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What's your situation in relation to a MacBook Pro?

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question, if i go into the new york store on 5th ave and ask for a MBP would i be able to get one immediately?
these are the speces i want:
2.5ghz
250gb or 300gb HD
hi res matte screen
 
gelatin said:
question, if i go into the new york store on 5th ave and ask for a MBP would i be able to get one immediately?
these are the speces i want:
2.5ghz
250gb or 300gb HD
hi res matte screen
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Call them up, they will tell you.
 
Ordered. It will ship the end of March. Oh, the pain of waiting.

I currently own a MBP 17" and Mac Pro.

My MBP crashes and renders slowly when I am editing and compositing. I hope the new one fares better because I cannot drag the Mac Pro to work. :rolleyes:
 
lilnyc said:
Ordered. It will ship the end of March. Oh, the pain of waiting.

I currently own a MBP 17" and Mac Pro.

My MBP crashes and renders slowly when I am editing and compositing. I hope the new one fares better because I cannot drag the Mac Pro to work. :rolleyes:
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Atleast you have a mac...:rolleyes:
I'm a switcher. Never owned a mac before. So I'm extra excited.
 
gelatin said:
question, if i go into the new york store on 5th ave and ask for a MBP would i be able to get one immediately?
these are the speces i want:
2.5ghz
250gb or 300gb HD
hi res matte screen
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I would order on line for upgraded MBP's. However there are three Apple stores in NYC to check to purchase the standard configuration. The other two are: 401 West 14th Street (212) 444-3400, and 103 Prince St (Between Greene Street and Mercer Street) Phone: (212) 226-3126

Also, there is the great "pre" Apple store Tekserve: 119 West 23rd Street (212) 929-3645

Enjoy your new MBP!
 
I'm still amazed that this forum is still going and STILL strong!

My 15" matte 2.5 w/ 7200 HDD is prepared for shipment! I can't wait.

My PC, sensing that it's about to be replaced, didn't start up tonight! :mad:
 
I'm not really impressed with this update (because I was hoping for a revision). I'd say the most meaningful thing is the GPU, which is nice for people who play games or do any sort of visual editing. I was hoping that the 2.6 would be standard for the high end, but alas no... still gotta shell for the BTO option. Also because the only thing that was bumped was the CPU speed (kinda) and the L2 cache, I'm waiting for Montevina (and hopefully a case update). If I wanted the ones out now I would just by a 7 month old one off ebay, which would be pretty much just as fast as these 'updates'. Here's hoping they don't find a way to make Montevina just an update.
 
akindy said:
I'm not really impressed with this update (because I was hoping for a revision). I'd say the most meaningful thing is the GPU, which is nice for people who play games or do any sort of visual editing. I was hoping that the 2.6 would be standard for the high end, but alas no... still gotta shell for the BTO option. Also because the only thing that was bumped was the CPU speed (kinda) and the L2 cache, I'm waiting for Montevina (and hopefully a case update). If I wanted the ones out now I would just by a 7 month old one off ebay, which would be pretty much just as fast as these 'updates'. Here's hoping they don't find a way to make Montevina just an update.
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and what if Montevina isnt going to get a case redesgin wait another half a year till Nehalem?
 
I'm thinking of the following after pay day. Will need to pay of the card, get the credit limit extended, and then perhaps get the following order :)
The laptop at least will be salary sacraficed.

Part NamePart NumberUnit Price QtyExtended Price
(Excl.GST)
Time Capsule - 1 TBMB277X/A$ 635.451$ 635.45

Mac mini, 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 DuoCustom$ 908.181$ 908.18

-Country KitX065-7437

-1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo065-7426

-Mac OS XX065-7436

-Combo Drive065-7433

-2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB065-7429

-80GB Serial ATA drive065-7430

VMware FusionTP185Z/A$ 109.001$ 109.00

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, 2.5GHzCustom$ 3590.001$ 3590.00

-Country KitX065-7490

-250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm065-7477

-MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display065-7484

-Keyboard/Mac OSX065-7487

-SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)065-7480

-2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB065-7475

-2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo065-7729



- $ 0.00
Subtotal (Excl. GST)A$ 5242.63
GST A$524.27
The Total Price inc GST is A$ 5766.90


Cheers
the voigtstr
 
akindy said:
... I'm waiting for Montevina (and hopefully a case update). (edited) Here's hoping they don't find a way to make Montevina just an update.
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I'm with you. Very happy for all that just purchased the MBP - especially the first time MAC owners - but I'm really looking forward to the next gen in both design and performance.
 
sleepingworker said:
I'm with you. Very happy for all that just purchased the MBP - especially the first time MAC owners - but I'm really looking forward to the next gen in both design and performance.
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Glad you recognize that, for me I cant wait, since Ill be waiting using PC, and Id rather switch now :)
 
skiffx said:
Glad you recognize that, for me I cant wait, since Ill be waiting using PC, and Id rather switch now :)
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If I were you I would buy immediately. You'll have a great laptop and the best OS out there. Congratulations!

I can't wait to switch to Intel but ... I'm going to wait just a bit longer (flash forward to 2025 ... just a bit longer lol)
 
sleepingworker said:
If I were you I would buy immediately. You'll have a great laptop and the best OS out there. Congratulations!

I can't wait to switch to Intel but ... I'm going to wait just a bit longer (flash forward to 2025 ... just a bit longer lol)
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Yeah I ordered one, should be here tomorrow :p


On another note, I think by the time everyone receives their MBPs, this thread will most definitely cross over 3000 posts :)
 
The only thing holding me back from ordering is wondering about the rumour earlier this week about updated iMacs, I'd like to see what they're offering first - since I prefer a laptop, but for the price difference in comparative/better specs, I'm willing to wait to make sure.
 
I'm now awaiting a brand new MBP as detailed in my sig :D

Very exciting!!!!


Should be here by the end of the month... complete with 1tb Time Capsule ;)


:apple:

Woohoo!
 
sleepingworker said:
We will have to agree to disagree. Some of it comes down to taste and preference. But I know I'm not the only one who shares my opinions - more than a few tech writers agree that the current design of the MBP is getting very dated. And we'll both have to see how we feel when the form finally changes - and soon I hope. I'm pretty sure (based on the iphone, imac, and MBA) that I'll be just as excited as I was in 2003 (although I never liked the keyboard and felt it was a step down from typing on the Pismo).
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Overall I think the design is excellent, afterall the Macbook Pro is still the most used laptop in advertisements - to me that speaks volumes about the quality of the design!

The main thing I would like to see changed is the keyboard, the Macbook keyboard is much nicer to use in my opinion. But the design of the whole machine does not need to be changed.
 
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