Why does everyone keep saying Apple doesn't update for so and so reasons and they will update because of this and this. Think about it people, most manufacturers have not even started shipping their i5 or i7 laptops yet. Sony for instance isn't shipping anything i5 or i7 till march. There are a few clarksdale i7s and i3's in stores but a majority don't have availability yet. What makes Apple so different? They just haven't announced yet. Also Apples update cycle tends to happen at the end of February. It's barely mid February and everyone is making complaints and excuses. I need my laptop badly for school too but apple doesn't release products based on your personal schedule but their own. Stop whining and either wait or go buy something else.
I think, it is not about being ready to ship!
I think, it is about knowing what's in the laptop inside, what features added, which removed. Which graphics card, which particular processor in which model.
Sony's S 13 inch laptop (I think it is the S series) is pretty impressive of what it can do! Or said correctly: of what it will be able to do when it is sold in March. Yet we had not a word from Apple.
It is what troubles me and I think others most.
Given a case they update the motherboard only, say i5 + some ATi Card, I am not impressed.
But if they have a new design, aspect ratio, usb3 blue ray, better webcam, higher res on the display, better mic, maybe something esle new and revolutionary, what Apple is known for, it will be more interesting to hear about that, even if I would not like a particular technology.
I think, with the outdated hardware, I am more concerned about a high price, than its performance.
If prices fall to a reasonable level, the current macbook is worth trying. But it usually does not happen, and if, the prices are not slashed, only a small piece of it is scrapped off the top.
