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Intel Claims Core i5-Based MacBook Pro Promotion a Marketing Error

MorphingDragon said:
But finding the info you need in it is a task in itself.
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I have to admit Apple does have some rather nice site layout for their products. Then again they only have a handful of models and actual product lines.

HP -> Notebooks -> ENVY -> ENVY 15 -> Specs

That wasn't too hard.
 
This will be my first real mac. Looking forward to when ever the release.

Currently borrowing an colleges spare (from his bust company :p) macbook 2,1 for work, (dell hackintosh for personal).

I really hope they release before the end of the month (27th, fingers crossed)

BTW, does anyone have the Dell ST2410 screen. I want to know what the audio in / audio out is for considering there is no usb (im assuming a pass through which seems pointless).
 
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Rogzilla said:
It doesn't matter what is in it, HPs are crap. Specs don't mean everything. Sure, they can put everything nice in there but they don't actually do a good job assembling the computer.

My own experience with HP. After about a year and a half, my wifi failed. I looked into it. That is pretty par the course for Pavillions and I would have to pay $150 to get it fixed (only to have it fail shortly after). Decided to just by a USB card. About 2 months ago (after less than 2 years of ownership), the power supply failed completely. Neither batter or power cord would power the laptop. Took to a professional for repair who told me it was unrepairable.
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Yep, sister had wifi fail repeatedly, and even the solution of wifi on USB failed when the USB port failed! Mom had power supply fail, though she was able to get it back up and running with a new ps. The failed supply hadn't done too much damage (unlike the failed ps bricks on some external HDs I had that fried the drive, too).
 
ikramerica said:
That's just untrue.

Apple has often been the FIRST to use a new mobile processor, in laptops or iMacs. They have also had specially built processors faster than anyone else, like the 3.06 Core 2 Duo in my nearly 2 year old iMac, a chip nobody else had and Intel is still struggling to outperform on a dual core basis, at least at a low price point. Apple also were the first to use newer Xeons in the Pro.

Apple does have a "product cycle" and so sometimes a competitor gets their chip into a product a week, a month, even a quarter ahead. So? It doesn't change the fact that HP laptops, while once good, have become crap. Tell my sister who's had hers fixed 3 times and it continues to break how great they are... If I'm going Wintel, I'll take Toshiba thank you, even if it's 20% more expensive...
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so where is the macbook pro that uses the mobile quad core chip that came out last year?

right.
 
wilycoder said:
so where is the macbook pro that uses the mobile quad core chip that came out last year?

right.
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He said often, not every time. Although it seems to happen with mac pros than macbooks or iMacs. The mac pro has been used to introduce processors before. I believe Macbook pros were also used to introduce nvidias 9400m chipset as well, at least the dual gpu capabilities.
 
How about a quad-core i7 (i7-820QM) in the top 17-inch (or 20-inch just for grins) macbook pro with 8GB of memory and blu-ray? Now that would make my wallet lighter. :rolleyes:

Personally, with the price drops, I can see a new MacBook Pro Pro coming out. Before, it was like $3,000 for a MacBook....now it is down to $2,500. That extra $500 could be a screen upgrade, processor and blu-ray? Only time will tell! :cool:
 
djpic said:
How about a quad-core i7 (i7-820QM) in the top 17-inch (or 20-inch just for grins) macbook pro with 8GB of memory and blu-ray? Now that would make my wallet lighter. :rolleyes:
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Mine too. :D I keep pushing for the i7-820QM + 16 GiB RAM and all I hear from most people is "OMFG, that would = 10 seconds of battery life!!!11" :rolleyes: That's what the included charger is for. :cool:

Also want a 1 GiB 5xxx ATI GPU, how about adding a QuadroFX 3800M option as well for those who want to run CAD applications.
 
I doubt this will effect current MBP sales. Not every consumer is combing the internet for rumors and speculation on new laptop specs.

Most people are just using thier computer and it goes haywire/they were planing to get a new one and today's the day, then it's off the the store to get a new one.

Apple is more than capable of taking unsold Core 2 Duo Macs and either continue to sell them at super cheap prices to get rid of them (unlikely), or dismantle them and use the parts for future products (likely). Computer parts don't get spoiled like unsold food items.

Also, because they're cheap. The new processors might be only in the 15' and 17' MBP's, then put in the 13' MBP and the MB later in the year after the buying frenzy... similar to the iPhone price drop.

Just my thought.
 
when this new macbook is released, how much can i expect to buy the current offerings for?
i'm still on a 1.33 17" and i don't really need the latest/greatest.. if i can get the latest 17" c2d at a serious discount then i'll probably wait around otherwise i'll just get an older refurb or something.

will the price drop happen upon an announcement or once the new product is actually released?
looking to get a new laptop within a month because i need it for work and it's feeling like mine is about to croak (must be plugged in, screen flickers, clicks, etc. + it's just not handling my apps nearly as well as my desktop)
thanks
 
I really hope it is coming... I need a new one horribly bad. I almost bought a win7 machine the other day- but couldn't. I miss mac...
 
See I don't see why they would put something on the web that's like this something that gives us mac fans such a bad filling thinking that it's not real but I think there is going to be one but I see it comeing out in the future more then Now. I still don't think intel knows what there doing I think that there got the date wrong. Maby they posted it and then some one looked at it and was like oh noooo.... Wrong release date we got to fix this so I do see it coming but in the future not any time soon witch makes me sad :( but I'm not giving up hope I will still be young by the time it comes out
 
Ballerluke said:
See I don't see why they would put something on the web that's like this something that gives us mac fans such a bad filling thinking that it's not real but I think there is going to be one but I see it comeing out in the future more then Now. I still don't think intel knows what there doing I think that there got the date wrong. Maby they posted it and then some one looked at it and was like oh noooo.... Wrong release date we got to fix this so I do see it coming but in the future not any time soon witch makes me sad :( but I'm not giving up hope I will still be young by the time it comes out
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.....and breathe :)

Maybe xmas will come early for us tomorrow......less than 24 hours to go before we know for certain.
 
i'm pretty sure Apple knows about the rumor comunity. And they are entirely capable of 'controlled leaks'. I think they'll announce the processor switch for the 15 and 17 inch MBP's first.
 
Maybe I missed something or it is happening later but from what I gathered there was no macbook pro update today?
 
Bubba Satori said:
Apple is gradually getting out of the "computer" business to concentrate on gadgets and media toys. I give it five years max.
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Hm. Well, I'm skeptical, of course, but only time will tell, right?

At least they got away from intel graphics. If Intel comes back with Arrendale I'm not going to be amused.
 
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