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Apple Prepping for Notebook Refresh?

Holmes89 said:
Well I hope to God you are right but I still remain skeptical, I think that it may but again I hope I'm wrong. I'm listening to the Financial report hoping something may be leaked :)
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There was a comment about new products being wrapped up
 
"Steve Jobs hints at "several more wonderful new products to launch in the coming months" in Apple's press release."


More evidence;)
 
Andy-V said:
The design of the current MacBook is great and I don't think it needs to be revised yet. It has a great design that is still modern and stylish.

But the MBP does need a redesign as it's just about starting to show it's age. Also, I want one for the new school year so I really hope they update in September or before.
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I agree that the Macbook Pro is in a HUGE need of a overhaul, but I am just scared that they will botch it! I think it looks beautiful now. About the Macbook, I disagree. I think that the thick bezel is rather unbecoming of an Apple notebook (necessary for iMac) and makes it look like it is wasting loads of space. Less bezel=more screen/smaller footprint. Next to a MBP, the Macbook is rather homely.:cool:
 
iMacmatician said:
"state of the art new products that our competitors won't be able to touch"

Hmmmm.... ;):D
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It almost makes me want to cry. I bought my MBP in March :(

Oh well, it's :apple: for you! :p
At least I'll have some pretty good options going into College next year.
(Although my Aluminum iMac and MBP should logically suffice)
 
From the Conference Call: "Meanwhile, in the conference call, Apple executives repeated referred to a "product transition" that may affect Q4 revenue numbers. Typically, "product transitions" represent existing product line revisions. In this case, the MacBook and MacBook Pro have been widely expected to be revised in the coming months with both models starting to approach the end of their lifecycles."

So does this mean we are going to be waiting a lot longer for the new MBP? Surely this cant be good news. Opinions?
 
Stang68 said:
From the Conference Call: "Meanwhile, in the conference call, Apple executives repeated referred to a "product transition" that may affect Q4 revenue numbers. Typically, "product transitions" represent existing product line revisions. In this case, the MacBook and MacBook Pro have been widely expected to be revised in the coming months with both models starting to approach the end of their lifecycles."

So does this mean we are going to be waiting a lot longer for the new MBP? Surely this cant be good news. Opinions?
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If the redesigned MacBook Pros and MacBooks are released in September, then they would be released at the tail end of Q3, and so wouldn't affect Q3 sales much, but they would affect Q4 sales a lot.
 
"The new, more powerful MacBook Pro.

The latest Intel processor, a bigger hard drive, plenty of memory, and even more new features all fit inside just one liberating inch. The new MacBook Pro has the performance, power, and connectivity of a desktop computer. Without the desk part."
- http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
 
stone315 said:
"The new, more powerful MacBook Pro.

The latest Intel processor, a bigger hard drive, plenty of memory, and even more new features all fit inside just one liberating inch. The new MacBook Pro has the performance, power, and connectivity of a desktop computer. Without the desk part."
- http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
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Yeah, because it's really good for marketing to say the old MacBook Pro.
 
"The new, more powerful MacBook Pro.

The latest Intel processor, a bigger hard drive, plenty of memory, and even more new features all fit inside just one liberating inch. The new MacBook Pro has the performance, power, and connectivity of a desktop computer. Without the desk part."
- http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
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Yea, but on the STORE site it is not labeled as new anymore. The page your looking at is the actual MBP page. That page DOES NOT CHANGE unless there is a totally new product. When the new MBP comes out, that whole page will change, not just the word "new".

Zing! :D
 
Ssd?

What are the chances that any new MB or MBPs will get a SSD? 128GB SSD?
I'm trying to hold out for an Apple w/ SSD besides the air. How long must I wait?

"The patient man always wins" Bob Marley
 
drsmithy said:
Windows and Linux are already there. They've been supporting multiple CPUs for ~15 years already and had years and years of optimisation to take advantage of multiple CPUs. When Apple delivered the 8-core Mac Pro at the beginning of this year, we'd already had 8-core Windows and Linux servers in production for nearly a year.

Heck, in 1996, Windows NT 4.0 support 32 CPUs.
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Finally, someone else to debunk against the apple fairy dust some forum users have been snorting.
 
tdk86 said:
Thanks for your response to be question. I was wondering however, if it would be possible to buy the old case design the day or so after the new one is released. A mac store isn't an option for me because I go to school in Fargo and the closest store is hundreds of miles away. Would I be stuck buying from the macmall or amazon or refurbished?

Does anyone have a firm hunch on what the redesign would include? Like will they change the keyboard to the mba? Will they get rid of the optical drive? Will they merely increase the trackpad and maybe included blu-ray? Change the latches to magnetic? If macrumors gets a date, my best bet might be to buy the old one a week before and then wait and see to return it. But I think purchasing a mbp and not opening is pure torcher!!!!!!

What are the chances this is all a bunch of crap and we are all getting over excited for nothing? If Jobs does need to release this at a conference, when is the next conference that he would possibly release it?
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they Definitely will NOT get rid of the optical drive. I'd bet ever penny I own on that one. CDs/DVDs are still in heavy use and their pro line laptop will have an optical drive, so rest assured there. Magnetic latch? Who knows. might be a problem with the screen size being to large to stay shut. larger track pad. You can probably count on that. Blu-ray? not sure. We'll see if apple finally jumps to it. It would be nice simply for backup storage reasons. I think there's a slight chance we'll see a sliver of thickness get shaved off just so they can claim its thinner than its predecessor.
 
k, so i understand the hype for a new MBP redesign as it has had the same design for virtually 7 yrs as the powerbook design was EXTREMELY similar. But the Macbook has a newer design, so what's the big deal if it gets a case overhaul. And I think making it aluminum will make the line harder to distinguish. Not to make macbook waiters unhappy, as I'd want an update too if I was waiting for a macbook. But common Apple, the MBP needs some Love badly. Last time both notebooks were updated, apple practically laughed in the low-end MBP's face by making the freakin hard drive of the Blackbook bigger! WHAT A FRIGGIN JOKE! Common apple. Are we paying $500 more for GPU and backlit keyboard. Distinguish the lines!
 
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