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http://www.appleinsider.com/article...in_production_due_by_early_march_sources.html
in production, probably 2 weeks until introduction. aww yeaaah
in production, probably 2 weeks until introduction. aww yeaaah
i love how there are so many goodies in that blog... and the bit your keen on is the third usb port...
not gonna lie im keen on it as well.... hoping most of that blog is true as well...
Thank you OP for aggregating these news items
I must regrettably inform you that as of tonight there is immediate availability for all models where I live.
I must regrettably inform you that as of tonight there is immediate availability for all models where I live.
Nah. They just figure that with 3 month shipping time to the South Pole, you aren't going to notice a lag in availability.
Didn't you hear about the Amundsen-Scott Apple Store?
They have one of each model on a shelf and one "genius" -- that guy who left his iPhone 4 in the coffee shop for Gizmodo to find.
Hey guys, just joining in. To those familiar with the Sandy Bridge platform, which processors / speeds are likely candidates for the MacBook Pros? How much of a performance boost do you think we'll see compared to the current top of the line MBP (i7 2.8)?
My guess...
Macbook i3-2310M 2.1 GHz
MBP 13" i5-2410M 2.3 GHz
MBP 13" i5-2520M 2.5 GHz
MBP 15" i5-2520M 2.5 GHz
MBP 15" i5-2540M 2.6 GHz
MBP 15" i7-2620M 2.7 GHz
MBP 17" i5-2540M 2.6 GHz
And I'm guessing the only REAL noticeable speed would be the 13" MBP.
For the average user, you wont notice anything for the 17" (processor-wise).
The 17" will have at LEAST an i7 BTO option. I'm still leaning toward the possibility that quad cores will be possible for BTO 15" and 17" models as well.
Yea those just follow the format of this page:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTM3NjU5MzU
So that would be the min processor for 17" =]
Lion isn't expected till the middle of the year at the earliest. So if the MBPs come out in early March you'll almost certainly have to pay the full price to update to Mac OS X Lion when that comes out.
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Longer..., but you can hope that there will be a free upgrade to Lion.
You can hope there's a free upgrade, but I'd say it's unlikely. Apple would likely only consider offering a free upgrade (except for a small fee for shipping) when the release of Lion is imminent at the earliest and they don't want to hurt sales of stock already on the shelves.
I'd wouldn't worry about not getting Lion when it's released; new OS, new problems. I rocked Tiger until Snow Leopard was released, and I'm glad I waited. That way I didn't have to deal with all the child illnesses, glitches and whatnot, and I'll do the same this time. When the time is right, I'll gladly pay for Lion.
It's definitely sooner than later. Check out the delays on the online Apple stores worldwide:
Switzerland - '13": 2.4GHz': '3 - 5 Geschäftstage'
Switzerland - '15": 2.66GHz': '3 - 5 Geschäftstage'
New Zealand - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Malaysia - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Malaysia - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Vietnam - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Vietnam - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Philippines - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Philippines - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Taiwan - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Taiwan - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 個工作天'
Taiwan - '13-inch: 2.66GHz': '3-7 個工作天'
Hong Kong - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Hong Kong - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 Business Days'
Hong Kong - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
South Korea - '17형: 2.53GHz': '4-6ì¼(공휴ì¼ì*œì™¸)'
South Korea - '15형: 2.53GHz': '7-10ì¼(공휴ì¼ì*œì™¸)'
Thailand - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Thailand - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 Business Days'
Thailand - '15-inch: 2.66GHz': '4-6 business days'
Singapore - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Singapore - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
!!!Australia - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Switzerland - '13": 2.4GHz': '3 - 5 Geschäftstage'
Switzerland - '15": 2.66GHz': '3 - 5 Geschäftstage'
New Zealand - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Malaysia - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Malaysia - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Vietnam - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Vietnam - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Philippines - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Philippines - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
Taiwan - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Taiwan - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 個工作天'
Taiwan - '13-inch: 2.66GHz': '3-7 個工作天'
Hong Kong - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Hong Kong - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 Business Days'
Hong Kong - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
South Korea - '17형: 2.53GHz': '4-6ì¼(공휴ì¼ì*œì™¸)'
South Korea - '15형: 2.53GHz': '7-10ì¼(공휴ì¼ì*œì™¸)'
Thailand - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Thailand - '13-inch: 2.4GHz': '3-7 Business Days'
Thailand - '15-inch: 2.66GHz': '4-6 business days'
Singapore - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
Singapore - '15-inch: 2.4GHz': '4-6 business days'
!!!Australia - '17-inch: 2.53GHz': '4-6 business days'
The weird thing is if you select the 2.8Ghz i7 or 8GB RAM the estimate drops to 3 business days