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Apple Event on Thursday May 18th, 2006?

What does Apple NEED to introduce :
- A <15 inch MBpro for the mobile pro's.
- The macbook as a consumer model ( before July shopping season and as a graduation gift )

I went to the local store today because i am really in need of a MBpro but 15 inch is too big as a mobile photographer and the rep said that the 12inch PB was out of stock and wouldn't be restocked so ............
 
Macbook Price (CDN$)

I figure the new Macbook's coming out tomorrow will cost (in Canadian funds) more than $949 but less than $2299.

$949 is the Canadian starting price of the dual-core Mac Mini, and $2299 is the Canadian starting price of the 15" MBP.

Makes sense, no? What I'd like to know is if the cost to pimp-out the Macbook will take it beyond the 15" MBP pricing....

Hmmm...
 
Nikonshooter said:
What are they going to tell the press on thursday : "Hey we will open the new store tomorrow." Seems stupid to me.
The press would be present friday at the opening anyway.
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I have to agree, like I stated earlier... its like saying... "Come see what you are coming to see tomorrow..." Just doesnt make sense

IMHO It would make better sense for Apple to show the press the Macbook that will be sold the next day at the grand-opening. Could you imagine how many people that would bring to the store. I know the looky-lou crowd will be big enough, but you could you imagine looky-lous PLUS Macbook purchasers? (Of course this is assuming that the macbook will be available for immediate purchase, which according to previous postings, seems likely since its the pattern that Apple has had with its consumer end models.)
 
Mersen said:
I have to agree, like I stated earlier... its like saying... "Come see what you are coming to see tomorrow..." Just doesnt make sense

IMHO It would make better sense for Apple to show the press the Macbook that will be sold the next day at the grand-opening. Could you imagine how many people that would bring to the store. I know the looky-lou crowd will be big enough, but you could you imagine looky-lous PLUS Macbook purchasers? (Of course this is assuming that the macbook will be available for immediate purchase, which according to previous postings, seems likely since its the pattern that Apple has had with its consumer end models.)
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Yep. This is definitely the most plausible reasoning as to why the MacBooks will be released on Thursday. Apple will want media coverage, but they also will want to not let them down. The new flagship store is already a big deal.

Whether or not I believe that MacBooks are coming this week is another story. I want a small, powerful Mactel laptop. I've been drooling for awhile now, and every time that the rumor sites say "Next Tuesday" it makes me despair even more.

Do any of us know? No. But at least we know that Apple will have the press there. And we know that they are already in production. And we know that Apple goofed on their web site breadcrumbs 10 days ago. So, the signs definitely are pointing to Thursday; the question is, what will ThinkSecret make up as their excuse when we don't see a MacBook on Tuesday?

ThinkSecret lost their inside source with the Apple lawsuit, and they are still publishing rumors but they really don't have any basis in reality. That much is obvious.
 
jimN said:
There's a guy claiming credit for the macbook 'ad' on the think secret forums.
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It shows pictures of the old iBook, so it's a 100% mockup, yet it looks pretty realistic. Cool!:cool:
 
ImAlwaysRight said:
This seems to be a fake, but I'm posting it anyway. I wet my pants at first. (credit to mavherzog for posting in another thread)

http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/14/supposed-macbook-ad-accidentally-posted-to-apple-site/

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So you are telling me that Apple is already ditching the Mac Ads in the bottom line ups? That's how I know it's a fake. the iPod HiFi would be gone to make room for hte Mac Ads.
 
KindredMAC said:
So you are telling me that Apple is already ditching the Mac Ads in the bottom line ups? That's how I know it's a fake. the iPod HiFi would be gone to make room for hte Mac Ads.
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what really makes it a fake is the lack of a Mini anywhere on the page.

Since I'm going on the road for a week here :

MacBook :

13.3" wide-screen
Core-Duo 1.6
ATI Radeon X1300
60GB HD ( upgrade to 80 GB )
Combo drive ( upgrade to superdrive )
Firewire400
Airport
2-USB 2.0
Bluetooth
Front Row
Built-in iSight

$1099-1299 depending on BTO options
White or Black
 
phatz said:
Trey Anastasio? :cool:
What's that got to do with buying hardware?
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It was a joke referring to the catfight going on in this thread. A few people ardently believe that 32 bit processors (Yonah) will be "obsolete" relatively soon...they were the ones I was referring to "living in a tube." I don't blame you for not having waded through the whole thing...

Thanks for the answer, btw. ;)
 
ImAlwaysRight said:
My gosh, I've checked the rumor sites 7x today already, and it is not even noon! New MacBook rumors, PLEASE!
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That`s exactly what I thought when I refreshed the MR home page for the 5th or 6th time in the last 4 hours Atleast a rumor will keeps us busy (and ENTERTAINED) for the next couple of days.:p :D :p :D
 
Peace said:
Since I'm going on the road for a week here :

MacBook :

13.3" wide-screen
Core-Duo 1.6
ATI Radeon X1300
60GB HD ( upgrade to 80 GB )
Combo drive ( upgrade to superdrive )
Firewire400
Airport
2-USB 2.0
Bluetooth
Front Row
Built-in iSight

$1099-1299 depending on BTO options
White or Black
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I'd say that's right on target. Dedicated graphics for sure. Hopefully 128MB. Another upgrade in the high end that would be nice would be faster processor speed @ 1.83GHz, or at least the option to upgrade to 1.83GHz.

Let's all hope the Apple Store will be down at 7AM CT tomorrow morning.

craigsharp@spym said:
I just found this website, dont know if anyone else has posted it or not, so sorry if they did, but here it is http://www.coreduoinfo.com/blog/2006/05/15/new-macbook-priced-at-999-and-1299-pictures-leaked/ Looks like a photoshoped pic, but who knows......
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Another fake. Stretched icons in the Dock. And what color is that, silver? Rumors have it in white. Apple always puts low end Mac from left to right. Also, the differences in specifications for only $300 ($999 vs. $1299) is a bit too much to believe:
- processor: 1.5 solo vs. 1.66 duo
- graphics: integrated vs. Radeon X1300
- video memory: 64MB vs. 128MB
- hard drive: 60GB vs. 80GB
- optical drive: combo vs. SuperDrive

But, me likely. :)

Here's the pict:

macbook5si.jpg
 
craigsharp@spym said:
I just found this website, dont know if anyone else has posted it or not, so sorry if they did, but here it is http://www.coreduoinfo.com/blog/2006/05/15/new-macbook-priced-at-999-and-1299-pictures-leaked/ Looks like a photoshoped pic, but who knows......
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yeah it looks photoshoped. someone at apple could have made this pic just to try and mess with us....or it could be real and apple realeased it on purpose knowing that we would assume it to be fake.......but with all the crap going around who knows what's real anymore?
 
vikas soni said:

AMEN​
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AMEN PARTNER!
I am currently down on my knees praying to god JOBS. Release this baby!!Oh lordy lord, when it gets released; me and all my applehead friends (and I have alot) are to going crack open a bottle of apple Fizz and party all night. We will even hit the streets. It would be like our team won the Super Bowl.The Mac Bowl I call it. I can't sleep at night I am so excited. I just had custom bed sheets made with the apple logo all over them...AMEN!!!
 
ImAlwaysRight said:
macbook5si.jpg
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yup, that mock-up has giveaways ALL OVER THE PLACE. but it's boring doing these photoshop debunking posts (but I will say "Redesigned to make an impact" sounds Really Retarded and very un-Apple-like).

Just give me the damn computer, Steve!
 
dongmin said:
yup, that mock-up has giveaways ALL OVER THE PLACE. but it's boring doing these photoshop debunking posts (but I will say "Redesigned to make an impact" sounds Really Retarded and very un-Apple-like).

Just give me the damn computer, Steve!
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Personally, even though they are fakes, they're fun to look at :)

They give us something to do with our bad selves :D
 
I wonder how long it will be after they're announced until CompUSA gets them in. I like their return policy a lot better than Apple's. So, for me although the announcement will be exciting, I won't be ordering one just yet. I'll wait until I can drive home with it - and a 21 day no questions asked return policy ;)
 
bill4588 said:
yeah it looks photoshoped. someone at apple could have made this pic just to try and mess with us....or it could be real and apple realeased it on purpose knowing that we would assume it to be fake.......but with all the crap going around who knows what's real anymore?
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Do you want the most obvious reason that it is fake? There is no such thing as a 1.67 Core Duo chip. It is 1.66 GHz.

Check both the Intel specs and the mini. Apple had original announced the MacBook Pros with 1.67 GHz Core Duo, but such an animal never shipped. By the time they released the mini they had them listed as 1.66 GHz, and that is what Intel officially lists them as.

Oops... I guess they were thinking of the 1.67 GHz G4. Or maybe Apple is "overclocking" them to force out an extra 10 MHz!!!
 
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MacUser4_20 said:
Apple order status is down for "scheduled maintanence" at 4pm PST?? Is this a precursor of tomorrow??
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I'm surprised at how little talk there was about a post on the forums here a few days ago, pointing to an (illicit) macbook on the Italian e-bay. Whether it was real or not, it was taken down shortly thereafter... I'll have to look back through the threads to see who posted it... Was this ever confirmed as a fake?

I copied the info from the ebay site before it was taken down:


MacBook: nuovo iBook, anteprima mondiale!

Specifiche tecniche:
Schermo widescreen da 13.3"
Risoluzione 1280x1024
Intel Core Duo a 1,66 GHz(1)
512MB (SODIMM singola) di SDRAM DDR2 a 667MHz
Disco rigido Serial ATA da 60GB a 5400 giri/min
SuperDrive 2x con caricatore automatico (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 con 64MB di memoria GDDR3
WebCam iSight integrata
Front Row e telecomando Apple Remote
Una porta FireWire 400 e due USB 2.0
Case nero lucido

MacBook presenta inoltre trackpad scorrevole, connessione in rete AirPort Extreme (802.11b/g), Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, uscita video DVI Dual-Link.

INCREDIBILE: una vera bomba!
 

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Cooknn said:
I wonder how long it will be after they're announced until CompUSA gets them in. I like their return policy a lot better than Apple's. So, for me although the announcement will be exciting, I won't be ordering one just yet. I'll wait until I can drive home with it - and a 21 day no questions asked return policy ;)
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Here here, I have an iBook G4 12" at the moment on a similar try before you buy scheme 'bridging the gap' from my old laptop going down to the Macbook release. Its served me well this past few weeks and is sue back on Thursday or i'm stuck with it so it back to the store on Wednesday in anticipation of the (Hopefully by then announced) Macbook! Have to say although it is a really nice laptop I wouldn't relish the idea of being stuck with it as its more than a bit slow when there are a few apps running (I have upgraded the memory to a gig with a spare sodimm I had lying around)

Try after you buy, I'm all for it, especially when revision A bugs are concerned! (No more "Sir 50degrees c. case temperatures and whiney fans are all part of the design" for me!
 
BugSitter said:
I'm surprised at how little talk there was about a post on the forums here a few days ago, pointing to an (illicit) macbook on the Italian e-bay. Whether it was real or not, it was taken down shortly thereafter... I'll have to look back through the threads to see who posted it... Was this ever confirmed as a fake?

I copied the info from the ebay site before it was taken down:


MacBook: nuovo iBook, anteprima mondiale!

Specifiche tecniche:
Schermo widescreen da 13.3"
Risoluzione 1280x1024
Intel Core Duo a 1,66 GHz(1)
512MB (SODIMM singola) di SDRAM DDR2 a 667MHz
Disco rigido Serial ATA da 60GB a 5400 giri/min
SuperDrive 2x con caricatore automatico (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 con 64MB di memoria GDDR3
WebCam iSight integrata
Front Row e telecomando Apple Remote
Una porta FireWire 400 e due USB 2.0
Case nero lucido

MacBook presenta inoltre trackpad scorrevole, connessione in rete AirPort Extreme (802.11b/g), Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, uscita video DVI Dual-Link.

INCREDIBILE: una vera bomba!
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I think it was mostly ignored, because the picture is from an animation that has been going around for some time and is assumed fake.

Not to mention, AFAIK the X1600 comes with a minimum of 128MB of memory and Apple no longer uses or sells media for the 2x SuperDrive.

The weirdest (and in my mind most phony part) would be the 1280x1024 display. That is a ratio of 5:4. That would be squarer than the old standard of 4:3 and nowhere close to the 16:10 widescreen ratio that Apple uses (in all display, the iMac and MBPs).
 
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