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2012 Macbook Pro Redesign

What's more sad is that I put off buying the 2011 MBP in hopes for a redesign in 2012. Now I'm hearing they're scrapping the Pro lineup altogether! What a miserable waste of time. I really wanted a Mac OS machine, but there doesn't seem like any reason to buy one now (if the rumors are true, of course). Maye I'll buy an iMac in a few years, but that will probably dead in that time as well.
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that1guyy said:
What's more sad is that I put off buying the 2011 MBP in hopes for a redesign in 2012. Now I'm hearing they're scrapping the Pro lineup altogether! What a miserable waste of time. I really wanted a Mac OS machine, but there doesn't seem like any reason to buy one now (if the rumors are true, of course). Maye I'll buy an iMac in a few years, but that will probably dead in that time as well.
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Or you could buy the MBP you want from the refurbished section after the refresh happens and get a great machine and save a few hundred dollars. ;)
 
assuming macbook airs are the future of apple's notebook lineup, i for one will be mourning the loss of:

-upgradeable ram: i don't think i've ever NOT upgraded the ram in a computer i've owned. its great from apple's perspective though... whenever you start hitting ram limitations, just buy a new computer!

-discrete graphics: i have a hard time even picture apple ditching this, considering improved graphics were one of the main selling points of the 2011 upgrades, but you never know...

-FW800: i know this is one of those niche requirements like optical drives, but for me it would TOTALLY kill usability in my working environment. maybe thunderbolt will have stepped up to the plate before my next upgrade cycle in a few years, but right now the ecosystem is still extremely scant. plus, are you forced to buy a thunderbolt display just to be able to daisy chain with hard drives? do you have to disconnect the display every time you want to swap drives?

-ethernet: this one is a bit of a toss up. i'd be ok with losing it if wifi weren't still such a finicky affair. i'm mostly wireless these days, but at work copying gigabytes of data is still better done wired.

whatever the case, i'm sorta happy i've got a 2011 machine to last me in case whatever comes out this year needs a revision or two to iron out these concerns...
 
Stetrain said:
Or you could buy the MBP you want from the refurbished section after the refresh happens and get a great machine and save a few hundred dollars. ;)
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No, I was planning on having buying a custom, high end one from the Apple site, not a base model. I don't think they have those in the refurb section.

And anyways, I wanted something new. Why would I buy the old one if I put off buying for the 2012 one in the first place? Makes no sense.
 
that1guyy said:
No, I was planning on having buying a custom, high end one from the Apple site, not a base model. I don't think they have those in the refurb section.

And anyways, I wanted something new. Why would I buy the old one if I put off buying for the 2012 one in the first place? Makes no sense.
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Nothing good ever comes out of making your buying decisions based on rumors. It's equally useless to be upset now over a newer set of rumors.

The sometimes have upgraded models in the refurb store, although you would have to be lucky to find the exact configuration.
 
that1guyy said:
No, I was planning on having buying a custom, high end one from the Apple site, not a base model. I don't think they have those in the refurb section.

And anyways, I wanted something new. Why would I buy the old one if I put off buying for the 2012 one in the first place? Makes no sense.
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There are often upgraded models in the refurb store, with SSDs and other options like high-res displays.

You want something new, but you complain that the new ones probably won't be what you want. Why not buy something that does do what you want?
 
Stetrain said:
There are often upgraded models in the refurb store, with SSDs and other options like high-res displays.

You want something new, but you complain that the new ones probably won't be what you want. Why not buy something that does do what you want?
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I'm not satisfied with the current ones either. I want them to take a step forward, not backwards. If the new Macs suck, then that's the end of it. Microsoft gets me back.
 
arctic said:
Dude, no one's stopping you.
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that1guyy said:
Dude, calm down. I'm on a Windows machine already. Does saying "I like windows" trigger a Apple fanboy response?
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Dudes, does posting something on the internet of which someone has a different opinion always trigger a defensive response? :

Personally I can't wait for the 2012 macbook pro. One of the things I'm really excited about is that if all of them have "retina" displays, then hopefully I can buy the antiglare option for only an additional $45 instead of having to pay $90 on top of that for the high ppi version. I think that if they could slim down and taper the macbook pro just a bit (not as much as the air), and reduce the weight - it would look sexy without having to sacrifice too much performance. Being a student with a heavy backpack, shaving off every pound helps. Also if they changed the color to some kind of matte black - that would look awesome. Oh - and if they reduced the bezel a bit, that would be amazing too. And of course, I can't wait for those new speedy processors, and ssd's too! *fingers crossed*!

Regards,
 
I hope they don't decide to get rid of loads of the macbook pro's Optical drive and whatnot... I'm using my mate's macbook right now and waiting for the new one to come out. I hope all this patience wont for nothing. When do you think the new mbp will come out this year? Q2? :)
 
Think of something significant you did two months ago. Seems like yesterday doesnt it? That's probably as long as your going to have to wait for a new mbp. I'm waiting.:D
 
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Sounds like final specs and release schedule announcement, they probably won't hit OEMs til April still.
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You're probably right, but I have this tiny little hope that they'll be announced with the iPad 3.....Never happens, probably won't. One can dream though.
 
cmChimera said:
You're probably right, but I have this tiny little hope that they'll be announced with the iPad 3.....Never happens, probably won't. One can dream though.
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I thought the same thing... would be great if a MBP redesign debuted alongside the iPad 3 on March 7, but there's a 99.99999% chance they would never steal thunder from their new bread and butter. The March 6 Ivy Bridge date referenced above is an intriguing coincidence, however.

Things could change though. Will be interesting to see how they handle launches post-Steve.
 
swartzfeger said:
I thought the same thing... would be great if a MBP redesign debuted alongside the iPad 3 on March 7, but there's a 99.99999% chance they would never steal thunder from their new bread and butter. The March 6 Ivy Bridge date referenced above is an intriguing coincidence, however.

Things could change though. Will be interesting to see how they handle launches post-Steve.
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Yeah I know what you mean there XD.

What will Apple do if they redesign the Pros in regards to the anti-glare?

I hope they keep the anti glare option to be honest, but why would they do away with it?
 
I'll be a happy camper if the 2012 MBPs have nVidia graphics chipsets and Intel processors. Nothing else matters.
 
Liquinn said:
Yeah I know what you mean there XD.

What will Apple do if they redesign the Pros in regards to the anti-glare?

I hope they keep the anti glare option to be honest, but why would they do away with it?
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They better not get rid of high res antiglare... glossy sucks donkey balls to use lol... cannot stand the irritating reflections. Sometimes I work on my 13" Pro and it drives me nutz.
 
SurferMan said:
They better not get rid of high res antiglare... glossy sucks donkey balls to use lol... cannot stand the irritating reflections. Sometimes I work on my 13" Pro and it drives me nutz.
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I know what you mean. I want a 17" MBP with anti-glare for photography purposes, to use in the garden and when I'm on the road and in my friends house/houses etc.

So basically; what if Apple does not redesign the Macbook Pros? I'm going to kick myself for not buying one tomorrow if Apple does not re-design them.

Time will tell.
 
Liquinn said:
I know what you mean. I want a 17" MBP with anti-glare for photography purposes, to use in the garden and when I'm on the road and in my friends house/houses etc.

So basically; what if Apple does not redesign the Macbook Pros? I'm going to kick myself for not buying one tomorrow if Apple does not re-design them.

Time will tell.
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I cannot tell the future, but I am making a conscious decision to wait and see. In the event that the MBPs are not redesigned, I've decided that I won't have waiter's remorse.

However, I have to remind myself not to complain every day that I use my home Vista laptop and my crippled 07 Macbook.
 
Liquinn said:
I know what you mean. I want a 17" MBP with anti-glare for photography purposes, to use in the garden and when I'm on the road and in my friends house/houses etc.

So basically; what if Apple does not redesign the Macbook Pros? I'm going to kick myself for not buying one tomorrow if Apple does not re-design them.

Time will tell.
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even if they don't do a redesign, you'll get a discount if you buy a generation back in the refurb store. so there's no reason to kick yourself haha
 
GuitarG20 said:
even if they don't do a redesign, you'll get a discount if you buy a generation back in the refurb store. so there's no reason to kick yourself haha
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I see, I'm trying to make do with VNCing from a Windows laptop to my Mac Mini; but it's just not the same as a MBP. I'll have to wait until the 2012 MBPs come out. But say the 2012 Macbook Pros come out in June... Haswell will be only what, 8 months away ish then? idk xD
 
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