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Leaked Model Numbers Hint at Updated Notebooks for WWDC

Macboy Pro said:
So you are suggesting to get a "thinner" macbook pro retina so I can carry around an extra hard drive. Thats ridiculous. How about put the dang retina screen in a system not so thin. This is SOOOO OBVIOUS.

Just to add to this.... In 3 YEARS, your drive or memory fails, good luck. If its the memory, you need a $1.5K logic board and if its a drive, you have to buy from Apple (or OWC) and pay Apple prices for their proprietary CRAP.
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You reversed the purpose and the method. The purpose is to have a lighter laptop to carry around. For those who really need larger hard drive space, an external hard drive which he only needs to carry around 1/10 of the time is a perfect complement method.

First, 95%+ of these MacBook Pros won't have memory or SSD (essentially another type of memory as well) failure in 3 years. Most of the users would have already upgraded before any of these parts fail.
 
buysp said:
A little off topic but what are the chances that the just to be announced Macbook Airs will have a standard 8GB of RAM?
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Possibly just the high end 13" config, but I highly doubt any of the others will.
 
I recently spilled water in my 2012 MBA, but I'm feeling happy about it. Apple, I am ready to give you my money let the retina MBA happen :)
 
iRun26.2 said:
I must say that I am surprised by the number of people still want a notebook computer from Apple that they can upgrade.

That means that the computer will be heavier and bigger than what it could be if it came with nothing upgradable.
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That's what the air line is for, performance sacrificed for portability.

My last laptop purchase i needed something more mobile than my 17". price was not a factor. I still ended up with a cmbp 13". As a working media pro the thought of not being able to replace my drives is a complete no-buy. I got a used Mbp, added in a 256ssd to accompany a 750gb hdd, maxed out the ram all for under $900. A comparably specked rmbp would be pushing 2500.

Ill wait until apple pulls its head out and reAlize that expandability is equally important to shaving off grams and millimeters... Till then in sticking with cmbp, as nice as a retina screen would be notwithstanding
 
MattSepeta said:
That's what the air line is for, performance sacrificed for portability.

My last laptop purchase i needed something more mobile than my 17". price was not a factor. I still ended up with a cmbp 13". As a working media pro the thought of not being able to replace my drives is a complete no-buy. I got a used Mbp, added in a 256ssd to accompany a 750gb hdd, maxed out the ram all for under $900. A comparably specked rmbp would be pushing 2500.

Ill wait until apple pulls its head out and reAlize that expandability is equally important to shaving off grams and millimeters... Till then in sticking with cmbp, as nice as a retina screen would be notwithstanding
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I'll take the grams of weight and mm of size reductions instead. The more compact a computer is the more useful it is (besides the fact that it is a more beautiful to look at...which is obviously not how many buyers feel).
 
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BTW, seems Notebooks and Desktop too, being realist, only system with inmediate Haswell availability are iMacs and 15" rMbp, 35W haswell CPU not available until Sep/oct.
 
blackhand1001 said:
No they do not. Its not even close. Good luck finding a xeon clocked at 3.4 ghz for under 300. Your gonna spend close to a grand if you want that with dual socket support.
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I assume he's talking about the xeons that only support single socket, which are much cheaper than the ones that support dual. Years ago, the single xeons were much more expensive than the equivalent i7. Since then the difference in price has gone away for the most part, although in the future it could change once again.

handsome pete said:
But it doesn't. The larger investment still doesn't even come close to making up the difference for lower total sales.
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It doesn't have to. They don't need the MP to be a top seller, just to sell enough to justify development costs (which should be the cheapest of any mac they sell).
 
Mago said:
BTW, seems Notebooks and Desktop too, being realist, only system with inmediate Haswell availability are iMacs and 15" rMbp, 35W haswell CPU not available until Sep/oct.
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If that is true then the leaked models are for macpro 15 and imacs :)
Great news
 
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9to5Mac reports that it has received an initial set of leaked model numbers for products expected to be released at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference.While the identities of the products corresponding to the four model numbers is unknown, the pattern showing two sets of two models suggests that they may be either MacBook Air or Retina MacBook Pro models at two different screen sizes, corresponding to Apple's current stock configurations. Apple's non-Retina MacBook Pro is currently offered in only a single stock configuration at the larger 15-inch size, suggesting that these model numbers may not represent that line.

A second set of model numbers have also leaked, but it is unclear to what products they refer:A notebook refresh is expected to the hardware highlight of WWDC, although Apple is likely to introduce a number of new products once accessories and configuration options are accounted for.

9to5Mac also notes that, beyond the notebooks, supplies of the Mac Pro and Mac mini are also somewhat constrained, although not to the same level as seen for notebooks. As a result, desktop updates may come somewhat later in the year.

Article Link: Leaked Model Numbers Hint at Updated Notebooks for WWDC
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These may very well be the new Time Capsules and Airport Extreme, hence they have the "LL" code in the SKU whereas, the MBPs do not have this designation in their Model #'s (not sure about Airs).
 
Okay, I'll be the nerd who checks all the numbers:

Past and current models, loosely marked by update year:

MAC PRO
------
MA356LL/A
----
MA970LL/A
----
MB871LL/A
MB535LL/A
----
MC250LL/A*
MC561LL/A
MC915LL/A
----
MD770LL/A
MD771LL/A
MD772LL/A



MAC MINI
------
MA205LL/A
MA206LL/A*
MA608LL/A
MB138LL/A
MB139LL/A
----
MB463LL/A*
----
MC238LL/A
MC239LL/A
MC408LL/A
----
MC270LL/A
MC438LL/A
----
MC815LL/A
MC816LL/A
MC936LL/A
MD387LL/A
MD388LL/A
MD389LL/A

IMAC
------
MB950LL/A*
MB952LL/A
MB953LL/A
----
MC508LL/A
MC509LL/A
MC510LL/A
MC511LL/A
----
MC309LL/A
MC812LL/A
MC813LL/A
MC814LL/A
----
MC978LL/A
----
MD093LL/A
MD094LL/A
----
MD095LL/A
MD096LL/A
----
ME699LL/A


AIR
------
MB003LL/A
MB543LL/A
MB940LL/A
----
MC233LL/A
MC234LL/A
---
MC505LL/A*
MC503LL/A*
----
MC968LL/A*
MC965LL/A*
----
MD223LL/A*
MD231LL/A*



RETINA MACBOOK
------
MC975LL/A
MC976LL/A
MD831LL/A
MD212LL/A*
----
ME662LL/A
ME664LL/A
ME665LL/A


MACBOOK PRO
------
MC374LL/A
MC375LL/A
MC371LL/A
MC372LL/A
MC373LL/A
MC024LL/A
----
MC700LL/A
MC724LL/A
MC721LL/A
MC723LL/A
MC725LL/A
----
MD313LL/A
MD314LL/A
MD318LL/A
MD322LL/A
MD311LL/A
----
MD101LL/A
MD102LL/A
MD103LL/A
MD104LL/A


LEAKED SKUs:
MD711LL/A — Better — USA
MD712LL/A — Best – USA

MD760LL/A — Better – USA
MD761LL/A — Best – USA

ME177LL/A — Better — USA
ME182LL/A — Best — USA
ME918LL/A — Good — USA


MAC PRO?
-every generation advances the SKU's letter next to the M (MA, MB, MC, MD, ME)

-the number next to that is seemingly random, but only increases from release to release within the same generation prefix (MA, MB, etc). it can't decrease unless you start a new generation.

-new mac pro is not consistent with first set of leaked numbers, because that would require the numerical suffix increment downwards, which it never does.

-new mac pro is very consistent with the second set of leaked numbers. ME is correct for the next generation letter name. and if you look at the group of SKUs for the 2010 models it has almost the exact same pattern:
MC250LL/A*
MC561LL/A
MC915LL/A
With the first being a single CPU, the second being a dual CPU, and the third being a server. The only thing is that "Good" is not a name you would give to a server.


WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?
-definitely not an iMac for either set of leaked SKUs

-a new mac mini? Mac mini is due for an ME model, and it has the same pattern of 2 closely spaced model numbers plus a higher numbered server model in the same generational release.

-a new macbook air? the first set is consistent with a specs bump for the current model of macbook air. not a new generation though. the second set is not the pattern you usually see for notebook releases, although it could be.

-a new macbook pro? the first set is consistent with a specs bump for the current model of macbookpro but not a new generation.

-retina macbook pro? nothing about any of the numbers is consistent with a release for the retina macbook pro.

SUMMARY:
-the first set of SKUs most likely refers to non-generation advancing specs bumps for the macbook air and pro lines.

-the second set of SKUs most likely refers to a 3-point mac pro generational update (single double server) but it COULD refer to a 3-point mac mini generational update.

-the "Good Better Best" titles are somewhat confounding, as you'd never call a server model "good." It could refer to a low-end Mac Pro or Mac mini as opposed to a server model. Or the "Good Better Best" could be made up information. In fact, all these SKUs could be a sham just to give us something to talk about. Well played, shamsters.
 
clamnectar said:
Okay, I'll be the nerd who checks all the numbers:

Past and current models, loosely marked by update year:

MAC PRO
------
MA356LL/A
----
MA970LL/A
----
MB871LL/A
MB535LL/A
----
MC250LL/A*
MC561LL/A
MC915LL/A
----
MD770LL/A
MD771LL/A
MD772LL/A



MAC MINI
------
MA205LL/A
MA206LL/A*
MA608LL/A
MB138LL/A
MB139LL/A
----
MB463LL/A*
----
MC238LL/A
MC239LL/A
MC408LL/A
----
MC270LL/A
MC438LL/A
----
MC815LL/A
MC816LL/A
MC936LL/A
MD387LL/A
MD388LL/A
MD389LL/A

IMAC
------
MB950LL/A*
MB952LL/A
MB953LL/A
----
MC508LL/A
MC509LL/A
MC510LL/A
MC511LL/A
----
MC309LL/A
MC812LL/A
MC813LL/A
MC814LL/A
----
MC978LL/A
----
MD093LL/A
MD094LL/A
----
MD095LL/A
MD096LL/A
----
ME699LL/A


AIR
------
MB003LL/A
MB543LL/A
MB940LL/A
----
MC233LL/A
MC234LL/A
---
MC505LL/A*
MC503LL/A*
----
MC968LL/A*
MC965LL/A*
----
MD223LL/A*
MD231LL/A*



RETINA MACBOOK
------
MC975LL/A
MC976LL/A
MD831LL/A
MD212LL/A*
----
ME662LL/A
ME664LL/A
ME665LL/A


MACBOOK PRO
------
MC374LL/A
MC375LL/A
MC371LL/A
MC372LL/A
MC373LL/A
MC024LL/A
----
MC700LL/A
MC724LL/A
MC721LL/A
MC723LL/A
MC725LL/A
----
MD313LL/A
MD314LL/A
MD318LL/A
MD322LL/A
MD311LL/A
----
MD101LL/A
MD102LL/A
MD103LL/A
MD104LL/A


LEAKED SKUs:
MD711LL/A — Better — USA
MD712LL/A — Best – USA

MD760LL/A — Better – USA
MD761LL/A — Best – USA

ME177LL/A — Better — USA
ME182LL/A — Best — USA
ME918LL/A — Good — USA


MAC PRO?
-every generation advances the SKU's letter next to the M (MA, MB, MC, MD, ME)

-the number next to that is seemingly random, but only increases from release to release within the same generation prefix (MA, MB, etc). it can't decrease unless you start a new generation.

-new mac pro is not consistent with first set of leaked numbers, because that would require the numerical suffix increment downwards, which it never does.

-new mac pro is very consistent with the second set of leaked numbers. ME is correct for the next generation letter name. and if you look at the group of SKUs for the 2010 models it has almost the exact same pattern:
MC250LL/A*
MC561LL/A
MC915LL/A
With the first being a single CPU, the second being a dual CPU, and the third being a server. The only thing is that "Good" is not a name you would give to a server.


WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?
-definitely not an iMac for either set of leaked SKUs

-a new mac mini? Mac mini is due for an ME model, and it has the same pattern of 2 closely spaced model numbers plus a higher numbered server model in the same generational release.

-a new macbook air? the first set is consistent with a specs bump for the current model of macbook air. not a new generation though. the second set is not the pattern you usually see for notebook releases, although it could be.

-a new macbook pro? the first set is consistent with a specs bump for the current model of macbookpro but not a new generation.

-retina macbook pro? nothing about any of the numbers is consistent with a release for the retina macbook pro.

SUMMARY:
-the first set of SKUs most likely refers to non-generation advancing specs bumps for the macbook air and pro lines.

-the second set of SKUs most likely refers to a 3-point mac pro generational update (single double server) but it COULD refer to a 3-point mac mini generational update.

-the "Good Better Best" titles are somewhat confounding, as you'd never call a server model "good." It could refer to a low-end Mac Pro or Mac mini as opposed to a server model. Or the "Good Better Best" could be made up information. In fact, all these SKUs could be a sham just to give us something to talk about. Well played, shamsters.
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Great! I was just thinking of doing that, but I had neither the time nor the patience.

So, it seems like Apple will release new lines of the MacBook Air and Mac Pro then. I guess a new line of non-retina MacBook Pros may never get another release.

Not very good news for me... I was hoping for a new retina MacBook Pro. But who knows?
 
Giuly said:
It's not a Retina MacBook Pro, as those are ME already, nor is it an iMac, as those are ME already, too. MD was everything released in 2012.

Mac Pro, MacBook Air, cMBP, Mac Mini, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and every iPod remain.

Mac Pro, cMBP, MacBook Air - Four configurations
Mac Mini, iPhone, iPad Mini - Three configurations

Pick one of each.
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I never understood the numbering of their models. So for a rMBP we would be seeing "MF" I assume...:confused:
 
These guesses turned out to be wrong as these skews were for the airport and time capsule.
 
iRun26.2 said:
[...] The more compact a computer is the more useful it is [...]
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not sure if serious...

So, tell me, when your soldered on SSD goes on the fritz, how is your slim computer being useful?

Because with mine, without leaving my home and taking only 15 minutes can swap the drive and restore from my CCC backup drive.
 
Do any macs have soldered SSD? The Air has a proprietary blade SSD but it is removable and there are third party replacements available.
 
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