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Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked?
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So nice to see Apple still use the exchange rates to shaft UK customers!
Exactly - what a rip off. Even when the xrate is sh*t at $1.5=£1 instead of $2=£1 like a year or so ago - they still rip us off with an xrate of $1.2=£1 - what a total rip off. OK, if you import from the US you have 10% duty and 17.5% tax to pay but I assume there's sales tax in the US anyway
Rip off - a $2000 MBP should be £1400 max in the UK
I called and they said the "ships within 24 hours" is actually 2-3 business days according to their system on the backend.
pretty weak update on the 13". 15" got 330m which is okay, discrete and nvidia optimus it looks.
yes it is...
refresh your browser's page...
try it out bu yourself!!!
oh... my... gosh... they are here!
When Steve Jobs allegedly replied to an email about the MacBooks he said not to worry, I got the impression that something impressive was coming.
I mean the processor speed bumps (i7) is nice but I was expecting a bit more TBH.
Hopefully there blazin' fast.
I mean the processor speed bumps (i7) is nice but I was expecting a bit more TBH.
Hopefully there blazin' fast.
Quite expected really - Core i5/i7s, the hi-res screen option on 15", Nvidia Optimus graphics, 16:10 display resolutions remain, no Blu-Ray.
Yes some will be disappointed but that was the realistic refresh, basically more CPU/GPU, screen options, newer HDD/SDD options.
1680x1050 res on the 15" makes me happy
Also, the dedicated 320M on the 13" makes it a real choice for me. I'm very happy about this update, but am kind of scratching my head as to why there's no 17" i7 and if the i7 in the 15" is a quad-core or not. Can't seem to find it.
17 inch does have i7.
Sorry, you're buying a 13" laptop and complaining about the processor only being a C2D still? It's the lower end laptop in the line-up, expecting it to have the same specs as a 17" version but with smaller display is never quite going to happen.
Personally I can't see what I could possibly ever do on a tidgy little laptop like that that would warrant more number-crunching capacity. Unless you're just doing protein folding because you're bored?
I'd be more disappointed about the relatively flat scale of GPU performance across the line-up. I'm a bit disappointed also that the Mac Pro and Macbook Air haven't been updated. The Buyer's Guide here basically will now say "Don't buy a mac unless you want a MBP"
Bah.
Personally I can't see what I could possibly ever do on a tidgy little laptop like that that would warrant more number-crunching capacity. Unless you're just doing protein folding because you're bored?
I'd be more disappointed about the relatively flat scale of GPU performance across the line-up. I'm a bit disappointed also that the Mac Pro and Macbook Air haven't been updated. The Buyer's Guide here basically will now say "Don't buy a mac unless you want a MBP"
Bah.
1680x1050 res on the 15" makes me happy
Optional :
# MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Glossy Widescreen Display [Add $100.00]
# MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display [Add $150.00]
100$ fail.