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Looks like no new MBP in the WWDC 08?
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to me, it seems unlikely that apple would begin a promotion like the free ipod one, a week prior to a new laptop coming out. I suspect that there would be a lot of angry people who bought a macbook pro last week if a new one came out.
Isn't that what everyone wants?
So I would see a lot of jolly people who got use both the old and the new mac.
not a chance of a new mbp today..
check out the other threads dedicated to this..earliest its happening is august-october..
but in the meantime...enjoy the iPhone madness
check out the other threads dedicated to this..earliest its happening is august-october..
but in the meantime...enjoy the iPhone madness
The iPhone madness that applies to less than 25% of the total market (only those willing to put up with AT&T).
No wonder the stock is dropping like a rock. If there's three piers to apple - where the heck are the other two (and the big $ one in particular)?
No wonder the stock is dropping like a rock. If there's three piers to apple - where the heck are the other two (and the big $ one in particular)?
Surely you're not talking about Apple stock are you? It's down 2.56% right now and you cal that dropping like a rocket? Dramatic a bit aren't ya?
My guess is a redesign will happen for the MBP next year if it happens at all
I can see incremental features late this year
If you look at laptop designs between PC's and Mac, MBP's while simple, have a very nice overall design and package. To me it may be a 5 year old design but a bit timeless.
The reason I say this, is that Mac isn't trying to reel in new purchases from current Mac owners, but is trying to expand their business by cutting into the Home PC market. In this arena, Mac notebooks really are much smaller, lighter and nicer designed than PC's. In essence they are trying to get a home PC user who typically would spend $800-1500 to spend a bit more and get a Mac
In fact, as far as I can tell the MB Air is a design fork from the MBP.
The big announcement will be the upgrades to the regular MB's. I could possibly see the inclusion of a higher end MB model to fill a hole between MB and MBP's ($1500-1600). Possibly one with discrete graphics.
I can see incremental features late this year
If you look at laptop designs between PC's and Mac, MBP's while simple, have a very nice overall design and package. To me it may be a 5 year old design but a bit timeless.
The reason I say this, is that Mac isn't trying to reel in new purchases from current Mac owners, but is trying to expand their business by cutting into the Home PC market. In this arena, Mac notebooks really are much smaller, lighter and nicer designed than PC's. In essence they are trying to get a home PC user who typically would spend $800-1500 to spend a bit more and get a Mac
In fact, as far as I can tell the MB Air is a design fork from the MBP.
The big announcement will be the upgrades to the regular MB's. I could possibly see the inclusion of a higher end MB model to fill a hole between MB and MBP's ($1500-1600). Possibly one with discrete graphics.
Down 3.6% actually. And considering that the market was expecting a bump up, it's a significant difference.
In other words - the market is yawning about all this. Until Apple drops the AT&T exclusive, there's only so much growth that this product line can have. Once that contract is up though, we should see a big bump (assuming they build one for the non-GSM networks) in stock price. I suspect that the next rev of the MBP will also bump the price.
The bulk of Apple's revenue is from the Mac, and we've not heard a mention of it today (well, a note that 10.6 will be shown this afternoon), but nothing on hardware at all. Apple clearly is moving away from their core business (not just diversifying).
In other words - the market is yawning about all this. Until Apple drops the AT&T exclusive, there's only so much growth that this product line can have. Once that contract is up though, we should see a big bump (assuming they build one for the non-GSM networks) in stock price. I suspect that the next rev of the MBP will also bump the price.
The bulk of Apple's revenue is from the Mac, and we've not heard a mention of it today (well, a note that 10.6 will be shown this afternoon), but nothing on hardware at all. Apple clearly is moving away from their core business (not just diversifying).
No, nothing new, everything is cool as it is, except price. I want MBP for $1.5 K (including Apple care), not +$2K.
In any case there is my wish list by importance:
1 reduced price
2 reduced weight.
3 longer battery life
4 quality improvements
5 option to upgrade hard drive (in a way, similar to macbook)
In any case there is my wish list by importance:
1 reduced price
2 reduced weight.
3 longer battery life
4 quality improvements
5 option to upgrade hard drive (in a way, similar to macbook)
Perhaps...
... a new redesign for the MB & MBP in Sept School return or X-Mas season. Disappointed, but not surprised.
... a new redesign for the MB & MBP in Sept School return or X-Mas season. Disappointed, but not surprised.
NO
NO
... a new redesign for the MB & MBP in Sept School return or X-Mas season. Disappointed, but not surprised.
NO
alright people pay attention
why would they redesign before nehalem? nehalem will have completely different logic boards because the memory controller will be on the cpu, and the CPU will be slightly larger (at least based on the sample anandtech has)
that will be the time to redesign the case, not now when a major hardware change is coming in 9-12 months
and why would apple waste time at a keynote to demo a piece of hardware thats only change is the chipset which makes it what? 1% faster?
come on guys lets use some common sense
I'm waiting until WWDC is officially over, on Wednesday, that way I'm sure Steve won't be rounding up the event and just as you think its over, showing off the new MBP, which was on stage the whole time, making everyone clap and cheer as the specs come up on screen.
You know, its £1,500. I dont want it updated in a week
You know, its £1,500. I dont want it updated in a week
I find that a very weak excuse. Apple has released Pro hardware at WWDC before. Who uses pro hardware? Developers perhaps?
No kidding
It's $2000 for me, but I'm making the same call. As soon as WWDC is over, though, MBP here I come...I'm waiting until WWDC is officially over, on Wednesday, that way I'm sure Steve won't be rounding up the event and just as you think its over, showing off the new MBP, which was on stage the whole time, making everyone clap and cheer as the specs come up on screen.
You know, its £1,500. I dont want it updated in a week
WWDC ends on Friday. Just sayin'
(I don't think there will be any updates until Nehalem is released.)