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Apple Updates MacBooks to Santa Rosa, GMA X3100

feyn-man said:
don't need? who knows that!
several years ago, when I buy my first PC, somebody tell me: why you need a 20G harddisk? A 10G HD will never be used.
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lol very very true. But psychofreak made a good point, too, when you needed the 20GB's back then it was probably time for a new machine.

But for me, I'd rather have 4GB's ram over 200Mhz. And for drive space, I can easily swap a new drive in and it won't cost me much.
 
stefan1130 said:
I agree. As soon as I'm off work, I'm going to the store to get it (the low end). I also never burn DVD's and have an iMac if need be, and I have a nice portable hard drive that most of my stuff goes on anyway. Also, I'm going to invest my saved $200(not spend $700+ at apple) on 4GB of Ram...Although I want the 4GB today(very impatient). Anybody know of any retailers that sell RAM for cheap? CompUSA is out of business. Maybe Best Buy has some.
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Circuit city. Best Buy's ram selection is weak.

Newegg.com has the best deals for online from what I've seen.
 
feyn-man said:
of course, if you really sure about that. But do you really sure? I don't think that all people really know what they need.
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Yes, I've got 1GB RAM. When I have a craving for 2GB (probably with 10.6) I'll upgrade for cheaper than it costs now. Technology goes down in price, and upgradeability is awesome :)
 
oramaman said:
Is it a bad decision for me to stick with the low end model with the *cough*Combo - Drive*cough*? I really don't plan on burning DVDs or using the optical drive often.

How powerful is the GMA X3100? Would I be able to run Maya and 3D studio max somewhat decently with this graphics card? Right now 3ds max chugs slowly on my 512mb eMachines PC. I'm hoping that this would be a different case on a 4GB Macbook.
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I don't know about this macbook being suitable for Maya and 3DSMax, but it will definitely be much faster than a machine with 512MB of RAM, as those programs rely heavily on RAM. As for the GFX card, I'm no help.

For reference, the Adobe suite ran pretty smoothly on the old non-Santa Rosa, with only 1GB of RAM.
 
YESSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW!!!! :D but no major updates. so do you think slim/ big revamp will be for MWSF?
 
I've decided, I'm buying a new SR MacBook, and if the upgrade is worth it I will sell the MacBook and buy a new one.
Well done Apple, you might have got me to buy 2 laptops in 3 months.
:apple:
 
Thanks for mentioning Adobe Suite performance, stefan. I'm actually going to use it mainly for Adobe CS3 but I'm hoping I can do some 3D work on it too.
 
I think that the MB is a pretty good consumer laptop although it would be good if it maybe offered more options.

Integrated graphics will never interest me though. I have found that computers with dedicated graphics tend to last longer than computer with integrated do.
Also i am not to fond of how onboard graphics shares ram.

Now if Apple brought out a 13 inch MBP i would probably be all over it.

It seems that people love to keep on comparing to Dell on this forum there are other computer manufacturers out there. I think that the Sony CR competes with the MB also.

I didn't really expect more from this update i think it is a decent update and it will please a lot of people.
 
oramaman said:
Thanks for mentioning Adobe Suite performance, stefan. I'm actually going to use it mainly for Adobe CS3 but I'm hoping I can do some 3D work on it too.
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I'm installing adobe updates right now. I'll see how CS2 works.
 
Stella said:
There is a slight difference between buying products in u.s that were made in Europe - firstly, there's the transportation. Transportation isn't much of an issue between u.s and Canada - its certainly a lot easier than say, Europe - there's no pond to cross.
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I dont think that it should make a difference, as I think the macbooks are produced in Suzhou (China).
 
Just my 2 cents about this whole dell vs apple thing (or pc vs apple for that matter):

Why don't we give it a rest. Some people prefer Apple, some people prefer PC. Why slack each other off? It's all a matter of opinion. I myself get the best of both worlds: I am buying a macbook and I have a desktop PC. Why do I buy a macbook? I think Apple provides reliable and quality products and I want to see what else there is besides windows. A friend of mine will buy a new Dell laptop soon. Fine with me: he has what he wants, I have what I want.

But to the people who flame each other: grow up please. You don't have to convince everyone that YOUR choise is THE BEST choise there is and everyone who doesn't choose what you choose is an idiot. This isn't kindergarden.

Now, on to some more important stuff: who has some benchmarks of the new macbook? Also I would like to know how World of Warcraft runs with the new videocard (if it's playable with the sucky drivers).
 
Brianstorm91 said:
I've decided, I'm buying a new SR MacBook, and if the upgrade is worth it I will sell the MacBook and buy a new one.
Well done Apple, you might have got me to buy 2 laptops in 3 months.
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Your tempting me mate!!! I might buy now and sell it...? I am not sure if I want to go through the hassle of selling the laptop on eBay or anything though?

Mitch
 
Farani said:
Circuit city. Best Buy's ram selection is weak.

Newegg.com has the best deals for online from what I've seen.
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Thanks for the recommendation. Couldn't find anything at Circuit city or Best buy that was available at my nearest store though. But I did find memory at PC Club, in which there's one right by my house. It'll be $30 more than if I ordered from newegg (after tax/shipping), so I think $30 is worth not having to wait over the weekend and then some.
 
Things seem to be moving pretty well in Photoshop CS2 and some other programs running with 1 GB of ram. 4GB will fly.
 
stefan1130 said:
Thanks for the recommendation. Couldn't find anything at Circuit city or Best buy that was available at my nearest store though. But I did find memory at PC Club, in which there's one right by my house. It'll be $30 more than if I ordered from newegg (after tax/shipping), so I think $30 is worth not having to wait over the weekend and then some.
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haha I know that impatient feeling. Let us know how it runs on the 4GB's because I am definitely looking at going with 4 gigs soon. Start a new thread if you could :)
 
For those interested, UK Macbook Page now shows specs, but still not in the store... I'd like to buy, and I'm sure I'd end up with the new one, but I don't want to risk it! Ah well...
 
Robert321 said:
If buying a US Macbook with the idea of using it in the UK, what compatibility issues will I come up against?
I am aware of the obvious power cable, and also I have heard of some issues with DVD regions and keyboard layouts?
What are the major issues I will come up against?
Many thanks,
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Obviously you get a different power cable, so you need an adapter. Plugging it into different voltage is no problem, the power supply can eat everything. And you get a US keyboard. Slightly inconvenient if you are British and want to type a pound sign, very inconvenient if you are German or French or Italian and used to a completely different keyboard.

DVD regions: It used to be the case that you could switch regions five times. So you lose one life. I'd say the keyboard is the problem; you'll have to decide if you can live with that.
 
Absolutist said:
Now, on to some more important stuff: who has some benchmarks of the new macbook? Also I would like to know how World of Warcraft runs with the new videocard (if it's playable with the sucky drivers).
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I think there will never be enough to run World of Warcraft. I have seen sb playing that in his PC without any a little lag several months ago. He spend about $20,000 on that beast.
 
Sarcasmo said:
The low-end one is there for the people who really need a cheap notebook but want Apple. With the student discount its 999, so its there if you need it, but it's ridiculously easy to upsell.
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I have a Mac with a DVD writer, I don't need a second one. Clockspeed doesn't matter too much, almost everything is fast enough anyway, and Handbrake runs overnight no matter how fast your machine is :D Memory and hard disk are cheaper bought elsewhere. So there is not too much need for a more expensive Mac here.
 
Hey everyone, my first post on this forum! I've been reading with interest about the macbook/macbook pro updates.

I got into UBC Medical School and I've started first year medicine. All good doctors should have an Apple notebook with them!

I'm interested in the MacBook Pro but according to many rumours (Canadian spelling) there will be a new macbook presented at MacWorld in January? I sure hope so!

After learning that the macbooks have only had minor updates I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that...

1) A total macbook pro revision will occur by late January and will include many novel features ie. Penryn and "interesting touchpad" and will have a totally redesigned case.

2) the macbook will also receive a new case and new features found in the macbook pro but they will not be released until June this is because
A) Apple recently updated the macbook
B) Apple doesn't want to hurt it's MBP sales in January
C) Almost all new features appear in pro models first
D) Grads and tax refunds are in May/June so they can target students and mainstream consumers

Apple has some awesome stuff coming down the pipe next year and I can't wait. I'm going to buy the new Macbook Pro. It's time to practice in style. :cool:

Let me know what you guys think
 
Farani said:
Yes, but if you don't need the extra power, why buy it?
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Exactly. And Italian Pasta is made in Italy while MacBooks are Made in China so the shipping cost for MacBook -> USA and MacBook -> Italy should be equal.
 
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