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MacBook Pro Supplies Constrained, Steve Jobs Says 'Not to Worry'
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Thank you for proving my point. And what caused Apple to develop all those vairous products? Arrogance - a belief that they could do anything.
And if Apple products were so good when the laptop computer market was so new, why do they only have 10% of the market today? Arrogance - because they thought they could own the entire market.
Apple learned from their mistakes - perhaps you will too someday.
yeah but then he wouldn't be able here and project and whine!
That's right, just keep drinking the cool aid - and following the 11th Commandment:
Thou shall not criticize Apple ... Ever!
If you guys weren't so funny, it would actually be quite sad.
so to get back to the original post...where is the info about a supplies constraint? I tried searching for it on google but every website that talks about it gives macrumors as their source. Is there really a supply restraint?
Yes, we did get a little off tangent, didn't we? I don't think there is a supply constraint. And if there was, I don't think it would impact Apple - Intel has a great relationship with them.
I think it is more of a marketing constraint self-imposed by Apple. The market can only take so much buzz and I think things are pretty maxed out with the iPad.
Once that gets launched and the buzz dies down, they will introduce the new MBPs. They obviously won't have as much buzz as the iPad, but Apple will get more of a PR boost by waiting than if they launched them now.
They will lose some sales to competitors during the interim period from people who consider the current MBP line over-priced and aren't willing to wait, but someone must have decided it was worth it.
My guess would be June.
yeah but then he wouldn't be able here and project and whine!
You sir are a winner!
God forbid Apple ever starts selling watter! (i'm not aware of any patents on this, hurry up Steve!)
Hahhahaa, this has all the makings of a fake, but it still is f.king hilarious!!!
MBP Shortage in Spain too.
Hi all!
I know this is another useless piece of information, but since we (almost) all here are waiting for those g'dammed laptops, I thought I might contribute with another bit of hope derived from plain speculation.
Yesterday I decided to buy the current C2D 2,8ghz MBP, since I really need a laptop for work reasons and I'm sooo tired of waiting for this new magical heaven-on-earth MBP to come. Headed downtown, to the Spanish biggest multishit retailer (El Corte Inglés, some sort of Marks & Spencer here in the promised land). Well, they don't have a single MacBook pro on their 25+ stores in Madrid, Apple Spain won't provide them with the usual weekly bulks and now one can only buy them on demand, with an estimated wait of 3weeks.
I'm hopefull that's related with the advent of the holy flying USB 5.0 equipped new powerbooks
Hi all!
I know this is another useless piece of information, but since we (almost) all here are waiting for those g'dammed laptops, I thought I might contribute with another bit of hope derived from plain speculation.
Yesterday I decided to buy the current C2D 2,8ghz MBP, since I really need a laptop for work reasons and I'm sooo tired of waiting for this new magical heaven-on-earth MBP to come. Headed downtown, to the Spanish biggest multishit retailer (El Corte Inglés, some sort of Marks & Spencer here in the promised land). Well, they don't have a single MacBook pro on their 25+ stores in Madrid, Apple Spain won't provide them with the usual weekly bulks and now one can only buy them on demand, with an estimated wait of 3weeks.
I'm hopefull that's related with the advent of the holy flying USB 5.0 equipped new powerbooks
Fool!
Guess I'm a fool; just bought a MacBook Pro 13" with the 2.53ghz and 4mb RAM and 250gb drive. Today swapping drive for 7200rpm 500gb. PC user/builder for 26 years; first MAC. It'll kill me if the new ones come out tomorrow but waiting is equally torturous.
Guess I'm a fool; just bought a MacBook Pro 13" with the 2.53ghz and 4mb RAM and 250gb drive. Today swapping drive for 7200rpm 500gb. PC user/builder for 26 years; first MAC. It'll kill me if the new ones come out tomorrow but waiting is equally torturous.
Agreed and I would like to add that BD disc is a very important feature for many people who create HD video from all those fantastic HD camcorders these days.
Is this guy threatening Steve Jobs?He wrote "I recognise the need for secrecy etc but I am really losing heart in the lack of vision for the MBP and Mac Pros. Not expecting a response but as someone who has personally switched dozens of people onto the mac way this is a sad email for me to compose."[/url]
Who is he fooling? I am at the moment also in the situation, where I want to buy a new Macbook Pro. I am even more anxious, since my current Mac broke down, and I don't have a computer at all. Com'on: If i wanted to buy a pc, I would have already. And if the guy drastically needs a mac now there are ways to get one (2nd hand, etc), and still buy the Macbook Pro when it comes.
But I am puzzled why it is taking Apple this long this time to release a new book. Are they switching to AMD?
why? an hd drive is by far cheaper and more robust to store it in, let alone, how much easier it is to operate, in a media center or a nas.
You've been ripped.
Funny and interesting....Hi all!
I know this is another useless piece of information, but since we (almost) all here are waiting for those g'dammed laptops, I thought I might contribute with another bit of hope derived from plain speculation.
Yesterday I decided to buy the current C2D 2,8ghz MBP, since I really need a laptop for work reasons and I'm sooo tired of waiting for this new magical heaven-on-earth MBP to come. Headed downtown, to the Spanish biggest multishit retailer (El Corte Inglés, some sort of Marks & Spencer here in the promised land). Well, they don't have a single MacBook pro on their 25+ stores in Madrid, Apple Spain won't provide them with the usual weekly bulks and now one can only buy them on demand, with an estimated wait of 3weeks.
I'm hopefull that's related with the advent of the holy flying USB 5.0 equipped new powerbooks
But how much easier is it to send a hard drive to a client for viewing the movie you just made them instead of a BDROM?
EDIT: And what if your client is running windows? That 4GB+ file can't be put on a FAT32 volume. Windows users can't read HFS+ volumes...
Someone posted earlier that Apple has a two week return policy - the implication from the post was that if the new MBPs come out within two weeks of when you purchased an older one, you would have the option to return it and get a new one.
I am not sure if that is actually true, just what the post said. Also, not sure what impact replacing the HD would have if it is true.
Just something to think about.
Pray they release a new version in 14 Days. Then you can return it for the new one by Apple policy.
True, but how many clients have blu ray drives? I 'd prefer to send them an sd card or a usb flash with it. Heck, you could even buy an external 2.5 disk and send them.
Or have a nice server up and running and a fast internet connection and upload it for them there, that's probably the best for me. Any half decent internet connection will be able to download it in a few hours.
Of course br is a viable option for such uses, but there are many more nowadays that's what I am saying, and it's not as if br has such market penetration that it's a standard.
In any case a blu ray drive can be an external option for these uses, but it's hardly required when you get a 2tb hd for $250.
Horrendous as Apple's pricing schemes are, I only just noticed there aren't even any official 7200rpm configs on the MBP13s?!
And OSX users can't read exFAT volumes - the portable option for large files/drives.
seriously?
the last update was in June 2009. that is NOT that long.
Perhaps what you meant to ask was about the Mac Pro. THAT has had a 'prolonged wait'
the last update was in June 2009. that is NOT that long.
Perhaps what you meant to ask was about the Mac Pro. THAT has had a 'prolonged wait'
That's how it is in the UK at least. 14 days, exchange or refund, no questions asked, no "restocking fee" if opened, nothing!
While your point is valid, I have two counterpoints:
1) actually I cannot buy a used or refurb as my company will not allow it (actually the granting agency from which we get our money will not allow it).
2) A refurb/used MBP costs as much as a new Sony/HP/Dell so my point still remains.