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Apple October 2008 Notebook Media Event Coverage

no matte

Wow, I simply cannot believe that they are offering only glossy screens. I mean, these units are work horses. Many people simply cannot look all day, in various environments at a glossy screen.

this is a pretty bad call if you ask me.
 
i am no more than a macbook user - i like the screen size and the price point - but i need a firewire port.

now i would have to spend $2000 for a mac laptop with firewire.

looks like i'm going pc when i need to upgrade. 🙁
 
Looks like a road trip to Atlanta this weekend with my Federal Employee CAC card for a discount. woot!

😀 Been waiting to replace my 12 iBook. Now is the time.
 
PMR said:
Are you saying you can't recycle plastic? We're in '08...you can even recycle your **** if you want.
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You may well be able to recycle your **** but i would question what you are eating.

The plastic that is used to manufacture the cases of computers can not be recycled without expending a huge amount of energy. Separation of plastic types is a complex process.

To recycle the aluminium it is simply a case of heating it up a little and it melts....that is why the manufacturing process from a solid block is so great - all the discard is simply recollected and reworked.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
I suspect all the "I'm keeping what I have" folk never were going to buy this round unless Apple came out with a mainframe in a 2lb package, BD-R, 15 USB 2.0 ports, 8 FW400 ports, 4 FW800 ports, 12 eSATA ports, S-Video, VGA, DVI, and HDMI ports, 56K modem, & mini monitor inside trackpad for $899 before $500 rebate.
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I checked the Apple Store and did not see this config. Can you provide a link? Also, can I get the educational discount on top of the $500 rebate?
Thanks.
 
I'm just curious as to why Acer can put a bluray drive into their 600$ laptops and don't seem to have problems with licensing or fees but Apple can't put bluray drives in their 2500$ laptops.....
 
Akira1980 said:
If you want cheaper computer, get a Dell. No one is making you pay for the MB or MBP. You have to pay for quality, just like everything else. If you want to pay Ford price for BMW, go to the Ford dealer. Don't go to BMW dealer and cry about how expensive it is.
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come on fanboy! wake up! apple promised aggressive pricing. Where is aggressing pricing if it cost the same? OK, to be fair, I can say that they added a few features, but do you need them?
I make prognosis that old model macbooks/pro will go up in price than go down.
 
Thank god for my education discount otherwise it would have been closer to $3000 for me 🙁 $2735 or some odd all up. Good morning guys I'm going to go back to bed for 2 hours and get some sleep.
 
Looks like indeed no FW on the MacBook

Looks like indeed no FW on the MacBook

(this really sucks Apple, can not believe it)

I'll bet this was a decision by SJ and company to up sell all MacBook buyers who want to do any audio video to MacBook Pros

(We'll get another 700 plus bucks out of them)

If no FW on the MB, no MacBook for me, and I am not sure I can recommend a MB to anybody now who is going to do audio video.
 
g00k said:
OMG WHAT A ****** UPDATE
i get my applecare replacement this or the other week lets see which model i will get

the new model is ugly and is glossy... great sj
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Consider yourself lucky, you will not be getting one of these....
 
What the hell is Apple thinking?

In the US the drop the base macbook by $100 ie. 1099 to 999, yet now the uk applestore is up i see the base model is £719, £20 MORE expensive than it was this morning..... WTF
 
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