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MacBook Pro Update Due for Launch as Soon as Tomorrow?

I am going to buy a 13" MacBook Pro as soon as the new ones become available. Hopefully that is soon and not in June.
 
What's even more interesting about the recent additions to the Apple refurb store is that all of those models weren't there yesterday. Thanks to a break-in at my house and a stolen laptop, I've been regularly perusing the Apple store over the past few days to see what's available for a replacement.

That's a serious flood of MBPs compared to what was listed yesterday. Airs too, for that matter.
 
when the store is closed

Seems like we never really know for certain until they take the store offline.
</sigh>
 
Accipiter said:
What's even more interesting about the recent additions to the Apple refurb store is that all of those models weren't there yesterday. Thanks to a break-in at my house and a stolen laptop, I've been regularly perusing the Apple store over the past few days to see what's available for a replacement.

That's a serious flood of MBPs compared to what was listed yesterday. Airs too, for that matter.
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And they are all MacBooks and Mac pros.
No Minis or iMacs. Only stuff waiting for upgrade.
 
Maybe if we guess that the next tuesday is release day for the next 2 years, maybe one time we'll be right.
 
I so want this new release soon. I have the money ready to purchase my first apple computer, the MBP 13". I just find it a bit odd on the MBP part of the apple site it still says 'The new Macbook Pro Family'. Surely if they were soon to be releasing a update they would have altered it?
 
Accipiter said:
Thanks to a break-in at my house and a stolen laptop, I've been regularly perusing the Apple store over the past few days to see what's available for a replacement.
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I had a very similar thing happen and fortunately my insurance is covering replacing my powerbook with a nice new MBP.

I swear someone at Apple is just toying with everyone.
 
Well, I´m afraid that everything seems to suggest today there won´t be update, i suppose we´ll have to wait until next ... tuesday?
 
droll said:
And they are all MacBooks and Mac pros.
No Minis or iMacs. Only stuff waiting for upgrade.
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Minis were there last night, including the server version with Snow Leopard Server.

(sigh) It's like waiting at a bar for someone to show up. And it's pretty late - you hope that they're worth it.
 
macbook pro updates

Personally, since Steve Jobs was quoted to say that 2010 is the year of the macs and they're going to "take them to the next level", I think that a keynote will be announced. I don't think it will be just an update on the site but I think Steve Jobs will unveil the new macs on stage.

Hopefully this will happen when they announce the 4.0 SDK...or sooner
 
Is it definately a Tuesday all the announcements are made? Were the late 2009 iMacs not on a Thursday or a Friday? Good news about all the MacBooks on the refurb store! Would love to see updates soon as I can get awesome discount on it if it's in the next week or so!
 
my guess is the new MBPs are dependent on 10.6.3... once that finally releases, they will announce the MBPs...
 
NewGenAdam said:
This sounds a bit melodramatic, but I'm frankly frustrated and upset that Apple continues to flog outdated hardware in its supposed top-of-the-line, professional computers.

It's a bit rude to consumers, and particularly us who are so fond of Apple.

I realise their broadening casual market of tech-agnostics is changing their profit focus from us, but the present specs and cost are insult to the ignorance of the casual consumer and to the dedication of the core consumer.

Come on, Apple!
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Hear, hear! Apple needs to keep their promises.
 
drinu89 said:
Personally, since Steve Jobs was quoted to say that 2010 is the year of the macs and they're going to "take them to the next level", I think that a keynote will be announced. I don't think it will be just an update on the site but I think Steve Jobs will unveil the new macs on stage.

Hopefully this will happen when they announce the 4.0 SDK...or sooner
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In that case, I would be happy with just an event announcement. Hopefully one that is just a next week event rather than the month or so build up to the iPad release event. Really ready for the MBP updates. This will be my first laptop of any kind that is actually mine and not the company's.
 
other thing to keep in mind as we ever-so-patiently wait is that Apple likes to have the announcement space to themselves and generally in non-holiday weeks.

last week was GDC - and Apple got great press through the Steam announcement.

this week - is Microsoft's Mix 10 with Windows 7 Mobile as the big Apple-competing show. Apple gets residual press through the inevitable comparisons to iPhone. But it's Microsoft's event. And, it's also SXSW in Austin. if anything, you have to wonder if Microsoft made the right choice - they could've moved Mix to Austin and run concurrently with SXSW.

next week is SES New York 2010; doesn't sound too big - let's hope that it's not enough to delay new Apple product.


ps and i'd love to be wrong and picking up a new Mac tomorrow.
 
Well, yes, the MBP are "outdated" technology, but they're still damn powerful machines. Let's be realistic here. Down here in "aussie land", I've only noticed PC based i3/i5 laptops in the past 6-8 weeks, so Apple isn't that far behind the ball imho.

When I go to pick up the new Mac tomorrow night, I'm gonna try and upgrade it to a 15" with the sales guy, it's only $300 or so more, worth it. Why didn't I think about that on Saturday lol...

Dave
 
drinu89 said:
Personally, since Steve Jobs was quoted to say that 2010 is the year of the macs and they're going to "take them to the next level"
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Well, looking at latest problem's with iMacs, some previous problems with first unibody macbooks it might be better if Apple postpone new flagships models just to be sure that there will be no problems.
Personally I can wait if this is the reason.

From other hand, Steve might get some bad news about his health and he decided to change the world with his iPad.
If this is the case then all Apple power can be focused on iPad launch.
And they have a lot of ammo to be used. They already influenced publishing business and web technology. And this is just the beginning.
No doubt if successful iPad will change the world. And Steve so.
 
dpastern,

I think the point a lot of us are trying to make is that the "power" of a machine is a relative thing. In particular, when considering the value of a MBP, one must consider not only the absolute specifications, but also the power of the system in relation to its price point. This is where the MBPs have really begun to show their age. They have been statically priced for many months now, and while they provided a very reasonable value when they were initially released, a strong argument can be made that this is no longer the case. Also, while the newer core i3,i5 and i7 chips have only started showing up in laptops in the past month or so, the 9400/9600 video cards in the MBPs have been outdated for quite a while.
 
nomad421 said:
dpastern,

I think the point a lot of us are trying to make is that the "power" of a machine is a relative thing. In particular, when considering the value of a MBP, one must consider not only the absolute specifications, but also the power of the system in relation to its price point. This is where the MBPs have really begun to show their age. They have been statically priced for many months now, and while they provided a very reasonable value when they were initially released, a strong argument can be made that this is no longer the case. Also, while the newer core i3,i5 and i7 chips have only started showing up in laptops in the past month or so, the 9400/9600 video cards in the MBPs have been outdated for quite a while.
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Amen to that.
Others can say what they want, but imo, it's just criminal to ask such prices for the current MBP's.
 
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