MacBook Pro Upgrade At Photokina?

[mrdice87]

live updates?

are any of the rumors sites going to be posting live updates like they usually do for such events?

 

[shadowx]

If new MBP has x1800 or better, I will be buying.
If not, 24'' iMac.
If new MBP has x1600 still, but has new enclosure, and old MBP drops enough in price, I might bite on the old one.

X1700... maybe. The x1800 generates way too much heat - the MBP doesn't need more heat

 

[tekmoe]

are any of the rumors sites going to be posting live updates like they usually do for such events?

i am wondering the same thing. chances are if the store is down by the time most of us wake up tomorrow morning, we are in for a surprise.

 

[Clydefrog]

I know you are joking, right?? When I first saw the 19in (or was it 20in?) Acer model in a store I literally burst out laughing much to the distaste of the salesmen trying to sell one to a college student... the thing looks absolutely ridiculous. I would be shocked if Jobs didn't laugh as hard as I did - besides, Apple already has a "portable" 20in system... it's called an iMac

.00001% chance of that happening... most of the other stuff you mention I agree with, though.

the apple rep at compusa showed me the 20in acer i burst out laughing. The thing is undescribable

 

[cwe]

are any of the rumors sites going to be posting live updates like they usually do for such events?

Yeah, I'd like to know how we can find out for sure about an update (if any) tomorrow. Also, I noticed that when our local Apple store closed here in OKC tonight, all the salesmen had a "meeting" in the restaurant next door. May not mean a thing, but come on, it was Sunday night and the store was closed. They looked pretty serious sitting in there, too. Wonder what THAT means? Maybe they were getting ready for big sales tomorrow??

 

[daneoni]

By this time tomorrow we'll know for sure...well maybe by this time wednesday at the absolute most.

 

[PCMacUser]

the apple rep at compusa showed me the 20in acer i burst out laughing. The thing is undescribable

Hey don't make fun. I'm sure there are thousands of people who would enjoy carrying one of those around. No? Hundreds? Um, okay, dozens? No? Anyone? Oh.

 

[nodabs]

There is no sales tax? Is this year round?

Yes, this is year round.

Where do you live?

I live in Pennsylvania... the Mac store in Christiana Mall, DE is about 1hr, 30 min away from me. The Mac store in PA is about 45 min.

 

[sblasl]

They looked pretty serious sitting in there, too. Wonder what THAT means? Maybe they were getting ready for big sales tomorrow??

The cash drawer came up short and they were trying to figure out the story they were going to tell Steve...

 

[generik]

I'm starting to think that the 20" iMac is one of the most economically priced computers out there right now. And the 24" maybe even more so, since screens that big cost a fortune on their own. It's just a shame they don't have better graphics cards...

But yeah, bring on the new MBP's!

Ironically I will gladly buy a Mac Pro any day over the 24" iMac. It is silly to get that unless you just *must* get that screen *now*, and if your work really demands that then obviously the processor won't be good enough either

 

[DJMastaWes]

Sigh, I'm only going to get home at around 5:30PM! The event starts at 10:30AM! The suspense is going to kill. Any chance the update will be up on the apple site by 12:15PM if the event is at 10:30AM?

Yeah, I'd like to know how we can find out for sure about an update (if any) tomorrow. Also, I noticed that when our local Apple store closed here in OKC tonight, all the salesmen had a "meeting" in the restaurant next door. May not mean a thing, but come on, it was Sunday night and the store was closed. They looked pretty serious sitting in there, too. Wonder what THAT means? Maybe they were getting ready for big sales tomorrow??

I find this hard to belive.

 

[jericho878]

MacScoop (aka MacOSXRumors) follow-up on MBP @ Photokina rumors: Link

Anyway, in the case there's no MacBook Pro update tomorrow, we can expect the new line-up to be released in a matter of weeks. MacScoop

Seems like they're backing away from a MBP announcement at Photokina tomorrow. Really, a special event for Aperture?

Sources have actually told us that Apple will not make any major hardware announcement until early 2007. MacScoop

The question is, "what qualifies as major?"

 

[iJawn108]

Well let's all hope for the best tomorrow and the macbook pro of our dreams is unleashed. Upgradable HDD please!!!


Working tomorrow whatever the updates are will be on my mind the entire time.

 

[tekmoe]

MacScoop (aka MacOSXRumors) follow-up on MBP @ Photokina rumors: Link


The question is, "what qualifies as major?"

can't get the page to load but that's not good news IMO. looks like the chances of a mbp being released tomorrow have suddenly went down dramatically. ah well.

 

[topgun072003]

I agree that we are all going crazy over this. I've been keeping watch since post 1. I'm on this site almost every waking hour....it's pretty ridiculous. Its gotten to the point to where my friends at work have told me that I have a problem...Its not my fault that STEVE does this to us with every new release.

 

[Multimedia]

Downside Is They Need ALL 2.33GHz Meroms For MacBook Pros

IMO, if they had enough chips to stick in their 'consumer' grade iMacs, they better have enough chips to stick in their 'pro' grade laptops. again, IMO.

Downside Is They Need ALL 2.33GHz Meroms For MacBook Pros. Much lower yield of that speed in the production ramp up. Thus the delay. If the expo doesn't start until Tuesday, then yes Tuesday. But if the expo starts tomorrow, Monday, then they will get the go tomorrow morning. I've lost track of which day the Photokina expo opens in Germany. Remeber they didn't announce the 17" MBP at NAB until the morning the expo opened.

Photokina 2006 Expo runs 10AM Tuesday 26th September thru Sunday 1st October. So Tuesday will be the day. But we should be able to find out by 1AM Pacific 4AM East.

"Approximately 160,000 visitors from 140 countries are expected in Cologne, Germany and around 1,600 suppliers from 50 countries are present at the Photokina event."

 

[meepm00pmeep]

*fingers crossed* here's hoping...

all i want for the upgrade would be C2D and a black color for the 17"

 

[DHagan4755]

ah-hah MacOSXRumors/Mac Scoops said no major hardware until 2007. Pretty much blows-up everyone's hopes for a radical re-design of the MacBook Pro. I hope they're wrong but I bet they are right!

 

[Multimedia]

20" MBP Red Herring

• 1920 x 1200 screen in NEW 19-20" Model - 20%

I know you are joking, right?? When I first saw the 19in (or was it 20in?) Acer model in a store I literally burst out laughing much to the distaste of the salesmen trying to sell one to a college student... the thing looks absolutely ridiculous. I would be shocked if Jobs didn't laugh as hard as I did - besides, Apple already has a "portable" 20in system... it's called an iMac

.00001% chance of that happening... most of the other stuff you mention I agree with, though.

Yeah I just threw it in as a red herring. Thanks for not taking me seriously. But do they make that res in a 17" panel?

 

[DHagan4755]

I think if Apple announces the MacBook Pro tomorrow, some models may have a 2-3 week wait. This might explain why the high-end models have higher build times; because the production has ceased on them, while older models can be liquidated after the new models are released.

 

[tekmoe]

ah-hah MacOSXRumors/Mac Scoops said no major hardware until 2007. Pretty much blows-up everyone's hopes for a radical re-design of the MacBook Pro. I hope they're wrong but I bet they are right!

yeah, that's a shame.

 

[mrdice87]

I think if Apple announces the MacBook Pro tomorrow, some models may have a 2-3 week wait. This might explain why the high-end models have higher build times; because the production has ceased on them, while older models can be liquidated after the new models are released.

does that post even make sense? not trying to be mean or anything, but I don't get it...

 

[tekmoe]

I think if Apple announces the MacBook Pro tomorrow, some models may have a 2-3 week wait. This might explain why the high-end models have higher build times; because the production has ceased on them, while older models can be liquidated after the new models are released.

i would think it would be wise for apple to announce the mbp's with c2d and then put the current mbp's on the sale page to get rid of them quicker. seems like it would help push both products; people who want to save money would buy the mbp cd and people who want the new mbp c2d would eagerly pre-order.

not much longer to go til we find out...

 

[meepm00pmeep]

i wish they would allow the option of laser engraving like they do for the iPods... that would so ROCK!

 

[mrdice87]

btw... this thread is the third most viewed and replied thread in recent macrumors history. and it might not even be over yet...