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Aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pros Spotted?

At least we now all know that seagate craft the finest hard drives out of the highest quality materials.
I'll make sure I follow the subtle brand loyalty hints, rather than actually looking at things like platter quantity/density.
2 identical hard drives? I'll take the cheaper one.

I need help figuring out the difference between value for money and cost, can you help?
 
VoR said:
At least we now all know that seagate craft the finest hard drives out of the highest quality materials.
I'll make sure I follow the subtle brand loyalty hints, rather than actually looking at things like platter quantity/density.
2 identical hard drives? I'll take the cheaper one.

I need help figuring out the difference between value for money and cost, can you help?
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its swings and roundabouts, seagate drives where known in the past for being noisey, now they are considered to be some of the quietest, hitachi bought IBM's deskstar harddrive business when they where called deathstars for obvious reasons, apple use hitachi drives in time capsules.

Quality, defects....every major company suffers from this from time to time, especially when it starts a new line.

the guy above would have you believe apple use superior quality nvidia cards then pc's use...........complete bollix;)
 
VoR said:
At least we now all know that seagate craft the finest hard drives out of the highest quality materials.
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I don't think they make better drives than some competitors. Seagate does have a pretty long warranty on their drives though, as far as I recall. Which you pay for with slightly higher prices, too.
 
Eric S. said:
I don't know about the statement "the MacBook event was originally scheduled for September 29." I never saw that before.
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Hey, Mac Soda writer here.

The MacBook event was scheduled originally for September 29th. Check out this Computerworld article. You can see he said late September, and then changed it to late October. This change was made when Apple postponed the event from September 29th, the originally scheduled date, to October 14th.

It was never widely reported that the event was originally scheduled for them, as it was overshadowed by the iPod Event, but nevertheless, it was moved from September 29th to October 14th. The shift of the nVIDIA announcement seems like a pretty remarkable coincidence.

As for my predictions regarding the MacBook Mini and the Mac, my source has not specifically told me about these products. The MacBook Mini is a logical guess, as I stated clearly in my predictions. The Mac is not even expected... I would be shocked if I saw this come. I don't expect to see this until Macworld 2009. However, Apple has surprised us before, so I put it in as my long-shot just in case Apple decides to pull a shocker.
 
TwinCities Dan said:
I'm just saying that rumor has been popping up almost as much as the aluminum rumor. From many different sources...

Maybe not, but its a "strong" rumor from what I've read....
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IIRC it's all being repeated after one source... guess whom.

kabunaru said:
Loge said:
Anyone agree with the MacSoda article about the new Macbook Pro most likely not having a removable battery?
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That is the only "iffy" thing about the article.

I do not know but I hope not actually.
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You mean it's the only "iffy" thing because all else is pure fantasy?

kabunaru said:
(...)
Mac Tablet:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM standard
11-13" Touch-screen display (not sure exactly which size)
Superdrive
Mac OS X
ATI Radeon 3200 IGP
160GB Hard Drive, 320GB Hard Drive option
$1499
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Sorry, but I have to say it's extremely naive to believe Apple will put SuperDrive in a tablet while they didn't in Air.

kabunaru said:
So, I would have been kind of right on my predictions if they have not postponed it.
Sounds very plausible to say the least.
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keewee said:
http://macsoda.com/2008/10/02/nvidia-event-moved-to-familiar-date/ Interesting?
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Brien said:
It was about 10 posts ago. ;)
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It's kind of sad that it was more like a few days ago on this forum. MacSoda's a bit late in this case.

Eric S. said:
I don't know about the statement "the MacBook event was originally scheduled for September 29." I never saw that before.
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Mykbibby said:
Hey, Mac Soda writer here.

The MacBook event was scheduled originally for September 29th. Check out this Computerworld article. You can see he said late September, and then changed it to late October. This change was made when Apple postponed the event from September 29th, the originally scheduled date, to October 14th.

It was never widely reported that the event was originally scheduled for them, as it was overshadowed by the iPod Event, but nevertheless, it was moved from September 29th to October 14th. The shift of the nVIDIA announcement seems like a pretty remarkable coincidence.

As for my predictions regarding the MacBook Mini and the Mac, my source has not specifically told me about these products. The MacBook Mini is a logical guess, as I stated clearly in my predictions. The Mac is not even expected... I would be shocked if I saw this come. I don't expect to see this until Macworld 2009. However, Apple has surprised us before, so I put it in as my long-shot just in case Apple decides to pull a shocker.
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You repeated twice that the event was scheduled on September 29th, but you still didn't give any reason for believing that. Even a few weeks ago in an article about new MacBooks (same author, same site) "end of September" was the estimated date, I ever recall the mention of September 23rd. It's simply October now, so obviously he adjusted the prediction.

Also 29th was Monday, not the sacred day of Apple cult... ;)
 
Ironduke said:
its swings and roundabouts, seagate drives where known in the past for being noisey, now they are considered to be some of the quietest, hitachi bought IBM's deskstar harddrive business when they where called deathstars for obvious reasons, apple use hitachi drives in time capsules.

Quality, defects....every major company suffers from this from time to time, especially when it starts a new line.

the guy above would have you believe apple use superior quality nvidia cards then pc's use...........complete bollix;)
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LoL, you're a perfect example that people only hear what they want to hear. I never said anything of the sort. I was talking about when Apple DID use superior parts such as SCSI...RISC processors...etc They cost more but they were stable and fast and also expensive. If Apple didn't use standard PC components now their computers would cost WAY more than they do. You want them cheaper? I'm sure they could do it by cheaping out on components all over the place. You probably believe all PCs use the exact same brand of components....or maybe all brands are the same, you just pay for the "name." Doesn't sound like you're too thrilled about this so much perhaps you should go buy yourself a PC at a quarter the price, knock your socks off.
 
Mykbibby said:
Hey, Mac Soda writer here.

The MacBook event was scheduled originally for September 29th. Check out this Computerworld article. You can see he said late September, and then changed it to late October. This change was made when Apple postponed the event from September 29th, the originally scheduled date, to October 14th.
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There was a lot of speculation on September 23 as the date, but that's all it was - a lot of bloggers and media pumping themselves up, but never a word from Apple. I never once saw September 29 mentioned by anybody.

It was never widely reported that the event was originally scheduled for them, as it was overshadowed by the iPod Event, but nevertheless, it was moved from September 29th to October 14th. The shift of the nVIDIA announcement seems like a pretty remarkable coincidence.
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And since you have no proof that Apple ever scheduled anything for September 29, your speculation about a "remarkable coincidence" is just that - speculation. Anybody can do that, and everybody on this forum does. That's not a bad thing but it doesn't make you special.
 
MowingDevil said:
LoL, you're a perfect example that people only hear what they want to hear. I never said anything of the sort. I was talking about when Apple DID use superior parts such as SCSI...RISC processors...etc They cost more but they were stable and fast and also expensive. If Apple didn't use standard PC components now their computers would cost WAY more than they do. You want them cheaper? I'm sure they could do it by cheaping out on components all over the place. You probably believe all PCs use the exact same brand of components....or maybe all brands are the same, you just pay for the "name." Doesn't sound like you're too thrilled about this so much perhaps you should go buy yourself a PC at a quarter the price, knock your socks off.
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:rolleyes:
 
So if Apple is going to have an event for the new notebook line, how far in advance should we be expecting an announcement? 14 October is less than two weeks away. :-\
 
MowingDevil said:
Back when Macs were even MORE expensive than they are now they lasted LONGER and didn't break down nearly as often. It was only when they started using cheaper PC parts so that they could compete w/ PC prices that they started to fall apart more frequently. I've never once had to take a Mac in for repairs *knocks on wood* but after reading all the horror stories on these forums abo modern Macs I've decided to start buying AppleCare.
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You've based that assumption from horror stories in a Mac forum, where it is full of posts with people with problems? This is the place to come and post if your Mac breaks, and the amount of posts with people and problems with their Macs can never be used as a realistic statistic on Apple's construction quality.
 
aleksandra. said:
You repeated twice that the event was scheduled on September 29th, but you still didn't give any reason for believing that. Even a few weeks ago in an article about new MacBooks (same author, same site) "end of September" was the estimated date, I ever recall the mention of September 23rd. It's simply October now, so obviously he adjusted the prediction.
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I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. My source had told me back in early August the event was scheduled for September 23rd. It was then moved slightly to the 29th, which was going to be the date until just a little before the iPod event, when Apple decided to postpone it until October 14th.
 
My first Mac was a Macintosh Performa 6200 CD that I bought in 1995. It came in a huge box and I think I paid around $3K for it.

That computer was my main computer from 1995-fall 2000 when I bought a Blueberry iMac. My Performa never left my house for any repairs. I still play Oregon Trail on it sometimes.

I bought an iBook G3 in 2002, and it went in for a few logic board recalls/repairs. At some point the port died where you plug in your power cord to charge the battery, so I had that repaired. I had to pay for that because I didn't buy AppleCare with any of my pre-2004 Macs. When I got my G4 PowerBook in 2004 I bought AppleCare, and I used it a few times (like when my hard drive failed).

I can see the argument that Apple doesn't use the caliber of parts that they used to. But at the same time, computers are much more complex now than they were before: maybe there are simply more things that can go wrong.

I never used to buy AppleCare because I didn't feel like I needed it, but now I will never buy another Mac (that I plan to keep around for a while) without it. I'm posting from my 12" G4 PowerBook that I bought in March, 2004. I'd keep it forever if I could because it's so portable yet capable.

Am I the only person who hates the idea of a black keyboard on a MacBookPro? :(
 
Mykbibby said:
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. My source had told me back in early August the event was scheduled for September 23rd. It was then moved slightly to the 29th, which was going to be the date until just a little before the iPod event, when Apple decided to postpone it until October 14th.
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Ah, it makes more sense now. Thanks for clarifying. Still mystified why they'd move it to Monday, though. Perhaps that's "one more thing"... no more Tuesday fetish? ;)

mustangsally82 said:
Am I the only person who hates the idea of a black keyboard on a MacBookPro? :(
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There're many other people here who share this feeling.

Luckily I'm not one of them, because it's likely to happen ;).
 
The aluminum casing would be nice, it'd tempt me to upgrade my current MacBook (4GB, 2.2Ghz) simply as the silver casing is less prone to wear on the keys and where the wrists rest. I'd absolutely love a 12" widescreen version.. even though I doubt that'd happen due to the Air.
 
Mykbibby said:
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. My source had told me back in early August the event was scheduled for September 23rd. It was then moved slightly to the 29th, which was going to be the date until just a little before the iPod event, when Apple decided to postpone it until October 14th.
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Lemme guess, your source is your "Magic 8-Ball" :rolleyes:

aleksandra. said:
Ah, it makes more sense now. Thanks for clarifying. Still mystified why they'd move it to Monday, though. Perhaps that's "one more thing"... no more Tuesday fetish? ;)
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Hahaha, that's hilarious, way to curb the crap, aleksandra! :cool:
 
mustangsally82 said:
My first Mac was a Macintosh Performa 6200 CD that I bought in 1995. It came in a huge box and I think I paid around $3K for it.

That computer was my main computer from 1995-fall 2000 when I bought a Blueberry iMac. My Performa never left my house for any repairs. I still play Oregon Trail on it sometimes.

I bought an iBook G3 in 2002, and it went in for a few logic board recalls/repairs. At some point the port died where you plug in your power cord to charge the battery, so I had that repaired. I had to pay for that because I didn't buy AppleCare with any of my pre-2004 Macs. When I got my G4 PowerBook in 2004 I bought AppleCare, and I used it a few times (like when my hard drive failed).

I can see the argument that Apple doesn't use the caliber of parts that they used to. But at the same time, computers are much more complex now than they were before: maybe there are simply more things that can go wrong.

I never used to buy AppleCare because I didn't feel like I needed it, but now I will never buy another Mac (that I plan to keep around for a while) without it. I'm posting from my 12" G4 PowerBook that I bought in March, 2004. I'd keep it forever if I could because it's so portable yet capable.

Am I the only person who hates the idea of a black keyboard on a MacBookPro? :(
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To play devil's advocate, my first Mac was a 6290CD and was DOA. ;)

Eric S. said:
There was a lot of speculation on September 23 as the date, but that's all it was - a lot of bloggers and media pumping themselves up, but never a word from Apple. I never once saw September 29 mentioned by anybody.



And since you have no proof that Apple ever scheduled anything for September 29, your speculation about a "remarkable coincidence" is just that - speculation. Anybody can do that, and everybody on this forum does. That's not a bad thing but it doesn't make you special.
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Isn't the 14th the same thing? Just speculation?
 
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