Apple Releases New MacBooks

[Manfr3d]

Don't you think that a better word would be disappointed? I don't know how you can actually be filled with anger because apple didn't release exactly what you thought they would.

I'd be angry too if the company I've been buying at doesn't can't keep
up with current technology. Instead they lower their prices .. a cheap
steal away that is!

 

[Hattig]

Slightly faster processors, no chipset update, 1GB instead of 512MB (or was it 1GB always), no price reductions to stay competitive, minor HD capacity bump, no DVD-RW in the base model. Ugh.

Apple are simply sitting back knowing that they're selling all they can make, so why even attempt to drop the price to even be in the same continent (never mind the same ballpark!) as the other manufacturers. Still, I guess all the hardware bugs and issues are fixed now and the build quality and components are worthy of a premium.

I was expecting $999, $1199 and $1399 to be honest, even accepting for Apple's unacceptable $200 Black premium.

The airport is now officially 802.11n.
The base model now has 80GB, 2GHz, 4MB L2 cache and 1GB, up from 60GB, 1.83GHz, 2MB L2 and 512MB. The other models only get a CPU speed bump and +40GB hard drive.

 

[a456]

This is crazy, the Black MB now has a bigger hard drive and a faster superdrive than the 15" MBP, a model that costs hundreds of pounds more. Even the middle MB has a faster superdrive and the same hdd.😕

 

[mhouse]

Please Hurry

That's B******. No Santa Rosa, Intel GMA 950, 2GB Ram Max, no standard DVD-Burner. Forget it. This is 100% crap. There goes my first Apple product purchase. They've crippled the entry line with substandard parts in leiu of using the newest available (I'm thinking Intel X3100 here). I'm off now to search out a Windows machine with better specs.😡

So what are you doing waiting around here? By *all* means...go get the Sony Vaio, bro. Enjoy that hot Windows Vista action!

 

[iBlue]

There is just no pleasing some of you.

 

[Manic Mouse]

But seriously, if you want all the features go buy a MBP. If you can't afford that, tough luck. 😉

Maybe some of us don't like the size, the keyboard or the aesthetics of the MBP?

I can easily afford a MBP, but I don't want one. Why should Apple force me to buy one?

You didn't find out about an update until yesterday, so don't even bother with that. I think you'll find out the MR regulars think this update is a decent one.

What are you talking about? We've all known SR has been coming for almost a year, and I've been on this forum a lot of that time saying how I'm going to buy a MB as soon as they get SR.

This isn't PPC land anymore. Apple have to keep up with the Joneses. This update certainly doesn't cut it.

 

[FriarTuck]

I love it when the youngsters come out and trash business decisions made by guys and gals running a company whose stock chart looks like this:

 

[Digital Skunk]

Hopefully it's still coming today. Finland store surprisingly only has 2 Macbook models for sale (lowend white and the blackbook), so perhaps Apple is playing tricks with us and will release more models later today.

There was a rumor about 5 new models, so if there are only 2 MB's, then what are the 3 others? Macbook Mini and two Macbook Pro's perhaps?

Why would you ever put a rumor above the facts... look at the website. Went down then back up... that's all that you are getting... Santa Jobs didn't bring the fence sitters what they wanted now they are all pissed. Get the updated MBP or deal with it. Or you can fall in love with the OS and software and hardware will not be much of an option to you. Besides... PCs have always been updated faster than Macs. They are made of plastic so they stretch easier. 😀

 

[peter2]

If Apple had went with Santa Rosa, they wouldn't have used the turbo memory option anyway. So what would have been the point? Just the better GPU, for at least $100 more cost for Apple? They made the right business decision, which in return is seldomly what geeks want.
But seriously, if you want all the features go buy a MBP. If you can't afford that, tough luck. 😉

I haven't seen a 13" MBP, have you? By the way, 13" is still too large...

 

[Evangelion]

I'm not trolling. I've been waiting since November for this update to buy my first Mac. I was ready to order today.

And if they had given you about 5% more CPU-power and 30-40% more GPU-power (those are what Santa Rosa would have given you, more or less), you would have been ecstatic. And now that they didn't, the updates suck?

While all other manufacturers are announcing their brand spanking new SR laptops Apple give us this and you call it a "solid update".

So go and buy one of those other laptops then. You make it sound like you are in a position to demand SR in MacBooks, and when Apple doesn't obey your commands, you whine.

I think everyone can agree that this update stinks. Slightly faster, last gen CPUs. Brilliant.

And the brand-spanking new SR-CPU's would have been maybe 5-10% faster. Is that 5-10% the difference between a crappy update and great update? You propably wouldn't even notice the speed-difference between the two!

When all comparable laptops are shipping with SR and DVD burners as standard we'll see how "good" this update is, eh?

Then buy one of those laptops then and quit your whining. Apple is under no obligation to satisfy you.

 

[Darkroom]

the store wasn't down earlier when the new Macbook was posted... i was on the store looking at prices for the new item... and i noticed their "order now" button didn't work... maybe they're just fixing their macbook store site (and not releasing new MBPs)

*runs and hides*

 

[netdog]

Given the space given on the homepage to the bumped MB, I would say we are looking at nothing else signifcant today.

 

[awatiker]

Before we write it off, the McCartney thing is probably a sign the Beatles are very close.

 

[vendettabass]

benchmarks that apple are claiming look quite impressive actually!

 

[Manic Mouse]

Well, what are we always telling people? If you want a computer, buy it _now_. If you were waiting since November, you could have enjoyed a MacBook for the last six months.

Not really. The laptop I'm typing this on (a 3.2Ghz P4, 1Gb RAM and 9800) is fine. I want to switch to Macs. All I wanted was a competitive MB (ie: one that has the current integrated graphics and chipset).

 

[williedigital]

Still a combo drive in the base model. This is 2007 Apple, not 2003...

You know, there have been so many posts that people don't need an optical drive at all, that this sounds silly.

 

[Digital Skunk]

That's B******. No Santa Rosa, Intel GMA 950, 2GB Ram Max, no standard DVD-Burner. Forget it. This is 100% crap. There goes my first Apple product purchase. They've crippled the entry line with substandard parts in leiu of using the newest available (I'm thinking Intel X3100 here). I'm off now to search out a Windows machine with better specs.

We will so miss you here, have fun under the bridge.

Dell has a special this week for new Vista customers, if your PC vomits up your software then Dell will buy you a new copy of Vista.

 

[Queso]

LOL. The sky is falling!!! The sky is falling!!!

What people appear to be missing is that the MacBook was the last Apple machine to get a form factor update. A minor update for this is perfect before an event such as WWDC, where a new form factor for another model can be unveiled. And Santa Rosa in the MacBooks before the MBPs?? Behave. Keep watching people. Just a few more weeks to go.

😀

 

[mattscott306]

Not really. The laptop I'm typing this on (a 3.2Ghz P4, 1Gb RAM and 9800) is fine. I want to switch to Macs. All I wanted was a competitive MB (ie: one that has the current integrated graphics and chipset).

You're comparing Apples to Oranges. The Macbook IS competitive. If you want a dedicated Graphics card then go the MBP.

 

[Umbongo]

So does any one have links to the laptops that are aimed at the same customers macbooks are? Obviously only those including santa rosa.

 

[Turkish]

Aside from the Combo drive, it's a solid MB update. Very typical with how they update the line.

Faster processors, larger HDD, more RAM for the same price and people are complaining.

LOL

Fact of the matter is, for the majority of buyers (not rabid disciples), this is a solid update. Your general consumer has no idea what Santa Rosa is.

 

[nickane]

store is down again.. come on mbp..coooome on.. you can still make it!!

Maybe they launching them in waves so as to get more diggs. But if the MB update was underwhelming, then it seems foolish to expect an MBP update at all, let alone hope for one that would be just as anti-climactic.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Not really. The laptop I'm typing this on (a 3.2Ghz P4, 1Gb RAM and 9800) is fine. I want to switch to Macs. All I wanted was a competitive MB (ie: one that has the current integrated graphics and chipset).

Get the MacBook Pro. It really doesn't cost that much. Everything doesn't have to go your way.

 

[gpapava]

Have fun with all the viruses, crashes, and Wintel crap. Better "specs" doesn't make a better computer.

Well thats not an excuse for outofdate hardware, is it?
We pay money to buy these computers u know...

 

[iJawn108]

and with each passing rumor, i smile in knowing i made the right decision to buy when I did.