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MacBook Shipments Have Begun?
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Does anyone else find this as hilarious as I do?As great as Thinkpads are, associating them with an overpriced and unreliable SUV doesn't purvey a very good image in my head. I get the function over form point though.
Well, the function before form was the whole and only point.
There's a plenty-good reason. More money for Apple, at the cost of its customers, as people who need a SuperDrive but nothing else decide to buy the next model up. I've actually heard the combo drive costs Apple more money than a SuperDrive. It's all about Apple's profits. Just like the lack of dedicated graphics in the Macbook, to "force" people to buy the MBP.
Sorry to double-post but this reply struck a chord.
The reason I switched in the first place was because I had 2-3 months of endless trouble with XP. I'd heard horror stories about Vista and was fed up with Windows in general so decided to try something new altogether- someone suggested a Mac, I did a lot of reading, went to the Apple Store a few times for a test run...
And here I am.
A voice inside my head is telling me that the MacBook will be released before the MacBook Pro or at least released at the same time with the MacBook Pro.
Either the moderators haven't taken action yet or have chosen not to take action.actually hes been reported several times
Many believe the only reason why the Combo Drive exists is for product differentiation. So, I fear that if Apple does so the low-end MacBook (ESPECIALLY if it's $999 or less) will be given the short end of the stick somewhere else. Think back when the iMacs went aluminum. The $1199 17" model went to 20", but the GPU went down from the midrange X1600 to the low-end HD 2400. Maybe a similar thing will happen with the MacBooks.
We are talking about within one or two standard deviations from the mean, not six.
thanks for the response, and yes i too enjoy the all in one experience rather than the "buy an adapter" one
mayb HDMI in on the pro? (or does it already have that, it sucks not knowing these things since i STILL dont have my own mac.
I still think Apple will go for DisplayPort, but my fear is that they will not release a model with this port until they release new ACDs (or everyone would know that new ACDs were coming).
Good marketing can do strange things, my friend.
well i could see that in years past (like....2004), but at this point it is 100% unexcuseable for a $1000 computer not being able to do the (now in 2008) simple task of burning a DVD.
Ouch!
I'm surprised by this. I haven't taken notice of the Macbooks for years, but I'm astounded that it isn't even able to burn a DVD. The only recent laptops I know that aren't capable of that is laptops that don't have ANY optical drive.
as long as people keep buying at ludicrous prices, nobody over at apple is really going to care about the mac vs. pc specs.
and mac-users are not going to simply stop buying. if there were some kind of mac-consumer union, we could stop buying for a couple months, wait for a price-drop and then get a few macbooks at reasonable prices.
and mac-users are not going to simply stop buying. if there were some kind of mac-consumer union, we could stop buying for a couple months, wait for a price-drop and then get a few macbooks at reasonable prices.
My 2 Cents
If I were Steve Jobs, I wouldn't be paying silly air freight prices for shipping out Macbooks to retail outlets / regional warehousing units. What you all need to understand is, air freight costs a bomb to ship. Shipping via sea is less expensive and makes sense for two reasons, at present:
Firstly - Apple have recently announced the new iPod Nano's and iPod touch units. If Apple were to release the Macbooks tomorrow or in the next 3-5 days - they would of combined both the iPod and Macbook events... makes sense from a business point of view right?
Secondly - Apple isn't just sending a few Macbook units, they are most probably dealing in the late thousands. These units aren't just going to be sent to the US warehousing units, but they will go to all warehouse and retail stores around the world. As far as I know, they didn't release the iPods earlier in the States and then the United Kingdom. All Apple products are released on the same day (correct me if I am wrong), again it makes sense to do so.
FYI: I am a proud Dell user and have been a Windows user for the past 10 years or so. I've only ever had a problem with one machine that I previously owned - Acer. Apart from that, I can't fault Windows. I love tech, I like keeping an eye on whats going on and I thought I would share my thoughts. Some of the comments i've seen here against Windows machines blow me away.
Cheers
If I were Steve Jobs, I wouldn't be paying silly air freight prices for shipping out Macbooks to retail outlets / regional warehousing units. What you all need to understand is, air freight costs a bomb to ship. Shipping via sea is less expensive and makes sense for two reasons, at present:
Firstly - Apple have recently announced the new iPod Nano's and iPod touch units. If Apple were to release the Macbooks tomorrow or in the next 3-5 days - they would of combined both the iPod and Macbook events... makes sense from a business point of view right?
Secondly - Apple isn't just sending a few Macbook units, they are most probably dealing in the late thousands. These units aren't just going to be sent to the US warehousing units, but they will go to all warehouse and retail stores around the world. As far as I know, they didn't release the iPods earlier in the States and then the United Kingdom. All Apple products are released on the same day (correct me if I am wrong), again it makes sense to do so.
FYI: I am a proud Dell user and have been a Windows user for the past 10 years or so. I've only ever had a problem with one machine that I previously owned - Acer. Apart from that, I can't fault Windows. I love tech, I like keeping an eye on whats going on and I thought I would share my thoughts. Some of the comments i've seen here against Windows machines blow me away.
Cheers
yes. because apple NEVER updates anything. They are using the same exact products as they were in 2001.
Apple does upgrade, albeit at a MUCH slower pace then the rest.
more than pretty inexcuseable.
(hows that for being a fanboy?
Your right on this issue there is no defence.
Probably because Apple insists on doing bi-yearly updates, unlike PC manufacturers who update their products as soon as new parts are available. Considering how fast technology is advancing, this leaves Apple technologically behind for the large part of the year, every year. Of course, this only matters for those looking for the latest & greatest, who end up waiting for the next upgrade indefinitely, taking over a year to even purchase the computer. (its what happened to me...
)My statement was intended to be a figure of speech, but if you insist
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So I suppose even the $500 PC laptops can burn DVDs? Looks like a certain laptop has quite a bit of catching up to doOuch!
I'm surprised by this. I haven't taken notice of the Macbooks for years, but I'm astounded that it isn't even able to burn a DVD. The only recent laptops I know that aren't capable of that is laptops that don't have ANY optical drive.
Well that is exactly why they are always behind spec wise.Probably because Apple insists on doing bi-yearly updates, unlike PC manufacturers who update their products as soon as new parts are available. Considering how fast technology is advancing, this leaves Apple technologically behind for the large part of the year, every year. Of course, this only matters for those looking for the latest & greatest, who end up waiting for the next upgrade indefinitely, taking over a year to even purchase the computer. (its what happened to me...
On the issue of pricing - yes Apple does seem to be over priced for the top line models....but the base macbook & base imac are reasonably priced. comparably equipped dell, hp, sony or lenovo laptops cost the same or more...macbooks can run windows but a PC cannot run OS X. Plus Apple computers have a much better build quality. By going to the Intel based model, Apple has really cornered the market.
The failure of Vista just makes things even bad for the PC market.
The failure of Vista just makes things even bad for the PC market.
That is the sexiest mockup I have seen yet.
Yeah I want that too!!
Hopefully it looks something like this !!
(especially the white keys in a combination with the aluminium casing)
Yeah I want that too!!
Does CS include Photoshop? srry that i dont know. BUT it was publicly stated that the new photoshop would feature being able to offload onto the gpu?
A sign perhaps???
of course this is only semi valid if CS does have photoshop, not being a user myself i dont know.