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New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100?

Zadillo said:
I don't know, I still think the MacBook Pro right now is really appealing, in terms of its combination of size and weight (especially relative to things like the almost 7 pound Asus G1S) and performance (since the 8600M GT with GDDR3 memory is still pretty much tops). Plus the LED-backlit screens.

But I assume there's something about it that doesn't fit your needs, since I saw you say Apple hasn't given you anything that gives you a reason to buy a Mac.
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I wasn't very pleased with how the MacBook Pro turned out back in June.

Remember the posts about the 8600M GT as well? I know you were there. :p

15.4" and dent prone doesn't sound like fun to me either. I take care of my hardware but anything seems to dent the case.

Zadillo said:
So I think there's something to be said for the dedicated custom gaming PC and a laptop for other typical stuff.
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Which is why I have two options for Apple hardware. :p

machatch said:
You know people have hacked the new os allready in a computer.i dont know if it's any good..but hey a cool idea...
by the way people allways want new cool useful gadgets thats what the ranting's fore..and if the products is rumored to satifies some "mac" needs, the ranting gets higher/louder...:rolleyes:
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Not my style to turn a XPS M1330 into a MacBook.
 
xUKHCx said:
I get £500 towards mine.
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lol how??!?!?!?! if i wanna buy something i dont get anything from anyone lol. hmph. whats more is im not working because i have final exams at school. very important time of my life (thus why im on MR) lol

p.s. i come bcak to the forums and there are another 3 pages lol. i wasnt gone taht long!!!
 
DoFoT9 said:
lol how??!?!?!?! if i wanna buy something i dont get anything from anyone lol. hmph. whats more is im not working because i have final exams at school. very important time of my life (thus why im on MR) lol

p.s. i come bcak to the forums and there are another 3 pages lol. i wasnt gone taht long!!!
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my LEA (local education authority) are giving me the money. They stumped up £1100 for my iMac also.:p

Good luck with the studies.
 
JSpence said:
The only people not to buy them would be individuals content on switching to Mac's, and they're smart enough to realize that the GMA950 is wayy old and the MB needs better specs to compete.
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I am a switcher and I am not even looking at PCs. But I do know, once again, that many will not pay $1300 for components that are more than 18 months old. Some people might, because it looks pretty, but the people that know better will wait. Or not upgrade their existing Macs.
 
xUKHCx said:
my LEA (local education authority) are giving me the money. They stumped up £1100 for my iMac also.:p

Good luck with the studies.
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oh serious. thats pretty amazing! i shall have to move to your country.. (where do u live lol???)

ive only got one exam left, cert2 microsoft course lol. prety easy.
 
Futureproof

Applecare makes Macbooks futureproof. Been through three hard drives, three batteries, a superdrive and a power kernal, all for free! Now I get to get the new macbook for free when it is released too. :) Woot for authorized replacement units.
 
SJdeSASK said:
Applecare makes Macbooks futureproof. Been through three hard drives, three batteries, a superdrive and a power kernal, all for free! Now I get to get the new macbook for free when it is released too. :) Woot for authorized replacement units.
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Not terribly amusing but some of us do want the best value in our purchase.

The MacBook in its current state is reaching EOL and Apple normally updates their consumer laptops in the Fall given the events of past years.
 
Does anybody have any idea why The New York Times has put the old Macbook video on its frontpage? :confused:
http://nytimes.com/

The frame they used to preview the video shows a grey metallic Macbook!! (It's the blackbook with funny light :eek:)
 
QFT Lover said:
Does anybody have any idea why The New York Times has put the old Macbook video on its frontpage? :confused:
http://nytimes.com/

The frame they used to preview the video shows a grey metallic Macbook!! (It's the blackbook with funny light :eek:)
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What the hell was that? I don't know who David Pogue is, but I don't care for him.
 
ordered my new macbook YAY brought 4gb off Crucial to put in it as well than paying like 5x the price on apple. but it says it wont ship till 16th meh :( more waiting...
 
Ordered mine yesterday
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
120GB Serial ATA @ 5400rpm
SD 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD+RW/CD-RW)

only £790.78 with educational discount
Esitmated delivery time 15-16 November
 
Help I don't know what to buy??

Mac Book
2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
120GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
Ready to ship: 24hrs
Free Shipping
£829.00
(£705.53 ex VAT
or
Mac Book Pro
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1440 x 900 resolution
2GB memory
160GB hard drive1
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Ready to ship: 24hrs
Free Shipping
£1,599.00
(£1,360.85 ex VAT

I would upgrade to 2gb of Ram with the MacBook so can anyone tell me what the benefit of a pro would be. I will be using it for producing magazines and my website.
 
RiKo121 said:
ordered my new macbook YAY brought 4gb off Crucial to put in it as well than paying like 5x the price on apple. but it says it wont ship till 16th meh :( more waiting...
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Can you put 4gb in a mac book i was under the impressin 2 was the max unless it is a pro thanks for your help
 
You can find several discussions of MB vs MBP in this forum. I think there's even a guide at the top about the topic.
 
2gb to 4gb

thanks. i stil cannot find anywhere where it says you can upgrade a mac book to 4gb ?? does anyone know if the upgrade has been brought out yet too i was told to buy around 20th November ?? to get the latest model
 
belle2106 said:
thanks. i stil cannot find anywhere where it says you can upgrade a mac book to 4gb ?? does anyone know if the upgrade has been brought out yet too i was told to buy around 20th November ?? to get the latest model
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Customise a Macbook on the apple store, the Santa Rose revisions go up to 4GB, in all Apple shops now.
Yes the upgrade has been brought out.
 
aaah crap!

:eek:
damn. i bought my macbook early september this year. i couldnt resist getting one, which is a problem cos now ive missed out on the new releases! oh well, im still happy with what i got.

im not really familiar with the X3100 upgrade. what does it actually do and how much better is it than the GMA 950, which is what i have?

thanks
 
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