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Current MacBook Pro Models Deleted From Best Buy's Inventory System? Updates Imminent?
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Interesting. I'm UK based too. A mate was told by someone in an Apple store that sometime in March would be the launch. I'm chomping at the bit to get one now. Would have bought a discounted current model from a store on Tottenham Court Road yesterday but someone beat me to it
. Roll on the announcement!Cheers,
jahman
well, then buy a pc and dont come onto MAC!rumors and moan
actualy, why dont you just get a imac with i7, or a mac pro
Interesting. I'm UK based too. A mate was told by someone in an Apple store that sometime in March would be the launch. I'm chomping at the bit to get one now. Would have bought a discounted current model from a store on Tottenham Court Road yesterday but someone beat me to it
Cheers,
jahman
I was under the impression that the employees at the retail stores don't have that sort of information.
Interesting. I'm UK based too. A mate was told by someone in an Apple store that sometime in March would be the launch. I'm chomping at the bit to get one now. Would have bought a discounted current model from a store on Tottenham Court Road yesterday but someone beat me to it
Cheers,
jahman
Uh-huh. Just someone's best guess, I think. The retail employees don't get any advanced notice of product releases.
Thanks for the info. It was very insightful. I guess we should hope for ATI mobility gfx then.
@oldgeezers940 and @kb0616: I know but it makes sense. It needs to be soon. The big question is: is there an event on the horizon that Apple could use to make the announcement? MacWorld ends tomorrow so that's a still a possibility I suppose. Anyone know what else is coming up?
I'm expecting to be able to spec one with an internal hsdpa modem a la iPad which will be cool. It's been an issue for a while that that's not been an option for Macbooks. Hence, I suppose I should just be patient and wait.
Cheers,
jahman
You miss the point. I do not want a windows machine!
I like Mac OS - stability (among many other things). An iMac could work, but I lose portability. That's important to me (as an English person living in the US)...travel is always on the calendar, but fundamentally - I want it to fit in with my other lifestyle things. Yes - I like video editing (AVCHD), yes, I like Blu-ray and would love to have that. HDMI - the list goes on.
Mac Pro? Not that I can afford one, but same portability issues.
I guess I am moaning, but only because Apple IMHO are leaving a massive gap in the market. It is a shame they won't fill it.
I think Apple would fill the gap as you put it if they could, while at the same time, keeping that line of laptops snappy and sleek, good battery life, stability, etc. You said it yourself about needing a desktop for your video editing needs. The MBP is marketed as a desktop replacement, but a laptop can only do so much and still remain a laptop. Just my $0.02 worth.
You know they can! It's not like I want something that has never been done, right?
$0.02 received and banked...now I can get both an iMac and a new MBP
You know they can! It's not like I want something that has never been done, right?
$0.02 received and banked...now I can get both an iMac and a new MBP
Well, we've yet to see it materialize on the MBP, agreed? Maybe soon, maybe not at all. Time will tell...
What about the possibility that apple is taking so long to catch up with the status quo of todays laptops because they aren't planning on meeting the status quo but exceeding it?
Maybe they figured it'd be worth it to take an extra month or so to put out a product that really blows away the competition as opposed to releasing something right away that was only on par with the competition.
After all, the people at apple aren't idiots.... There must be something we're missing, and hopefully after the refresh we'll see that something.
Maybe they figured it'd be worth it to take an extra month or so to put out a product that really blows away the competition as opposed to releasing something right away that was only on par with the competition.
After all, the people at apple aren't idiots.... There must be something we're missing, and hopefully after the refresh we'll see that something.
So, given that Apple may introduce the i3/5/7 processors, how much is someone going to notice the difference based on their current processor offerings? I know that some of this difference will be based on other pieces/parts (graphics card upgrades, etc) but based on just the processor, how much of a difference?
Reason I ask is that Best Buy is replacing my 2008 MBP and I am not sure how long I can stall/wait before picking up the new one...
Cheers
Reason I ask is that Best Buy is replacing my 2008 MBP and I am not sure how long I can stall/wait before picking up the new one...
Cheers
You may want to mention that to Steve [Blu-ray]...I think he has more than a passing interest.
I guess Sony, Panasonic and Canon etc were just not "thinking different" when it comes to AVCHD (only viewed native via Blu-Ray).
All the professional video Mac Pro using folks that have clients who demand Blu-ray content...they are wrong too.
Oh - and tell all the other PC manufacturers; Sony, Dell etc...that they completely missed the mark by putting these things in. Nobody needs them - right?!
HDMI - ALL the TV manufacturers got that wrong as well, I see.
Sounds like you are happy to pay an extra ~$1000 for mediocre hardware components...so long as it looks good (and you can call it Pro coz it says so on it)!
Steve is very happy with you!
BTW - Why are you going to buy a new one? What is wrong with your old one? It will do what you want..right? No need to upgrade.
Finally - for those who insist that Mac OS is the value add here...you can buy a Mac Mini with the SAME OS for $599. Less components..that means Apple sees its commercial value at around ~$300.
You are more than welcome to keep on waiting for the next best thing. I'm going to get one now and start enjoying it. Perhaps by the time Apple gets it right by your standards, it'll be time to upgrade again. Meantime, I'll be loving my MBP, and you'll be empty handed and waiting...
I'd rather be patient and get a better performing machine. It's not that the ones out now are not up to my standards, it's that in a week or two I'll be able to get exceptionally better performance for the same price. But I guess if the hardware in your machine doesn't mean much to you go ahead and get one now.You are more than welcome to keep on waiting for the next best thing. I'm going to get one now and start enjoying it. Perhaps by the time Apple gets it right by your standards, it'll be time to upgrade again. Meantime, I'll be loving my MBP, and you'll be empty handed and waiting...
You are more than welcome to keep on waiting for the next best thing. I'm going to get one now and start enjoying it. Perhaps by the time Apple gets it right by your standards, it'll be time to upgrade again. Meantime, I'll be loving my MBP, and you'll be empty handed and waiting...
Good luck to you! I really hope they give me "some" of the things! Otherwise, yes - I am stuck between a really expensive web browser (that's all I would use it for) or a Windows machine. Do you see why I moan? C'mon Apple - shut me up!
I'll wait any amount of time when a machine is past its product cycle. Thats the one thing that's not speculation, the product cycle is over, updates will most likely be within this month.
If I really needed the things you all think Apple is going to give you in the next revision, I would wait. Fortunately for me, the current one will more than serve my needs. And, BTW, I have an HP laptop with an HDMI port, just in case I ever have the urge to use my PC to watch a movie on my big screen TV.