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Apple Updates MacBooks to Santa Rosa, GMA X3100
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Now......my local Apple Store best have 'em in stock !
ditto.
Off to King of Prussia tomorrow... gonna be annoyed if they dont have them...
If i set off @ 1am EST i should get there before closing
Still no sign of them on the UK store, hopefully they will surface in the next day or two. I need to pick up one for my ladies folks. They are switchers. Very excited for them. Their PC has given them nothing but grief. It'll be nice for them to have the latest and greatest.
Well, if the past rumors that the Macbook will be the last update for the lineup this year.... then that Mac Pro update has eluded all those in waiting. Now what am I going to do about my itch to buy and the saved $3,000 in the bank?
I've tried Office 2008, it's all right, nothing spectacular at this stage.
As for your source, ask him why they'd release an update again in only two and a half months time. Seems a bit silly to most people. Regardless, if Apple changes the MacBook to al aluminium design I'll be sticking with mine until they come to their senses.. if they move away from aluminium on both lines, I might become a Pro purchaser...
Definitely better, I think it's better quality of plastic.
Don't forget that tax isn't on the official price as it varies by state over there, but if you want the cheapest deals, looks at some of the Asian prices, like in Hong Kong
Keep saving, get a better spec'd machine when they're finally released. Surely that's an even better deal, because they HAVE to be released soon, and if you have more money, you can buy more processors... etc...
^ I guess you'd expect it from Hong Kong though, right?
Well I converted it by the current exchange rate, which admittedly is skewed by the tumbling value of the dollar as a result of the collapsing sup-prime mortgage market in the US. The GDP per capita in Ireland is only seven hundred dollars more then it is in the US ($43,800 to $44,500). That kind of difference doesn't warrant a 50% price hike, does it?
But then hey, you're right. What would I know about differing economies?
Well I converted it by the current exchange rate, which admittedly is skewed by the tumbling value of the dollar as a result of the collapsing sup-prime mortgage market in the US. The GDP per capita in Ireland is only seven hundred dollars more then it is in the US ($43,800 to $44,500). That kind of difference doesn't warrant a 50% price hike, does it?
But then hey, you're right. What would I know about differing economies?
As I've written before (see page 2), if you want the Holy Grail, then wait January the 14th, 2008.
Also, there's three reasons not to buy right now :
1) the mac book is still a rather heavy laptop : 5 pds. The tendancy right now is to go under 4.5.
2) the optical drive becomes useless, especially for those who want a region free one (on a Mac it's pretty hard to watch DVDs from different zones), so a laptop without an optical drive with an external drive is the future.
3) last but not least, leopard will be much more operational on the new 2008 plateform.
Also, there's three reasons not to buy right now :
1) the mac book is still a rather heavy laptop : 5 pds. The tendancy right now is to go under 4.5.
2) the optical drive becomes useless, especially for those who want a region free one (on a Mac it's pretty hard to watch DVDs from different zones), so a laptop without an optical drive with an external drive is the future.
3) last but not least, leopard will be much more operational on the new 2008 plateform.
^ I guess you'd expect it from Hong Kong though, right?
Well I converted it by the current exchange rate, which admittedly is skewed by the tumbling value of the dollar as a result of the collapsing sup-prime mortgage market in the US. The GDP per capita in Ireland is only seven hundred dollars more then it is in the US ($43,800 to $44,500). That kind of difference doesn't warrant a 50% price hike, does it?
But then hey, you're right. What would I know about differing economies?
While the GDP per capita in Germany and the largest part of the Euro Zone (exceptions are Ireland, Belgium etc.) are much lower than the ones in the US.
Even though it is right, in Germany the MacBook is 1449€ incl. 19% tax so it's 1217€ net which is still quite a difference to 1040€ in the US.
The dollar was humbeling before the sup-prima mortage accident. The sup-prime story only made things a little worse.
^ I guess you'd expect it from Hong Kong though, right?
Well I converted it by the current exchange rate, which admittedly is skewed by the tumbling value of the dollar as a result of the collapsing sup-prime mortgage market in the US. The GDP per capita in Ireland is only seven hundred dollars more then it is in the US ($43,800 to $44,500). That kind of difference doesn't warrant a 50% price hike, does it?
But then hey, you're right. What would I know about differing economies?
ok good for you. point proven. i wasnt sure if you were quoting your $1515 price in Euro's still (thats what you use isnt it???)
Here is a review comparing intel gma 950 , intel x3100 and others in terms of performance and boost
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568
There's no GST/VAT being the main reason
Yes, I can't wait for Apple to make it even more compact and light by limiting breathing spaces and removing fans. I also can't wait to become sterile from using a laptop on my lap.
While your quite true that a world traveller such as myself has issues with which DVD's I can and can't play, why do you think the "Apple-approved external DVD drive" will be region free ? It would still be locked to your region, lets face facts here.
That goes both ways, machines that are designed FOR Leopard will surely run it better and be able to take advantage of new features, however at the same time, continued development and bug fixes in incremental updates shall also make older machines work better with Leopard.
My two machines run fine
Thanks, that had absolutely no specs or real comparisons at all. I'll wait for some head-to-head benchmarks and such. All I'm interested in is what the difference in graphics is really like.
i knew they'd come thru. not expecting this timing though. but, an update is better than no update
Yeah, most of the EU does, except the UK. I didn't mean anything by that ^, I was just yanking your chain.
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Yeah, most of the EU does, except the UK. I didn't mean anything by that ^, I was just yanking your chain.
ha ok i see. smartarse
. yea i understand the economy. just not that much of it. i think i could only understand the "the, and, result, a" parts of ur paragraph. went straight thru my head.but then again. i am only 18.
Cheap macbooks
In Denmark the cheapest macbook costs 7999 dkr = $1503
and the black one costs 11999 dkr = $2113
no wonder apple doesn't sell that much in Europe !
In Denmark the cheapest macbook costs 7999 dkr = $1503
and the black one costs 11999 dkr = $2113
no wonder apple doesn't sell that much in Europe !
