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Apple Releases Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro
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eatbacon said:
Mine hasn't shipped either. Its estimated to ship by the 30th like everyone elses was. I also happened to use the education discount. Do you happen to be in Canada?
DodgerBlue said:
mine too! i've been waiting all summer and halfway into my fall quarter for it.
giovanni.apd said:
i ordered with the edu discount and standard shipping, one of the first to order (as soon as the site was up i ordered) still no ship yet on mine...i am in northeast united states..still nothing dates haven't changed either...
EDIT-just called apple again and the lady said that the earliest it will ship is the 26th....yeah...ok? lol
I need your guys help... I have been lurking trying to soak up all the info I can.
I am looking to buy my first Mac, BUT I am really on the fence if I should by the C2D Macbook Pro, or wait until Crestine and OS X 10.5 come out. The problem is I'm graduating in May so my education discount will probably be gone too, which is also the rumored time of the new update.
If I buy a laptop it will have to last me at least 3 years. I can't afford to upgrade at every update. I was wondering if when OS X 10.5 comes out will the C2D be able to take advantage of 64-Bit or will Crestine have to come out to take real advantage of it? Which will last longer in the long run the new C2D Macbook Pro or one with Crestine? What are the advantages of waiting besides being able to install 4GB of RAM?
The other option I was thinking about is buying a Macbook when it gets updated next and just waiting for a better option around May. But I need to run applications like Photoshop, Audition, Premiere, and After Effects. Can a regular Macbook handle these or is it not worth my time? I also will be installing Vista, so do you think I really need a dedicated GPU?
Sorry I know that's a lot of questions, but I am really in need of your guys opinions on what is the best option. Like I said I need this to last me a few years, and I am really on the fence on what to do. Thanks in advance.
I am looking to buy my first Mac, BUT I am really on the fence if I should by the C2D Macbook Pro, or wait until Crestine and OS X 10.5 come out. The problem is I'm graduating in May so my education discount will probably be gone too, which is also the rumored time of the new update.
If I buy a laptop it will have to last me at least 3 years. I can't afford to upgrade at every update. I was wondering if when OS X 10.5 comes out will the C2D be able to take advantage of 64-Bit or will Crestine have to come out to take real advantage of it? Which will last longer in the long run the new C2D Macbook Pro or one with Crestine? What are the advantages of waiting besides being able to install 4GB of RAM?
The other option I was thinking about is buying a Macbook when it gets updated next and just waiting for a better option around May. But I need to run applications like Photoshop, Audition, Premiere, and After Effects. Can a regular Macbook handle these or is it not worth my time? I also will be installing Vista, so do you think I really need a dedicated GPU?
Sorry I know that's a lot of questions, but I am really in need of your guys opinions on what is the best option. Like I said I need this to last me a few years, and I am really on the fence on what to do. Thanks in advance.
Hi
Placed an order for MBP 2.33/3gig/160gig with the Airline Power. The airline is shipping tomorrow and the little beast shipping est Nov 1 delivery time to NYC Nov 8.
I will have to hold on to PB G4 1.67, 2gig/80gigHD (Apple Care til Aug 2008) until it comes; then throw it on Ebay.
The price of MBP is the same price I paid for Beast himself (MAcpro 3.0).....
Placed an order for MBP 2.33/3gig/160gig with the Airline Power. The airline is shipping tomorrow and the little beast shipping est Nov 1 delivery time to NYC Nov 8.
I will have to hold on to PB G4 1.67, 2gig/80gigHD (Apple Care til Aug 2008) until it comes; then throw it on Ebay.
The price of MBP is the same price I paid for Beast himself (MAcpro 3.0).....
HBKDinobot said:
No doubt about it. Don't wait.
This Mac can be upgraded to 10.5 on release for about $100 or so.
Other chip scenarios (crestline, santa rosa, whatever) involve an entirely new motherboard and Apple is many months away after this new release. Get a Mac now. Get "the best one you can afford". Apple is at least helpful enough about feature sets and pricing to make that purchase model work well in decision making.
Your biggest decision is between laptop or desktop, and these days laptop sure seems a lot more popular overall.
I bought a Week 1 Rev A Ti-G4-400 Powerbook in 1-01 (I think) and it is STILL a workhorse CPU for me. Apple computers simply have legs.
Price ladder
MacBook $1100
Refurb MacBook Pro $1600
Mac Book Pro C2D $2000
For the apps you cited add max memory to the MB and at least 2GB to the others.
Rocketman
HBKDinobot said:
I think I can answer this part. Excuse my naievete, but does Apple really check if you belong to any said School, College, or University? I mean I bought an iMac last year on an educational discount, after having graduated for almost 2 years. I just clicked on the school I used to goto, and that was pretty much it, got the educational discount no questions asked. So i don't think you have to worry about that, but I could be wrong.
I'm in Toronto and ordered a stock 15" MBP 2.16GHz yesterday (06:26 AM PDT) with the edu discount, and paid the extra for shipping (though I suspect it is throwing away money). The estimated ship date was 30 Oct, but it shipped this AM.
Mark
Mark
mwickens said:I'm in Toronto and ordered a stock 15" MBP 2.16GHz yesterday (06:26 AM PDT) with the edu discount, and paid the extra for shipping (though I suspect it is throwing away money). The estimated ship date was 30 Oct, but it shipped this AM.
Mark
I havent seen many 2.33ghz MBP's ship yet, thats what I ordered...wonder if they are doing the 2.16's first or what...but i am starting to get alittle nervous here...my LUCK always runs that something 'happen's to my order...
'o i am sorry sir, looks like we had a hold up on you're order due to a credit card verification prolem' yeah....great...
I can see that now!
HBKDinobot said:
if i were you i'd just buy now and upgrade to 10.5 whenever it comes out. w/ edu discount its like 70 bucks. i dont' think it really would matter if you're graduated or not as long as you have an id. plus, leopard will prolly be out before you're thru w/ school.
Sounds like the 15" 2.16 has begun shipping, the 15" 2.33 and the 17" have not.
Anyone order a 15" 2.33 or a 17" that has seen their order ship yet?
I ordered a 17", estimated shipping date of 11/07. Patiently waiting
Anyone order a 15" 2.33 or a 17" that has seen their order ship yet?
I ordered a 17", estimated shipping date of 11/07. Patiently waiting
c'mon, C2D MB, c'mon! and i want an S option on the $1099 model (yes, i'll pay $50 extra for that). oh yeah, it's be nice if CS3 and Office '07 were optimized for 64-bit chips, too. that'd really make waiting for C2D or even santa rosa worthwhile.
Thornie said:
Don't you need to enter your student ID number? I assuming the point is the university is not so quick to update the students (me included0 that will be graduating soon. In the end, it's still another purchase for for Apple minus only a few hundred $. But, I think your concern is reasonable, in fact it is one I share. I think sticking to the apple edu website and not going to the university store shouldwork just fine.
vince chicago said:Sounds like the 15" 2.16 has begun shipping, the 15" 2.33 and the 17" have not.
Anyone order a 15" 2.33 or a 17" that has seen their order ship yet?
I ordered a 17", estimated shipping date of 11/07. Patiently waiting
Several 2,33 claims their machines are shipped already, I'm not one to verify their claims, but I believe them just as much as I believe the 2,16 ones..
Example, from that old monster-thread (Daneoni's post):
Reach said:Several 2,33 claims their machines are shipped already, I'm not one to verify their claims, but I believe them just as much as I believe the 2,16 ones..
Example, from that old monster-thread (Daneoni's post):
I'm not accusing anyone of lying! My method is not scientific; it just seems that more 2.16's are shipping. Perhaps more 2.16's were ordered? Or perhaps they're shipping more quickly.
Jeez.
vince chicago said:
I have a 2.16 that I ordered at 7:39 AM PDT yesterday. I doubled the RAM and got a Glossy screen, but that was it in terms of customization. Initially, the estimated ship date was the 27th, but a few hours later it was the 30th and it's stayed there.
The whole shipping thing seems to be pretty random but might depend on where you are geographically.
$1799 Is Best Value And Only A Few More Dollars Than MacBook
So I am conceeding I was wrong and the $1799 educational 15" is the way to go plus $113 to Omni for a second 1GB stick.
Add a 30" Dell for $1279 and you are in C2D mobile with a 30" home base business for about $3200.
I see 1GB sticks from Omni via this link from Ramseeker.com are only $113 so I see your point. I thought the 256MB RAM would drive a 30" Monitor better. No?Wolfpup said:
So I am conceeding I was wrong and the $1799 educational 15" is the way to go plus $113 to Omni for a second 1GB stick.
Add a 30" Dell for $1279 and you are in C2D mobile with a 30" home base business for about $3200.
exoriare said:
Keep in mind folks that a half full slower drive will blow the doors off an 80% full fast drive. Fragmentation is your greatest enemy. If you're like that guy who plans to get the 7500 drive and only put 50MB on it, fine get the fast drive. But if you plan on filling it up, you're wasting your money. Only plan to use 75% of the space, and consider the rest emergency space.
Oh, and if you want to use boot camp, you'll need a 2nd partition. And don't forget that with 2GB of memory, the OS should ideally have at LEAST 4GB of swap space. The more you add it up, the better the 200GB drive looks. And it's not THAT slow a drive, it's actually quite a fast drive, just not the speed demon that the 7500 is.
Bottom line - buy according to how much space you need, but if you're anything like me, what seemed like enough in the beginning won't be enough a year from now. And as compensation the 4200 will use less battery life.
The slowest computer of all is the one that doesn't have the data you need on it, and you have to go back home to get that other drive.
DHagan4755 said:
yes; the apple store near me got a shipment of 2.16's in around noon, and sold out by 3:30. They said they're hoping to get more of everything in tomorrow around noon (apparently this is when normal shipments come in--not sure about other stores).
regards,
mike