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Alleged New Part Numbers Suggest Over a Dozen New Mac Models Coming at WWDC [Updated]

FloatingBones said:
There were rumors that 4 out of 5 would be updated. The Mini is apparently the Odd Mac Out.

If it had to be one line, I'm glad it was the Mini.
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The mini will likely get a quiet update in the coming months. Honestly, Ivy Bridge doesn't bring a lot to the table for it and nobody's really clamoring for a redesign. The charm of it is that it's a tiny metal box.

Ivy Bridge is less power hungry, which is nice, but yields no real returns on a desktop machine. HD4000 graphics is a nice upgrade, but the Mini isn't super popular for users who are concerned with that. USB 3.0 would be nice, but isn't going to be a deal breaker for most who are considering a Mini.
 
ixodes said:
I don't know about Australia, but if one buys the current fully optioned BTO 15" MBP with AppleCare, the price before tax is $4,248.

Some might say, that no one buys BTO models like this, because of the ease in which the ram and SSD can be upgraded.

But what many fail to realize, is that lots of buyers outside of this community, do not have the skill or desire to do it themselves. Professionals can easily afford it and Apple's got the revenue to prove how many they've sold.

It's' no wonder Apple has the cash to build that Space Ship Monument to the God of Apple :)
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Just go and check the current prices on store.apple.com/au and prepare to be shocked. Apple stuff in the US is a lot cheaper.
 
With all the rumors that have been pointing towards a move from MBP style to some sort of merged version with MBA, I would think the long range plan apple wants to shape into being will be implemented now- so some semi dramatic push towards the MBA line is probably going to happen whether it's the dropping of the 13" MBP or a merger of it with MBA- even if the 13" MBP is the best selling. Apple is all about pushing us in the direction they want us to go as a mass consumer market as opposed to following the sales trends directly. That may be just how they can redefine the world of personal computing yet again which a major redefine of the industry is due and prob will be here in 2012... Next week??

I think they would do something somewhat shocking and painful to some as a move towards their and Steve's idea of the computing future. I wonder what that will be...
 
Mak47 said:
Not necessarily, from the look of that label that got leaked yesterday there may be one last update to the existing 13" MBP. I think it'll be killed off in the near term (because it is redundant with the 13" Air) so doing a redesign is nonsensical, but it appeared to have an IB processor, HD4000 & USB 3 upgrades.

My guess is that they keep it around for those people who want a more conventional form factor, are scared to go without ethernet or the ODD, or who just want a lower priced laptop. I could see them keeping the pricing the same as it is now or even dropping it a bit considering that it won't have a Retina display or an SSD.

Personally, I think they ought to just kill it off. I'll be shocked if 8GB of RAM isn't at least an option in the new Air models, and if it is, then the 13" Pro really is totally redundant and it makes little sense to keep it around.
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To me, the main reason you could be right is Apple's obvious intent to push your storage into the cloud. Then Apple would enhance it's subscription income.

I want a small powerful, reasonable priced, laptop that doesn't compromise too much for size. The current MBA compromises too much: it's more like a super netbook.

If you are right, this will be my last MacBook. If I could extricate myself from one app I depend on for everything (Omnioutliner), I would likely be looking at a quality laptop running Linux already.
 
Mak47 said:
The mini will likely get a quiet update in the coming months. Honestly, Ivy Bridge doesn't bring a lot to the table for it and nobody's really clamoring for a redesign. The charm of it is that it's a tiny metal box.

Ivy Bridge is less power hungry, which is nice, but yields no real returns on a desktop machine. HD4000 graphics is a nice upgrade, but the Mini isn't super popular for users who are concerned with that. USB 3.0 would be nice, but isn't going to be a deal breaker for most who are considering a Mini.
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Will be for me. Since thunderbolt is still slow in accessories USB 3 alone is worth an upgrade.
 
I don't need a new computer either.. but this makes me want to get one.

My Aunt will be happy for these releases since her 2005 iMac died last week!
 
Darn high prices

Would be good if one day apple would drop the prices of its computers here in Australia so us Australians don't have to pay more compared to people in the U.S
 
Would love a backlit wireless keyboard to go along with my new iMac! Kind of redundant but I love it on my MBPro. :apple: Can't wait for WWDC!
 
It is

theSeb said:
Just go and check the current prices on store.apple.com/au and prepare to be shocked. Apple stuff in the US is a lot cheaper.
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It is, i live in Australia and payed 5,000 AUD for my Mac Pro + Apple Care + Apple Cinema Display + some Accessories. The Mac Pro in the U.S starts at $2499 compared to $2999AUD in Australia, it is a major difference that I think should not exist.
 
addzzz said:
It is, i live in Australia and payed 5,000 AUD for my Mac Pro + Apple Care + Apple Cinema Display + some Accessories. The Mac Pro in the U.S starts at $2499 compared to $2999AUD in Australia, it is a major difference that I think should not exist.
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The disparity is not really as bad as it looks, since the AUD price includes the GST, and the American store price is pre-tax.
 
Everything has always been more expensive in Australia.

There will be a formal investigation into it later this year, with Apple, Microsoft and Adobe the main targets.
 
addzzz said:
Would be good if one day apple would drop the prices of its computers here in Australia so us Australians don't have to pay more compared to people in the U.S
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Isn't there an investigation looking into why AU prices are so much higher? Maybe that will lead Apple to lower prices down under. cross yer fingers...
 
NutsNGum said:
Quite rightly so, you lot seem to get fleeced for no good reason.
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NZ also, but we don't have quite as rocking an exchange rate as to make it blatant.

The scope is wider though, I was recently looking at some new GPU release, and a friend pointed out that the pricing was basically exchange rate adjusted and then DOUBLED.

But yeah, the MBP I want will always be $NZ6000 or thereabouts. The Dell I switched to in December was $NZ3000 and more decked out than any MBP option. Conveniently Lion made it easier to leave the platform for a while, but these hardware releases could be tempting :D.
 
theSeb said:
Just go and check the current prices on store.apple.com/au and prepare to be shocked. Apple stuff in the US is a lot cheaper.
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I checked out the pricing differences in the Aussie store. That is nutty! The pricing difference is crazy! WOW! After checking it out I am guessing there isn't going to be a lot of a price change in the US store then.
 
the future said:
As someone else has already said, this is not unprecedented. It didn't happen the last few upgrade cycles because the design was basically unchanged. If the list is real, and the only updated MBP is the 15', it can only mean one of two things: it's a brand new design and the 13' and 17' will follow later (fall?), or the 13' and 17' are disontinued. I think the former is much more probable.
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Or the list is incomplete
 
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