zap2
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I agree it needs an update, but its not even close to 2 years. It be about 1 year and 4-5months...but since it got updated in Sept 06, its more like 9 month. Still a long time, but far more reasonable then 2 years!
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Apple Releases New MacBooks
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I agree it needs an update, but its not even close to 2 years. It be about 1 year and 4-5months...but since it got updated in Sept 06, its more like 9 month. Still a long time, but far more reasonable then 2 years!
Bern
macrumors 68000
HHmmmm let me think, a beautifully designed, reliable laptop that doesn't get viruses, runs the latest software effortlessly without having to spend a whole lot of money on chunky hardware requirements, no need to run regular disk maintenance (like disk defrag), everything you need is built right into it, you get a ton of apps that windows users have to pay for separately... Gee I don't know 🙄
It seems people are all caught up in the rumour mill expecting things that Apple have never committed to, comparing a Mac to some of the ugliest and less reliable laptops on the market and most of whom have probably never used these windows laptops in any case.
Get a grip people, if you're unhappy then go to a windows machine and don't whinge when you realise what you missed out on.
It seems people are all caught up in the rumour mill expecting things that Apple have never committed to, comparing a Mac to some of the ugliest and less reliable laptops on the market and most of whom have probably never used these windows laptops in any case.
Get a grip people, if you're unhappy then go to a windows machine and don't whinge when you realise what you missed out on.
Chef Medeski
macrumors 6502a
Oh Im def. sure it would change battery life. The updated wireless card. Intel Turbo Memory. The active switching FSB. You would def. see am improvement. Without a doubt.
heffeque
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macenforcer
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gnasher729
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The MacBook has two very powerful processors. With the GMA 950, it is unlikely that any game would be CPU limited, so I'd say that the MacBook can handle vertex processing in software quite easily without any loss in speed, especially with multithreaded OpenGL.
Mydel
macrumors 6502a
But we dont know if Apple will include turbo memory even in MBP. We have no idea if OS will be comatible with it. I think it coud be like with N. MBP will be shipped and there will be no word about Turbo Memory and after Leopard you will be able to enable it after OS upgrade. We have no idea frankly. maybe you right but I dont think it will be enough of improvement to be noticed by 95%+ of MB buyers
Chef Medeski
macrumors 6502a
The MacBook Pro is riding the oldest case.
PowerMac G5: Jun '04
iMac G5: Aug '04
Mac Mini Introduction: Jan '05
Powerbook: Jan '01. Or if you only want to count the Alum Books: Jan '03.
Its getting close to 5 years on just the Alum design which has not been changed except for charging port, isight, and double latch in 4 and a half years.
Psssh... the Tit, which is basically the same thing is 6 and a half year. Over double most of the other case lifes. I think MacBook Pro are most in need of a new case. Especially since they have the largest problem with cooling, bad signals, lack of expandability, and prone to bending, cracking, dinging. All the other cases are pretty good. I mean their desktops, the cases dont exactly change much.
Considering all the fantastical hype and rumors circling the web, I found today's announcements a bit underwhelming.
I guess we'll have to wait it out. 🙁
I guess we'll have to wait it out. 🙁
While the MacWorld article makes that claim I'd like to actually see that substantiated. People seem to assume that LEDs are more efficient than fluorescents for some reason. Your typical CFL has a better lumen/watt rating than the typical LED does. Some of the latest white LED prototypes are finally exceeding the lumen/watt ratings of CFLs but they are very expensive. I would be very surprised if there is much, if any, improvement in battery life. See luminous efficacy article over at Wikipedia for enlightenment. 😉
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
flopticalcube
macrumors G4
Very true. I didn't realize that the MBP cases where causing so much trouble. The problem is that when everyone was used to almost annual case redesigns from the late 90's/early 00's even a couple of years can seem a long time. Maybe its a testimony to Apple finally having achieved near case perfection. 😀
See my other post regarding better battery life. As for longer brightness life... I have yet to experience a loss in brightness in any LCD I've owned so far so I stand by my comment: What's all the fuss about?
Chef Medeski
macrumors 6502a
No I dont think you understand. Computers and gadgets are the first thing in the history of mankind that can be said to be amazing based on features one month and ****** the next. By the same person. Just two centuries ago it was amazing if things changed at all! EVER! Then it was cool when your car got an update every couple years or when a new gadget came out. No one ever cared from a nearly week to week standpoint what was in something. If they had bumped to SR now. At WWDC people would have been asking for more. Then come Xmas, what are they supposed to bump? There is nothing coming out until next Spring. This is def. smart. Give a bit more. Clear the stocks. Stagger the less than luster amount of updates untill next year. You can't redesign the case for LEDs, you just came out with a new computer. You update to SR in the fall or sooner if stocks fall enough. Update early next yr to LED. Then soon after to Penyrn. That seems healthy. Waiting almost a year from now to update to LEDs doesnt seem as healthy. Plus they could potentially have a huge stock of Socket M CPUs on their hand (which wouldnt be a problem if they had as large as product diversifications as other companies. But they only have two portable lines, so...)
It clearly wouldnt make any business sense to upgrade to SR now.
AND BLURAY AND OLED!?!?!?!
First of all most companies barely have LED ought. OLED has only been shown for like one or two PROTOTYPES. No where close to market ready and you wanted them to put them in their base computer? And Blu-ray doesnt fit in a computer this thickness. If you didnt realize they are big and also need a good graphics card. They are only showing up on high-end 15/17" multimedia laptops. Which the macbook is not. Thinking Blu-Ray and OLED are deserving of the macbook merely proves how little you really know about the situation here.
Chef Medeski
macrumors 6502a
Yeah def. true we have no clue if they would add. Yeah if anything it would have to come at Leopard. I do think it'll add like half an hour. LEDs and SR is ballparked at adding an hour to an hour and half of time with Turbo Memory. So, I think without LED or Turbo, your pegging atleast a bit more. It may not be very noticeable but it will definitely be improved.
Chef Medeski
macrumors 6502a
Yeah having owned a Powerbook. The think dents like crazy. I find it a huge problem. And it is an old mantra that iBooks had better range than PBs cause of the metal case. But you are def. right. They aren't updating them like they used to. I just thinked their design team isn't the same as it used to be. I mean I love how the PB/MBP looks.... well when its not dinged. Which means it looks great for about a month.
Do you guys own PBs or MBPs? If so have yours not spontaniously dinged? They look fabulous I'll testify, that half the reason I got it over an iBook. But to say the case is perfect. lol. lol......
Willis
macrumors 68020
I play WoW on my Macbook.. runs fine!! Ok, on the MacPro the FR is 60fps over 11, but performance is just as good!
heffeque
macrumors regular
It's wrong there, but once you select (to buy) them the specs are OK.
Oh, and it's not Spain and Netherlands, it's ALL the Apple Stores that work with Euros 🙄
Edit: I guess most Europe has it wrong because the Swiss one is wrong too, and South Korea, and Norway...
Digital Skunk
macrumors G3
Whoa! Way Too many!
There are way too many posts on this thread... can the admins actually do some work and lock this thing?
There are way too many posts on this thread... can the admins actually do some work and lock this thing?
I don't own a Mac... When the new MBP comes out, it'll be my first Mac. Does the case get dented easily? Is that what you mean?
No, you are wrong. They are under an obligation to make sure that their share holders make the most ammount of money possible. Steve Jobs is employed by ever apple share holder, and his job is to make money for them. That is, their one and only obligation is to make the company make as big winnings as possible. If that includes making you happy then so be it, but that is not their business object.
Oh and by the way, this goes for any company.