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Another iPad Coming Later This Year? Total MacBook Pro Revamp in 2012?

Are you serious

OMG......... 2012.
I was seriously just crapping in my pants for this year. and all it is a spec bump? just like the ****ing 2010 MBP bump?? REALLY?
I waited since 2009 and another year now? RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
*cries in corner*
 
baryon said:
Like the Unibody MacBook Pros, they first came out in 2008, I bought one 3 days after their release, and now my graphics card has failed, my SuperDrive doesn't work, my battery is deformed, my trackpad won't click and my left fan got stuck... If I would have waited a few more months, I would have a much more stable machine... But I had no choice I had a bad computer at that time and I really needed a new one.
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Sad luck there. My Windows PC died the very morning the unibodies came out so I bought one that same day. As opposed to yours, I've never had one thing go wrong with mine and I use it >8 hrs a day. My original battery is still over 90% with nearly 1,900 cycles.
 
jgaf said:
Minor updates to the MacBook Pro line?

Thank you very much, I'll just stick to Windows for the next 4 years..

Huge disappointment, as it would be my first macbook.
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Then, with all due respect, you are a fool. My 2008 MBP is a fantastic machine and I'm sure the new ones will be even better. I have to deal with Windows every day because I support other people at work and home. I totally switched when I got my MBP and I would NEVER go back. It's by far the best all around laptop I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of them.

dexx0008 said:
apple really hasn't done much with the mac pro line, shame if this is true that 2012 is a re-design. especially since this current model has grown so long in the tooth. a spec bump again... with current sales of computers performing well you think hitting the market with a nice re-design would really solidify apples position and keep the competition scrambling.

I've been piggy backing off a work computer for personal use and was really thinking about taking the plunge on a 13" or 15" but if it's another spec bump I might as well wait. I'd like something different from the same basic machine i've used for the past 2 years. (current work machine is a 15 al mbp c2d 2.8)
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Put a SSD in that puppy, and it will revolutionize your life. I have the same MBP with a 128GB Crucial RealSSD C300 and I use mine as my main PC very day running Windows and OS X and it flies!
 
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Somewhat makes sense with relation......

to the invitation making 2011 the "Year of the Tablet" (or iPad).

Having two new models this year makes the point clear. A new iPad 1.5 soon, and a full on iPad2 in September.

I speculate the forward-facing camera being the major upgrade now, and the high-resolution video (forget what it is called) in Sept.
 
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At the moment, iPhone 5 is delayed until September.
 
Would have been my first Mac ever, was more than ready to dish out the cash and pull out all the stops for a 5k MPB.


Been nearly a full year and apple can't deliver the goods... this whole new design will be what... Another two years? If it takes them this long to throw together a basic refresh then they clearly don't care much for (1) their customers which relates directly to (2) profit.

Glad to see that I am disenchanted for tomorrow, what can I say... they have dissapointed a fair portion of their audience with this rehash. Usually when people extend the wait past the normal ~8 months point something awesome happened...

To only keep the same aluminium unibody design, "yesterdays" gfx card and processor, not even having the ability to do blueray (which major video editors and even basic viewers find as a MUST)... uhmm... wow. This has got to be the single most negative speculation I've ever seen. I'm still baffled, I litterally had 5k and was ready to spend it tomorrow... baffled I am.


I may have 5k apple, but I didn't get making the big bucks through being taken advantage of... trick someone else into buying


"Yesterdays technology, for tomorrows price."
 
This is what I think

absynth said:
Looks like the dual core A9 / dual GPU wont be making it for this version, they were on a toss last month, guess this doesnt bode well for those expecting this. On the upside, if this rumor is true, there's a good chance the update "later this year" will feature dual core, dual GPU and probably also double resolution.

What's with the hating on the rumored design. I for one absolutely love it, especially with the speakergrill found on the earlier mockup, similar to that of the G4 powerbooks on the edge of the curve (air-in).

I'm really hoping we'll see this powerbookesque design. I've always found the old PB/MBP design much more attractive then the present one, technological advances like unibody aside ofcourse.
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I agree with this. My hunch says the iPad released next month will be an "enhanced iPad 1" with a faster A4 processor, double the RAM, possibly better graphics and FaceTime camera.

Then in the Fall, we'll see the "real" iPad 2 with the dual-core cpu, dual-core gpu, double resolution retina display. Manufacturing a retina display of this caliber is very difficult & my guess is that Apple is having difficulty producing enough "retina" iPads in sufficient quantity right now.
 
ImNoSuperMan said:
Oh come on now. I think I should stop reading MR until I've bought iPad 2 :eek:
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hahaha seriously me too, at this point if they do release a totally "new" one later this year after the upcoming one I'll be fine. After waiting to get the iPad2 since the iPad's release everything that will be on the iPad2 will be perfect for what I need/want.

I just hope I will be able to pre-order immediately or very soon after March 2 and have it late March / Early April
 
phpmaven said:
Then, with all due respect, you are a fool. My 2008 MBP is a fantastic machine and I'm sure the new ones will be even better. I have to deal with Windows every day because I support other people at work and home. I totally switched when I got my MBP and I would NEVER go back. It's by far the best all around laptop I've ever owned, and I've owned a lot of them.
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#1: Aluminum is a great conductor for heat. I can speak from personal experiance when video editing or even running a basic game like WoW that the thing becomes a hot pan.

Also on this note of course your 2008 MBP would look great still, afterall decrepit models look the exact same as the brand new models going for ~2k.

Personally I don't think thats an advantage. There are so many better materials out now to make a laptop from that I think suffering from a design that lets the poor outdated people look the same as the sparkling brand new... what a joke from a "designer" company, thats what apple pretty much is. The "Dolci Gabbana" of computers.

Someone said it quite well and it sort of was the snowball effect to the dissapointment, "I could just put a lightning bolt on the side of my MBP and be cool too."

No way in hell am I going to pay a premium for something that looks like a 3 year old machine that should sort of be thrown in the dumpster... the days of 2gb of ram are so beyond over.

#2: Weaker GFX cards and processors compared to the competition is always a sure fire way to "love" the MBP.

And that was totally not sarcasm (aka it was sarcasm).

#3: Can't play bluerays... and we are speaking to the community who savours their deep enriched movie content and music... and we can't even play a blueray let alone burn one?



Overall I'm glad you are happy with it. I would be overjoyed I could get away with running around with garbage looking like a prince too. Oh wait, anyone with experaince in the field thinks the opposite and that they are cheap now. *gasp* I can pick up a model with the same apperance for 100 bucks on e-bay. "Awesome I am so cool".
 
jgaf said:
Minor updates to the MacBook Pro line?

Thank you very much, I'll just stick to Windows for the next 4 years..

Huge disappointment, as it would be my first macbook.
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What logic is this? "WHAT!? Macbook Pro's have only "minor" upgrades!? PSH! Guess that means I automatically have to stick with Windows for almost half a decade more!"

???
 
FX4568 said:
OMG......... 2012.
I was seriously just crapping in my pants for this year. and all it is a spec bump? just like the ****ing 2010 MBP bump?? REALLY?
I waited since 2009 and another year now? RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
*cries in corner*
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why would you wait since 2009 when they updated the look at the end of 08? stupid move on your part.
 
iPad 1 doesn't go away?

Does anybody think that iPad 1.5 (or whatever Apple announces next week) does not replace iPad 1? In other words - they continue to sell iPad 1 alongside iPad 1.5?

This might make some sense out of the rumor that they're scaling back iPad 1.5 production estimates.

Apple may cut down the number of iPad 1 models, maybe lower the price, and sell iPad 1.5 models (with camera, etc) at current iPad 1 pricing. Basically expand the product line a little to combat Android, RIM, and WebOS tablets.

Then, in the fall, we get iPad 2 - Retina Display, iOS 5, maybe NFC, Light Peak, etc. and maybe new model (7" iPad, iPad "mini", iPad "Pro") etc. iPad 1/1.5 gets replaced by these new models just in time for Back to School and Holiday buying seasons.

Anyway, just a thought.
 
This.

swagi said:
Actually tommorow is the time to bua a new MBP if you're in the market. It is a solidified design, major kinks have been worked out. If 2012 brings a major redesign - well - there you go with the infamous "Don't get a Rev. A machine from Apple" moniker. I wouldn't. Severely burnt myself with the Rev A CoreDuo Intel iMacs. Those were real POS machines.
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Smartest comment made here in the past three weeks.
 

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Potential said:
I may have 5k apple, but I didn't get making the big bucks through being taken advantage of... trick someone else into buying


"Yesterdays technology, for tomorrows price."
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plenty of pc's out there...good luck...bye
 
CyberBob859 said:
Does anybody think that iPad 1.5 (or whatever Apple announces next week) does not replace iPad 1? In other words - they continue to sell iPad 1 alongside iPad 1.5?

This might make some sense out of the rumor that they're scaling back iPad 1.5 production estimates.

Apple may cut down the number of iPad 1 models, maybe lower the price, and sell iPad 1.5 models (with camera, etc) at current iPad 1 pricing. Basically expand the product line a little to combat Android, RIM, and WebOS tablets.

Then, in the fall, we get iPad 2 - Retina Display, iOS 5, maybe NFC, Light Peak, etc. and maybe new model (7" iPad, iPad "mini", iPad "Pro") etc. iPad 1/1.5 gets replaced by these new models just in time for Back to School and Holiday buying seasons.

Anyway, just a thought.
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doubtful they will sell side by side...first generation will be on refurb site for a while
 
I think this will be as much an upgrade to 1 as the iPhone 3 was to it's predecessor. I think it is totally wrong to refer to this as iPad 1.5. I doubt it would have a press event for a lame "tweak".
 
Not too surprising, if true. As soon as the speculation mentioned two upcoming iPad models, it was always likely the the next is an incremental release with the real "iPad 2" following on.

This would be bad news for Apple though. So much speculation about the "3rd generation" iPad before the 2nd gen has been announced is really going to put a dampener on the March 2 hype.
 
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notabadname said:
I think this will be as much an upgrade to 1 as the iPhone 3 was to it's predecessor. I think it is totally wrong to refer to this as iPad 1.5. I doubt it would have a press event for a lame "tweak".
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I hope you're right. Screw waiting until September, I wish Google would develop their own tablet >.>
 
Potential said:
Would have been my first Mac ever, was more than ready to dish out the cash and pull out all the stops for a 5k MPB.


Been nearly a full year and apple can't deliver the goods... this whole new design will be what... Another two years? If it takes them this long to throw together a basic refresh then they clearly don't care much for (1) their customers which relates directly to (2) profit.

Glad to see that I am disenchanted for tomorrow, what can I say... they have dissapointed a fair portion of their audience with this rehash. Usually when people extend the wait past the normal ~8 months point something awesome happened...

To only keep the same aluminium unibody design, "yesterdays" gfx card and processor, not even having the ability to do blueray (which major video editors and even basic viewers find as a MUST)... uhmm... wow. This has got to be the single most negative speculation I've ever seen. I'm still baffled, I litterally had 5k and was ready to spend it tomorrow... baffled I am.


I may have 5k apple, but I didn't get making the big bucks through being taken advantage of... trick someone else into buying


"Yesterdays technology, for tomorrows price."
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How could the unibody design be more of the same to you if you never owned a mac? :rolleyes: I have been using unibody macbooks since the first MBA and I still don't see a better laptop design in the market ;)

It doesn't make any sense to me people want Apple to cycle the mbp design like fashion. In that case even the best designs would be discarded just for change's sake.
 
Goldinboy17 said:
Holy crap 80 hours of gameplay in two weeks?
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If it was warmer, I would be biking everyday. I could go swimming at the two local indoor pools but I have been negligent. I
do stick to my weight lifting regime and I want to get a treadmill. I miss that from my college days.

I was also off of work for two straight days and as were my friends as well due to an ice storm/blizzard.
 
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