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List: MR Members Waiting To Buy A New MacBook Pro

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

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Sure am!

I'm waiting for the new MBP. Hoping to get the lower end model with a HDD of 160GB. Will be buying as soon as it's released as the Back to School promo is now on so I get a free iPod nano! YAY!
 
It seems like I have been waiting forever... Thanks Steve. I would imagine that the update will be minor (i.e no case change). Whatever the case, put me on the waiting list. I had a 2.2ghz refurb that I ordered right after MWE08. I sent it back and am waiving my 180days no interest just for the update...
 
i know this has probably been asked loads of times but what are the main differences between intels penny farthing and monte cristo processors??
 
txhil said:
Dear Newbie Wolf,
Welcome to what I'm sure your dad would consider the dark side.( Insert heavy Darth Vader breathing here). I am sure you will enjoy a Mac but be pactient for switching over for p.c.ers is sometimes difficult because mac is so easy and your p.c. mind might very well be trained to accept the difficult therefore making the easy hard to accept thus making the process difficult. Whew was that difficult or what? It took my Uncle a little time to get used to how simple Mac can be but once he realized he did not have to fight a Mac he loved it. He said it was like going to a resort. Hey he's 76 so chances are you will be able to gel nicely. Now if he could just convince his twin brother, my dad, to do the same then I would not have to go over to his house and try to help him out of his XP daily drama. Hope you enjoy your new MBP...Hell I hope I enjoy my new MBP...if it EVER comes out!! Hang in there with the rest of us miserable ,waiting for the updated MBP, souls..welcome to the "Dark Side." Hil
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Haha, I never tought of OSX as the dark side. I thought of it more of like the coming of salvation. :p I have been using Windows since as far as I remember, so no doubt it will be tough at first to discover everything and tweak the settings to my liking but no problem. :) Some of my friends have a Macbook Pro and I play around with their laptops to get the general feeling of it and so far I love it. My only problem so far is that there's no Nokia software for my N73 and while there are numerous ways around (except updating the firmware), it kind of sucks Nokia doesn't support OSX. :(
 
BornToMac said:
It seems like I have been waiting forever... Thanks Steve. I would imagine that the update will be minor (i.e no case change). Whatever the case, put me on the waiting list. I had a 2.2ghz refurb that I ordered right after MWE08. I sent it back and am waiving my 180days no interest just for the update...
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I'm sure they will have a new case. The PowerBook design is a bit long in the tooth. I was about to get a refurb 2.2 ghz too but i'll just wait it out. The new MBPs better be sexy like the Airs!
 
ibizarocks said:
i know this has probably been asked loads of times but what are the main differences between intels penny farthing and monte cristo processors??
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I'm pretty new to this stuff, but the penryn's are the smaller, more energy efficient, and cooler 45 nm processors and montevina is the chipset (i'm not really sure what they do).
 
I'm a brand new member here and will get a MBPro once its next update comes out. I wouldn't mind if it looked all the same as what it does now, but I do also like how the screen on the Intel Metro laptop went all the way to the edge. You can see the Metro here: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070523_272039.htm
I could do without that strap though!!

I currently have a 1st gen PBook G4 as my primary do-it-all computer and this thing has been utterly solid since day one. It takes everything I throw at it, albeit sometimes it takes its sweet time doing it. Dropped it twice from around 18" inches off a bed; case is banged up slightly on one side but everything still works like a charm. I don't baby this laptop, but I don't abuse it either. It just gets used heavily and never complains. I'll miss this little thing when it comes time to part ways cause it has been like and old dependable friend for me. But I'm planning to start running some Windows CAD software and will need a better video card for sure.

So Apple, if you're reading, hurry up!
 
neither do I. so what's the next update to the penryn chipset?? there should be a sticky thread explaining the difference of the processors!
 
Jimmieboy said:
Sure am!

I'm waiting for the new MBP. Hoping to get the lower end model with a HDD of 160GB. Will be buying as soon as it's released as the Back to School promo is now on so I get a free iPod nano! YAY!
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When does the back to school promo happen? I thought that wasn't untill September time!
 
Add me to the wait list. I will be replacing my Mini and my work provided XP notebook with a personally owned MBP when the next gen comes out.
 
For anyone wondering, Penryn is essentially a smaller version of the current architecture, going from 64nm to 45nm, but with a bunch of tweaks such as increased L2 cache (up to 6MB), they consume less power, in turn increasing battery life, even if only marginally and speed increases (base MBP suspected to be 2.5GHz).

In general, the transition from SR to Penryn will be a small step, but so close to the update it doesn't seem to make sense to buy the current model if possible.

The following update, after the Penryn processors (running on the SR platform), will be to the Montevina platform, an update to the SR platform.

Gains are small between updates nowadays.
 
One small update I'd also like to see on the new MBP that I don't think's been mentioned is the new style magsafe adapter used on the MBA. It's looks like a much better design the the current MBP style adapter.
 
Brianstorm91 said:
For anyone wondering, Penryn is essentially a smaller version of the current architecture, going from 64nm to 45nm, but with a bunch of tweaks such as increased L2 cache (up to 6MB), they consume less power, in turn increasing battery life, even if only marginally and speed increases (base MBP suspected to be 2.5GHz).

In general, the transition from SR to Penryn will be a small step, but so close to the update it doesn't seem to make sense to buy the current model if possible.

The following update, after the Penryn processors (running on the SR platform), will be to the Montevina platform, an update to the SR platform.

Gains are small between updates nowadays.
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also SSE4
 
I can't wait much longer!!!!

637, No its NOT my credit score.


Its my geekbench score.


I can't wait until they release the new macbook pro's.....
and when i am only running iTunes it drops down to 577.....
 
MBP coming AFTER 10.5.2??

What might be the reason that the MacBook Pro update would have to be AFTER the Leopard 10.5.2 update, as some of the rumor sites are reporting?

10.5.2 on Friday Feb. 1?

Penryn MBP on Tuesday Feb. 5?
 
put me on the list

I'm also waiting for a new MBP. Already sold my mac mini (although that won't help much financially!) and am keeping my iMac. I've been waiting for what feels like SOOO long for the new MBP, expected it on Jan 15, but the air doesn't have enough "guts" for my photography work. I can't wait TOO much longer!
 
Brianstorm91 said:
For anyone wondering, Penryn is essentially a smaller version of the current architecture, going from 64nm to 45nm, but with a bunch of tweaks such as increased L2 cache (up to 6MB), they consume less power, in turn increasing battery life, even if only marginally and speed increases (base MBP suspected to be 2.5GHz).
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2.5GHz at the base model price? :eek: I'd love that. Plus 256MB GPU standard :D
 
Wolf04 said:
Haha, I never tought of OSX as the dark side. I thought of it more of like the coming of salvation. :p I have been using Windows since as far as I remember, so no doubt it will be tough at first to discover everything and tweak the settings to my liking but no problem. :) Some of my friends have a Macbook Pro and I play around with their laptops to get the general feeling of it and so far I love it. My only problem so far is that there's no Nokia software for my N73 and while there are numerous ways around (except updating the firmware), it kind of sucks Nokia doesn't support OSX. :(
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Time to switch cell phone companies and get yourself an iphone...thats really gonna push your dad over the edge.
 
I'll be buying one if it sports a redesigned keyboard and they got rid of the latches. I mean c'mon, wouldn't it be oh so sexy to have a new keyboard like the MacBook and MacBook Air thats aluminum instead of black or white?
 
Waiting Patiently...

Add me to the list.
I am looking forward to MBP upgrades and ready to buy.

I prefer the new keyboards (I am surprised that I am in the minority).
I like the touch interface (I believe that they could have taken it further).
Hope the new chips can improve the heat issues.

Fingers crossed, I hope a worthwhile upgrade comes soon. I know February is a short month, but waiting 'til March?!? It's almost too much to take.
 
I have asked to be on the list and yet my username has not been posted. Just wanted to let the tracker know.

I can wait for a MBP, but I am guaranteed one before Graduation (May 2008)
 
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