Look @ Sony and Asus... Should be in de 13" macbook pro and even in the macbook. High profit margin, ok, no problem with that, but use old hardware?? And if they still use the old cpu's, why don't they bring it to a cheap 15" ????
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Look @ Sony and Asus... Should be in de 13" macbook pro and even in the macbook. High profit margin, ok, no problem with that, but use old hardware?? And if they still use the old cpu's, why don't they bring it to a cheap 15" ????
As I've been saying for a while, there isn't enough room on the 13" logic board for both the 2-die Arrandale and a dedicated graphics chip. And Jobs is loath to give customers options like removing the optical drive.
What Steve said was that "new Macs will take Apple to the next level."
Arrandale, man, Arrandale.
Why does at least one person always say this whenever they update.
2 on the 15", 3 on the 17". It's been that way for god knows how many years.
Did I miss something? It seems all anybody does with their laptops anymore is use them as portable DVD/Blu-ray players?
You didn't miss anything, they kept 16:10 because its a "pro" aspect ratio... I.e. for people who actually do work, and not just watch movies
Expecting they were going to have 330M or 335M for graphics, but hoping they would go ATI and put in the 5830. Hmm the battery life and the fact that I just bought the Mac Box Set is making me think twice about getting the HP Envy... Even though I can get a higher res screen, better graphics, blu-ray and a faster hard drive for the same price if I buy the Envy (or slightly better processor and battery life with the Mac)... :S
Oh well, I'll wait for a review on notebookcheck and if they manage to squeeze out 7000 points out of 3dmark06 I might reconsider sticking with Mac
If it applies to anyone, do you miss using OSX after switching to windows? or windows 7?
Oh well, I'll wait for a review on notebookcheck and if they manage to squeeze out 7000 points out of 3dmark06 I might reconsider sticking with Mac
If it applies to anyone, do you miss using OSX after switching to windows? or windows 7?
I presume you're inferring that the price bump in the U.S. isn't significant, but everywhere in the world people will "suffer" because of it being more expensive.
You don't like where you live? Move. Apple is based out of California - Steve Jobs is American, and it's HIS genius that brings all the amazing Apple products to the world. You want to live in the UK then you'll deal with the prices that you're handed. You think they're arbitrary? No, everything is calculated, everything is set the way it's set because it makes the MOST sense, not the other way around. Everything is done for a reason, and nothing is by accident.
Yeah, those existing components probably do cost them less, and look at everything they've added for the small (SMALL) price increase, it seems like Apple is passing that savings onto you.
You want the best in the world? Then you'll pay the premium. You want to cry about the price? Enjoy Windows 7 and every second you have to spend on the phone with Microsoft tech support, it'll be worth the money in your pocket... laugh
Did I miss something? It seems all anybody does with their laptops anymore is use them as portable DVD/Blu-ray players?
we need unity TV screens are 16x9 the new iMacs are 16x9, they need to convert all laptops screens to 16x9, it would be nice if they didnt reduce the pixels though.
If you can't wait, in the current state the base 13" Macbook Pro is a better value.NO NOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
DONT SAY WAIT!!! DONT SAY THAT WORD!
the waiting JUST ENDED! im NOT Starting AGAIN lol
That will more than likely chance when a Macbook 2010 comes out.
I'm surprised the GeForce 320M exists to be honest. It's more than likely the MCP89 or even MCP99. We're going to need to see part numbers and take aparts first though.
Shipping
So where are these MacBook Pro's being assembled and shipped from?? I can't wait for this thing to arrive
So where are these MacBook Pro's being assembled and shipped from?? I can't wait for this thing to arrive
Think I'm going to go with the i7 15" build to order with hi-res screen and 7200rpm disk. Just need to figure out how I can apply my fiancee's Intel employee discount.
I don't really get it why people are upset there's no quadcore. I mean, everyone was eagerly expecting arrandale (right?), which is dualcore. No surprise in this update...
There is no i3 available in 25W, and the i3's available are less powerful than a C2D. Also, it would have added an additional $100 to add it. There's no point in going with an i3.
The graphics switching is Optimus, which is pretty cool stuff.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/nvidia-optimus-automates-graphics-switching-promises-the-best-o/
There are laptops shipping with USB3.0, it requires an extra chip on the motherboard but I'm not sure why Apple didn't include it this time around. Though, Optimus is a much better addition than USB3.0 is. Maybe Apple is still working on implementing it or just don't think it's ready to be deployed.
The graphics switching is Optimus, which is pretty cool stuff.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/nvidia-optimus-automates-graphics-switching-promises-the-best-o/
There are laptops shipping with USB3.0, it requires an extra chip on the motherboard but I'm not sure why Apple didn't include it this time around. Though, Optimus is a much better addition than USB3.0 is. Maybe Apple is still working on implementing it or just don't think it's ready to be deployed.
I'm glad they're finally updated, been waiting for a long, long time.
That said, I see the pricing difference between UK & France hasn't changed
ie the top end MBP is £1799 which is 2038,33, but at the french Apple its selling for 2149.
Why do we have to pay 110 more on the continent for the same product?
That said, I see the pricing difference between UK & France hasn't changed
ie the top end MBP is £1799 which is 2038,33, but at the french Apple its selling for 2149.
Why do we have to pay 110 more on the continent for the same product?
Pissed. Royally.
I've been visiting Mac Rumours for what seems like forever now, but this is the first time I've ever felt compelled to bitch about something in the forums. Actually, this is the first time I've ever really felt compelled to bitch at Apple, period.
I've been using Macs for about 8 years, after having to lean Shake for a job. As soon as the Intel Macbooks came out, back in the summer of 2006, I shelled out about 1200 bucks and bought a shiny, white, Core Duo Macbook (and then I upgraded the ram and hard drive to 2 gigs/100gigs).
Cutting the long story to a very short one, now it's 2010, Apple has discontinued Shake, seems to be discontinuing Final Cut Pro, and has effectively urinated on it's costumers looking for a serious upgrade to replace their half-working computers (in this case: me). I can't believe that in 4 years, all they can offer is nothing short of a minor spec update... basically doubling the processor speed, ram and hard drive of my machine, adding a graphics card but removing the firewire port in the process.
I don't want to rant on too much about this, because everyone here has heard a variation of this before but this is, in a word: ********. At this rate, it'll be 16 years before they put a terabyte drive in their cheapest laptop, and all of their proprietary software will exist in their App store for their mobile devices, and they won't even bother making anything for their computer line. Photoshop works just as well on a PC, Nuke is cross-platform, Avid has retaken the world, and Aperture just isn't that great.
It's really depressing to watch the company leverage down costs for their iPads, while refusing to do the same for their Macbooks. I have no idea at what point Apple abandoned it's commitment (maybe it never had one?) to "creative professionals" - dumb as that term is - but after years of using Macs, I can't think of one decent reason not to switch back to PCs.
I've been visiting Mac Rumours for what seems like forever now, but this is the first time I've ever felt compelled to bitch about something in the forums. Actually, this is the first time I've ever really felt compelled to bitch at Apple, period.
I've been using Macs for about 8 years, after having to lean Shake for a job. As soon as the Intel Macbooks came out, back in the summer of 2006, I shelled out about 1200 bucks and bought a shiny, white, Core Duo Macbook (and then I upgraded the ram and hard drive to 2 gigs/100gigs).
Cutting the long story to a very short one, now it's 2010, Apple has discontinued Shake, seems to be discontinuing Final Cut Pro, and has effectively urinated on it's costumers looking for a serious upgrade to replace their half-working computers (in this case: me). I can't believe that in 4 years, all they can offer is nothing short of a minor spec update... basically doubling the processor speed, ram and hard drive of my machine, adding a graphics card but removing the firewire port in the process.
I don't want to rant on too much about this, because everyone here has heard a variation of this before but this is, in a word: ********. At this rate, it'll be 16 years before they put a terabyte drive in their cheapest laptop, and all of their proprietary software will exist in their App store for their mobile devices, and they won't even bother making anything for their computer line. Photoshop works just as well on a PC, Nuke is cross-platform, Avid has retaken the world, and Aperture just isn't that great.
It's really depressing to watch the company leverage down costs for their iPads, while refusing to do the same for their Macbooks. I have no idea at what point Apple abandoned it's commitment (maybe it never had one?) to "creative professionals" - dumb as that term is - but after years of using Macs, I can't think of one decent reason not to switch back to PCs.
So what would the advantage be to upgrading to the anti-glare hi-res rather than regular hi-res? don't the colors look more vivid on the regular hi-res? what about the speed on the HDD? why is 7200 better than 5400? doesn't that increase the heat? either way, it's a 15" i7 for me =D