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MacBook Shipments Have Begun?

It wouldn't make any sense if Apple wouldn't update the MBP too, because the difference between the MB and MBP would be way to small.

Anyway:

I went to a Apple Store in Belgium today and they said that i should wait with buying with a MBP because i really need one for school. They told me that they got some indications so that they predict new notebooks soon.
 
Achiever said:
Wait...Apple makes computers? Really? Since when?
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Apple makes the BEST music players in the world;

Apple makes the BEST smartphone in the world;

Apple, of course, continues to make the BEST computers in the world.

As I said before, Apple is on its way to becoming the BIGGEST consumer electronics conglomerate of the globe; this is happening in less than 2 years.

MS is DEAD. DELL is DEAD.
 
This is good news. I'm looking to buy my first ever Mac and I think it will be the MB if these come out soon. Then if I enjoy a Mac as much as I think I will, I can get the Nehalem MBP sometime late next year. Been waiting since January so I'm ready
 
I wonder how pissed people would get if this whole rumor for "silver-like" notebooks being shipped are just tons of macbook airs and the reason they are doing this is to drop the price down to something like $999 and no MB or MBP updates until October

Just a thought
 
brn2ski00 said:
good point.

my wife's iBook G4 gets far better wireless reception then my iMac or iPhone.
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I've said this before and nobody bothered to reply but what's the point of better reception if you're never far from the base station anyway? I mean, I'd say the overwhelming majority of people use Wi-Fi in their house. You'd be hard pressed to find any laptop that wouldn't be able to get at 3 "bars" even if you house is fairly large. I just don't see the big deal - I'm never really at a point where I'm thinking "oh man, I wonder if I can get free wi-fi from that hotel over there, dang, bummer." Does that really happen that often? I suppose you can argue it slows down the file transfers and download speeds but, at least in my experience, it doesn't slow them down so much that I notice and/or care.
 
jmann4489 said:
I wonder how agressive they are actually talking about? Under $1000?
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I sincerely hope so , that would be refreshing ...bet its some kind of docking thing that will dock into future iMacs

BRLawyer said:
Apple makes the BEST music players in the world;

Apple makes the BEST smartphone in the world;

Apple, of course, continues to make the BEST computers in the world.

As I said before, Apple is on its way to becoming the BIGGEST consumer electronics conglomerate of the globe; this is happening in less than 2 years.

MS is DEAD. DELL is DEAD.
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:rolleyes:
ok ok ....I think the guy was being sarcastic as Apple haven't released much in the way of computers recently ...

JG271 said:
Please please be true! I need a macbook really soon!
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+1
 
Good news everyone!

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The only thing im worried about now is the "thin". I'm worried they may have gone a bit too thin and we will see some of the heat issues the air has. Hopefully they actually thought this one out though
 
NT1440 said:
Good news everyone!

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The only thing im worried about now is the "thin". I'm worried they may have gone a bit too thin and we will see some of the heat issues the air has. Hopefully they actually thought this one out though
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I owned a MBA for a few months and never had a heat issue. Maybe alittle warm. But then Apple released a firmware update a couple months ago and then there was NO HEAT whatsoever. I was impressed.
 
Tomorrow is Tuesday.

reusman said:
YAY new MacBooks!!

But I'm curious: Do things usually ship a whole month before their release?! That seems so early... Maybe some MacBooks before October 14th!? :)
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I would love for them to show up this week. I really want my father to buy one.
 
Plastic gets ugly...

I like Macs and am purchasing 18 of them this week to "switch" my business (mostly iMacs). I don't usually buy computers because of how they look...

I currently have 8 Mac's that I maintain in my family (3-Macbooks).

Having said that, I may wait for these new Macbooks (I need 4 of them). There is not an uglier Mac then a plastic white/black Macbook after it has been used for a while. They stain, crack and just look bad after a while...

The aluminum shell is a good idea if they have good wifi.
 
dt1611 said:
I owned a MBA for a few months and never had a heat issue. Maybe alittle warm. But then Apple released a firmware update a couple months ago and then there was NO HEAT whatsoever. I was impressed.
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hmmm, mayb im just reading too much into the posts i see hear. I cant really imagine anyone posting about NOT having heat issues:p

hopefully all is well in the macbook world
 
bigmc6000 said:
I've said this before and nobody bothered to reply but what's the point of better reception if you're never far from the base station anyway? I mean, I'd say the overwhelming majority of people use Wi-Fi in their house. You'd be hard pressed to find any laptop that wouldn't be able to get at 3 "bars" even if you house is fairly large. I just don't see the big deal - I'm never really at a point where I'm thinking "oh man, I wonder if I can get free wi-fi from that hotel over there, dang, bummer." Does that really happen that often? I suppose you can argue it slows down the file transfers and download speeds but, at least in my experience, it doesn't slow them down so much that I notice and/or care.
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funny that you say that , I had severe wireless issues with two Mini's of all things .
 
Toe said:
Just out of curiosity... if the Mac mini is roughly the same computer as the MacBook, sans the display, then might it see a price drop as well?

$600++ for a stripped-down, 1GB, hobbled, unexpandable, integrated-graphics, keybardless, mouseless PC is not exactly competitive with the rest of the world (iLife or no, it's $600 and quickly climbs from there if you try to make it usable).

And the buyers guide does show that it's due for an update...
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I'm expecting a MacMini update soon. Need one badly!!, I know lots of people want a MacMini update too.
 
bigmc6000 said:
I've said this before and nobody bothered to reply but what's the point of better reception if you're never far from the base station anyway? I mean, I'd say the overwhelming majority of people use Wi-Fi in their house. You'd be hard pressed to find any laptop that wouldn't be able to get at 3 "bars" even if you house is fairly large. I just don't see the big deal - I'm never really at a point where I'm thinking "oh man, I wonder if I can get free wi-fi from that hotel over there, dang, bummer." Does that really happen that often? I suppose you can argue it slows down the file transfers and download speeds but, at least in my experience, it doesn't slow them down so much that I notice and/or care.
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That's good for you, but most people I know use wireless in a lot more places than just home. Speak for yourself and save us from the "overwhelming majority" because many use wireless everywhere they go. I have had a Pro and the wireless wasn't nearly as good as the Macbook I have.
 
MacRumors said:
"very thin aluminum casing
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Thinner than the MacBook Pro's? I think so. And using 25 W CPUs instead of the current 35 W ones will help with heat reduction.

Akzel said:
I REALLY wanted to see new MBPs, but AFAIK they will be only updated in January, with fancy new processors and Bluray.
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Source?

Yixian said:
Great so what the HELL is the deal with MacBook Pros?!?!
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October release, last I heard.
 
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