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Go dude! 50 rolls should be enough to TP about 1% of the building.

Oh, I was only after a Mercedes with a plate that says "SJobs"

Great community here by the way guys. Been reading for a couple weeks, but had the join the fray this morning :)
 
I have a feeling they'll open the store on the hour, which is about 2 minutes away.
Oh, I was only after a Mercedes with a plate that says "SJobs"
Ah! Well those SLKs are really small, half a roll will be enough to wrap the whole thing like a mummy.
 
nvidia doesn't have a license to make chipsets compatible with Intel's i Core CPU's. reason apple went with nvidia is they had a single chipset/GPU product. Now that Intel has it for mobile as well there is no reason to use nvidia. and it saves apple money with a simpler supply chain

oh interesting, good info. what about if they went with a dedicated gpu, can they do that with nvidia? would be nice to include that in the 13"
 
That's what I'm thinking, especially since NVIDIA's Optimus Tech is to be announced at that time.

Someone above posted that the Optimus NDA ended 6:30 PST. Maybe they bring the store up at exactly 6:30.

I have been without a mac for nearly a month...waiting for this update. My fiance's threatening to send me to rehab. She says I've got the shakes...lol
 
Im visiting macrumors every day for two years now, I dont have any plans to buy a mac any soon, (lack of money), but dont know why Im excited just like you guys (owners of apple products). Anyway, Spain store also closed for about 2 hours. Something big is coming, I smell it.

Cheers.
 
Someone above posted that the Optimus NDA ended 6:30 PST. Maybe they bring the store up at exactly 6:30.

I have been without a mac for nearly a month...waiting for this update. My fiance's threatening to send me to rehab. She says I've got the shakes...lol

I hear you, I'm sure my girlfriend feels the same. Though I haven't been without a mac, so I think that might be worse lol.
 
So on the "Mac" tab of apple.com Aperture 3 makes its appearance. But the store is still down, let's hope the MBP refresh is real...

Has the store section ever been closed so long for a software update?
 
I wouldn't be too surprised if they did switch to 16:9 since they already switched the iMacs. And you're right about those needed changes. I thought he meant a new case redesign going away from the aluminum look to a fully new design and not just a dimension change needed for 16:9. I think it's too soon to do a full design overhaul is all I meant.

You´re right, I just speculated about the next full redesign which is still 1 or 2 years away in my opinion. I don´t think they change the resolution until then unfortunately. Talking about the next iteration, I don´t know how they can surpass the overall feel and look of the current mbp, they are still lightyears ahead of the competition in this regard.
 
oh interesting, good info. what about if they went with a dedicated gpu, can they do that with nvidia? would be nice to include that in the 13"

when you buy an i core CPU from intel you get a package with the CPU, graphics and the chipset in the same packaging. you can add a discrete graphics adapter if you want.

From what I read Nvidia can't sell chipsets that work with i core CPU's because they don't have a license for the DMI patent. Apple can still sell discrete Nvidia graphics but not the integrated 9400M with the i Core CPU's.

my prediction is the entry/ low end will be the intel GPU which isn't as bad as once thought. the discrete is anyone's guess. HP has a nice laptop now with a discrete graphics card with 1GB of graphics RAM
 
So on the "Mac" tab of apple.com Aperture 3 makes its appearance. But the store is still down, let's hope the MBP refresh is real...

Has the store section ever been closed so long for a software update?
No, it's definitely hardware. I'm thinking it will be like the last time when the iMacs were the main attraction, but there were also some side attractions like the Magic Mouse and a new aluminum Remote.

New MBPs and maybe new monitors? That 30" is probably the oldest product they have, it's thicker than all the iMacs... it needs a refresh bad.
 
F5 - nothing, wait........ F5 - nothing,wait............ F5 - nothing, wait.......F5 - nothing, wait........ F5 - nothing,wait............ F5 - nothing, wait........
COME ON ALREADY!
 
Yea common guys. Just cuz MacWorld expo is today,
As previously mentioned, Apple has expressed distaste in major product releases being tied to Macworld.

bestbuy deletes the pro from their inventory,
Bestbuy has been known to do this if they suspect updates or otherwise. Often they do this when there is no update.

apple shuts down their store today
For Aperture updates and maybe the iPad pre-orders.

and benchmarks of the new processor
Which are fake. Do some research.

I'd really like there to be an MBP update. All I'm saying is look at the history. In the past, we've almost always seen specs leak day-of or just before. In this instance, we have nothing other than very speculative evidence.
 
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