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It's been out for a week, which one did you get?

What size did you get?

  • 13" MacBook Pro

    Votes: 160 62.7%

  • 15" MacBook Pro

    Votes: 61 23.9%

  • 17" Macbook Pro

    Votes: 34 13.3%
  • Total voters
    255
After 4+ years on a 15" 1.67 PowerBookG4, I ordered a 17 uMBP on Announcement Day. It is a BTO 2.83GHz, 7200rpm 500GB drive with matte screen. Couldn't really justify the extra $$$ for the 3.06GHz processor though :(

If the 15" had matte, then I probably would have stayed with that size since all my bags would fit it. But, now I get much more screen space. :D

FedEx delivered it today, but it's still in the box. The wait's killing me but my 5 year old would want to play with it. Can't have it broken before I use it. Now if he'd just fall asleep....
 
pizorian said:
After 4+ years on a 15" 1.67 PowerBookG4, I ordered a 17 uMBP on Announcement Day. It is a BTO 2.83GHz, 7200rpm 500GB drive with matte screen. Couldn't really justify the extra $$$ for the 3.06GHz processor though :(

If the 15" had matte, then I probably would have stayed with that size since all my bags would fit it. But, now I get much more screen space. :D

FedEx delivered it today, but it's still in the box. The wait's killing me but my 5 year old would want to play with it. Can't have it broken before I use it. Now if he'd just fall asleep....
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Chloroform will do the trick. :rolleyes:
(at least you won't have to wait a month until you get to see it in person - I have to wait until July 18 when I go home to Europe... sigh. That's what I get for sticking with the keyboard I'm used to - and language and documents and blah).
 
WRT SATA on the 15" models, Just had a long conversation with some guys on the phone at Apple... Not sure if this is new news, but not seen it posted anywhere:

  • The lowest spec machine has 1 .5GHz SATA interface. This is to do with the fact that the whole system board is actually a 'downgrade' from the late 8 15" entry level MBP (i.e. no 3d graphics card). I didn't ask, but what happens if I buy a SSD option with my MBP?
  • The 2.66 and above have a 3Gbps interface irrespective of the HD chosen. This means for the price difference between the old entry level MBP and the new medium- level MBP, you get 2.66 vs 2.4 GHz, 2Gb more RAM, 320 vs 250 Gb HD, better scren, better battery, SD over express card slot.

Can anyone with a new Pro confirm any of the above?

Thanks
 
Bes said:
WRT SATA on the 15" models, Just had a long conversation with some guys on the phone at Apple... Not sure if this is new news, but not seen it posted anywhere:

  • The lowest spec machine has 1 .5GHz SATA interface. This is to do with the fact that the whole system board is actually a 'downgrade' from the late 8 15" entry level MBP (i.e. no 3d graphics card). I didn't ask, but what happens if I buy a SSD option with my MBP?
  • The 2.66 and above have a 3Gbps interface irrespective of the HD chosen. This means for the price difference between the old entry level MBP and the new medium- level MBP, you get 2.66 vs 2.4 GHz, 2Gb more RAM, 320 vs 250 Gb HD, better scren, better battery, SD over express card slot.

Can anyone with a new Pro confirm any of the above?

Thanks
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I'm getting the Mid 15" on Saturday so i'll let you know once i get it...
 
Just received my 13"MBP with BTO 128GB SSD. I'll report back on the results in terms of the SATA speed.
 
I was on my way out the door yesterday to get the low-end 15" model, but my wife then informed me that I needed to wait until next month (or August!) to pick it up. Initially I had hoped for a Father's Day surprise, but I really don't think that'll be the case. Hopefully, though, by this time next month I'll have a brand new computer to work on. My 2006 1.83 Ghz MB is showing its age (and it's been co-opted from me), so it's about time for a replacement.
 
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