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MacBook Pro Update Due for Launch as Soon as Tomorrow?

Oh whatever, I am buying a MBP by the end of this month when I have the cash ready. I could care less if it is the latest one out or not. I am sure that whatever I buy will suit my needs for years to come.
 
metalblaze said:
Apologies...if it has already been discussed...I am at an airport, and dont have the time to scroll through all the pages before my flight departure:

http://www.9to5mac.com/new-macbook-pros-5464563


Looks like a hoax to me anyway.....
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lol good instinct. It is a hoax and it has been discussed... ad nauseum. Someone from here went and gave 9to5 a "tip" to see if he'd post it, and he did, so we know to discount everything that ever comes up on that website. Have a good flight.
 
metalblaze said:
Apologies...if it has already been discussed...I am at an airport, and dont have the time to scroll through all the pages before my flight departure:

http://www.9to5mac.com/new-macbook-pros-5464563


Looks like a hoax to me anyway.....
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9to5mac said:
Update: We've received multiple tips that there would be Pro updates in the coming days. This latest one about the MacBook Pros may have been fake. Shame on us.
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I think it could still happen, though. I still believe AppleMayhem had a credible story, and he said the 16th would be the day. Here's hoping.
 
Hopefully its tomorrow or the 16th for the MBP, but im done getting my hopes up. All this waiting is especially frusterating for me because this is my first mac and i am sure the c2d model will suit my needs for years. I am just a tech junkie waiting for the next best thing. :(
 
6-0 Prolene said:
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I think it could still happen, though. I still believe AppleMayhem had a credible story, and he said the 16th would be the day. Here's hoping.
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Im with u on that, but if apple mayhem was wrong he should ...

If they do release mbp tomorrow/tuesday how many of u all are going to order an ipad too?

Perhaps apple is trying to lure us in by the wait and then the relief when they come out...
 
Just for fun, I'm gonna believe that this rumour is entirely true and that we're going to see the refresh next Tuesday. Just to thumb my nose at all the naysayers if it does come true... heh.
 
rhinosrcool said:
As I've stated before, No Way does Apple realease the updated MBPs before the iPad is released!

Yes, I know that they are two different categories, but the MBPs would definitely steal a lot of the iPad's thunder.

I, too, would love to have the MBPs. Unfortunately, we are all just going to have to wait a while longer...
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Interesting.... and what is your prediction for International (Int) since we won't get the iPad before the end of April ? I also believed that once, but with different date for the iPad release (US vs Int) and knowing that about 50% of the sales are Int, I'm not sure about that anymore. End of April will be a shame for Apple... Friends around me already have there i7 laptop... but of course, they had to pay the ultimate price... being on Windows :eek:
 
Quad Core Politics etc.

YEP I'm ready too....i5/i7 would be a great refresh - the politics with upgrading every tuesday kills us all. PC's are far ahead right now in terms of processors. I went through the models and upgrade strategies here on my blog.
 
macreviewz said:
YEP I'm ready too....i5/i7 would be a great refresh - the politics with upgrading every tuesday kills us all. PC's are far ahead right now in terms of processors. I went through the models and upgrade strategies here on my blog.
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I'm willing to bet money that there will be no quad-core i5s or i7s in the MBPs this time around.

And do you really think that Apple is worried that dual-core mobile i5s and i7s are going to cannibalize Xeon-based Mac Pro sales? That's one of the craziest things I've ever heard.
 
I know this is a fake (now) but I'm really hoping they release by the first week in April. I finally got my company to approve me a MacBook Pro 17" (was pretty easy actually, but nevertheless...) to go in tandem with my 24" iMac (2.8GHz C2D) and we have our national conference in Las Vegas this April that I'll be attending, and we'll need to do on-site video and photo editing (graphic designer here).

It was hard for IT to come in and say "ok, what do you want" (pretty much a blank check) and tell them to wait until early April. They don't blame me though, I have a Quad Core i5 750 in my Windows machine and it screams, I'll wait for the performance boost.
 
Update: 9 to 5 Mac now reports that the cited source may have been a hoax, although it notes that it has received multiple tips of a MacBook Pro release in the very near future.

:mad:
 
rhinosrcool said:
Yes, I know that they are two different categories, but the MBPs would definitely steal a lot of the iPad's thunder.
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I doubt a new MBP announcement will hurt the iPad in any way. I think only an inconsequential percentage of Apple's iPad customer base would change plans for an iPad and choose a MBP instead.
 
j-traxx said:
check consumer reports. they value their customers and the customers respond in a undeniable fashion. what are you? a troll?
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Ease up on the apple kool aid rumplestilskin! A fanboy and his money are soon parted. Teach Apple a lesson by closing your wallet
 
complexcommunic said:
lol good instinct. It is a hoax and it has been discussed... ad nauseum. Someone from here went and gave 9to5 a "tip" to see if he'd post it, and he did, so we know to discount everything that ever comes up on that website. Have a good flight.
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sorry to push this further but can you link to where this person "from here went and gave 9to5 a tip to see if hed post it and he did"? The way this played out interests me.

Thanks ahead of time.
 
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