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

ohbrilliance said:
To me that looks like that's priced in a 1TB SSD.. 512GB on the lower model, 1TB on the higher. (or 256GB on the lower and 512 on the upper :/ )
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Pretty much has to, less then 8GB of ram and a 256GB SSD on the top of the line model and even assuming a retina display it's very hard to justify that price.

I want to go back to windows like I want to shoot myself in the head but if the price rumors are true in Canada this thing is going to top 3500$ with taxes and AppleCare, that's a little crazy for a 15" laptop that compromises on anything.
 
newyorksole said:
Ummmm these leaks happen every year.
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To be clear, the leaks that Jobs wanted leaked happened. If an Apple employee did it on their own they risked their job. It's way Apple was able to keep the details of most projects so secret until announced... iPhone, AppleTV, iPad.
 
jgc said:
Excited to see what happens next week.

Just to clarify this for some Aussies (it's been said before)...your prices INCLUDE tax. American (and Canadian) prices do not include tax. Say you're buying a laptop. If the price is $2000 USD vs. $2500 AUD, adding say 7.5% tax on the former (a reasonable number) makes it $2150 vs. $2500. Now keep in mind that Australians have (I believe) the strongest economy among developed nations. The average GPD per capita in Australia is 35% higher than in the U.S. So if you factor this higher earnings in (divide the $2500 AUD laptop by 1.35) the equivalent cost of your laptop would be $1852 USD.

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple DID make more money per unit in Australia than in the U.S. But when you take into consideration that the American price is pre-tax, and when you take into consideration the totally different market (significantly higher earnings on average) in Australia, the $2500 "more expensive" laptop actually affects the pocket books significantly less than the $2000 "cheaper" laptop in the U.S.

Per capita GDP may not be a 100% completely fair way to look at it but it provides much greater accuracy than a straight dollar-to-dollar exchange rate without considering the market. Australia also has 8x higher than average (amongst developed nations) percent of people earning over $100,000 a year.

Now you know the truth. Americans are paying more, in a sense ;)
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I never thought I would see someone justify Apples BS pricing with PPP.
 
From looking at the sheet a bit it would be best to assume that that.
D2 items are for a new product since the price points do not allocate to anything currently offered and also their part codes begin with MC where as the current MacBook Pros begin with MD so they won't be MacBook Pros as stated above.

J30 & J31 are either the iMacs or MacBook Pros 13" & 15" (without the 17" :( ) since both these product lines have pretty much the same pricing around what is quoted on the sheet.

J11 & J13 are MacBook Airs

K5BPLUS are the Mac Pros Single Processor, Dual Processor and Server.

B67 is probably the iPod Shuffle as said before since it comes in 5 colours and can be engraved although there is a B67 with a (A) or other letter after it.

B123 is probably a new 45W MagSafe plug for the MacBook Air
Other accessories probably include as said before a USB3 SuperDrive, iPod Shuffle Dock, USB3 to 1Gb Ethernet etc. Though I am unsure why we would need a USB3 8x SuperDrive since it can't saturate the speed of USB2.

B121 I am unsure what this could be since the X in MD506X/A means it comes with a plug (since the plug needs to be changed for each country its sold in)

One thing to note is the RAM price for 2x4GB is now half of what it was on the 2011 model iMac & MacBook Pros.

EDIT: another thing to note is that all consumer Mac prices have gone down apart from J31 which could mean an added SSD as default into them or if a SSD is default on all Macs a higher capacity one such as 256GB on higher end Macs and 64GB/128GB as a standard.
 
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I really hope they lower there RAM prices and stop acting like its some kind of premium item. It's a basic necessity needed for the system to perform optimally. If I build my next workstation 32 gigs of ram will cost about as much as my CPU cooler and a couple of fans. It's a minor expense. Apple prices it like its some kind of premium feature. It's ridiculous.

I most likely won't be buying my ram from Apple if I buy a new Mac Pro, but it would be nice if it were even an option. It's about as appealing as prison rape right now. Not to mention if I want matching ram I'm stuck taking a hit hawking some second hand Mac ram on eBay.
 
Xcelerate said:
You have no idea how hard I'm laughing! :D
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That's what it's all about… bringing joy to the kids' faces. :)

angemon89 said:
But Santa, I wanted a thunderbolt display with USB 3.0 slots also :(
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Wait in line kid… I've been asking Santa for a matte (non-reflective) Apple display forever. But he just keeps checking this big list and sadly shaking his head. :( I guess it's a product inventory, but odd that it was titled 'Naughty or Nice'.
 
gnasher729 said:
My 13" MBP has a one TB drive. If I need to, I can upgrade to two 1 TB drives with no problems. How big and how expensive is the largest drive for the MBA?
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why would you need 2t on a 13mbp? ssd is about speed. have you used a mba or mbp with a ssd in it? apps open almost instantly, start up time is so much quicker also. no moving parts means less heat. im not seeing a 13mbp doing pro work b/c of the graphics. if its just for movies and music to watch on business trips then load what you want on before you go, take a hdd with you or use the cloud.

im hoping and reasonably believe that at least for the updated 15mbp ssd will be standard
i dont think we will have retina display although i would love it.
optical disc will be gone
intel 4000 with hopefully 680m (15inch)
maybe 802.11ac
standard ram at 6gb built to order 16gb (15 inch)
 
Joe23 said:
Which of the "Pro" features do you think you need? I only ask as I know a lot of people who bought a 13" MBP for Facebook and iPhoto.

The 13" MBA is a more than capable device. I should know, it's my primary machine outside of the office for web design and programming.
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The tiny SSD is the deal breaker for me. Some of us use our MBPs as our only/primary computers. I have a nearly 500GB iTunes library. IMO it would be pretty difficult to use an Air as a primary device, unless you have the cash to order a 512GB SSD. But at that price you might as well just go get an iMac.
 
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Chupa Chupa said:
To be clear, the leaks that Jobs wanted leaked happened. If an Apple employee did it on their own they risked their job. It's way Apple was able to keep the details of most projects so secret until announced... iPhone, AppleTV, iPad.
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Jobs is leaking from the dead?:eek:
 
No New Display = No Retina for iMac

Sadly, No New Display = No Retina for iMac

I am dying to buy New 27' iMac with Retina Display. It is not going to happen, I guess.:(
 
mattkilla420 said:
why would you need 2t on a 13mbp? ssd is about speed. have you used a mba or mbp with a ssd in it? apps open almost instantly, start up time is so much quicker also. no moving parts means less heat. im not seeing a 13mbp doing pro work b/c of the graphics. if its just for movies and music to watch on business trips then load what you want on before you go, take a hdd with you or use the cloud.

im hoping and reasonably believe that at least for the updated 15mbp ssd will be standard
i dont think we will have retina display although i would love it.
optical disc will be gone
intel 4000 with hopefully 680m (15inch)
maybe 802.11ac
standard ram at 6gb built to order 16gb (15 inch)
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2TB on a 13" MBP isn't entirely unreasonable. 1TB in main drive bay, second 1TB in optibay. Sometimes it's not all about drive speed and startup/application launch times.

Why the cloud? Unlike the iPad, MBPs don't have integrated LTE radios, and a network connection just isn't as convenient as having everything onboard the internal drives. As for external HDDs, the less peripherals they have to carry while on the road, the better.
 
PVisitors said:
I want monday for WWDC to hurry but at the same time I don't because it means my hardest exam which I am not 100% prepared for is on the tuesday after it.
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I hear you--I have a very hard one right after the Keynote.

Suffice to say, this is the first WWDC I will be experiencing spoiler-free.
 
tigres said:
New 13" maxed out Air Please.
8gb ram
7-10 hour battery life
able to leap tall buildings.


thx :apple:
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HAHA I hope so too. If this is the case, I am definitely getting the new Macbook Air 13 inch ( unless there is the rumoured 14-15 inch model) :)
 
chanyitian said:
HAHA I hope so too. If this is the case, I am definitely getting the new Macbook Air 13 inch ( unless there is the rumoured 14-15 inch model) :)
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I don't need ssd, it's too small and expensice. I want at least 500G hd. Also I hate U series CPU.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but if (and i say if) this table of prices is true and it is indeed 3,199 Australian dollars for "best macbook pro" i really don't see the price hike.

Right now, top end 15'' MBP on Australia goes for $2,499

Adding BTO CPU, 8GB RAM and high-res anti glare it is $3,183,99

That is with stock 750GB HD, not an SSD

Forgive me but i cannot find the huge price hike people go on for 15 pages now... (if the estimation is for "best macbook pro" then the price is exactly the same i would think)
 
keramidas said:
Correct me if I am wrong but if (and i say if) this table of prices is true and it is indeed 3,199 Australian dollars for "best macbook pro" i really don't see the price hike.

Right now, top end 15'' MBP on Australia goes for $2,499

Adding BTO CPU, 8GB RAM and high-res anti glare it is $3,183,99

That is with stock 750GB HD, not an SSD

Forgive me but i cannot find the huge price hike people go on for 15 pages now... (if the estimation is for "best macbook pro" then the price is exactly the same i would think)
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You do realise that when it says BEST it means the higher spec model from the series without any BTO stuff added in. If it included any of the BTO stuff it would say BTO instead of BEST. Imagin if the new MacBook Pro had $700 worth of BTO stuff as well that would make the high price $3900 under your assumption.
 
JaHull said:
You do realise that when it says BEST it means the higher spec model from the series without any BTO stuff added in. If it included any of the BTO stuff it would say BTO instead of BEST. Imagin if the new MacBook Pro had $700 worth of BTO stuff as well that would make the high price $3900 under your assumption.
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I am not so sure.

It says Better and Best. Following your thought the better would be the base.

I am not saying it's impossible, but rather I would not have defined the base model as "better".

I may as well be wrong.
 
keramidas said:
I am not so sure.

It says Better and Best. Following your thought the better would be the base.

I am not saying it's impossible, but rather I would not have defined the base model as "better".

I may as well be wrong.
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I know what you mean it's a weird naming scheme but it has been like that for as long as I can remember.
 
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