You lost my interest when you said this. No way will they do a range update bit part
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You lost my interest when you said this. No way will they do a range update bit part
To more accuratelly, Apple never goes down with the code name for computers WITHIN a line. In that case. If MBP got the MD 3XX code on late 2011, every computer can get any other code name, from MC9xx to MDXXX but NOT THE MACBOOK PRO LINE. Macbook Pro line can get ONLY the code which is further than MD 3XX.
Which means that the machine with MC975X code is a totally new Computer, or, its 15 inch Macbook Air.
Possibly, this will be the biggest surprise in last years. And by all means, no redesign for Macbook Pro lineup.
Thanks for wording it a bit better than me
Screw the SSD maybe its going the way of the MBA and its Flash. As for "retina" I hate the marketing term so much!!! Higher Resolution displays has been an incremental update for Apple Laptops since they were created.
What if the Air got an 8gb option (agreed that max ram is a limitation of the Air)? As far as USB, there is such a thing as a hub. I'm not sure not wanting to use a USB hub is reasonable justification to keep the model alive (yes, I know that there is the power issue but how many powered ports do you use at once while running around).
Edit: and apparently the 13 pro only has 2 ports like the air anyway.
Looks like they wouldn't melt the MBA and MBP to one device, like some folks speculated here.... Lucky you!
Can't wait for monday!
It's like the feeling I had before X-Mas, when I was a young boy. You had some suggestions what your parents might lay under the tree - but you're not sure until you rip off the gift wrap.
it the secrecy that actually lead people into apple
thats my point, you cant go third party on the mba ...
same with the SSD, apple wants 500€ for a 256 GB upgrade and i bought a 256GB SSD for 189€ on my mbp
I'm not sure they'll get rid of the 17 inch aircraft carrier. Maybe the'll rework that to make it fill a relatively similar position as the Mac Pro, call it the Macbook Pro and everything else is the Macbook Air.
Macbook Air 11 inch with 64 gb ssd has 2 gb.
Macbook Air 11 inch with 128 gb ssd has 4 gb.
Price increase for double the ram and double the ssd is $200.
Can you get cheaper parts with similar sizes? Yes.
Is the fee insane? Not to me.
Knowing Apple, if they double RAM model they'd probably increase the price in about a $100 increment (look at iOS devices).
This is of course, speculation. But it is supported by their Macbook Air pricing model. Don't look at the iMac and Mac Pro RAM. That is the old Apple pricing model. Look at the pricing relevant to what Apple is doing (and the iOS pricing model is way more applicable to the Macbook Air than the Mac Pro model).
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That doesn't bode well for this update, however. If what you're saying is true, there will be an in-between 15" MBP model that will only last a short while (like the 13" unibody "macbook" from 2008), and nobody wants to see that.
The higher end iMacs will see a slight price increase due to the size of the screen real estate need for the new retina displays.
Some day, but not next Monday. MBP 13 is still the #1 selling Mac... not laptop, Mac. Apple isn't going to be so quick give it the heave-ho. The 13" Air and MBP have a similar screen size. The similarity stops there. The low end 13" Air is $200 more than the 13" MBP, less storage, fewer ports, not upgradable at all. Yes, that makes a difference to a lot of people, based on sales alone.