So, anyway care to guess why no Core 2 Quad in the new MBP? The chips with low TDP are available. Doesn't bode well for quad in the iMac (in the mini was too much to hope for).
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Apple Releases Aluminum Unibody 17" MacBook Pro
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So, anyway care to guess why no Core 2 Quad in the new MBP? The chips with low TDP are available. Doesn't bode well for quad in the iMac (in the mini was too much to hope for).
Just a thought experiment: If you were employed by Apple and had to figure out how long these batteries last, what would you do? Tell your boss "I'll give you the numbers in five years time", or would you think of something more clever?
i am having my macbook for two years now, and i use it almost purely at home. i got 83 cycles. so the 1000 charges limit would be fine with me.
2000 pounds would be around 2200 euros. the mbp is available for 2500 euros in the german apple store.
the only thing is that i am not sure if in uk the price is listed including taxes like in germany or without like in the states.
Looks like a pretty solid update to the machine - the only points of contention I see (which is evident in this thread) are the non-removable battery and the anti-glare option. From the sounds of it the battery is far superior and will last longer than a lot of people will probably own their machines (i.e. 5 years), however it is non-removable. The anti-glare option is great, however I'm sure people will object to having to pay for it. So, good and bad I guess. The machine looks sweet if nothing else though.
The machine looks sweet if nothing else though. I agree. Musicians, etc are the typically referred to as "starving", no? As in not able to afford these ridiculous prices.
Not including these technologies that are obviously desired, and are standard on PCs is insulting. Especially when it could be easily done. Apple needs to treat its loyal customers with respect.
Wait a sec there Sam people might not be using br a lot yet but that's not apples rationL for not using it. None has been using display port but they decided to shove this down our throat, people got used to FireWire but apple robed it from them in the macbook, and the majority prefers matte screen but that's not an option other than this notebook. So the argument that apple is considering what the public already uses and adopts is self evidently wrong. Apple was there from day 1 one of the foemost proponents of the br alliance but once they found the golden goose itunes they won't have you use
Any alternative means than theirs. Period. For the love of god they are the only phone, let alone
Smart phone that won't have fm radio playback. Are we morons to think
People have not adopted
Enough fm or is it maybe hard ted to
Implement fm on a cell phone: rubish. They want you there
Isolated
With your iTunes account and even radio they will deprive you of because of potential conflict of interests.
My take on the battery...
The Unibody construction does not work so well with the 17" size, too much flexing probably and not readily fixable with thicker fabrication. So having a removable battery creates too much weakness, bit like chopping the roof off a sedan. But fix the battery in permanent and it becomes a stiffener for the unibody. That's why it was all delayed, they have been rushing around fabbing a new battery.
The Unibody construction does not work so well with the 17" size, too much flexing probably and not readily fixable with thicker fabrication. So having a removable battery creates too much weakness, bit like chopping the roof off a sedan. But fix the battery in permanent and it becomes a stiffener for the unibody. That's why it was all delayed, they have been rushing around fabbing a new battery.
No iMac Update?
I must admit that I was slightly disappointed that there were no revisions to the iMac. I've been waiting for MWSF to see if any the hardware would be updated. Are there any updates about this besides the Buyer's Guide?
I must admit that I was slightly disappointed that there were no revisions to the iMac. I've been waiting for MWSF to see if any the hardware would be updated. Are there any updates about this besides the Buyer's Guide?
If your house burns down and you are in the house with your MacBook, it doesn't matter whether you lose your Time Machine backup or not. And if you're outside the house with your MacBook, everything is fine (if you are insured). Just don't leave the house without your MacBook.
But tell me, how long do you think Blu-ray media will last? And how confident are you about it? I am sure I wouldn't want to rely on Blu-ray discs for backups.
I'm not planning on replacing my current 17" MBP until much later this year so I am very happy to see a good replacement now. I'm expecting some issues with this model but they should be able to knock those out by the end of the year and, hopefully, have a solid i7 mobile processor to boot. I was thinking of down-grading to a 15" but if Apple maintains the differences between the models (unlikely, I think) then I'm back in the 17" market again.
Very impressive.
Very impressive.
Today you get a new, slicker, more powerful mbp 17" for the same price you would have payed for yesterday's model and you are complaining about the price? If you can't pay $2799 for the single most important tool you use to make your cash you are cleary not in the target pro audience. Instead, be happy that Apple makes consumer grade models too.
$5000 computer!
Don't forget the original 128K Mac was $2495 which would be $4988.98 today using Consumer Price Index calculation
Don't forget the original 128K Mac was $2495 which would be $4988.98 today using Consumer Price Index calculation
I dont know anyone who "already owns" media on their computers. Talking about the itunes store? May be some want physical media to play in, lets say their blu-ray player on their plasma TV?
Like I said, there are plenty of PCS out there with blu-ray that are bellow 2000, even some bellow 1000.
I guess its the price you pay for complaining and sending bunch of e-mails to apple.....
Couldn't agree more. I want a machine to act and do what I want it to do. Not what some fan boy on the other side of the county wants.
Blu-ray is getting better and better, ever notice when you walk in to store, towards the movies, you see an entire isle with blu-ray movies? Or they took a section in the movies and made it all blu-ray.
iTunes is nice, but some want physical media, and know theres still a risk of loosing the file or backup. Plus, those who have blu-ray hooked to their TVs...
2. Not only to watch but also to publish. Media Pro's need to deliver HD material to some clients for final approval (common in promo film production etc.)
3. Again... editing (documentaries) or just watching rushes (docs, fiction) on-location with FCP, RED Rushes, Cine etc. etc. you eat away battery way faster then the battery specs lets you assume you would. Extra batteries are always very handy. Bigger screen means you work faster.
No updates yet, but regardless I wouldn't worry too much - Apple has had a tradition of releasing hardware updates shortly after events such as MWSF, so just because there were no iMac, Mac mini, etc updates announced today doesn't mean they;'re not coming in the very near future.
So, if my macbook was in the room that was burning, you say I should go in there, and pick up my macbook thats on fire?
Blu-ray will be here for a while. Apple will not take over the world and have itunes as the main media source. It simply wont happen.
Last year, we finaly saw a few blank blu-ray discs along with blu-ray burners, I believe we will see a lot more this year..
Thought a "screen is a screen" from these two quotes, basically replace 1 glass with another that is not so glossy during the manufacturing process; which is on a different assembly line than the other laptops due to the 17". Again $50 for no glossy option is not excusable for a TOP of the LINE laptop.
Totally in agreement!
Well, thats what the HP Dv2/DV3 just announced is going for
HDMI (put in DisplayPort) for the sub $1000 ultraportable DV2 running new AMD Yukon cpu's with ATi HD 3140 graphics with full 1080P support. DV3 seems to be what the MB should compare against. 13".
Until one of these suckers/guinea pigs actually confirms this, there's still no laptop that can offer that.
My understanding is that the media will last for quite some time, having at least the shelf life of DVDs, so I wouldn't be too worried about it...
I dont get why people think apple will take over the media world with iTunes. come on....
I'm at the office or in transit for about 11 hours a day, the computer is at home. No need to have the computer with me at all times.
As for the event of being in the house during a fire, well, hopefully I don't die.... but I certainly won't be worrying that I have to grab my computer -- insurance can replace hardware, but it's not going to replace years of digital photos.
Archival-quality Blu-ray media is rated to 200 years... by that point, I'll be dead, cremated, and scattered... realistically I'd be happy for it to last 20 years, by that point data would have been migrated to yet another new format.
Compare that to a hard drive -- 3 years, 5 years if you're lucky, before it crashes.
My sentiments exactly. Or whether a battery that has lost 50% of its capacity after a year or two will be covered by AppleCare.