As far as the spending thousands of dollars on a Mac, Apple knows they can command a high price for their computers, and they get it too. I wouldn't expect any price drops on Macs.
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Apple Prepping for Notebook Refresh?
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As far as the spending thousands of dollars on a Mac, Apple knows they can command a high price for their computers, and they get it too. I wouldn't expect any price drops on Macs.
Apple wouldn't do that! That's like saying to potential buyers for their last old stock of the MBP: "Please do not buy a MBP now! The MBP will be updated very very soon but do not clear our old stocks please!"
they did that with the first iphone.. they stoped selling it a month before the iphone 3g came out
They didn't stop touting it, though. They stopped selling it because they ran out.
thats exactly want they wanted to do. because of the new iphone they stoped producing the iphone 1g so people have time to forget about it
there's no ad for it on apple.com
They still call it new when you look at the MBP under the hardware section. But they'll always have new written there. But there is no ad on there home page advertising its new and the "new" sign isn't next to it.
so? they still have it up on apple.com/mac
also stating that it has the latest and fastest processor (not true)
Did you expect Apple to say "Hey this CPU isn't the fastest thing out!! Don't buy me!!!"?
Plus as far as Apple is concerned it is the latest and greatest. You can't get a Mac (Notebook) with anything newer or better.
Actually you're only allowed to write it new until 6 months after its been announced. since the new upgrade came in at february, they can still do put it on the website till mid august. apple is a genius
Didn't they only come out in late feb? Too me that would still be classed as a new product - come on its not exactly old is it, even in computer terms.
Looks like you are gonna have to wait a little while longer according to this geezer at http://blogs.computerworld.com
I for one sincerely hope it doesn't take 'til september to come out...
And in regards to 3 posts above, I personally wouldn't call it "new" still. The amount that technology can advance in 5 months can be pretty significant...maybe not looking at a single component, like CPU, but overall, platforms can evolve quite a bit in that span of time...
And in regards to 3 posts above, I personally wouldn't call it "new" still. The amount that technology can advance in 5 months can be pretty significant...maybe not looking at a single component, like CPU, but overall, platforms can evolve quite a bit in that span of time...
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa hold up there. Is he saying that the glass trackpad is going on the regular MacBooks and MacBook Pros? I'm pretty sure that's what he's saying. The details also match up with the original AppleInsider report in April.
So Mini-tablet -> Full-size tablet -> MacBook touch with glass trackpad -> MacBook / MacBook Pro with glass trackpad?
NO I DO NOT WANT lower resolutions. Bump them up please.Seth Weintraub said:
I wouldn't trust just one sight's opinion. besides I think it make more sense for this to occur:
August-New MB and MBPs (although I wouldn't mind this tuesday: July 29th)
September-New Ipods (after the 15th so the college kids still get the old ones)
and then somewhere in there or in October they'll release their new mystery tablet or whatever. Ipods are most definitely coming out after the 15th of september due to the college deal. So why would apple release a new full line of ipods AND new MBs and MBPs all so close to each other. While at the same time losing laptop sales to college students on the fence about getting a mac who decide to buy the recently updated PC instead of the 6 month old mac. Apple's got to release the new MBs and MBPs before september or that's bad business.
i totally agree with you man. apple must release their new laptops before the promotional deal ends, because then alot of customers will look at the new apple notebooks in comparison to all of the new pc's that have come out that include the new intel chips. college customers will be even be more convinced to get a new mac notebook because of the fact of a free ipod touch. after sept 15th or whenever it is, i guess that the new ipod line will come out, after they get rid of the majority of their stock of the old ipods to the college students, just like they did in previuos years.
i for one hope the new laptops will come out before sept because as nice as the mb and mbp's are now, it sems to me that whenever i look around everyone has got the current models. the blackbook, or white macbook, or the square piece of aluminum thats the macbook pro. why not wait now for the new redesigned models so that you can say "oh, hah, youve got the old model. look at how fresh my new model is." and plus, lets admit it, we all know how much cooler looking and more powerful these new models will be.
when i first saw the air come out months ago, i thought it was the nicest laptop design that apple has come out with yet, but i was dissapointed with slow processor, lack of internal disc drive, and lack of ports. we all can pretty much assume that the new laptop designs will look more similar to the air with the rounded edges and such, rather than just the "square/rectangle look".
as for me, i am still using the black plastic powerbook g3 that came out in 1999 haha. its slow as hell, but still works like a charm. i figure whats another month or two with this thing, so that i can have the newest apple laptop possible? because how cool and slick will that be docked next to my new black iphone 3g? hopefully by then mobileme will have no more flaws so that i can purchase that, so that all of my personal data and work i need for college will in two of the most pieces of technology on the earth right now.
just one mans hopes and opinions - sam
p.s. - patience is a virtue, the new products are coming, we all know it, hang in there for a little while longer. we all know jobs will not dissapoint, because he never has.
I'm going to wait until next Tuesday and then I have to order. I'm pissed that I won't have the newest but I can't wait until the end of September.
This reminds me of when the Merom MacBook Pros were rumored and PC manufacturers had already announced Merom laptops. Apple waited 3 months after the announcement before releasing. They can do it again.
EDIT: 1000th post in this thread!