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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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"Improves general stability when running third-party applications." (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307109)
Could this possibly be a way of saying SSE4 without actually saying it? But does SSE4 even really have to be an OS update? Aren't those instructions more compiler/code specific and not OS specific? I don't think many OS X things actually would use the SSE4 things except maybe iMovie/iDVD (since SSE4 has some HD-specific instructions).
Anyhow, I can't buy a MBP until the end of the month, but by then I will be getting probably the middle/upper end 15", with 3rd-Party RAM (btw, does anyone know of a good place to get this RAM? I don't want problems from Apple because I used "bad" RAM like Asus is giving me for using PQI RAM). Also, unless these MBPs come with eSATA ports already, I will probably get an eSATA expresscard adapter for my external HDD (which can do eSATA or USB2.0)
 
Hi all, this is my first post. I too will be purchasing a macbook pro, most likely the 15 inch model, to takeover my G4 powerbook. I can't wait to see what might be updated to an already great laptop!!
 
MarkW19 said:
Buy it online then, you'll only have to pay a £60 transportation fee if you send it back within 14 calendar days of delivery. Unless you can find a slight fault with it (as I did), then you'll pay nothing ;)
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So in the UK the exchange/return fee is only 10% in the retail store?

Does anyone know if this applies in the US as well? Or is it 10% in both US Retail and Online stores?
 
Furrybeagle said:
So in the UK the exchange/return fee is only 10% in the retail store?

Does anyone know if this applies in the US as well? Or is it 10% in both US Retail and Online stores?
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I don't know about the retail stores, but it looks that way.

I just know from my own experience, and the Apple t&c on the online store. It's part of the Distance Selling Regulations.
 
Seriously though I can't really think of any reason for it not to be tomorrow. It's a few weeks after the air and 10.5.2 is out. The conditions are perfect.
 
One more soul waiting just here!

Got converted by some fellow students. I study IT here in Holland, and we have more MacBook owners in our class than PC laptop owners. Makes me the big man if i get this new MBP first of the class:D can't wait to see those yealousy eyes... hell, can't wait to have that MBP even less...
 
Jerr0328 said:
. . . but by then I will be getting probably the middle/upper end 15", with 3rd-Party RAM (btw, does anyone know of a good place to get this RAM? I don't want problems from Apple because I used "bad" RAM like Asus is giving me for using PQI RAM).
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As far as I know, check out:
http://www.crucial.com/

That's where I was pointed to a few weeks back.

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Oh, yeah. I really hope those MBPs are tomorrow. My debit card is ready and I may even have access to a sweet "family & friends" discount! :D
 
BLAHHHH.

i cant wait.


Too bad there arent 1.6ghz or 1.8ghz quad core laptop penryns though....
 
Mr. Funsocks said:
Seriously though I can't really think of any reason for it not to be tomorrow. It's a few weeks after the air and 10.5.2 is out. The conditions are perfect.
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I’d love to have the new style keyboard but if it updates tomorrow, I can’t really wait months and months for just a keyboard redesign. I guess it’s just a psychological thing… I love the current keyboards but the possibility of an update makes me want the new ones.

But it seems almost inevitable that they’d update the keyboard. The MBA, MB, and external keyboards all use the new keyboard style with the new Function keys and the no-Apple-logo-on-the-Command-key. Just the MBP remains. ;)

I suppose they could just change the glyphs on the individual keys, but why would they do that? There’s no reason for Apple to keep the old, inconsistent keyboard; it’s not like they’re designing a totally new keyboard, they’re just taking the same design from their other Macs.

Okay well I guess there’s nothing left to do but wait. :D
 
What if everybody on the list will blackmail Steve to buy a PC Laptop, if those new MBP won't will be released tomorrow? I think we would have a chance! :rolleyes:
 
MYRZ said:
What if everybody on the list will blackmail Steve to buy a PC Laptop, if those new MBP won't will be released tomorrow? I think we would have a chance! :rolleyes:
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If they’re not coming out tomorrow, he’d probably reply-to-all and tell us to calm down and wait, because they’re Coming Soon™. He’s actually replied to emails he’s received (Google it, I’ve seen some stories about it on TUAW).
 
Furrybeagle said:
If they’re not coming out tomorrow, he’d probably reply-to-all and tell us to calm down and wait, because they’re Coming Soon™. He’s actually replied to emails he’s received (Google it, I’ve seen some stories about it on TUAW).
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Interesting, but can't seem to find it though...

But what about the 26th event then? Will Steve just say "hey, for all you people who didn't noticed: we just updated our iToasters*! It's simply amazing! And now: BOOM, here is the iPhone SDK!"

Somehow it doesn't make any sense...

* I just love that nickname :p
 
What usually happens to models on the Apple Store when a new release is the next day? Does their shipping still stay at "24 hours", or would it change to a delay?
 
MarkW19 said:
What usually happens to models on the Apple Store when a new release is the next day? Does their shipping still stay at "24 hours", or would it change to a delay?
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Hard to say. It depends on if they have shipped their retails stores stock or not.
 
I'm waiting for a new MBP. It'll be my first Apple machine! I bought CS3 ahead of time so when it does come out I can install and get to work right away!
 
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