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Apple Store Down!
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I can see that coming but oh well.
Can't do much about it considering the rate at what technology nowadays run at it's hard to keep up.
And coming from a non-professional user I doubt I'm gonna see any difference in performance. Sure a program may load a few seconds faster or decoding/encoding a video will mean the difference of 5 minutes. But 'ey? I think then, you're just nit picking.
Just did. But when the origional page is up it still says be back soon! I think were jumping the gun here. Give it a few min. Still hope for MBP!
My PC "friends" are laughting at me... they have new hardware with the new guts and my laptop is not as updated as their's.... APPLE THIS STINKS... I have to buy a new laptop because I sold mine last week... might try one of the PCs for now to see how the new chips work.. will buy a cheap model to play with and sell it later?
Nah my connection is deff fine. Im completly reloading the page and apples page that says be back soon comes up
Hate to say it, but nothing else is going to show up today...show's over folks, move along please, nothing to see here
Would they really announce new Macbook Pro's close the the same time the iPad is released? I bet that would impact delivery times!
Don't give them your money.
Apple's 8 month update cycle is absolutely pathetic. 8 months to sell the same old **** on the shelves, at the same jacked up prices is unacceptable. The longer that ****** old crap sits on the shelf, the cheaper it gets for Apple to make, and they don't pass a damn dime on to you. Selling outdated hardware for so long without a single adjustment for price is outright greedy.
Don't give them your money. Get them at the beginning of their stupid-long update cycle, and minimize their profits while they still have to pay more for the components.
Unfortunately, that is the business model apple has been using to make money hand over fist for over a decade now. It is a good strategy for them. My local apple store is always crammed full of people, buying machines that are filled with 9+ months old tech.
Does it really?
Doesn't Apple buy in bulk *before* they start making the product, to ensure they get the best component deals?
That sounds like how it works with flash RAM and LCD screens. Why would it work any differently for CPUs, GPUs, etc?
Your post was quoted ... nice try. And all you do is keep moving your date.
You know NOTHING! Certainly they do, but the bulk they buy for their initial production request does not provide the raw material for the next 8+ months of product.
The product being sold today was certainly manufactured using raw materials that are cheaper for Apple today than they were at the time of the initial production run.
yeah exactly, thats why apple is padding their reserve cash stack. While uneducated consumers keep buying old technology at over-inflated prices in a shiny sleek package.
Okay I know I'm going to get flamed for this but... so what? Seriously, how many people, even on this site, are REALLY going to notice the difference day-to-day between the processors of 9 months ago and today? I, for example, am currently running a 3 year old 17" MBP and while I do want a new machine it's for reliability reasons rather than speed. I've never, not once in three years, thought 'I wish this machine was faster'.
Sure, pro's who use their machines heavily day in, day out may notice the difference between a high end Core 2 Duo and a i5 or i7 but the VAST majority of buyers just won't care. And there's a lot to be said for keeping hardware stable for extended periods of time too: there should be fewer unforseen issues and more time to correct production issues if / when they occur. It's easier to narrow down any problems that occur in OS X when you've got a more limited range of hardware to support. And of course it makes it easier for people to plan their purchases if they DO care about hardware as Apple are fairly easy to predict compared to other PC makers out there.
Basically, for the average user, providing the hardware is quick enough not to be a noticeable drag the exact specs are irrelevant. This didn't used to be the case but there hasn't been an explosion in computing power for years now and even if there were the vast majority of tasks run on todays computers wouldn't need that boost anyway. So why do people get so upset about this? If you know enough to care then you can certainly find out when upgrades are likely and not make any purchase in that time frame. Simple.