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MacBook Pros with Hybrid SLI, Extra Long Battery? MacBook Announcement?

glass screen == touchscreen?
not interested in blueray, excpet maybe for backup medium.
love the keyboard - wonder if they manage a real British layout this time...
anyway, leys hope they deliver something worth the wait! and then hurry up with a new mini!
 
Alchematron said:
Steve, just give me

Built in 3G Antenna
Blu-Ray
Silver Keys
Matte Screen

and you will have my money pronto

for the love of god, is that asking too much?

while your at it, crank out a 10" Air too

Please "Think Different" Steve

Is it 2009 yet?
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haha :D hear hear!
 
To people who work or are familiar with Best Buy:

Is it possible to get the educational discount on a Macbook at a BB store? or are those only available online at the Apple Store.

Are educational discounts usually available right away?
 
shipdestroyerrr said:
sweet mother of god i dont care what they announce when can i physically purchase it? any guesses?
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It's always different. Sometimes it ships right away, sometimes in a month. You will probably be able to order online immediately after the event though.
 
gnikcjack said:
To people who work or are familiar with Best Buy:

Is it possible to get the educational discount on a Macbook at a BB store? or are those only available online at the Apple Store.

Are educational discounts usually available right away?
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Educational discounts are available right away.

I have no experience with Best Buy.
 
Its great that I live in the same time zone as the anouncement. I get time to sleep. Now only if these rumour posting would stop so I can go to bed. That would be nice :)
 
scottintosh said:
Many people do use laptops for games though. A laptop and an external keyboard and mouse would be perfect for many people.
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I game all the time on my laptop with only a mouse and headphones. I have no need for a desktop, nor will I ever.
 
As much as I would like to see FireWire on MacBooks because it is far superior to USB 2.0, I can understand why they would get rid of it. Apple wants you to go up to a MacBook Pro, and if they got rid of the FireWire it is because they feel they will make more money from it.

Also, I think Apple is a forward thinking company, and in the long run they have a plan.

And to the people complaining about not being able to do this or that because of no FireWire, the FireWire port on your MacBook will continue to function even after these are released. Nothing is keeping you from using it. So stop typing in all caps and making :mad: faces because you don't get exactly what you want.
 
I will just add that I do not like the appearance of the new supposed Macbook Pro. I would rather have silver keys, but otherwise, I think the case itself is fine. It's the display I really don't like. I'm not a fan of the black border, and there seems to be too much wasted space around the screen. At the very least, I hope there is a matte option.

The specs of these machines sound really good though! I am willing to give them a chance. Well, I'll probably buy one tomorrow regardless, since I just sold my original Intel Macbook Pro. I can't imagine the new ones will look that hideous.
 
could the monitor connect be wireless?

could the lack of a firewire port be inaccurate, and instead the macbooks would lack a monitor connect which be be achieved wirelessly. can the firewire port support a mini-dv special connect?
 
So the cheapest MB available tomorrow will be $1299? Ouch, Apple really knows how to get the extra money out of people's pockets if they want one right now.

Ouch.

Hopefully the "cheap" MB ships soon.
 
jmadlena said:
As much as I would like to see FireWire on MacBooks because it is far superior to USB 2.0, I can understand why they would get rid of it. Apple wants you to go up to a MacBook Pro, and if they got rid of the FireWire it is because they feel they will make more money from it.

Also, I think Apple is a forward thinking company, and in the long run they have a plan.

And to the people complaining about not being able to do this or that because of no FireWire, the FireWire port on your MacBook will continue to function even after these are released. Nothing is keeping you from using it. So stop typing in all caps and making :mad: faces because you don't get exactly what you want.
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No offense, but you sound like a person who could easy afford a MacBook Pro.

"Let them eat cake." -- Marie Antoinette
 
SirOmega said:
So the cheapest MB available tomorrow will be $1299? Ouch, Apple really knows how to get the extra money out of people's pockets if they want one right now.

Ouch.

Hopefully the "cheap" MB ships soon.
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I'm afraid it's always like that, with the first adopters paying more.
 
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