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Current MacBook Pro Models Deleted From Best Buy's Inventory System? Updates Imminent?
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What is the difference between Powerbook and MBP? Showing my "newbie-ness", I know...
Powerbooks and iBooks were the names of Apple's laptops in the PowerPC days. When they switched to Intel CPUs, they renamed their laptop line to the Macbook Pro and Macbooks, respectively.
What is the difference between Powerbook and MBP? Showing my "newbie-ness", I know...
powerbooks were discontinued in 2006.
macbook pros started in 2006 and are still being produced.
Powerbooks and iBooks were the names of Apple's laptops in the PowerPC days. When they switched to Intel CPUs, they renamed their laptop line to the Macbook Pro and Macbooks, respectively.
Thank you for the clarification!
maybe he got info about apple dropping intel to go back to old powerpcs
that's why next week apple will introduce brand old powerbooks!
YAY!!!
Powerbook? do you mean MBP's? What proof do you have?
anyways i hope the new MBP updates come out only for the simple fact that i am holding off to buy the updated version.
I already have a c2d macbook pro, not going to buy another with the same cpu and a weaksauce gpu. I have to run a virtual machine for work (even if I was using windows, I'd still need to run it) and it's getting a little slow.
I would like to say that the image taken by the Best Buy employee is true, but does not mean that they are going to carry newer models... yet.
I work at Best Buy as well and double-checked the item's SKU, and in our inventory, it still shows that it is active. That particular store, as well as a few others, may just not be carrying them anymore. So until Best Buy deletes these MBPs out of our inventory, there's a good chance that there is no refresh anytime soon.
But, I would like the new Core i series though
I work at Best Buy as well and double-checked the item's SKU, and in our inventory, it still shows that it is active. That particular store, as well as a few others, may just not be carrying them anymore. So until Best Buy deletes these MBPs out of our inventory, there's a good chance that there is no refresh anytime soon.
But, I would like the new Core i series though
Can someone answer this for me.......Why is it that apple is just a tad bit behind the time with the processors? I mean every other PC laptop i look up already has the i3/i5/i7 chip in it (for the most part). I am awaiting for the new MBP models to come so i can compare the models evenly. I am tired of windows and i want to switch to mac but the question is also at what price will the updated versions of the MBP's will be?
Same with me!
Same with me! LOL. If you think this suspense is killer, just wait until the order is placed and you are waiting for the UPS man to arrive!!
It's a joke, a reference to when we thought there would be powerbook G5's and they came out with the MacBook Pro
What is the difference between Powerbook and MBP? Showing my "newbie-ness", I know...
powerbooks doubled as hot plates to cook food when you were away from home
Amen brother, except I take it one step further and have ZERO loans now; not even a mortgage. You don't build wealth by giving your money to banks.
I may sound like a spoilt kid but i have the money for the new mbp ready the day it comes out I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I may sound like a spoilt kid but i have the money for the new mbp ready the day it comes out I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me too......
Yeah, but some of us get some stress relief from living in a nice home instead of a ****** trailer park, no matter if it does come at a monthly cost.
. Unless you meant renting a home ? Yeah, your money is way better in the pockets of some landlord than in the bank. Mortgages and loans are as different as meatloaf and Apple pie. If you don't get into a stupid mortgage (40 year amortization or no capital reimbursment or something you obviously can't afford), it's like owing no money at all. Homes shouldn't devalue over a long period of time (there can be some devaluation after bubbles like we just had) unless someone really ***** on the market and as such, your mortgage will always be backed by the home itself, which can be sold off in a crisis.
The current mortgage crisis in the US (doesn't affect us Canucks, and heck, in my neck of the woods, homes didn't even devalue, we actually had price increases) is caused by stupid people being allowed to be stupid with their mortgages.
In normal times, it's actually a better idea to get a mortgage then pay off something as big as a 300,000$ home right off. You can probably invest that money into something that will gain you more interest than you will pay to the bank.
There is no inherent problems with credit if you use it intelligently.