Are you getting the new macbook pro?

[Yebubbleman]

If not, what are the features that would change your mind? lets try to keep it atleast within the realm of possibilities so you cant say "oh it has to have 4gazillion processors and ten thousand gigs of ssd.

For me it would have to be flash storage 128gb standard. Also a core i5 sandy bridge processor with amd graphics. A physical design change where the 13" is a pro/air hybrid would be gravy as well. All this for the 13"

And if yes will you be getting the new pros regardless of what the changes are since more than likely it will still be a fantastic machine?

I'll be getting a 15" of whatever is refreshed provided it has some kind of an optical drive, which it will, and a discrete GPU that is either the GeForce GT 330M or better, which it also will. I was originally going to save for a 13" and then I read about the liklihood of that model getting the Intel graphics and I was immediately turned off to it, so my target is the lower end model, so the successor to the 2.4GHz Core i5-based 15" model in the current line-up, again, provided that model has an optical drive and a discrete GPU. I don't care about SSDs, though it'd be nice, but I need at LEAST a 7200RPM 500GB hard drive. Obviously more would be better. I'll probably plan my purchase around Lion's release so I can buy the machine with it preloaded and spare myself an upgrade install and $30+.

But yeah, that's my plan. In the meantime, the Mac mini Server (in my signature) should suffice as my main machine until I'm ready to pull the trigger on said 15" MacBook Pro at which point it'll become a secondary desktop if not revert to its originally intended purpose as a Server and not a normal Mac.

 

[Nein01]

definitely yes. i'm finally going to upgrade from my powermac g5.

it. will be. amazing.

i was going to upgrade when arrandale came out but i didn't have the money.. now i do!

 

[Jdstew1234]

Yes I am, when it finally comes out... Lets hope for next Tuesday, then the next and next

 

[Jaimi]

You bet. My mid-2007 C2D box isn't fast enough for me anymore. I'm hoping for removable optical bay (so I can stuff in a big hard drive, and boot from an SSD), sandy bridge, and a faster video card. Everything else, I'm pretty much OK on because I'm a generation behind everyone else (for example, the silver keys are terrible, so I hope they don't change back!)

 

[dkhanley]

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Yes!

And BTO upgrades to the processor, ram, SSD, etc. as well!

This is my first Mac and I'm super stoked!

Bring it Apple!

 

[KumaYama]

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Yes indeed. ASAP. It will be my first mac, unless you count the desktop I got handed down to me in 1999! I wrote my 1st year essays on it (and printed them off cos the uni only used PCs), it would probably still work...

I went into the apple store today and tried a bit of Derren Brown on the girl there. She claimed to know nothing, but something in her eye told me otherwise...

By the way, google derren brown if you don't know who I'm talking about. All will become clear.

 

[ECUpirate44]

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Yes!

And BTO upgrades to the processor, ram, SSD, etc. as well!

This is my first Mac and I'm super stoked!

Bring it Apple!

Save your $ and buy the ram and SSD from OWC.

 

[ECUpirate44]

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Yes indeed. ASAP. It will be my first mac, unless you count the desktop I got handed down to me in 1999! I wrote my 1st year essays on it (and printed them off cos the uni only used PCs), it would probably still work...

I went into the apple store today and tried a bit of Derren Brown on the girl there. She claimed to know nothing, but something in her eye told me otherwise...

By the way, google derren brown if you don't know who I'm talking about. All will become clear.

Apple store employees know nothing when it comes to product updates, and they hate customers who try to pry answers to questions that nobody knows but a select few of the Cupertino kids

 

[Erasmus]

She claimed to know nothing, but something in her eye told me otherwise...

I'm sure she was imagining stabbing you in the face with the blunt end of a Mac Pro tower.

...but a select few of the Cupertino kids

And they don't get let out of their fruity prison. At least not before the MBPs are released, at which point they'll all be given an hour to run around the Apple campus and breathe fresh air, before being locked up for their next 10 month design stint.

 

[ECUpirate44]

And they don't get let out of their fruity prison. At least not before the MBPs are released, at which point they'll all be given an hour to run around the Apple campus and breathe fresh air, before being locked up for their next 10 month design stint.

Life of a Cupertino kid lol. Before the release, they have to submit to a polygraph.

 

[KumaYama]

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Yes indeed. ASAP. It will be my first mac, unless you count the desktop I got handed down to me in 1999! I wrote my 1st year essays on it (and printed them off cos the uni only used PCs), it would probably still work...

I went into the apple store today and tried a bit of Derren Brown on the girl there. She claimed to know nothing, but something in her eye told me otherwise...

By the way, google derren brown if you don't know who I'm talking about. All will become clear.

Apple store employees know nothing when it comes to product updates, and they hate customers who try to pry answers to questions that nobody knows but a select few of the Cupertino kids

Ah they're built of sturdy stuff the lasses in Newcastle, I do imagine they are the last people to know, but if there's a stack load of new MBPs in the storeroom ready to go they'd get an inkling. Anyway, she didn't know and there wasn't owt in the storeroom! Worth a stab though eh? Probably not, but I'm a very impatient man! Pull your fingers out apple, howay!

 

[heehee]

I've been waiting for the upgrade for over a year, but they are using a 4 year old processor in the 13".

Hopefully the 13" will have i5/7, 512 SSD, 1680 by 1050 Antiglare and 8gb Ram. Next Tuesday.

 

[rjbruce]

Yep, one way or another. Likely the 13" MBP, want the performance of a 15" with discrete graphics, but don't really want a 15" laptop. Then depends on the upgrade. Sandy bridge + 1440x900 is probably enough to get me to buy the new one. If they go Arrandale+IGP only, I'll likely buy a 2010 model and use the money saved for 8GB RAM + SSD. I'll live with Sandy Bridge IGP but I'm not going backwards from 320 with Arrandale.

Also if they offer Sandy Bridge, if they offer i3 and i5 in the 13" definitely going i5. Looking at the data seems like it's a pretty significant bump, way more than the current base/upgrade 13".

 

[rjbruce]

I'm sure she was imagining stabbing you in the face with the blunt end of a Mac Pro tower.



And they don't get let out of their fruity prison. At least not before the MBPs are released, at which point they'll all be given an hour to run around the Apple campus and breathe fresh air, before being locked up for their next 10 month design stint.

You, sir, have a special place in my heart... lol

 

[Macloven]

yes, my applecare just ran out, and mine runs horribly slow on quickbooks 2011 or anything else with a large file size. I've got a 7200 rpm drive and 4 gig, so overall runs well, but when I see how programs run on the newer machines, know it's time to step up, regardless of what they've done. Just hope mine makes it through the next few Tuesdays of anticipation.

 

[TheLegend]

Yes, I've been waiting for the 2011 MBPs since October.

 

[marshallbedsaul]

nope I have a late 2010 macbook pro 13'' with 3 years of applecare will use this thing til it dies or a replacement is given. Can do everything for my needs

 

[ThaDoggg]

It's very tempting but I have to see if it will come with what I want.

13"
SSD
SuperDrive
SandyBridge
Good Battery

 

[hcho3]

I've been waiting for the upgrade for over a year, but they are using a 4 year old processor in the 13".

Hopefully the 13" will have i5/7, 512 SSD, 1680 by 1050 Antiglare and 8gb Ram. Next Tuesday.

I hope you are not going to ask for this as a standard. That will cost around 3000 dollars.

 

[Apple OC]

nope I have a late 2010 macbook pro 13'' with 3 years of applecare will use this thing til it dies or a replacement is given. Can do everything for my needs

also a No ... this MBP gets the job done just fine for me.

 

[Boe11]

Assuming the 13" sticks around, gets some love, and stays relatively affordable, hellz yes!

Who wants to buy the iMac I just bought a month ago(base 21.5 w/ 8gb ram)?

Really hope we get some substantial news soon, the wait is killing me

 

[tcador]

I'm planning on upgrading as soon as I can get back to the US this summer. I was close to buying the MBA when it came out in October but held off and I'm glad I did. My current MBP is good enough for now although I know any day now the faulty memory card will show it's teeth.

Ironically, the wait is still killing me even though I know I won't be able to physically pick it up for another few months (prices in Apple stores in China are WAY too high compared to the US).

 

[Apple NZ]

Yes, I'm getting the new MBP unless Apple does something I really don't like to the update like making it 16:9 aspect ratio.

I need a new computer ASAP with my HP having a faulty screen and half dead battery.

 

[smallnshort247]

I wont be because I just got a 15 inch 2010 i5 MBP last May. I maxed out the RAM and upgraded the HDD and it seems to be running better than ever besides a few kernel panic issues which seem to be resolved (hopefully). Hopefully I'll use this MBP to death. My next Mac will most likely be a Mac Pro, and then I'll still be able to keep my MBP for my portable computer.

 

[smartalic34]

Yes

I am indeed going to get the new MBP, not because I need it (my 2006 MBP suits me just fine) but because my parents want a laptop. They're gonna take my old Core Duo 15" machine and I'm going to get a new 13" MBP.

I have but one main request for the 13" MBP:

1440x900 resolution

An optical drive and graphics power at least equal to the 320M would be nice, too.