If this in not about new MBP's i have just wasted 2 hours of my life. But what exciting two hours 
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That was fast. You called Apple and got a response within 3 minutes. Is Apple's support really that great? Or are you yanking our chains?
I know full well that the Apple Site usually doesn't go back up until 2 pm (UK Time), and all you excited people are distracting me from working. Please stop posting.
yeah, I bet it takes them about 30 seconds to update the pages. Then they go off for an extended lunch, a few pints, and a game of pool knowing that were all sat at our desks hitting refresh every 10 seconds!
Bast*rds!!!
Perfect
Sounds right on the money to me!
I read the whole 2 threads (23 pages of comments) about the MacBook+pros update rumors. 4 or 5 posters could confirm that the MacBooks are out of stock, so I would say we'll see new MBs tomorrow for sure.
If the MB update doesn't include Santa Rosa and/or LED screens it wouldn't be surprising to see a MB update before a MBP update.
BUT, No SantaRosa (including GMA X3000 Graphics) and no LED for the MacBooks? Then what else could Apple update in this line?
15" MacBook? I doubt it. The gap between MacBooks and MacBookPros would be too close IMO.
A Subnotebook? A complete new concept without a Keynote where Steve can get the fame for this product? No No...
My guess:
MacBooks 13,3" with SR and GMA X3000 (perhaps with Robson) -> May 15th
MacBook Pro 15" with SR, LED (perhaps as an build option) and Robson -> May 15th or in the next weeks
MacBook Pro 17" with SR and no LEDs -> about the same time the 15" comes out.
But in the end apple will do what apple always does... surprise me
dave
Sounds right on the money to me!
Originally I had to pull out the card to get the number, but I have bought so much stupid stuff on the internet I have commited it to memory. Darn you woot.
GPS built in would make this a very attractive model for me - especially if Leopard incorporates iChat with proximity aware features.
lol there must be more people here waiting for this unknown update then there was waiting in queues for vista on release date. apple are definately doing something right
That was fast. You called Apple and got a response within 3 minutes. Is Apple's support really that great? Or are you yanking our chains?
Laptops, cool, but does that mean new MB's, MBP's or both?
Wait a minute, you called them AGAIN?
Apple staff must have fun on release days with people like us!
That was fast. You called Apple and got a response within 3 minutes. Is Apple's support really that great? Or are you yanking our chains?
nar i phoned them try ureself! theres no queues cos evry 1 is waitin for updates!
What planet are you watching this forum from?
:-D Somewhere far with a slow internet connection?
cause Apple can't call MBPs laptops anymore (they get too hot and burn your legs). They're now official called "notebooks".
Wait a minute, you called them AGAIN?
Apple staff must have fun on release days with people like us!
haha they love it. the 2nd man i spoke to sounded as excited as me
he also told me to calm down when i started almost whooping wen he said the words "new laptops" lol! I <3 
Apple Updates Popular MacBook
Tuesday May 15, 8:30 am ET
Faster Intel Core 2 Duo Processors, 1GB of Memory and Larger Hard Drives Across the Line
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple® today updated its MacBook® consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The MacBook is just one-inch thin and features built-in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.* Every MacBook also includes a built-in iSight® video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple's MagSafe® Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, and iLife® '06, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The MacBook is a huge hit with customers, and is one of the reasons that Mac sales are growing three times faster than PC sales," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The new MacBook is faster, has even more memory and storage, and is an ideal notebook for customers' growing library of digital music, photos and movies."
Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV,** recording a video podcast or iMovie® using iLife '06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple's MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.
The MacBook comes with iLife '06, the next generation of Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto®, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand(TM) and iWeb(TM). The MacBook also comes with the latest release of the world's most advanced operating system, Mac OS® X version 10.4.9 Tiger, including Safari(TM), Mail, iCal®, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth.
Pricing & Availability
The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,099 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire® 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
(DVD+R DL/DVD +/- RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch black MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
(DVD+R DL/DVD +/- RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
Additional build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 120GB or 160GB (5400 rpm) or a 200GB (4200 rpm) hard drive, up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, Apple USB Modem, Apple Mini-DVI to DVI adapter, Apple Mini-DVI to VGA adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan. Additional build-to-order options also include pre-installed copies of iWork '06, Logic Express 7, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 and Aperture 1.5.
Tuesday May 15, 8:30 am ET
Faster Intel Core 2 Duo Processors, 1GB of Memory and Larger Hard Drives Across the Line
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple® today updated its MacBook® consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The MacBook is just one-inch thin and features built-in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.* Every MacBook also includes a built-in iSight® video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple's MagSafe® Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, and iLife® '06, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The MacBook is a huge hit with customers, and is one of the reasons that Mac sales are growing three times faster than PC sales," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The new MacBook is faster, has even more memory and storage, and is an ideal notebook for customers' growing library of digital music, photos and movies."
Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV,** recording a video podcast or iMovie® using iLife '06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple's MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.
The MacBook comes with iLife '06, the next generation of Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto®, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand(TM) and iWeb(TM). The MacBook also comes with the latest release of the world's most advanced operating system, Mac OS® X version 10.4.9 Tiger, including Safari(TM), Mail, iCal®, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth.
Pricing & Availability
The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,099 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire® 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
(DVD+R DL/DVD +/- RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch black MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:
-- 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800 display;
-- 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
-- 667 MHz front-side bus;
-- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
-- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion
Sensor;
-- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
(DVD+R DL/DVD +/- RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
-- Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold
separately);
-- built-in iSight video camera;
-- Gigabit Ethernet port;
-- built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
-- two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
-- one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both
optical digital and analog;
-- Scrolling TrackPad;
-- the infrared Apple Remote; and
-- 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
Additional build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 120GB or 160GB (5400 rpm) or a 200GB (4200 rpm) hard drive, up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, Apple USB Modem, Apple Mini-DVI to DVI adapter, Apple Mini-DVI to VGA adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan. Additional build-to-order options also include pre-installed copies of iWork '06, Logic Express 7, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 and Aperture 1.5.