deal MAC offers.
Oh well. I'm still going to buy the low end MBP.
I've been disappointed
Got a new Mbp back in jan. Its indestructible but not really faster than my old old g4 desktop. I wanted to send it back when it was too dumb to figure out the correct time but it was custom. However, getting what you paid for is seldom a virtue of any product these days.
Got a new Mbp back in jan. Its indestructible but not really faster than my old old g4 desktop. I wanted to send it back when it was too dumb to figure out the correct time but it was custom. However, getting what you paid for is seldom a virtue of any product these days.
I'm not disappointed as I wasn't going to buy one anyway, but I will say this:
- Both the MacBook Pro and MacBook cases look very stale. The MacBook changed quite a bit in form factor from the old iBooks (widescreen, new keyboard) but the MacBook Pro has been chugging along in pretty much the same case since 2003.
Hopefully this Summer/Fall we'll get all new cases for both lines. The Air has given us a tantalising glimpse of the future. I also think Apple should expand the choice of colours on the MacBook and offer a black/gun metal Pro model.
- Both the MacBook Pro and MacBook cases look very stale. The MacBook changed quite a bit in form factor from the old iBooks (widescreen, new keyboard) but the MacBook Pro has been chugging along in pretty much the same case since 2003.
Hopefully this Summer/Fall we'll get all new cases for both lines. The Air has given us a tantalising glimpse of the future. I also think Apple should expand the choice of colours on the MacBook and offer a black/gun metal Pro model.
Oh come on now, you can't say it was my stunning good looks too? Maybe just a little??? I am used to being right, when I'm wrong it is like the Sun being eclipsed by the moon. The actual event of me being wrong often makes it rain
Go hate Bush, don't hate me.
bahahahahahaha
im getting the base model with 7200 rpm HD, my only disappointment is that we did not see the penyrn, for my model, with the 6 mb l2 cache with 2.5 ghz proccessor which we SHOULD have had. Then the other pros could get the other 2 higher penyrns
I AM PISSED, at however - that the blackbooks have the same processor and same superdrive, with a larger hd
that makes be cringe
I AM PISSED, at however - that the blackbooks have the same processor and same superdrive, with a larger hd
that makes be cringe
This struck me as odd. The MBP destroys any and every G4 machine.... ever. Surfing the web and doing email will never seem faster, but anything that is even remotely processor intensive will fly compared to the G4.
Or, you got a lemon.
I'm using mine now, and I love it.
No regrets! Only $1918 after tax with my Edu discount! The store was shocked that I was already there ready to buy. "How did you know this was coming out before I did?" HAHA!
No regrets! Only $1918 after tax with my Edu discount! The store was shocked that I was already there ready to buy. "How did you know this was coming out before I did?" HAHA!
I am not disappointed at all. What I expected was the Penryn processor and multitouch pad. The raise in graphics memory is nice as well. For people who say that they are disappointed that there is no graphics upgrade:
There are no new solutions from Ati or Nvidia available at the moment. Sure, they could put 8800M GTX in there, but if you search the internet, you will see that this graphics card needs some serious cooling, which would raise the size and weight of the laptop significantly and would ruin what I love about MBPs, how relativly thin they are compared to other companies.
There are no new solutions from Ati or Nvidia available at the moment. Sure, they could put 8800M GTX in there, but if you search the internet, you will see that this graphics card needs some serious cooling, which would raise the size and weight of the laptop significantly and would ruin what I love about MBPs, how relativly thin they are compared to other companies.
Jeez, why is everyone moaning?? Blu-ray? Are you having a laugh? Apple have not long been able to get a thin enough Dual Layer DVD burner in their machines never mind a DVD-RW/Blu-ray Combo drive!
The updates seem fine to me, more of everything HD space, CPU speed, VRAM etc, plus the Multi-touch, all at the same price, can't be that bad.
This was never going to be a complete overhaul anyway, I'd say that will be in September.
The updates seem fine to me, more of everything HD space, CPU speed, VRAM etc, plus the Multi-touch, all at the same price, can't be that bad.
This was never going to be a complete overhaul anyway, I'd say that will be in September.
oh you guys
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i love watching people wait for their dream mpbs to come out and now they are stuck with this mediocre update
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i love watching people wait for their dream mpbs to come out and now they are stuck with this mediocre update
It's a shame they didn't offer a decent 300gb drive. Who on earth uses 4200rpm drives????
And why not offer that in the 15" model?
And why not offer that in the 15" model?
I was more relieved than anything else. I was HOPING for a nice redesign, better res screens, and a few other things. Problem was I decided to get an IBM for $1500 that utterly destroys a fully loaded MBP spec wise last week and didn't wanna look stupid. I'm hoping for a nice design update when Montevina is released. Maybe a WWDC release time.
The design, while still nice, has become stale. Its been 5 years, something new should've been out by now.
Feature-wise, I think its fine.
Feature-wise, I think its fine.