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Latest MacBook Pro Rumors... This Week?

Leoff said:
You do know that you'll be getting a US-formatted keyboard and AC adapter, yes?
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Well... I'm a Brit, but live in the states for a while at the moment. When I compared by friends UK PB keyboard, I much prefer the US style (a first for me! 😀), and will probably hope to buy a new computer before I leave for this specific reason.

For example, what is with the tiny UK return key? And why don't they put the names of the modifier keys on the keyboard? (apart form the Apple/Command key). The symbols are just not intuitive to me.
 
No new updates until MWSF 2007, according to degadgetplus, macrumormongersco, macnewstodayfor, and my third cousin's online reseller friends at comp America, columbus university, and the Berlin college of fine arts.

Also, depleted stocks at the macwarehouseeu doesn't mean that updates are imminent ... only that they're awaiting more shipments of current MBP's held up by Kim Jong Il's recent aluminum gadget fetish ...
 
Strigoi said:
I'm hoping for a MPB with: Core 2 Duo up to 2.33 Ghz - Flash boot (NAND memory) - better GPU, ATI launched her x1800 mobile GPU march 2006 - 802.11n - more ram capacity - firewire 800 and faster super drive.

But Im afread I have to wait untill january for this master piece of mobile technology. 🙁
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The X1800 is a monster though...... I think the only thing you can even find it in is some of those high-end 17" gaming behemoth laptops. I can't see any possible way they'd fit it into the 15 or 17" MBP.
 
finchna said:
Apple needs to get away from making such a big deal our of small updates (processor change) as Intel will have such things changing more often than motorola or ibm ever did. apple should reserve such announcements and hoopla for major revisions or complete overhauls. based on recent benchmarks there is little performance improvement in these new chips save for the speed bump.
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How exactly is Apple making a big deal out of small updates? The recent processor updates Apple has done (Core Duo to Core 2 Duo on the iMac and the speedbumped Core Duos on the MBP earlier this year) were quiet launches, with no announcements or hoopla at all really. The only real hoopla with the iMac was about the 24" screen, but it was certainly subdued. Hell, Apple made a bigger deal out of the Apple Hi-Fi.

The only people making a big deal out of it are ourselves.
 
czeluff said:
In my opinion, there is a VERY good possibility of the Macbook Pros being updated tomorrow. Here's Why:
If you look at the Macbook Pro's "last updated" section, you'll notice that it was April 24, 2006. Tomorrow will be October 24, 2006, exactly 6 month's difference. Coincidence? perhaps, but in my opinion if it's not tomorrow, it's not until late November.
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Awesome, this means there will be further Macbook and Macbook Pro updates on April 24th (a Tuesday). I'm guessing that will be too early for Santa Rosa w/ Robsin caching technology. But, I bet there will be speed increases, graphics and hd increases.
 
I don't know if this update is imminent. apple.com store still shows macbooks and mbp as shipping within 24 hours....
 
Core 2 Quadro with Built-in Flash Memory & an Easy to Swap HD

I'll probably be waiting awhile, but I won't be purchasing a MBP until it has the Core 2 Quadro, built-in bootable flash memory for quicker booting times, and a hard drive that can be easily swapped out like the MB line currently has. It makes more sense to me to have a Professional line of notebooks with a hard drive that can be replaced easily than having consumer notebooks with this feature. After a user returns with my company's shared notebook, I could simply swap out the HD with a cleanly imaged HD to give to the next user. Why would the average home user or a non-tech college student with a MB need to swap out their drives through the battery compartment, but not a professional user? Steve - I'm not asking for a lot here.

Until I see these features or at least two of the three, I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade just yet.

Gene Huller
http://genehuller.com
 
gakh said:
I'll probably be waiting awhile, but I won't be purchasing a MBP until it has the Core 2 Quadro, built-in bootable flash memory for quicker booting times, and a hard drive that can be easily swapped out like the MB line currently has. It makes more sense to me to have a Professional line of notebooks with a hard drive that can be replaced easily than having consumer notebooks with this feature. After a user returns with my company's shared notebook, I could simply swap out the HD with a cleanly imaged HD to give to the next user. Why would the average home user or a non-tech college student with a MB need to swap out their drives through the battery compartment, but not a professional user? Steve - I'm not asking for a lot here.

Until I see these features or at least two of the three, I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade just yet.

Gene Huller
http://genehuller.com
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Have they announced a mobile version of the Core 2 Quadro? I had thought that was only a desktop chip.
 
Zadillo said:
Have they announced a mobile version of the Core 2 Quadro? I had thought that was only a desktop chip.
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Not that I've read, but I don't see why there wouldn't be a notebook equivalent... some day.
 
eGads I hope so!

I have a "new" MBP supposedly being ordered for me by work.. let's hope the bureaucracy works IN my favor for once! 🙂
 
I'll believe it when I see it. I can't believe how long its been I've had my MBP 3 months and rumours about merom were before that 😱
 
MacBook rumoured upgrade forum number 15...

Spectrum said:
Well... I'm a Brit, but live in the states...

For example, what is with the tiny UK return key? And why don't they put the names of the modifier keys on the keyboard? (apart form the Apple/Command key). The symbols are just not intuitive to me.
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I'm sorry, I realise this is hugely off topic, but does anyone have a pic of the MacBook US keyboard layout? This post has me intrigued...

I'm in the same boat as a lot of people in here... I have (finally after 4 years) saved enough to buy a new machine with a decent high(ish) screen res. I have a project where I desparately need a new laptop. I'm just waiting to buy a machine that doesn't need substantial upgrades to have enough storage space to (at least!) better an iPod...

My *cough *cough iBook G3 600 is going to the in laws as soon as this upgrade happens...

Bring it on Apple! 😀
 
Zadillo said:
How exactly is Apple making a big deal out of small updates? The recent processor updates Apple has done (Core Duo to Core 2 Duo on the iMac and the speedbumped Core Duos on the MBP earlier this year) were quiet launches, with no announcements or hoopla at all really. The only real hoopla with the iMac was about the 24" screen, but it was certainly subdued. Hell, Apple made a bigger deal out of the Apple Hi-Fi.

The only people making a big deal out of it are ourselves.
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Lets not also forget that the MacBook just appeared one day! A 'whole' Tuesday before the rumour sites thought it would. 🙄

(With minimal fanfare)
 
Just sold my macbook, and have a ughhhhh PC to get me buy, (son works at office depot 400.00 HP DV1000) but had the thing....how do pC people do it....money in the bank and the wait begins.....
 
scottlinux said:
I don't know if this update is imminent. apple.com store still shows macbooks and mbp as shipping within 24 hours....
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when the imac was updated the apple store said 24hrs the day before so it doesnt mean much
 
unless...

Chundles said:
Not if you open it, load some stuff onto it and take it through customs in your carry-on. Get rid of the box and nobody can say that you didn't buy it in the UK and are just coming home.
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unless they look at the power brick and the keyboard 😉
 
scottlinux said:
I don't know if this update is imminent. apple.com store still shows macbooks and mbp as shipping within 24 hours....
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Unless the new MBPs are shipping tomorrow..🙄
 
da5id said:
Unless the new MBPs are shipping tomorrow..🙄
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I know you will see that I've never posted before, so anything I say will probably be taken with a grain of salt. I don't blame you for not believing me, every Tuesday I am let down with all of you. If I am lying you can ban me from this forum, for whatever it's worth, I promise what I'm telling you is the truth. I see you guys are as antsy as I am about this update.

I know a person that works at an Apple Store as an inventory control specialist - I asked him back in July to tell me before hand if he knew when the Merom MacBook Pro was coming out. Today I got a text message from him saying, "(dan's) laptop might be coming out tomorrow." However, he thinks it's only a 15''.

Something is definitely planned to come out tomorrow. I know it's not concrete, but it gives me hope. I figured I would share.

I'm hoping he is wrong about the 15'' thing, I wanted a 17''. Either way, I'll take what I can get. I've been waitng too long.
 
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