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Intel Delays Montevina Platform to July 14th

Here is what I have decided on:

I will wait until June 17. If there is no word on a MBP update/refresh, I will get it then. While I don't have a problem waiting until September for a new MBP, my 1st generation Macbook screen has failed to work now and I have been w/o a laptop for almost four months. I will get my baseline MBP and love every minute of it.

Honestly, knowing that my wait will be soon over is worth it. The more and more I look into it, a refresh won't add that much to it. Yeah, the major update next year will be a nice boost, but I need my MBP for college.

Let the 2 Week Countdown begin.
 
Same thing i'm doing. Going to the Apple Store next saturday (14th) for my shiny new blackbook (As long as there is no update at WWDC, which i doubt there will be). I'm so excited i can barely stand it, i've been waiting since about january to get it. Just 8 Days to go :)
 
Fenir said:
Here is what I have decided on:

I will wait until June 17. If there is no word on a MBP update/refresh, I will get it then. While I don't have a problem waiting until September for a new MBP, my 1st generation Macbook screen has failed to work now and I have been w/o a laptop for almost four months. I will get my baseline MBP and love every minute of it.

Honestly, knowing that my wait will be soon over is worth it. The more and more I look into it, a refresh won't add that much to it. Yeah, the major update next year will be a nice boost, but I need my MBP for college.

Let the 2 Week Countdown begin.
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You are making the right decision and will be very satisfied with what you get

I am going on my 2nd year with my MBP and still couldn't be happier

I suspect all those who order and then worried about missing out on a future update....actually get the computer and wonder why they worried to start with

You are still getting a fantastic machine
 
louden said:
Sure, but see how you feel when the next rev comes out - either next week, or say, in August...
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Well if it is next week, I'm still within my 14-day return period. :)

And if it is in August, I need a MacBook Pro in July, so it's irrelevant. ;)
 
louden said:
Sure, but see how you feel when the next rev comes out - either next week, or say, in August...
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All I know is, right now, I have the current generation mbp. And most people who are waiting don't. If next week I have a prev. gen mbp, it won't be too far different from the new one. And if it is, I won't be on the phone with applecare. Those who waited will be. Today, the difference between me and them is, I have a new computer.

And, it's pretty bad*ss.
 
whatwereusaying said:
All I know is, right now, I have the current generation mbp. And most people who are waiting don't. If next week I have a prev. gen mbp, it won't be too far different from the new one. And if it is, I won't be on the phone with applecare. Those who waited will be. Today, the difference between me and them is, I have a new computer.

And, it's pretty bad*ss.
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BadA$$?

BadA$$ is me with my 15" Merom MBP tricked out with a 1920x1200 screen. It's so cool... Cool like Adam Sandler in Billy Madison when he goes back to high school with his bada$$ Trans Am and Billy Squier blasting out the stereo. Sure he knows it's BadA$$, but nobody else thinks so :)
 
Macsforcollege? said:
im getting a macbook for college. never owned a mac before. so im waiting a little. its tough! I want to get one with enough time to play around with it and get to know it. Yet if a new one comes out, i want to get that. But if a new one came out, chances are there will be bugs... if its even worth the update so for know, il wait until the event, if they dont say anything then il wait until end of june/july ( its graduation gift so il be able to get it then)........i hope they announce it though if there will be an update and say when it comes out and what it will have. i go to school end of augest. I want to have the macbook by mid-july the latest
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same boat as u
 
Likely MBP, MB, MBA Montevina Platform Specification!

According to thinkpads.com, Lenovo is releasing new X200, SL, T, and R series. Using T series as close resemblance to MBP, we can expect the updated MBP Montevina (Centrino 2) to include similar specification:

* Intel Centrino 2 with vPro up to 2.8GHz 6MB Cache (featuring faster 1066MHz FSB)
* Optional 64GB SSD / 320GB HDD
* 512MB ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics (or Nvidia equivalent model)
* DDR3 RAM (1067MHz DDR3)
* WWAN / WiMAX / WiFi / Bluetooth

We may also see updated MB and MBA with Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics from the similar specs ThinkPad X and SL models. A summary of these specifications can be read from Engadget.
 
louden said:
BadA$$?

BadA$$ is me with my 15" Merom MBP tricked out with a 1920x1200 screen. It's so cool... Cool like Adam Sandler in Billy Madison when he goes back to high school with his bada$$ Trans Am and Billy Squier blasting out the stereo. Sure he knows it's BadA$$, but nobody else thinks so :)
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Good comparison... there is nothing wrong with blasting bad music out of your mediocre car. as long as it makes you happy.

bad*ss to me is enough for me. If nobody else thinks so, that's because they're still waiting for something they won't be able to buy today, or tomorrow more than likely.
 
HFU said:
According to [URL="
* DDR3 RAM (1067MHz DDR3)
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And that's the reason to wait. I've got a 2.33 Core2Duo MBP now with a 3GB limit. Just upgrading to 4GB and the new Nvidia chip is almost, but not enough to upgrade. DDR3 will definitely improve speed for my applications.

So it's back to waiting again....I just hope it's sooner than October.
 
whatwereusaying said:
All I know is, right now, I have the current generation mbp. And most people who are waiting don't. If next week I have a prev. gen mbp, it won't be too far different from the new one. And if it is, I won't be on the phone with applecare. Those who waited will be. Today, the difference between me and them is, I have a new computer.

And, it's pretty bad*ss.
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Your rationalization reminds me of the first stage of grief, denial. I'm actually worried for you, as the next stage involves, as Wikipedia so brusquely puts it, "volatile reactions." In The Grieving Process, authors Michael R. Leming and George E. Dickinson write:

Whenever one's identity and social order face the possibility of destruction, there is a natural tendency to feel angry, frustrated, helpless, and/or hurt.
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Wow, that sounds familiar. Faced with losing your identity as the coolest dude with the newest technology, you deny your true feelings in a sad attempt to fend off imminent ruination and despair. (hehe)

:D
 
16:9 LCD Panel for new MBP, MBA, MB?

lhotka said:
DDR3 will definitely improve speed for my applications.
So it's back to waiting again....I just hope it's sooner than October.
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Cantiga chipset (Montevina platform) is what I've been waiting for too. It took several iterations until the CPU:Memory (1067FSB:1066FSB) reaches 1:2 ratio again (which is the preferred ratio similar to Napa platform, 667FSB:667-DDR2).

We may also watch for possible 15.6" and 17.3" LCD panels for new 15" and 17" MBP as several first-tier notebook vendors (Acer, Asusteck, Lenovo, Sony) are planning to launch 16:9 panel Montevina notebooks starting July 2008. It will be very interesting to see Apple releasing new product update based on Montevina platform any day now...
 
HFU said:
Cantiga chipset (Montevina platform) is what I've been waiting for too. It took several iterations until the CPU:Memory (1067FSB:1066FSB) reaches 1:2 ratio again (which is the preferred ratio similar to Napa platform, 667FSB:667-DDR2).

We may also watch for possible 15.6" and 17.3" LCD panels for new 15" and 17" MBP as several first-tier notebook vendors (Acer, Asusteck, Lenovo, Sony) are planning to launch 16:9 panel Montevina notebooks starting July 2008. It will be very interesting to see Apple releasing new product update based on Montevina platform any day now...
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what?? 15.6?? its now with 15.4" why whould they ad 0.2 more to the screen? same for the 17"
 
More inline with HDTV resolution, 1080P

SchneiderMan said:
what?? 15.6?? its now with 15.4" why whould they ad 0.2 more to the screen? same for the 17"
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The current MBP, MB, MBA are using 16:10 with resolution of 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800 respectively. The LCD industry is pushing for 16:9 aspect ratio which will make future notebook model more inline with HDTV, so it will likely be 1920x1080, 1680x945, 1440x810, 1280x720 resolutions.

Currently these major LCD panel suppliers such as Taiwan-based AUO, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Korea-based LG. Korea-based Samsung will also start to supply 15.6" panels in the second half of this year.
 
Hi, new guy here. Been reading about these rumors of a new MBP since early May now. I'm getting tired of waiting, any new news yet? I want to get a 15” 2.4Ghz MBP for deejaying, recording and art purposes within the next couple of weeks, should I wait longer? What’s the earliest date that the new Macbook Pros are gonna come out?
 
Bubba Satori said:
I'm leaning towards late August. Lot of PC makers are announcing their Montevina laptops.
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Most speculation has pointed to late Aug., is this due to watching past Apple dealings? I don't see why Apple wouldn't release these units asap due to back to school. The back to school shopping season is second only to the holidays. To me it seems that Apple would be missing out on a lot of sales. Yea, Apple products sell themselves, but why buy a MB or MBP when the competitor offers the latest and greatest? Shouldn't Apple already be testing the new Intel platform? I am not trying to clog up this forum with asinine questions, just curious about Apple. I haven't really been part of the Mac community for long.
 
Fenir said:
Here is what I have decided on:

I will wait until June 17. If there is no word on a MBP update/refresh, I will get it then. While I don't have a problem waiting until September for a new MBP, my 1st generation Macbook screen has failed to work now and I have been w/o a laptop for almost four months. I will get my baseline MBP and love every minute of it.

Honestly, knowing that my wait will be soon over is worth it. The more and more I look into it, a refresh won't add that much to it. Yeah, the major update next year will be a nice boost, but I need my MBP for college.

Let the 2 Week Countdown begin.
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So did you order it then ?
Just curios to see if someone actually bought one with all the increasing talk/evidence of new release soon.
 
so guys... i wont see u for the next year...
i just placed my order for my mpb 15"+free ipod touch
i have everything i need... iphone, mpb and i will sell my ipod touch
i wont read any rumors cause it would just disappoint me :D
 
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