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Apple Notebook Updates on October 14th? 120GB MacBook Air HDD?
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Simply for me:
I hope there are other little upgrades as well aside from the 120GB hard drive update.
Speaking of drives, you all think the Combo drive will finally fade away?
hmm....I hope this is true because I have been looking long and hard at the macbook pro and thinking of getting one for my mother also as her desktop got fired in a lightening strike. Please MacBook offer it at a reasonable price or with a free nano promo deal and I shall take 2 off your hands!
Former windoze guy here looking to expand my horizons so to speak..
PS - my first post here WHOOT WHOOT!
Former windoze guy here looking to expand my horizons so to speak..
PS - my first post here WHOOT WHOOT!
I am extremely excited about some macbook news. Even though its a rumor better than nothing. I am just throwing out their the idea of Oct 7th.
And this.
UH, isn't that soooooooo beautiful. I so want it.
I am extremely excited about some macbook news. Even though its a rumor better than nothing. I am just throwing out their the idea of Oct 7th.
And this.
thats gotta be real close to what we'll see soon
Speaking of drives, you all think the Combo drive will finally fade away?
If they get rid of the combo drives Apple will have to find another way to sneer at entry level buyers.
You're not going to get a new nano free with a new MBP. They only make those offers when they're clearing out old inventory.
Is your mom really going to appreciate the difference between the current MBP and the next model? My advice is this: buy one of the current MBPs before Monday and get the free iPod if you're eligible for the promotion (yeah it's an old model but what the heck, it's free). Then you'll get to use that until the new ones come out, at which point you give it to your mom and get a new one.
Like what?
About dang time... I've been waiting for a new notebook since June....
I would love to the MacBook Pro with:
- Up to a 500GB HDD
- 512MB Quadro FX Mobile BTO (I know it wont happen...)
- eSATA port
And an aluminum Macbook wouldn't hurt either
I would love to the MacBook Pro with:
- Up to a 500GB HDD
- 512MB Quadro FX Mobile BTO (I know it wont happen...)
- eSATA port
And an aluminum Macbook wouldn't hurt either
I hope they replacing both lines with one new line. A 13.3", 15.4" and a 17.1" book with the same design.
I think people need to realize that this is still a RUMOR and stop saying "finally" and "it's about time." Once apple, and not some random source, announces it then we can all breath a sigh of relief. I don't think I'm being pessimistic. Just being realistic and trying to not get my hopes up which has happened way to much this summer.
I probably would have been just as happy if I had bought a MBP in June after my Dell was stolen (btw keep an eye on your stuff if you are in Barcelona), but I chose to wait it out since my friend told me new stuff should be coming with Montevina (and it did for most companies.) I can only hope that because Apple is holding out they are getting even better tech than the other companies that chose to update earlier.
I'll be happy if this is true like most people (but happier if it's not and the date is actually sooner)
I probably would have been just as happy if I had bought a MBP in June after my Dell was stolen (btw keep an eye on your stuff if you are in Barcelona), but I chose to wait it out since my friend told me new stuff should be coming with Montevina (and it did for most companies.) I can only hope that because Apple is holding out they are getting even better tech than the other companies that chose to update earlier.
I'll be happy if this is true like most people (but happier if it's not and the date is actually sooner)
Sounds like a plan...be nice if they all some kind of reasonable graphics ,possibly colours too even if only available as a BTO on each model .
Staring at £499 UK
A guy can dream
Watch your self. Best Buy has started limiting returns. also Walmart has a 3 strike deal. you make 3 returns or exchanges in a year, then you are not allowed to anymore. Every return is added to a database. Why do you think they ask for your personal information when returning something. Below is a clip of an article
Blacklisting serial returners
So what should consumers expect this year?
More complicated return policies, a "blacklist" of "serial returners," and restocking fees, Dworsky said.
For instance, some retailers including Home Depot (Charts), Wal-Mart (Charts) and Sports Authority already use a computer database to track the number of returns that individual customers make.
Typically, stores swipe the shopper's driver's license when a return is being made, and if the store's return limit is exceeded, the return is denied, explained Dworsky.
While some stores' posted policies do not warn shoppers of a cap on frequent returns, he said other stores, like specialty apparel seller Express and The Limited, are for the first time explicitly disclosing these return limits at their stores.
Consumer expert Jennifer Litwin advises consumers to be aware of restocking fees.
"Don't open your present unless you're planning to keep it or you may get a restocking fee," she said. This usually applies to furniture, bedding, computer equipment, and camcorders and other electronics.
"Over the last few years, 30 percent of electronics and home furnishings returns have occurred after Christmas. So retailers are clamping down hard with returns to not lose profits," Litwin said.
Restocking fees can be as high as 15 percent of purchase price at stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, Apple, Pottery Barn and Target (Charts), she said.
Besides restocking fees, some stores are imposing shortened return periods, or offering no refunds at all.
Target won't accept returns without a receipt. Amazon deducts 20 to 50 percent off the selling price for certain returns after 30 days.
J.C. Penney (Charts) requires special occasion dresses to be returned with the "return tag" still in place. "This thwarts shoppers from 'wardrobing' for a one-time wearing," Dworsky said.
Both Dworsky and Litwin said the onus is on consumers to educate themselves about stores' return policies, even though retailers are doing a better job of featuring return disclosures more prominently.
Their No. 1 tip for consumers is to hold on to the sales or gift receipt.
"It is not unreasonable [for retailers] to require customers to provide a sales slip or gift receipt to establish where and when the item was purchased, and at what price," Dworsky said.
This is also relevant for gift cards, Litwin said. "When buying gift cards, keep receipts and give them to the recipient. That way, if it gets lost, they will have a record of it."
"The days of converting [gift cards] to cash are over. It can be exchanged for merchandise only. While most gift cards won't expire, some stores, like Bloomingdales, still put a [two-year] time limit on card use," she said.
Daniel Butler with the National Retail Federation (NRF) doesn't think retailers are being stricter. "They're just being smarter," he said. "It's in retailers' interest to take care of legitimate returns. What they're doing differently is using new technology to discourage incidents of fraud, which does impact their business."
Speaking of drives, you all think the Combo drive will finally fade away?
NO - PC companies still offer them in their low end models also
I'd buy a blue MacBook in an instant. I can also see the outer part of the case being whatever color aluminum and the inner part being silver aluminum.
See my post above. There could be other smaller changes too. I also think we will see a bigger hardware difference between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro.
If there's a way, Apple will find it.If they get rid of the combo drives Apple will have to find another way to sneer at entry level buyers.
- Keeping the white MacBook for the low end
- Keeping the same specs as the current $1099 MacBook but with SuperDrive
- Discontinuing the $1099 model and reducing the $1299 model by $100
- Slow CPU
- (16:9 display) 1280·720 (lower than current 1280·800) display resolution instead of 1366·768
- 1 GB RAM
- Intentionally crippled, or a curious lack of, [X]
I agree. This may be the beginning of the last set of rumors before the "last-minute" ones.
You argument would work if Mac laptops WERE better specced-than the PC laptops that are so much cheaper. But in this case, you can either buy a car for half the price of the Ferrari that outperforms it, or, you can buy a Ferrari that costs twice as much and is slightly worse. EDIT: And a Ferrari may be expensive, but it PERFORMS. A Mac doesn't.
Vista really isn't so bad. I've got plenty of people I know who use it. After SP1, it really improved.
I guess my point is, while I prefer OS X, I prefer specs a lot more. I could live with a Windows system, knowing that I got more than twice the machine for the money.
PC companies offer them in laptops that cost $500 or less, not $1300! For $1300, you can get blu-ray, and a screaming graphics card that murders the Macbook!
Yep , definitely picking up speed now the ol' rumour mill , it could be that we'll see the refresh before end of Sept at this rate .
..I certainly hope so.