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hush said:Can't believe this thread is still alive!!!
I think we all want this thread to die a sweet death
ct-scan said:I think we all want this thread to die a sweet death
Not until we top 100 pages or get our C2D MBPs!
jubjub said:My MBP (ordered yesterday) just shipped. So I hope Apple does NOT update the MBP for atleast 3 months
Here's to 7 days of checking the shipping status.. which right now says "This service is currently unavailable, please try again later" WTF!!
If there is no HD bay in it there'd probably be another update in 3 months!
Another little thing.
Two weeks ago, I wanted to order a MBP 17inch for my father. Therefore I send some emails to some German dealers. From 10 dealers about 5 told me not to make a mistake an buy a MBP now. There will be new MBPs very, very soon.
One of them said he could put me on a preorder list for the new MBP. There are already quite a lot people on this list.
A few told me, that they can't really get the 17inch modell because of huge delivery delays from apple which indicates that new modells must be announced quite soon.
For those of you who are able to read German: that's the most direct answer of a local dealer here, who is also listet on www.mac-kauf.de/preise/ (so not an unimportant one):
"möchten Sie wirklich ein altes Gerät erwerben???? die neuen Geräte werden die Tage vorgestellt - wenn Sie also noch warten können würde ich Sie sehr gerne auf unserer MacBook Pro Vormerkliste setzen bitte geben Sie mir doch noch Ihre Rufnummer, damit ich Sie dann gleich anrufen kann wenn es Neues gibt."
Probably noone understands German so you have to belive my short sumup at the beginning of this posting
zeitlos
Two weeks ago, I wanted to order a MBP 17inch for my father. Therefore I send some emails to some German dealers. From 10 dealers about 5 told me not to make a mistake an buy a MBP now. There will be new MBPs very, very soon.
One of them said he could put me on a preorder list for the new MBP. There are already quite a lot people on this list.
A few told me, that they can't really get the 17inch modell because of huge delivery delays from apple which indicates that new modells must be announced quite soon.
For those of you who are able to read German: that's the most direct answer of a local dealer here, who is also listet on www.mac-kauf.de/preise/ (so not an unimportant one):
"möchten Sie wirklich ein altes Gerät erwerben???? die neuen Geräte werden die Tage vorgestellt - wenn Sie also noch warten können würde ich Sie sehr gerne auf unserer MacBook Pro Vormerkliste setzen bitte geben Sie mir doch noch Ihre Rufnummer, damit ich Sie dann gleich anrufen kann wenn es Neues gibt."
Probably noone understands German so you have to belive my short sumup at the beginning of this posting
zeitlos
Just cause you couldn't wait and jumped the gun, you want everyone else to suffer? I'll WTF!! to that. That's just lame.
jubjub said:My MBP (ordered yesterday) just shipped. So I hope Apple does NOT update the MBP for atleast 3 months
Here's to 7 days of checking the shipping status.. which right now says "This service is currently unavailable, please try again later" WTF!!
Macbook? Nah. Perhaps more resolution (pixels), but probably not a bigger screen. Need bigger, go Pro.
Surf and Turf said:
Praise yet another Apple convertee !!
Hey all, first post, greets from .pt
I used to be a long time windows user. WinXP made my chest pump out in pride. I sneared at other platforms (except my ps2 !!!). My back hair fanned out like the feathers on a peacock.
Then I got into rehab, thank you Apple for the "Get a Mac" ads. I felt like a complete and utter idiot, like if someone somehow opened the unlocked pandora's box while I was still trying to figure out how to pick the lock... with the lid open right in front of me.
Then, last week, I had contact with an alien called MBP. Since then, and I must stress I am NOT joking, the ding ding ding dong sound of winXP booting up pearces my eardrums. I am selling my Asus a6jc t2300 and loads of other left over audio devices I have and get myself a new C2D.
Brave New "audio prod" World for me...
Ok, thanks, you can stop clapping now....
Two quick questions.
1 - what does BTO and CTO mean? I know its the screen being glossy or matte, but which is which and could someone please explain why the heck does anyone want a glossy screen? I mean, the minimum lightsource behind makes so much reflection it's insanely frustrating to work in the sun, or with office lights all round you... you keep having to dodge the reflections to get any work done! I have heard designers etsay they like it for the quality... 99% dont even calibrate their screen colour profiles, why would they care anyway ?!?! I am indeed confused... because with low exterior light, contrast between glossy / matte after 30 mins work cannot be diferentiated. I've done dozen "blind" tests!
2 - About the C2D... albeit being too in the "next tuesday" frenzy, wouldn't it be logical to release the MBP C2D at the MacExpo UK 26th-28 October, rather than a "silent" update ?
cheerios all round!
Hey all, first post, greets from .pt
I used to be a long time windows user. WinXP made my chest pump out in pride. I sneared at other platforms (except my ps2 !!!). My back hair fanned out like the feathers on a peacock.
Then I got into rehab, thank you Apple for the "Get a Mac" ads. I felt like a complete and utter idiot, like if someone somehow opened the unlocked pandora's box while I was still trying to figure out how to pick the lock... with the lid open right in front of me.
Then, last week, I had contact with an alien called MBP. Since then, and I must stress I am NOT joking, the ding ding ding dong sound of winXP booting up pearces my eardrums. I am selling my Asus a6jc t2300 and loads of other left over audio devices I have and get myself a new C2D.
Brave New "audio prod" World for me...
Ok, thanks, you can stop clapping now....
Two quick questions.
1 - what does BTO and CTO mean? I know its the screen being glossy or matte, but which is which and could someone please explain why the heck does anyone want a glossy screen? I mean, the minimum lightsource behind makes so much reflection it's insanely frustrating to work in the sun, or with office lights all round you... you keep having to dodge the reflections to get any work done! I have heard designers etsay they like it for the quality... 99% dont even calibrate their screen colour profiles, why would they care anyway ?!?! I am indeed confused... because with low exterior light, contrast between glossy / matte after 30 mins work cannot be diferentiated. I've done dozen "blind" tests!
2 - About the C2D... albeit being too in the "next tuesday" frenzy, wouldn't it be logical to release the MBP C2D at the MacExpo UK 26th-28 October, rather than a "silent" update ?
cheerios all round!
I'm just glad I am out on site tomorrow so I dont waste away the day refreshing the frikkin apple store waiting for it to go down.
it would be nice if we could just place pre orders for apple stuff....that way we the consumers would not have to play this game and apple would know how many they would actully sell.
just wishfull thinking
happy kwanza
just wishfull thinking
happy kwanza
yidakee said:
Unfortunately logic has bugger all to do with it when it comes to Apple releasing stuff - just look at the 24" C2D iMac, released in a silent upgrade of the store.
Wilz said:Do you think if I went to the Apple store near me they would tell me when Apple are going to be upgrading the laptop line
If you find a disgruntled (and somehow well informed) employee...
prob not seeing that they know as much as we doWilz said:Do you think if I went to the Apple store near me they would tell me when Apple are going to be upgrading the laptop line
Surf and Turf said:
Not at all, it gives me a place to put my wrists (I know, it's bad...carpal tunnel here I come!).
Also...Columbus day is the second week of October.