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Apple Delays Shipments of New Orders for Existing MacBook Pros Until Week's End
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same here! i reeeeeally want silver outside and black insider and there is black insider but i mean black for the bottom part as well and then thinner
edit:also look at the price on that...nowhere near the price of a macbook pro. i doubt that apple would lower prices though which is disappointing
but it makes sense??
why the heck would apple change everything now and screw up all their branding efforts?
there are going to be A LOT of disappointed people come Thursday/whenever the refresh is
Because some of us use a MBP for development work. Any increase in speed increases productivity. For developers, the biggest ROI is a faster box.
<-- AT&T Land-Line side of the equation, working on everything from basic phone lines to OC192 Fiber Optics, um.. mega bandwidth! What is commonly referred to as the "Mysterious Cloud" side of things.
Design refresh references
The first MacBook Pro came out on February 14 2006.
The unibody MBP came out on October 14 2008.
That means the original design lasted 973 days.
It's been 860 days since the unibody design.
Given that MBP refreshes typically occur around 8 months (243 days) apart, the next refresh (after thursday's one) would be around October 25 2011.
That's 1106 days after unibody's introduction.
If the new design were introduced this Thursday, the unibody design would have lasted 110 days less than the original one.
If it were introduced in another 8 months, it would have lasted 133 days more than the original design.
Following that logic, it's as probable to have a design refresh this time as to have one with the next refresh.
As much as I would like to see a completely new MBP right now, I see Apple changing everything (standard SSD, new slimmer casing, Light Peak, etc.) at once with a single update which would be worth an event with the press and everything. I know Apple doesn't do an event for every product redesign, but it's the MacBook Pro we're talking about here. Apple's top-selling computer. The MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro, even combined, don't sell as much as the MacBook Pro.
The first MacBook Pro came out on February 14 2006.
The unibody MBP came out on October 14 2008.
That means the original design lasted 973 days.
It's been 860 days since the unibody design.
Given that MBP refreshes typically occur around 8 months (243 days) apart, the next refresh (after thursday's one) would be around October 25 2011.
That's 1106 days after unibody's introduction.
If the new design were introduced this Thursday, the unibody design would have lasted 110 days less than the original one.
If it were introduced in another 8 months, it would have lasted 133 days more than the original design.
Following that logic, it's as probable to have a design refresh this time as to have one with the next refresh.
As much as I would like to see a completely new MBP right now, I see Apple changing everything (standard SSD, new slimmer casing, Light Peak, etc.) at once with a single update which would be worth an event with the press and everything. I know Apple doesn't do an event for every product redesign, but it's the MacBook Pro we're talking about here. Apple's top-selling computer. The MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro, even combined, don't sell as much as the MacBook Pro.
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what the hell??!!! Not even one apple store employee has the balls to do that? If I were working at apple right now I'd sneak a few peak and take some pics. If I get caught, I'm sure at first I would be like
but a few minutes later I'd be like
rofl!
that tom cruise pic is a perfect initial reaction
but steve jobs condition..he probably doesnt have the energy to do that. and they probably really want to shock and awe the customers and maybe have a press event afterwards
we don't really know what steve jobs has the energy to do and not do. he looked healthy in the pictures with obama...
just being optimistic
Another gem I found
From a Chinese site, dated 2/16:
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From a Chinese site, dated 2/16:
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- This post last edited by the Eddieaus at 2011-2-16 12:56
- we look at the line, everything will depend on the published results
- February 15 foreign websites leaked details of the latest Macbook Pro:
- New Macbook Pro with a new amorphous alloy body, lighter and stronger than magnesium alloy, reduce 15% -20% Macbook Pro Weight. 13-inch belt drive only 1.69kg, 15-inch belt drive 2.09kg, 17-inch belt drive 2.40kg.
- New machine with a new battery technology to extend battery life by about 20%, 13-inch battery life of up to 12 hours, 15-inch and 17 inch can be up to 11 hours.
- A small change in the appearance of the edge will not be too sharp as now, the transition will be smoother.
- The screen is a new, more energy, the specific details of the unknown.
- Custom machine to upgrade memory and SSD hard drive prices down.
- Macbook Pro to upgrade to a full range of sandy bridge processor.
- 15-inch and 17 inch were increased a USB interface, 13-inch unchanged. New USB interface, is located on the right.
- 15-inch increase in ExpressCard slot. 15-inch and 17-inch optical drive into the removable HDD! !
- A stronger graphics card 17-inch optional.
- Price: from $ 1,099 13-inch, 15 inch from $ 1549, 17-inch starting from $ 2,099.
- Apple press conference on March 1, involving content: Verizon iPhone sales, iOS4.3, the new Macbook Pro, iPad 2.
yes but if u change that ur basically saying you're scrapping the line of entire mac products that use the similar features and updating them...imac, ipad, ACD.
i hope im wrong and we see a new design, but just because competition have made similar looking products doesn't mean they are a direct substitute and doesn't mean they are going to change the form of it.
Hope this is true! If these statements are for the real deal, I'm definitely sold for a fully upgraded (in terms of GPU and CPU) 17" (even more so if quad cores are BTO too)!
Though it is interesting to note the 15" and ExpressCard....
Graphic Designer here, and soon programmer. Currently in school AGAIN to complete my double major.
Agreed. My first Mac was bought as a requirement to be a Graphic Design major. Since I still have that same Macbook Pro (2007), I started using my iMac (2009) to complete some my work faster. And especially since I decided to go back to school to complete my double major, I definitely need a machine that can handle all these tasks and more. Even JUST SB is enough for me to upgrade. But the redesign would be more appreciated icing on my proverbial cake.
So, here is my issue. I have to go ahead from work to buy a new Mac, replacing my current Apr 2008 MBP. I am waiting to see what comes out in the next week or so with the MBP line. That being said, I also think my current MBP kicks @ss still, and do not want to see it back in 'general population' with someone else here in the company. Call me selfish, but hey, I love my MBP! Any ideas of what i could tell upper management in order to keep both laptops?
I'm not pinning my hopes that the 15" will get a card slot back. Could happen but I'm doubtful.
I love stuff like this. JUST enough upgrades to be mostly believable, nothing outlandish or with too much "wow". Would love if this were all true however!
