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Apple Releases Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro

sixth said:
hmmmm wonder if i should stick with my matter screen or call up apple and change to the glossy...BUT i dont want to hold my order up...mine as well just stick with the matte...
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i reckon stick with the matte...better all round, especially if you intend to do any form of graphic/photographic editing work (as i do)...

of course this is just my opinion, ive used both. a lot of people seem to like the glossy though! personal preference i guess
 
Just noticed a few changes to the Higher Education stores in the U.K-
The education discount has increased- A basic Macbook used to be £704 with discount, now its £643.

Also, the following comes up on the main page-

"3 year limited parts and labour warranty now standard
on all current Apple desktop and laptop computers.

Apple is pleased to announce that as part of the negotiated extension to the HE Agreement
all current Apple desktop and laptop computers are now provided with a
3 year limited parts and labour warranty
at no additional cost.
Details of the 3-year cover are provided in the HE Agreement Terms and Conditions,
which may be accessed at the bottom of the stores."


Am I reading this right?? A 3 year warranty comes with the computers without purchasing applecare??
 
rotary nut: We shall see, they said they should be in either "later today or hopefully tomorrow morning" yesterday at the store in tysons. No guarantees of course, but I have my fingers crossed.
 
zhd05 said:
"3 year limited parts and labour warranty now standard
on all current Apple desktop and laptop computers.

Apple is pleased to announce that as part of the negotiated extension to the HE Agreement
all current Apple desktop and laptop computers are now provided with a
3 year limited parts and labour warranty
at no additional cost.
Details of the 3-year cover are provided in the HE Agreement Terms and Conditions,
which may be accessed at the bottom of the stores."


Am I reading this right?? A 3 year warranty comes with the computers without purchasing applecare??
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yes i think you're reading it right. then if you pay £58 more you get the 3 year phone support as well

i think that's how it is anyway! ive not looked into it properly...

can anyone confirm this?
 
daneoni said:
Ok this is creepy or just weird. I just got a text from the "Apple Store" stating that "An Apple Shipment (insert order number) is on its way to you. To check status pls visit www.store.apple.com/uk/orderstatus".

This is definately a first.

Edit: i just checkd..Its SHIPPED!, OMG that was FAST!.

Edit 2: Thought i'd include a screenshot

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Est delivery on the actual Apple page is Nov 1, i'm hoping it gets here by friday
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Amazing. Did you order a stock model? When you first ordered what was the estimated ship date?
 
zenvision said:
i reckon stick with the matte...better all round, especially if you intend to do any form of graphic/photographic editing work (as i do)...

of course this is just my opinion, ive used both. a lot of people seem to like the glossy though! personal preference i guess
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yeah i hear ya....i am going to stick with it..plus i have used a few glossy toshibas before and just because i ordered mine as soon as it hit the site, hoping to see a shipment today...

Oct 30, 2006

Nov 6, 2006
 
About U.K HE discount. You are reading right. It's new, however the MBP price has gone up £60 , from £1088 - £1144
 
maverick808 said:
Amazing. Did you order a stock model? When you first ordered what was the estimated ship date?
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Essentially stock, only changed to glossy screen.

original ship date was 30th and delivery est was 7th Nov.
 
Just ordered!!!

Yeah !!!

I just ordered a shiny new 15" MBP, 2.33 ghz, 3GB, 160 GB HDD :) :) :)


This will be my ultimate mobile music production studio! :cool:



Greets to all of you, we've waited so long...


Christian from Switzerland
 
zhd05 said:
Am I reading this right?? A 3 year warranty comes with the computers without purchasing applecare??
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Yes, the 3 year limited warranty on parts and labour was introduced for HE purchases in March, so it's been like that for quite a while. Since then I've already bought an iMac and 2 MacBooks that have that warranty.

One tip, the 3 year warranty does not include mail in repairs. So, if you want that, you still need to pay £60 for the EMAC uplift. If you do that then it becomes equavalent to AppleCare.

Oh, and actually, I should also mention that when they updated the edu store with the new MBPs there was an error so you now see AppleCare as an option when buying any machine on the Edu store. I phoned up about this and they told me it was a mistake and will be fixed. The 3 year warranty plus the uplift equals AppleCare.
 
daneoni said:
Essentially stock, only changed to glossy screen.

original ship date was 30th and delivery est was 7th Nov.
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Thanks for the info. My ship date is estimated as the 31st to arrive by the 7th. I really hope that it ships earlier as I sold my MBP before Photokina and have been without a Mac laptop for over a month now.
 
maverick808 said:
Oh, and actually, I should also mention that when they updated the edu store with the new MBPs there was an error so you now see AppleCare as an option when buying any machine on the Edu store. I phoned up about this and they told me it was a mistake and will be fixed. The 3 year warranty plus the uplift equals AppleCare.
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yeah i noticed that when ordering, got me worried! thanks for clearing that up

nice to know i have full applecare then :)
 
maverick808 said:
Yes, the 3 year limited warranty on parts and labour was introduced for HE purchases in March, so it's been like that for quite a while. Since then I've already bought an iMac and 2 MacBooks that have that warranty.

One tip, the 3 year warranty does not include mail in repairs. So, if you want that, you still need to pay £60 for the EMAC uplift. If you do that then it becomes equavalent to AppleCare.

Oh, and actually, I should also mention that when they updated the edu store with the new MBPs there was an error so you now see AppleCare as an option when buying any machine on the Edu store. I phoned up about this and they told me it was a mistake and will be fixed. The 3 year warranty plus the uplift equals AppleCare.
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wow, that sounds like a pretty good deal. Thanks for the info!
 
maverick808 said:
Yes, the 3 year limited warranty on parts and labour was introduced for HE purchases in March, so it's been like that for quite a while. Since then I've already bought an iMac and 2 MacBooks that have that warranty.
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what is a "HE" purchase?
 
maverick808 said:
Yes, the 3 year limited warranty on parts and labour was introduced for HE purchases in March, so it's been like that for quite a while. Since then I've already bought an iMac and 2 MacBooks that have that warranty.

One tip, the 3 year warranty does not include mail in repairs. So, if you want that, you still need to pay £60 for the EMAC uplift. If you do that then it becomes equavalent to AppleCare.

Oh, and actually, I should also mention that when they updated the edu store with the new MBPs there was an error so you now see AppleCare as an option when buying any machine on the Edu store. I phoned up about this and they told me it was a mistake and will be fixed. The 3 year warranty plus the uplift equals AppleCare.
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Can someone link to this on the Apple website so we know its official?

Does this apply to the ADC store or only the HE store? B/c if I purchase a computer through the one-time student ADC and it saves me $200 over the HE store, but then I have to spend another $230 on the warranty whereas in the HE store I could just spring for the upgrade - it seems that the ADC discount doesn't really seem nearly as worthwhile.
 
I'm finally gettin one! goodbye by 12" iBook....

Hi all, first timer. Yesterdays momentum has finally got to me and I have parted with some cash.

MA611B/A
MBPRO 17/2.33/2G/160/256VRAM/SD-DL-GBR

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8X
17 Widescreen Display
No Modem
None
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-B
Country Kit-B

Total: 1,487.00
Shipping Cost:

Discount (Incl. in Total): 129.17
VAT @ 17.50% : 260.23
Order Total:1,747.23
 
rxse7en said:
17" is due out next week, does anyone know if the 15" is available in the local Apple Stores--my store doesn't open for another two hours. :D
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I think the local Apple Stores would be getting the C2D MBP later this week. The Apple Store I called in upstate NY said they are not expecting to get the updated units until then.
 
Dharxan said:
Hi all, first timer. Yesterdays momentum has finally got to me and I have parted with some cash.

MA611B/A
MBPRO 17/2.33/2G/160/256VRAM/SD-DL-GBR

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8X
17 Widescreen Display
No Modem
None
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-B
Country Kit-B

Total: 1,487.00
Shipping Cost: free

Discount (Incl. in Total): £129.17
VAT @ 17.50% : £260.23
Order Total:£1,747.23
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2.66ghz C2D?
edit: nevermind must have been a typo as it's listed as 2.33ghz in your initial specs. My bad.
 
BTO 160gb

Ordered 6:30pm yesterday 24th via UK HE Website

estimated ship 31st oct, delivery 7th nov

MacBook Pro, 15-inch, 2.33GHz
Part Number: Z0DQ
2GB 667 DDR2 - 2x1GB SO-DIMMs 065-6619
SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD RW/CD-RW) 065-6625
MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display 065-6631
Backlit Keyboard (English) & Mac OS (English) 065-6627
Country kit 065-6628
160GB Serial ATA drive (5400rpm) 065-6624
2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 065-6642
Ready to ship: 5 days
 
thenewguy said:
Can someone link to this on the Apple website so we know its official?

Does this apply to the ADC store or only the HE store? B/c if I purchase a computer through the one-time student ADC and it saves me $200 over the HE store, but then I have to spend another $230 on the warranty whereas in the HE store I could just spring for the upgrade - it seems that the ADC discount doesn't really seem nearly as worthwhile.
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It only applies to HE purchases and you have to be either a current student or a member of staff.

I only have access to the UK HE store. I can't just give you a link because the stores are created on a per-institution basis, so the link to my university's store will not work for you.
 
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