Apple Releases 17'' MacBook Pro

[shabbasuraj]

hope the price will go down to the old pricing of the powerbooks, 1599 for bottom 15 inch, 1999 for the 17 inch

17" G4 PB is gone from the store... refurb only now...

 

[FireArse]

Fw800

I remember all thr rumours of Apple dropping FW800 support. This is a nice suprise - well done and thanks for maintaning support.

Either they listened to people bitch about going backwards - or they were looking through these forums thinking "But its coming in the 17!!!"

Either way - FW800 is welcomed especially when its obviously gaining in support and use. It helps when the FW800 caddies are coming down in price

F

 

[sixstorm]

I've always thought that the 17" PowerBook was way too big for my taste but hey, if you don't have a desktop Mac, get this one and big happy with it. I'll be waiting to get a 13" MacBook later down the road!

 

[Postal]

17" ??? Get an external monitor for goodness sake.

That's not always practical! For example, every bit of extra space is precious if you live in an apartment. Depending on your habits, a 17" MacBook Pro could be your desktop, laptop, and TV all in one. In turn, a pro may need as much extra screen space as possible when away from the office.

Also, there's certainly a geek bling quotient that applies to a 17" MBP. It has the same screen resolution as a 20" Cinema Display; it has two processor cores; it can boot OS X, Windows, and even Linux. What self-respecting geek wouldn't want that?

 

[drastik]

And some people just like to complain about people who complain.

This is fun, it reminds me of the old days of Macrumors, whem we were arguing about the lack of a superdrive in the TiBooks.

Ok, I'll go back to be an old foggey slurping coffe out of my Macrumors mug.

 

[Temujin]

Does the 17" model come with the free whine too?

No, you will have to ad that on your own, as has many other users done before. Just do a search

 

[200paul]

Does the 17" model come with the free whine too?

Here here to that!!!!

All these people drooling better step back, gather a breath and remeber the tragedy that is the 15" MacBook Pro. The bad thermal connectors, the WHINE, the pieces falling off, the poorly constructed cases!

Apple's cool in all but lets make sure they aren't pricing these to move because they are based on the same poor design of the 15" and they got to get rid of them so they can a push a rev B out before anyone files a class action suit.

-P

 

[Demon Hunter]

It's the same processor... so I imagine it will produce the same first degree burns.

 

[Temujin]

It's the same processor... so I imagine it will produce the same first degree burns.

Well it now has a bigger surface to put all that heat. So might be cooler.

 

[munkle]

And some people just like to complain about people who complain.

The irony is just too much...

 

[JGowan]

And just one more thing...

With Apple knowing that you've either been waiting for this top-o-the-line portable or you've not, I suspect we'll see another introduction/update of some other service/product in the next few days that's quite affordable... maybe new iPods or something of the like.

 

[dornoforpyros]

ohhh only $3,300 Canadian....I don't think my first car was that much

 

[corywoolf]

Sooooo tempting! Will wait for Merom in August/September as long as it stays on target.

Something tells me that it will be another classic waiting game on the merom with apple. I bet November rolls around and they announce it and then don't ship until January '07. The merom is going to be a rev. a product too, so it could have issues like some MBP users have already had (not me). I say, smoke 'em if you got 'em.

 

[mox358]

A very nice machine at at an even nicer price.

Unfortunately I don't have the desire to lug that beast around otherwise I'd be very, very excited right now. Very good to see FW 800 alive and well too.

 

[Ashapalan]

Thinkin about it i've had my 1.5Ghz 12 incher for over a year now with no real updates. I never thought that my powerbook would become the king of all powerbooks especially after buying 15 months ago.

LONG LIVE THE POWERBOOK!!!

same here!

We have yet to go through the 'i should have waited' stage, and by now it's too late anyway since a year seems perfectly acceptable to have had a 'new' 12"er.

there was only that price cut.

 

[avensis087]

looks simply stunning. i wouldn't be surprised to see a quiet revision of the 15' MBP by the time the MacBook comes out. either way, bravo apple.

mr

 

[MacSA]

Is this the first time we've had a major product like this released on a Monday? Very nice price by the way.

 

[corywoolf]

Here here to that!!!!

All these people drooling better step back, gather a breath and remeber the tragedy that is the 15" MacBook Pro. The bad thermal connectors, the WHINE, the pieces falling off, the poorly constructed cases!

Apple's cool in all but lets make sure they aren't pricing these to move because they are based on the same poor design of the 15" and they got to get rid of them so they can a push a rev B out before anyone files a class action suit.

-P

I think this is a gross exageration of the amount of people effected. I have had my 1.83 MBP for a month and have had no issues. I love this computer and know Apple did a good job constructing them. I think you are just trying to talk yourself out of buying a current MBP, which is fine. The rev. B's (merom) could have just as many problems as the rev. A's. Can't wait to see the same folks who are waiting for rev. B, wait for rev. C. There is always going to be a newer, nicer, cooler product to replace your 6 month old machine, and unless you like to constantly buy and sell your mac and make up for the loss in cash, you're just going to have to look forward to rev. E.

 

[jonharris200]

Monday... I was wondering that too.

 

[j-a-x]

Nice, but the next laptop I'll get will probably be an intel 12" or 13" or something else small and new...

 

[puckhead193]

cool but c'mon i would like to see an update in Final Cut Studio... maybe at WWDC as i want to get either a rev Bimac or PM for this...

 

[bodeh6]

So. as laptops, there are only ibook 12", ibook 14" and powerbook 12" left with PPC processors waiting for their successors.

You mean Successor (no S). I predict these 3 laptops will all be replaced by the 13.3" model and ala the 15" will come in 2 versions.

I was gonna get a 15" MBP in a couple of years, but I say screw that and give me my 17". That thing is a relative bargin.

 

[atari1356]

display brightness?

On Apple's website it says that the 15" MacBook Pro has a display that's 67% brighter than the previous one... and the 17" one is 36% brighter than the previous.

So, what does the mean? Is the 15" display brighter than the 17" one? Or, was the old 17" display brighter to begin with, so they're about the same now?

Nice machine, but I'm going to wait until Merom - maybe even longer. My 1.5GHz 15" is still fast enough for most of what I do.

 

[Peace]

Glad to see the 17" came out..
There is a caveat though if you read the specs page :

2.16GHz Intel Core Duo(1)

"1. The MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation."




So if it gets too hot the CPU will slow down.

 

[sartinsauce]

Wow, cool beans, way to go Apple!

There's something I haven't seen anyone mention yet...

TS predicted this a week ago. Remember than next time you talk trash about TS. I know they've made some erroneous predictions in the past, and I know that the sun even shines on a dog's a** once in while. Nevertheless, give those cats a little credit for breaking a story...