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MacBook Anticipation

~Shard~ said:
You would still be buying one though even if you weren't getting your tax return, right? Because either way you're still spending your own money on it... :p ;) :cool:
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I just need it to convice my wife I can afford it :p
 
sartinsauce said:
Yawn.


If it ain't one thing it's another.

Last year it was G5 Powerbooks...

This year it's Intel Macbooks.

Scraping the bottom of the barrel for news and rumors now, aren't we?

(I'm still here every few hours, what an addict!)
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But still...either way the have to come out with a new ibook or macbook verry soon. Last year they didnt have to come out with a g5 powerbook.
 
dubnluvn said:
I think if apple is going to do colors again there will be only two options:

white and black.

I would dig a black MacBook...if they did that I bet a black iMac wouldn't be far behind.
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A black iMac would look funny. I think they should just stick with white...
 
shrhaider said:
Totally. I've gone numb. No more excitement to be gained from all this speculation. I've got forum overload. I have to start limiting myself from checking this site more than once a day.
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Then check out MacRumors' RSS Feed - you can have Safari (or another RSS reader) check it throughout the day, and then tell you when new stories are posted...
 
"If that date falls through, according to reports, internal CPU sales goals at retail Apple Stores have been increased substantially starting in May. These estimates suggest Apple is expecting a boost to sales for their CPUs in the next four weeks."


Excuse me for my english but I didn't understand what does this paragraph mean and what can be inferred from it about macbooks.
 
geerlingguy said:
Then check out MacRumors' RSS Feed - you can have Safari (or another RSS reader) check it throughout the day, and then tell you when new stories are posted...
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Nah, it's not about the catching, it's the hunting we enjoy. ;)
 
Alright screw this ****. I'm done with these rumors about the macbook. I don't care anymore. They'll be released in June and shipping at the end of July, then they'll be riddled with bugs because of being Rev A, and they're won't be a solid MacBook until spring 2007. That's one year away. We have another whole year to wait for a solidly working MacBook.

*sigh*...... I only hope i'm not aggaserating tooo much... but this wait is getting rediculous.
 
Macrumors said:
The wait for the revised Intel iBook (aka MacBook) continues, ...
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The only thing I'm curious about is the price. If they can get the entry level notebook to sell for under $1000 it will be a success. If it's $1200 only the Apple-faithfull will buy it. They need to hit the $950 price point.
 
milo said:
You want a bigger screen? That's what the Pro is for.
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No offense, but that makes no sense, and I really hope apple doesn't think like you (though I bet they will). This idea that consumers don't want a bigger screen and pros don't want a smaller one is... baffling. Dell and other PC makers have both consumer and pro laptops in various sizes, and that makes sense.

I would have:
MBP: 13.3", 15.4", 17"
MB: 13.3", 15.4"

It's easy to distinguish the pro line from the consumer line with things like speed, video card, HD speed, ports, RAM capacity, expansion slots, and extras (e.g. backlit keys). There's absolutely no reason not to have a 15" consumer laptop, or a 13" pro laptop.
 
sintaxi said:
I cant believe how used to waiting I am. Even though I am waiting with great anticipation, I no longer expect a release. Anyone else feel the same?
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I know how you feel - I waited 4 months for the current iBooks to be released.
 
cashmoney said:
A black iMac would look funny. I think they should just stick with white...
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not would, does ;)
 

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nah, not gonna happen. certainly want one, but i think we'll have to wait til june.
 
AidenShaw said:
Conroe can't do dual-socket, so it can't compete with the quad.

Conroe will be in a new mini-tower form factor, which will fill the gaping hole in the lineup between the MiniMacIntel and the huge towers.

Woodcrest will be in the PMG5 replacement (dual-socket, quad-core).
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I agree.Sorry, I didn't mean to make it look like my above points were related, I meant for them to be independant. ;)
 
cashmoney said:
A black iMac would look funny. I think they should just stick with white...
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Black iMac
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and while we're at it...

Black Powerbook (yes its a Powerbook!)
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Black iBook
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While black is nice, aluminum and white just works. Now the relevance of a a product release is unlikely. And to those who are tired are rumors and are going to stop coming, you'll be back :p .
 
AidenShaw said:
Conroe can't do dual-socket, so it can't compete with the quad.

Conroe will be in a new mini-tower form factor, which will fill the gaping hole in the lineup between the MiniMacIntel and the huge towers.

Woodcrest will be in the PMG5 replacement (dual-socket, quad-core).
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Unless Intel changes pricing and target market I question if Woodcrest will be in the Apple's next tower. I think we will see dual-core Conroe's and quad-core Kentsfield in those. I have a feeling that Intel will beat its target date for Kentsfield. If Apple can get the prices it needs then Woodcrest may show up (includes the pricing for the mother board chipset)... but knowing that Kentsfield is around the corner... they may delay for a better priced and segment targeted chip.
 
shawnce said:
Unless Intel changes pricing and target market I question if Woodcrest will be in the Apple's next tower. I think we will see dual-core Conroe's and quad-core Kentsfield in those. I have a feeling that Intel will beat its target date for Kentsfield. If Apple can get the prices it needs then Woodcrest may show up (includes the pricing for the mother board chipset)... but knowing that Kentsfield is around the corner... they may delay for a better priced and segment targeted chip.
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How about Cloverton? ;) :cool:
 
macgeek2005 said:
Alright screw this ****. I'm done with these rumors about the macbook. I don't care anymore. They'll be released in June and shipping at the end of July, then they'll be riddled with bugs because of being Rev A, and they're won't be a solid MacBook until spring 2007. That's one year away. We have another whole year to wait for a solidly working MacBook.
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Nah, only the ones shipped in the first month or so will have issues. That's what happened with all the other intel models. The MBP is on revision D already, they just don't announce the fixes publicly.

QCassidy352 said:
No offense, but that makes no sense, and I really hope apple doesn't think like you (though I bet they will). This idea that consumers don't want a bigger screen and pros don't want a smaller one is... baffling.
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Consumers want a lot of things. Apple isn't able to offer every single combination of features and sizes. That's the way it goes. Sorry.

They never had a 17" ibook, did they? Or even a 15"?

I do think there is a good chance of seeing a small "pro" machine, either BTO upgrades to the 13" macbook or even a tiny Macbook Mini for maximum portability (that could cost more than the macbook).
 
Peace said:
And to think.One year ago folks were discussing when the new PPC chips were coming out not even thinking about Intel...generally

What a year!!
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Indeed. It is amazing how the Mac world was put upside down in such a little amount of time.

To the MacBook, I'm looking forward to seeing what they offer. However, my dream is a 13-inch Mac Book Pro, not a white MacBook.

I think it makes sense the MacBook *could* come out tomorrow (Tuesday), but I think it is more likely we'll be waiting another couple weeks.
 
macpastor said:
I wondered too if they would have a special release for the MacBook. However, all the people there would most likely just yawn since they were expectng it anyways. That being said, it would not surprise me if they gave invitations on this Tuesday for a special event next week. Of course everyone knows what the special event would be, but the anticipation of a radically differnt MacBook could give enough suspense that people actually go to the event to see what it up.
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sorry if someone already mentioned this, but i don't feel like reading the other pages to check. i don't think a special event would be required or even a good thing unless the macbook has some crazy new features. If there aren't new features, then i would say just release it with a press release or something. Otherwise, it will be a bunch of people sitting around looking at steve and being like, so this is just a dumbed down macbook pro, why do i care?
 
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