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MacBook Anticipation
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All the items on the UK store say ready in 2 days. Most probably because of the May bank holiday.
Two Weeks Unopened Full Refund - Return Shipping Paid By Apple
Two weeks unopened for full refund and returned at Apple's expense - they send a return shipping label to you. Opened I'm not sure. You can call an Apple Sales Rep to get that answer.Azadre said:
Don't hold your breath
I just talked to someone who works at an apple store in my area. He told me not to hold my breath. We will be lucky to see this thing in June. According to him it is not happening in May.
SO after that I went to Best buy and went shopping for a sony...That bums me out! ONly becasue I need one by early June. The current ibook just seems old to me (in computer years)..I will try and wait a few more weeks.
bummer
I just talked to someone who works at an apple store in my area. He told me not to hold my breath. We will be lucky to see this thing in June. According to him it is not happening in May.
SO after that I went to Best buy and went shopping for a sony...That bums me out! ONly becasue I need one by early June. The current ibook just seems old to me (in computer years)..I will try and wait a few more weeks.
bummer
ah well. Im not planning on buying yet, but if it looks good and i feel i want it, i'll get it after i go on holiday. So it will either be an August buy or a January buy. The thing is, ALOT of people want a Macbook, and then theres the schools. So Apple are, IMO stocking up on Macbooks maybe? But then, more and more people start waiting, so... i dont know. I just want to gaze at it. BAH! humbug.
Hang In There Mikea - It Will So Be Worth The Wait
Point emphasis by ~Shard~'s simultaneous post a few seconds after mine.
It will so be worth the wait. Hang in there. Figure out a temporary contingency plan until they ship. It's gotta be in June. Perhaps even late May. Even though that guy is an Apple Store employee, even he doesn't know exactly when it's gonna happen.mikea said:
Point emphasis by ~Shard~'s simultaneous post a few seconds after mine.
mikea said:
As has been stated and proved in these Forums many, many, many times before, Apple Store employees know nothing when it comes to product updates and releases. Apple keeps them in the dark. Plain and simple. You might as well ask your cat for its opinion on when the MacBooks will come out, as it will be just about as accurate.
Not saying this isn't going to be the case of course, but if it is, it will be more of a coincidence than anything that the Apple Store employee got it right.
The current ibook just seems old to me (in computer years)..I will try and wait a few more weeks.
but does it do what it needs to do?
but does it do what it needs to do?
I am getting desperate - when is the MacBook coming? I am really close to buying a MacBook Pro instead (probably what Apple want me to do). The only thing that is holding me back is that I do not really need a powerful computer and the that I am worried about the rumours that the new MacBook will be something completely new.
My question is: Do you think that the new MacBook will be a complete redesign or just a slightly modified IBook with "Intel inside"?
My question is: Do you think that the new MacBook will be a complete redesign or just a slightly modified IBook with "Intel inside"?
Well, the "Macbook" should be out any day now, because I went ahead and ordered a new iBook G4 yesterday from Apple--this is how my luck usually runs.
My iBook G3 (dual USB) is now 5 years old, and is giving me too much trouble, so I could wait no longer. Too frustrating.
I figure the new iBook will last me 2-3 years, anyway, before it is obsolete.
My iBook G3 (dual USB) is now 5 years old, and is giving me too much trouble, so I could wait no longer. Too frustrating.
I figure the new iBook will last me 2-3 years, anyway, before it is obsolete.
Don't open your iMac yet!
Oh, dude, don't open it yet! The new Macbook WILL be out any day, as they have to catch that lucrative educational market. My 12" 867mhz g4 powerbook is dying (screen faling apart, antennae cable sticking out, dead dvd drive, missing keys, no cover over the ram slot), but they new macbook will easily be 4x faster than the G4 models, and will last far longer than a G4, so I'm holding out.
The Macbook has been in production, and as the rumors go, it's only a matter of the marketing department giving the green light to announce it. My hope is that they announce the Macbook this week, so that they have the full consumer line-up available when their advertising sweeps start this week.
So if you can resist, don't open it for two weeks -- I believe you can send an unopen Mac back to apple within that period for a full refund!
perugina said:Well, the "Macbook" should be out any day now, because I went ahead and ordered a new iBook G4 yesterday from Apple--this is how my luck usually runs.
My iBook G3 (dual USB) is now 5 years old, and is giving me too much trouble, so I could wait no longer. Too frustrating.
I figure the new iBook will last me 2-3 years, anyway, before it is obsolete.
Oh, dude, don't open it yet! The new Macbook WILL be out any day, as they have to catch that lucrative educational market. My 12" 867mhz g4 powerbook is dying (screen faling apart, antennae cable sticking out, dead dvd drive, missing keys, no cover over the ram slot), but they new macbook will easily be 4x faster than the G4 models, and will last far longer than a G4, so I'm holding out.
The Macbook has been in production, and as the rumors go, it's only a matter of the marketing department giving the green light to announce it. My hope is that they announce the Macbook this week, so that they have the full consumer line-up available when their advertising sweeps start this week.
So if you can resist, don't open it for two weeks -- I believe you can send an unopen Mac back to apple within that period for a full refund!
Apple employees know no more than we do.. I think they like to think they do.. But they don't. I was in one a few days ago and they were spitting me a bunch of knowledge that well, I had read on here earlier that morning. they know nothing, no one knows anything.. Period.mikea said:
I will wait, because it will be faster, it will be cooler, and it will run windows. if its not out by Mid June, I'm buying an ibook G4 and then hocking it on ebay.. I don't care if I'm out a couple hundred bucks, Hell, its the interest I've aquired in my savings account waiting for the darn thing.
bugsitter, hold it for two more.. I think first or second week of May. (probobly the same day the new Zelda comes out and then I will have to try and decide what will get my attention.. new laptop or game I've been waiting for for 4 years.. I'm a girl, and I love me some Zelda.)
Don't listen to Apple store employees, they know nothing.
$1099
1.5Ghz Intel Core Solo
40GB Hard Drive
512mb ram
Combo Drive
Front Row/iSight
Intel Integrated Graphics
$1399
1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo
60GB Hard Drive
512mb ram
4x Superdrive
Front Row/iSight
Intel Integrated Graphics
......nothing too special. Definetly not something to wait for.
1.5Ghz Intel Core Solo
40GB Hard Drive
512mb ram
Combo Drive
Front Row/iSight
Intel Integrated Graphics
$1399
1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo
60GB Hard Drive
512mb ram
4x Superdrive
Front Row/iSight
Intel Integrated Graphics
......nothing too special. Definetly not something to wait for.
One of two things is going on here:Tmog said:
1) Apple redesigned the MacBook to be completely different from the iBook. This explains why it is taking so long for Apple to release it.
2) The new MacBook will look exactly like a iBook only it will have intel inside; all other specs will be almost the same. Apple has had the design finished for months, they are just waiting to release it hoping we'll buy a MacBook Pro instead.
BugSitter said:
Well then, be prepared for paradise, because theres no way it'll be any worse than that.
Two Weeks Unopened Apple Pays Return Shipping & Issues You A Full Refund
I completely agree with BugSitter that you will seriously regret not waiting for the Core Duo MacBooks. They will run almost as fast as the MBPs for a fraction of the cost. And they will come out any week now. Figure out a contingency plan and send it back. Call them right away to tell them you've changed your mind Professor Perugina.
Sorry for the redundant post. Can't remember when where I post stuff.
perugina said:Well, the "Macbook" should be out any day now, because I went ahead and ordered a new iBook G4 yesterday from Apple--this is how my luck usually runs.
My iBook G3 (dual USB) is now 5 years old, and is giving me too much trouble, so I could wait no longer. Too frustrating.
I figure the new iBook will last me 2-3 years, anyway, before it is obsolete.
That's right BugSitter. You can call Apple and ask them for return label and they will pay return shipping as long as you ship it within two weeks of receipt and you will get a full refund perugina.BugSitter said:
I completely agree with BugSitter that you will seriously regret not waiting for the Core Duo MacBooks. They will run almost as fast as the MBPs for a fraction of the cost. And they will come out any week now. Figure out a contingency plan and send it back. Call them right away to tell them you've changed your mind Professor Perugina.
Sorry for the redundant post. Can't remember when where I post stuff.
Thanks BugSitter and Multimedia for the advice, and I know you are both right! But, my problem is that my little old iBook is hardly running, and I have an article due in two weeks that I must finish and submit (I'm a professor).
I can't return the iBook G4 I just ordered, because I had it customized to up the memory and hard drive so it would run faster.
In a couple days I will have a new computer, much faster than what I have now, and can get my work done without fighting this one all day long. And, after a couple years, I will either try and sell the G4, or give it to a family member, and then buy whatever revision of the Macbook that is then on the market.
I have been reading this site almost daily for a couple of months anticipating any Macbook info available, and have been really impressed with the support and knowledge shared. What a great resource!
I can't return the iBook G4 I just ordered, because I had it customized to up the memory and hard drive so it would run faster.
In a couple days I will have a new computer, much faster than what I have now, and can get my work done without fighting this one all day long. And, after a couple years, I will either try and sell the G4, or give it to a family member, and then buy whatever revision of the Macbook that is then on the market.
I have been reading this site almost daily for a couple of months anticipating any Macbook info available, and have been really impressed with the support and knowledge shared. What a great resource!
Well At Least You Only Need It For Writing
Well from what you've written it looks like you just need a writing computer for like MS Word 2004. So if that's the case your 1.33 GHz 12" or 1.42 GHz 14" iBook will be fine. You could also sell it for a few hundred less right away and eat the difference for the new one when it comes out. Just be ready to sell it as soon as the new one is out to get the most money for it. Check out the Opera Web Browser for speed and fit on that iBook. I just found it through another post here and it would be especially good on that small screen because it has a fit to width mode you will love. Good Luck.perugina said:Thanks BugSitter and Multimedia for the advice, and I know you are both right! But, my problem is that my little old iBook is hardly running, and I have an article due in two weeks that I must finish and submit (I'm a professor).
I can't return the iBook G4 I just ordered, because I had it customized to up the memory and hard drive so it would run faster.
In a couple days I will have a new computer, much faster than what I have now, and can get my work done without fighting this one all day long. And, after a couple years, I will either try and sell the G4, or give it to a family member, and then buy whatever revision of the Macbook that is then on the market.
I have been reading this site almost daily for a couple of months anticipating any Macbook info available, and have been really impressed with the support and knowledge shared. What a great resource!
Multimedia said:
I don't think he's interested in selling the iBook any time soon, and I don't blame him. It's a great machine.
Heck, I just got a G3 iBook, and it doesn't everything my Dual G4 Tower does, except for play Doom 3.