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Are the people that were waiting for MBP update happy?
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If you look at the comments on the news release discussion, obviously Apple did NOTHING right!!! 
Apparently, they can't do anything within reason to satisfy a whole buncha people. First of all, I don't understand the geeked-upness over Penryn. If it's such a great update, why is the chip still called the Core2Duo? The truth is there will be very few updates like the G5 to Intel boost that happened a few years ago. I think people are still expecting this same shock-and-awe.
It is kind of weird how a couple of things were bumped down (L2 cache, no included remote), but this may have been done to keep the price points as profitable as before. It's not like anybody is forced to buy more or less (or anything).
I wish Apple would concentrate on driving the price points down just a little bit. Maybe it's not possible with the features they try to keep offering and improving upon, but it's worth a shot.
Apparently, they can't do anything within reason to satisfy a whole buncha people. First of all, I don't understand the geeked-upness over Penryn. If it's such a great update, why is the chip still called the Core2Duo? The truth is there will be very few updates like the G5 to Intel boost that happened a few years ago. I think people are still expecting this same shock-and-awe.
It is kind of weird how a couple of things were bumped down (L2 cache, no included remote), but this may have been done to keep the price points as profitable as before. It's not like anybody is forced to buy more or less (or anything).
I wish Apple would concentrate on driving the price points down just a little bit. Maybe it's not possible with the features they try to keep offering and improving upon, but it's worth a shot.
i'm only a bit bummed b/c i just bought a refurb'd 2.2 at $1869 cdn in mid-jan
BUT i needed it for work and have finished some paid work so the $300 in savings isn't so bad.
lesson learned though. i should have remembered saving $$$ on my refurb'd imac once the new ones came out. I just couldn't wait any longer.
doh!
but, to those who waited...great job.
BUT i needed it for work and have finished some paid work so the $300 in savings isn't so bad.
lesson learned though. i should have remembered saving $$$ on my refurb'd imac once the new ones came out. I just couldn't wait any longer.
doh!
but, to those who waited...great job.
I understood from the beginning that we would not see a MAJOR upgrade [new casing, keyboard, etc] and I am happy with new upgrades like Bigger hard drives, faster processors, etc.
These new penryn processors are liable to significantly faster than
machines with the merom's. Saw a reference today that they could be
20-40% faster. Apparently not an apple to apple comparison (forgive the pun).
machines with the merom's. Saw a reference today that they could be
20-40% faster. Apparently not an apple to apple comparison (forgive the pun).
I'm very happy with this update! Of course could have been better but hey! its a step up from the last revision. I'm gonna be buying soon !!!!
stateside, the implication is, "I could care less, but I don't".
Who's to say who's right or wrong on pedantry as banal as this, anyway?