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17'' MacBook Pro at NAB?

Well Here We Are On The Press Day For NAB

NAB Press Conferences List

Is it true that Apple PR chose to pass on holding their annual Press Event for NAB today? I am shocked that it may be so. They surely have a ton of NAB Final Cut Studio and 17" MacBook Pro news to discuss with the press. It appears they may do it with a press release instead. I can't believe it. Apple's PR Department is lacking proper leadership and vision. :mad: :( :eek:
 
Multimedia said:
Is it true that Apple PR chose to pass on holding their annual Press Event for NAB today? I am shocked that it may be so. They surely have a ton of NAB Final Cut Studio and 17" MacBook Pro news to discuss with the press. It appears they may do it with a press release instead. I can't believe it. Apple's PR Department is lacking proper leadership and vision. :mad: :( :eek:
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On Apple's Hot News page, they list NAB as APril 24th-27th. Let's hope this happens tomorrow. I'm trigger happy...Plus Apple's got a big honkin floor space right across from Avid (as usual) in Exhibit Hall South 1....all this for 1 year old video software and a single Intel-based pro machine?
 
WIth Merom coming out sometime this year, would buying a core duo macbook almost be a waste of money or is it quite a bit of computing power still? I've been saving for a while to get the 17" but I don't wanna jump too soon if there's going to be leaps and bounds in the technology by the time we start seeing major applications (Adobe etc) coming in the Universal Binary flavor.

Also, given that Merom is a 64 bit chip, would it have any issues running windows XP through boot camp at all or would it require a special version of XP that is 64 bit compatible?

Thanks!
 
Merom Is Worth Waiting For

ninethirty said:
WIth Merom coming out sometime this year, would buying a core duo macbook almost be a waste of money or is it quite a bit of computing power still? I've been saving for a while to get the 17" but I don't wanna jump too soon if there's going to be leaps and bounds in the technology by the time we start seeing major applications (Adobe etc) coming in the Universal Binary flavor.

Also, given that Merom is a 64 bit chip, would it have any issues running windows XP through boot camp at all or would it require a special version of XP that is 64 bit compatible?
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I believe Merom Is Worth Waiting For. WinXP already works with 64-bit Intels. I would rather be 64-bit ready than 32-bit fenced in. So I am waiting for at least Merom if not with Leopard and iLife '07 inside. :)

The rest of my wish list:

Expresscard/54
eSATA port
SuperMultiDrive
Dual 2.5" 160 GB HDs

All of these features have already been implemented on other mobile PCs.
 
ninethirty said:
WIth Merom coming out sometime this year, would buying a core duo macbook almost be a waste of money or is it quite a bit of computing power still? I've been saving for a while to get the 17" but I don't wanna jump too soon if there's going to be leaps and bounds in the technology by the time we start seeing major applications (Adobe etc) coming in the Universal Binary flavor.

Also, given that Merom is a 64 bit chip, would it have any issues running windows XP through boot camp at all or would it require a special version of XP that is 64 bit compatible?

Thanks!
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Core duo(1.83 or 2ghz, whatever they decide to put in)=screamin fast
Merom whatever= Scary fast
 
Intel chips are 64-bit/32-bit

ninethirty said:
Also, given that Merom is a 64 bit chip, would it have any issues running windows XP through boot camp at all or would it require a special version of XP that is 64 bit compatible?
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The x64 chips run both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems (and even 16-bit operating systems).

Two issues with dual-boot come to mind.

One is that Apple provides drivers for 32-bit XP - you'd need 64-bit drivers to run 64-bit XP (so you might end up only being able to run 32-bit XP).

Second is that 64-bit support also depends on BIOS support for 64-bit. If Apple's BIOS doesn't allow 64-bit operation, again you'd be stuck in 32-bit mode.

So, even though both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of XP can be run on normal Intel 64-bit systems - it's up to Apple as to what happens on an Apple running XP.
 
Anyone have any sort of guess as to when 17" MBP's with Merom will be available? If I'm going to have to wait till after September then I may just purchase one of the core duos. Again, anyone have an opinion on whether it's going to be worth the cash or not?
 
at least i have been telling myself that this is all a rumor.

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that said...



i may cry myself to sleep tonight.
 
He doesn't know. The assumption is because nothing has come thus far. The exhibition hall doesn't open until tomorrow morning, so if anything is going to be announced by Apple I believe it will happen Monday between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. EDT.
 
DHagan4755 said:
He doesn't know. The assumption is because nothing has come thus far. The exhibition hall doesn't open until tomorrow morning, so if anything is going to be announced by Apple I believe it will happen Monday between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. EDT.
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when since Apple in the past release in on Sunday even were not sure about that, and it seems there not hold one today, we might not see anthing


Does it seem like Apple is waitinf for on event to releas a lot of intel stuff, WWDC maybe there trying to make up for last years because we did not get anything
 
DHagan4755 said:
He doesn't know. The assumption is because nothing has come thus far. The exhibition hall doesn't open until tomorrow morning, so if anything is going to be announced by Apple I believe it will happen Monday between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. EDT.
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Like I said in my above post, they've announced new products the Sunday before the conference.

Conferences this year have been open since Saturday (April 22nd); check out the top of this page http://www.nabshow.com/

<crosses fingers for something exciting>
 
I am Mad, Shocked and Confused - Why Blow All The BUZZ??

AvSRoCkCO1067 said:
Like I said in my above post, they've announced new products the Sunday before the conference.

Conferences this year have been open since Saturday (April 22nd); check out the top of this page http://www.nabshow.com/

<crosses fingers for something exciting>
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The NAB Conferences always start on Saturday and the Expo starts on Monday. Sony, Panasonic, Avid and Apple have always held a Sunday afternoon press conference on the EVE of the opening of the Expo for the past 7 years. This is breaking Apple's pattern completely. While the former three are doing it as usual, Apple has chosen to "Think Different" and BLOW Millions of Dollars worth of FREE PUBLICITY and BUZZ.

I am Mad :mad:, Shocked :eek: and Confused :confused: ... Oh. And LIVID!!!
 
Clearly...

Multimedia said:
The NAB Conferences always start on Saturday and the Expo starts on Monday. Sony, Panasonic, Avid and Apple have always held a Sunday afternoon press conference on the EVE of the opening of the Expo for the past 7 years. This is breaking Apple's pattern completely. While the former three are doing it as usual, Apple has chosen to "Think Different" and BLOW Millions of Dollars worth of FREE PUBLICITY and BUZZ.

I am Mad :mad:, Shocked :eek: and Confused :confused: ... Oh. And LIVID!!!
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Clearly, Apple are no longer interested in the professional media market...

:eek:
 
Apple's Arrogance Is Turned On Full Bore

AidenShaw said:
Clearly, Apple are no longer interested in the professional media market... :eek:
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I think it's more a case of taking that market for granted. This is blatant evidence of Apple's Extreme Arrogance. It amounts to a slap in the face of all who are attending NAB and all in that market - which is the entire multimedia industry - who expect Apple to face the press and answer some questions about this transition timeline so buyers can make intelligent plans for the next year. :(

OR

It's a case of Apple PR Incompetence, which I would not rule out.

Reminder: There is a formal presentation to invited FCS college educators at the Apple Booth Monday night 6:30-8pm.

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TVGenius said:
I can't see Apple jumping into Pro video cameras... just wouldn't work.

I believe the last three years for the releases of FCP 4, FCP HD (4.5), and Final Cut Studio, they held events Sunday night. Not a keynote, but more of an industry gathering.

And Monday my boss and I both received e-mails to a special reception for educational users of FCP. (Our community college has been offering FCP courses (now FC Studio) since 2002)

Here's the invite, sans RSVP link...
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Maybe they chose to hold their conference on a day that noone else can steal their thunder?

On the last day?

Rich.
 
Thursday Is Impossible - No It's Gotta Be Monday or Not

fatsoforgotso said:
Maybe they chose to hold their conference on a day that no one else can steal their thunder? On the last day? Rich.
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That would be highly irregular Rich, since word of mouth at these shows is what ultimately drives sales. By Thursday, most of the attendees will have already made up their minds and/or left. :confused:
Surreal said:
Post #202 - maybe they didnt have anything ready?:eek:
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Well they just released FCS 5.1 Universal with no press conference so this would have been the place to have that press conference and to brag about the cheap $199 upgrade from FCP 4 to the full Universal FCS 5.1 suite and to discuss the new features that were added to each component in the Universal FCS 5.1 suite.

BTW, Surreal, I am totally with you on the insistance for FW800 and/or Expresscard/54 in a MBP before I will buy one.
 
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