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MacBook Pro Upgrade At Photokina?

hmpf

gee. all this ipod-deal-confusion.

just to report something i experienced when i wanted to buy my mbp. i went to the mac store to buy it but the salesman told me to wait because there would be an update for the mbps. well, that was four days or so before the expo in paris and guess what: i'm still waiting! but nevertheless the guy who works in the applestore where i study told me too to wait. well, seems like a good sign. but they both told me that they also know the rumors - not more.
cant wait to the event, but i'm to lazy to drive by.
 
Chundles said:
Maybe the reason for the deal lasting a bit longer in the UK is that they have a slightly different holiday season?
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Exactly. In fact its more complicated than that. Scotland, England, Wales and N.Ireland tend to all have slightly different back to school times. In fact even our universities and colleges start at different times. Most schools in the U.K. are back now and universities and colleges just starting back. For instance in Scotland schools went back at the beginning of August, colleges went back a week/ 2 weeks ago and a lot of Universities this week. Though in fact some started back weeks ago. LOL. so anyway by the 7th Oct we should all be back!! Hence why we don't use an American timescale....kinda obvious ain't it. Thank you for pointing this out chundles!! Come on the Commonwealth! :p
 
I just went to the Lightroom beta site and somehow as time passes the more doubtful I am of a MBP launch today :eek:

Photokina is really all about Aperture vs Lightroom, Apple isn't going to let a few stupid MBPs steal the thunder :mad:
 
I know it's pointless, but I'm bored:

Let's quote probailities as percentages.

If an Aperture update is 100%, what percent is an MBP update, and what percentage a MB one.
 
tic tac tic tac... this is getting boring
A month or so waiting, and no more time left to get my MBP, hope it get updated NOW
Steve Jobs and Apple guys, hear our prayers!:p
 
pop-ente said:
i went to the mac store to buy it but the salesman told me to wait because there would be an update for the mbps...but nevertheless the guy who works in the applestore where i study told me too to wait.
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They probably read MacRumors too. Nice of them to warn you though, I don't see salesman here doing that.

I predict there will be no MBP updates today. Only a small Aperture announcement. The chance of an MBP's with merom update is bigger tomorrow at that Intel event.
 
ViveLeLivre said:
Any thoughts on what they might be presenting along with Aperature if it isn't the MBP?

I guarantee it won't be cinema displays. What else is there?
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It could just be Aperture. Even though it's an hour and a half, this is an event for every day users. It's for professionals. Apple could easily be holding this pro-event as an introduction to and a features showcase of all that the updated Aperture has to offer. Honestly, they don't really need to announce anything else.
 
My first post at a crucial moment. May our dreams come true :D

Hope to get to know you all in the very near future

Peter
 
generik said:
Apparently there is something about UK consumer laws that forbid Apple from doing that, so I suppose if they release the C2D MBP tomorrow they stand to lose millions, or even billions!! :eek:

Much more than what they'd potentially lose when people grow tired of waiting and buy a Dell! :eek:

</sarcasm>
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Hello, my first post here too! A lot of newbies on this thread. I've been tempted by the Edu offer; i've never owned a mac before but have used my brothers macbook and fell in love. I start my MSc a week Friday and really need a new laptop, so i'm waiting to see if the MB is upgraded today / tomorrow.

If not i'll bite the bullett and go for the Edu offer. Thing is though, it only applies to the old style nano. The 2G ones aren't included. For that reason alone, i think they'd be able to specify that the offer only applied to Core Duo models if (fingers crossed!) updates are announced today.
 
Intel Dev Conference...

I tend to agree with you on this one. I'm tending to think that Photokina will just focus on photo/image kinda stuff. The Intel dev conference would be a place to do the C2D stuff. Especially since one of the sessions specifically talks about 64bit-ish stuff.

I find it mildly amusing that Intel's optimizing compilers are C/C++ while Apple continues to push Objective-C more than any other language. I mean, there are good ways to interface these code frameworks, but C/C++ still dominates the Win/Tel world.

MrFrankly said:
I predict there will be no MBP updates today. Only a small Aperture announcement. The chance of an MBP's with merom update is bigger tomorrow at that Intel event.
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ckodonnell said:
I tend to agree with you on this one. I'm tending to think that Photokina will just focus on photo/image kinda stuff. The Intel dev conference would be a place to do the C2D stuff. Especially since one of the sessions specifically talks about 64bit-ish stuff.

I find it mildly amusing that Intel's optimizing compilers are C/C++ while Apple continues to push Objective-C more than any other language. I mean, there are good ways to interface these code frameworks, but C/C++ still dominates the Win/Tel world.
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any details on this event? will apple be doing any sort of press conference? or is it strictly an Intel event?
 
c'mon apple....

... we've got a whole laboratory out here waiting to order brand new MBPs!
uh - first post btw.
 
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