AppleKrate said:
I swear it was down a minute ago
(unless I just screwed up
)I'm not even waiting for a mbp
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I swear it was down a minute ago
(unless I just screwed up
)I'm not even waiting for a mbp
blackstarliner said:I'm not even waiting for a mbp
Wow, and I thought I had nothin better to do!
AppleKrate said:
and I'm not even at work either
am about to buy a nano for the missus though... or should I wait until the merom nano comes out?
Multimedia said:I have the original 1.25GHz G4 Aluminum 15" PB from 3 years ago. It has a screen resolution of 1280 x 854 - the same width as and only 54 pixels higher than today's MacBook. I've decided that I want the 17" MBP with the 24" Dell 2007wfp.
So I think you should get the 17" MBP and the Dell 24" 2007 wfp for around $700 when it's on sale. Why? Well when you look closely, the 17" only weighs 1.2 pounds more than the 15" and dimensions are only 1.3 inches wider and .8 inches deeper than the 15" model - hardly a burden to any desk's footprint. Plus it's only $300 or 13% more for a lot more features like a 3rd USB2 port, FW 800, the best graphics offered and the much higher resolution 1680x1050 screen - +400 x +196 more than what I have now.
I'm thinking of the MacBook Pro as a C2D Desktop that I can take with me sometimes when I need to go mobile. Also at the University, you will stand out as they gal-guy with the latest greatest and biggest state-of-the-art mobile Mac out there.
I'm getting all worked up over tommorow being the day. The anticipation is really getting to me.
Cheers for the input! At the moment I think its going to be the 17" MBP but that may change if the 15" get fw800 and DL drive. I see your point about the desk space, which is true, and I have a Crumpler Sticky Date that can take up to a 17" laptop. Its just wether i have the means at the moment. I considered a 15" and the ACD 20" at one point aswell, but I can get the dell 2007wfp for £300 on deal at the mo, and through the apple edu store the ACD is £439. The dell has more inputs, so I can connect my ps2 aswell, the firewire hub on the ACD, I'd probably never use and apart from asthetics is the only advantage. Oh and a note to u.k students at least, when you buy using eductaion discount do so through your university/college network, it opens up another store with even more discount!!
P.S. I'm a guy!
AppleKrate said:
Last time I looked the stock 2.16GHz 15" MBP was £1445 if I remember right. On the normal education store its £1563, so another £118 off, which ain't bad. About 7.5% discount on the normal edu discount. I can't remember other prices so can't confirm its 7.5% on all items.
From what I know, although they pre-announced them several weeks ago, Dell Core Duos actually started shipping on Sept. 12. That's just 6 days ago, not 3+ weeks ago. When announced (maybe tomorrow), the MBPs will be shipping immediately. So, that would be about a 1 week gap, the same as Apple's delay in launching the CD MBPs (probably to clear as much inventory as possible, and to not overlap with the introduction with last week's iTunes/iPod announcements).ready2switch said:
Multimedia said:Now That The Student Deal Is Over, It's Time For A Refresh!. I agree it's better than 50-50 chance tomorrow will see the refresh. Let's all focus on mentally forcing Apple Marketing to make their move tomorrow!
I'm still on for tomorrow being the day, as long as apple maintains the precedent with what they did with the iMacs before the "It's Showtime" event last week.
AppleKrate said:
If you're going to school for programming type courses - you should see if you can get an ADC Student membership ($100 per year) over there.
At least in the US, I get roughly 20% off (the pre-configured MBP's go for $1,599 $1,999 and $2,239 respectively, as opposed to $1,999 $2,499 and $2,799).
Note that this is a one-time purchase... once you do it, you will never get this discount again (unless you upgrade your membership).
Aly and Slakerr, thanks so much for letting us know about the extra discount and the free Applecare on the UK Uni applestore portal... now I don't feel so guilty about spending so much time hangin out on this site!
nevir said:
As far as the discounts go, I believe you don't get a discount on AppleCare with ADC but you do with student discount $349 vs. $239, add in the cost of the student membership-- $99 and everything comes out to be about the same, if you are going to get AppleCare.
MacinDoc said:
While I'm sure all of that is true and logical, PC buyers have been able to see exactly what they're getting for at least 3 weeks. Apple is stretching out the anticipation just for the satisfaction of saying "now shipping"? Seems a bit anticlimactic for a simple processor upgrade. I won't be the only one disappointed if that's all we get.
It's less about that and more about clearing the channels of old stock. But it is true that Apple does not like to share the limelight, and usually doesn't make announcements on the same day as another company.ready2switch said:
ChickenSwartz said:
You're correct on the Applecare pricing, but the 15" MBP w/ applecare (configured with a 7200 rpm drive) is $2,428 on the ADC store, while it's $2,628 at the student store - saves me $100, plus gives a few perks as far as the rest of ADC goes.
Of course this could change once the Merom ones come out - but in my limited browsing of the ADC store, nearly all the hardware is 20-25% off.
Well I hope Apple keeps with the ethos of having the same processor in both the MB and MBP lines. It's worked extremely well and aside from the so-called "shortages" of Merom chips (which hasn't stopped every major manufacturer already announcing and in many cases shipping desktops, laptops and bloody tablets for both consumer and pro already) I don't see any reason why Apple should undo a good idea.
Machead III said:
After looking at the new iMac line-up again, I kind of don't see a reason why Apple wouldn't put C2D in MBP's as well as MB's at the same time. Put 2.0GHz and 2.16GHz in the MB's and 2.16GHz and 2.33GHz in the MBP.
Yeah, I see this as a distinct possibility. Keep your hope up.
HecubusPro said:
Or, if they really want to differentiate the black MacBook, give that one the Core2. Then, at least, the price jump would be justified.
Lol
lol, can't believe I forgot to mention the free applecare. Also for £54 you get free pickup, but i think thats aimed at institutions rather than individuals! and of note, you can buy one of each item each year. e.g. Buy a macbookpro now, you'll have to wait till this time next year to get the then long awaited santa rose revision
edit: if one person says sanata rose is a complete update and not just a revision, I will SCREAM!!!! can't be arsed with a what santa rose will be discussion until we get the merom MBPs!!
lol, can't believe I forgot to mention the free applecare. Also for £54 you get free pickup, but i think thats aimed at institutions rather than individuals! and of note, you can buy one of each item each year. e.g. Buy a macbookpro now, you'll have to wait till this time next year to get the then long awaited santa rose revision
edit: if one person says sanata rose is a complete update and not just a revision, I will SCREAM!!!! can't be arsed with a what santa rose will be discussion until we get the merom MBPs!!