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Core 2 Duo MacBooks Announced
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mines says shipped today, 13 Nov 2006, but am waiting for it to change status
Mine just shipped, so it's one day earlier than it was supposed to
! I hope they'll hurry, waiting sucks...
Mine just shipped, so it's one day earlier than it was supposed to
Nov 8, 2006 at 02:58 PM GMT
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Estimated Shipping: 13 Nov, 2006
Estimated Delivery: 22 Nov, 2006 - 23 Nov, 2006
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INCASE NEOPRENE BURGUNDY SLEEVE 13-USA
1
MB 13/2.0/2X512/80/SD-DL:WHITE-GBR
1
If 8 days is causing you buyer's remorse, you may need to see a psychologist specializing in Mac upgrade disorders
dude. calm down. it was a joke. and besides nobody really knows if 8 more days will help with the back orders.
Fan Speed Minimum Increase Seems To Be The Implimented Solution
So far it's looking like a small fan speed minimum increase. But we dont really have details from anyone yet. Vents appear to be same so enclosure looks unchanged as far as I've read thus far. Looking like fan noise may be a problem as testified to by this post from Romulus:
F.A.Q for smcFanControl 1.22
Apparently Lobotomo's Fan Control 1.1 is not C2D compatible yet.
RSS was a hardware cable in the wrong place mistake that was fixed months ago.
So far it's looking like a small fan speed minimum increase. But we dont really have details from anyone yet. Vents appear to be same so enclosure looks unchanged as far as I've read thus far. Looking like fan noise may be a problem as testified to by this post from Romulus:
See if this smcFanControl 1.2.2 can help keep the speed down. It's only 4 days old so give it a try. Anyone else have a different Fan Control Utility to suggest.
F.A.Q for smcFanControl 1.22
Apparently Lobotomo's Fan Control 1.1 is not C2D compatible yet.
Mine just shipped (on schedule), and the estimated delivery date is 21st. I wouldn't mind if it arrived earlier, though
There Are TWO "Got your C2D MacBook?" Threads Could We Agree On One Please?
One with a single quesion mark created in the Saturday morning 11.11.06 by Veteran CaptainCaveMan at 11:45AM another with 3 questions marks created later in the evening by newbie The Stig. Both new as of Saturday.
Could we agree on only one please?
I vote we go with the CAVE MAN's cause it started first and it only has one question mark like with real English.
The one with three quesion marks is longer.
Great so we have two completely different "Got your C2D MacBook?" threads.
One with a single quesion mark created in the Saturday morning 11.11.06 by Veteran CaptainCaveMan at 11:45AM another with 3 questions marks created later in the evening by newbie The Stig. Both new as of Saturday.
Could we agree on only one please?
I vote we go with the CAVE MAN's cause it started first and it only has one question mark like with real English.
The one with three quesion marks is longer.
Lol that's why my post is over there instead. I'll also add that this new MB is really temperature sensitive. Once I keep iTunes window and FireFox2 open, the temperature goes up to 147F. At the moment, I'm keeping the fans at 3500RPM to keep things cool while I'm on AC (hovering at 115F now with iTunes in mini mode) and the fans are pretty quiet.
Max The RAM And Your MacBook Will Run Cooler & Longer Per Battery Charge
If you have more RAM inside, the HD will run a lot less often, thus making the whole computer run much cooler for longer time on each battery charge. This is another reason to max out the ram to 2GB when you order it. If you don't buy Apple's RAM it will cost you more to change it form 1GB to 2GB later. Apple now has a completely competitive RAM pricing structure.
Here's a good point to remember:
If you have more RAM inside, the HD will run a lot less often, thus making the whole computer run much cooler for longer time on each battery charge. This is another reason to max out the ram to 2GB when you order it. If you don't buy Apple's RAM it will cost you more to change it form 1GB to 2GB later. Apple now has a completely competitive RAM pricing structure.
I was thinking about getting Apple RAM but I went to the Apple Store in Christiana Mall and they said they would shove in 2GB RAM for $350! They say internet and retail store prices are different for RAM so I installed my own RAM ($200) instead.
PS: I'm a kind of person that prefers to get computers at retail stores instead of ordering online. So technically I did save $150 in a retail store perspective. Plus I upgraded my 1 week CD MB to C2D MB for free because it had a dead right speaker.
Twice As Expensive RAM Upgrade In An Apple Store!? That Sounds Insane!
That blows. I don't think that's right. Anyone else have that experience? $175 Vs. $350 is an insane difference.
so I installed my own RAM ($200) instead.
PS: I'm a kind of person that prefers to get computers at retail stores instead of ordering online. So technically I did save $150 in a retail store perspective. Plus I upgraded my 1 week CD MB to C2D MB for free because it had a dead right speaker.
That's quite right -- they install memory in-store but they ask for $350. It's like you buy extra memory from Apple!! It's not fair, especially since they should stock some systems with extra memory and some with extra HDD because that's what people always want. I understand that the costs by not having these options ready-made in store may be lower (especially in inventory) but I think that the extra costs could be offset by larger volumes of sales.
Anyway, could someone give me a nice link for an HDD upgrade
? I am making the total shift to Mac platform and I will start with a Macbook white + 2Gb Ram + Aperture (later I will buy a replacement harddrive).Thank you,
marcos24
need more ram
I bought my blackbook from Christiana Mall too, last week, to save on sales tax. I used my educational discount - so in addition to saved tax I saved $100... to a total of about $180.
But it looks like I'm going to have to spend that saved money just to upgrade my 1GB RAM to 2GB - and wasting my 2 512 MB sticks in the process... Dam that sux!! Had I known about the online upgrades and how cost effective it is, I might've gone that route... though I wouldn't be writing on my brand new blackbook on a "borrowed" wifi line now if I hadn't, so I guess I can't complain too much.
I bought my blackbook from Christiana Mall too, last week, to save on sales tax. I used my educational discount - so in addition to saved tax I saved $100... to a total of about $180.
But it looks like I'm going to have to spend that saved money just to upgrade my 1GB RAM to 2GB - and wasting my 2 512 MB sticks in the process... Dam that sux!! Had I known about the online upgrades and how cost effective it is, I might've gone that route... though I wouldn't be writing on my brand new blackbook on a "borrowed" wifi line now if I hadn't, so I guess I can't complain too much.
Got it from Christiana too... even though I felt like the people working there were totally unprofessional and not too smart...
RAM - go with Newegg and then e-bay your 1Gb... That's what I'm doing...
See http://www.topicpoint.com/2006/11/review_macbook_core_2_duo_c2d.html#more
from somebody on this forum https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/251226/
It seems fan noise is a problem and I'm gonna call Apple Care... I'm pretty sure I'm probably gonna get the standard reply - some fan noise is normal, a computer must be cooled down etc... I'm still not sure how I feel about this whole thing, and want to see if my experience is unique, or if it is a common problem...
I have looked at the fan control options. See this article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...re-of-apple-macbook-macbook-pro-and-mac-mini/
and went with Lobotomo's fan control which gives you better adjustment across the field - I set base speed at 2200, lower threshold at 55C and upper at 80C (basically that's a linear curve with 2200 at 55 and maximum fan speed at 80). It seems that the macbook is running cooler for longer time, but I did not follow the fans as today I have been in a loud environment. It seems the macbook is running about 5-10C cooler. I'm not sure though, because at 53C right now the fan is actually at 2303 which is above my set baseline, suggesting that apple actually has set the baseline above that number.
Still, I cannot believe Apple could not spend some better money on super quiet fans available on the market...
Can we change the fans ourselves if apple does not do anything about it?
Another hypothesis I've considered would be the Rosetta performance. I don't know about most people, but I run multiple instances of microsoft office applications. At 1Gb of space, I'm running out of RAM, so the 2Gb that are supposed to come today maybe helpful. I'm also hoping that that would also drop the overall temperature and strain on the processor, decreasing the chance for fans coming on...
By the way, this is not unlike the initial Macbook CD production (http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars/4)
Any sugestions of what I should discuss with Apple Care specifically?
from somebody on this forum https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/251226/
It seems fan noise is a problem and I'm gonna call Apple Care... I'm pretty sure I'm probably gonna get the standard reply - some fan noise is normal, a computer must be cooled down etc... I'm still not sure how I feel about this whole thing, and want to see if my experience is unique, or if it is a common problem...
I have looked at the fan control options. See this article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...re-of-apple-macbook-macbook-pro-and-mac-mini/
and went with Lobotomo's fan control which gives you better adjustment across the field - I set base speed at 2200, lower threshold at 55C and upper at 80C (basically that's a linear curve with 2200 at 55 and maximum fan speed at 80). It seems that the macbook is running cooler for longer time, but I did not follow the fans as today I have been in a loud environment. It seems the macbook is running about 5-10C cooler. I'm not sure though, because at 53C right now the fan is actually at 2303 which is above my set baseline, suggesting that apple actually has set the baseline above that number.
Still, I cannot believe Apple could not spend some better money on super quiet fans available on the market...
Can we change the fans ourselves if apple does not do anything about it?
Another hypothesis I've considered would be the Rosetta performance. I don't know about most people, but I run multiple instances of microsoft office applications. At 1Gb of space, I'm running out of RAM, so the 2Gb that are supposed to come today maybe helpful. I'm also hoping that that would also drop the overall temperature and strain on the processor, decreasing the chance for fans coming on...
By the way, this is not unlike the initial Macbook CD production (http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars/4)
Any sugestions of what I should discuss with Apple Care specifically?
I ordered the 2 ghz white with 2gb memory last Wed. at lunchtime, I finally got my ship notification today, it was shipped from Suzhou China and was in Alaska by noon today. I noticed some people's were shipping from Shanghai as well. Are these places where the different factories are?
I hope it gets here in a couple of days.
I hope it gets here in a couple of days.
From what I could find, the factories in China are the only ones that assemble the products. Apple has contracts with other companies to manufacture their parts in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Singapore, but they all get assembled in China.
I think there's a few others following this thread that are on the same shipment as you, myself included! My FedEx tracking is showing delivery by Thursday, but I think I've got a couple extra hops since I'm not really in a major city.
Hi, I'm new to this forum.
Here's what I ordered:
Blackbook, 2GB, 2GHz, 120GB
It's supposed to ship by tomorrow, but I haven't seen the status change anything yet. (checking hourly)
I live in Southern Ontario, near Niagara Falls.
Looking forward to my first Mac!
Will
Here's what I ordered:
Blackbook, 2GB, 2GHz, 120GB
It's supposed to ship by tomorrow, but I haven't seen the status change anything yet. (checking hourly
)I live in Southern Ontario, near Niagara Falls.
Looking forward to my first Mac!
Will
I ordered a white MacBoook 2.0Ghz 1GB 80GB SD-DL on the 12th, its est ship date was the 16th... but its just been shiped on the 14th!!
Estimated Delivery Date, 20 Nov 2006.
Estimated Delivery Date, 20 Nov 2006.
I just saw that this finally shipped today, November 14. Yay! I'm surprised to see it coming directly from China. Apple doesn't have these in the US yet?
I ordered a white MacBoook 2.0Ghz 1GB 80GB SD-DL on the 12th, its est ship date was the 16th... but its just been shiped on the 14th!!
Estimated Delivery Date, 20 Nov 2006.
How come you mancs are getting them before us?