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New Macbook Pro Before Christmas?
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There is always that chance, but it will be a minor speed bump. The big jump you want will be early next year with Sandy Bridge.
There is a 2.8GHz i7 speed bump in the works, but for Sandy Bridge it will probably be February 2011 at the earliest.
What will you use it for? It's likely that the current gen is sufficient for your needs. There will always be new tech coming so the waiting game is endless.
If you don't mind waiting a month or a two after Christmas, then wait.
You won't be disappointed.
P.S. Where do you live? 3000$ for 15inch MBP is very expensive!
Partially true. However, using SSD rather than HDD results in a significant change in computer speed in daily usage. I'm waiting until I get a 256 Gb SSD drive for a reasonable price before updating. Hard drive is currently the bottleneck and, for the average joe, it is kind of pointless to invest in greater CPU speed before this limitation is removed or pushed further.
Well I'll be using it for intense graphics gaming
And I'm also an apple developer so I make Mac, iOS apps and games
I'm also a film editor so I'll be using Final Cut Studio too
The reason I'm spending so much is because I really want a great laptop that I can use for a long long time before having to get a new one. I've been saving up for years too
What would I benefit by waiting till next february?
Haven't apple just updated to i5,i7?
And I'm also an apple developer so I make Mac, iOS apps and games
I'm also a film editor so I'll be using Final Cut Studio too
The reason I'm spending so much is because I really want a great laptop that I can use for a long long time before having to get a new one. I've been saving up for years too
What would I benefit by waiting till next february?
Haven't apple just updated to i5,i7?
If you are getting it Christmas, I'd wait. Even now I'm not so sure it's worth it to buy now (but... I'm an impatient person so if I were looking at getting a new computer now, not sure if I'd wait or not. I didn't wait when I bought this one, the 2010 13" and even then I felt that it may have been better to wait a year as the processor they are using is getting old and it is due for a change. Which means that if they change the processor next year, this computer will probably get outdated sooner than the computer I'd get next year will get outdated. And when I mean outdated I mean doesn't run much new stuff anymore, not supported. Like any pre core2duo computers at this point. But, I'm happy cause I'm very happy with this computer and happy not using my old computer as my main anymore).
In a few months afterwards they'll probably announce the new MBP's.
Shoot, I'd say definitely wait if you were interested in a 13" (I don't know how big a jump it will be for the 15" but I really get the feeling the 13" next year is going to get a big change).
Yes, the 13" is going to get a major revision because Core2Duo is approaching End Of Life and being phased out for the iX series processors. Next 13" with either have i3 or i5 Sandy Bridge.
Celebrated Christmas Q1 2011 when the new MBPs come out
Some of the C2D processors are halting production this month such as the MBA processors and the lower C2D in the MB(P), the last C2D ends in December
There probably will be an update of some kind in Q1 2011. The reality is that whenever you buy a new computer newer, faster computers will be developed within 3-6 months of your purchase. You have to look at your needs first and decide when to pull the trigger and buy a new one. There is no wrong decision here.
Do you think apple will redesign MacBook Pro before xmas?
I am in need/want of new MacBook Pro. I have access to other computers but life without a mac, is no life at all... lol
I have a feeling I will buy a new MBP and a month later Apple will release a sleek black MBP for same price. ugh. YES there is always something bigger, better or faster, but thoughts? Should I wait it out? Any rumors out there on when next apple event will take place?
I am in need/want of new MacBook Pro. I have access to other computers but life without a mac, is no life at all... lol
I have a feeling I will buy a new MBP and a month later Apple will release a sleek black MBP for same price. ugh. YES there is always something bigger, better or faster, but thoughts? Should I wait it out? Any rumors out there on when next apple event will take place?
They redesigned the iPhone, and its a world of a difference than the 3G/s. I have a feeling Apple with redesign one very similar to the iPhone 4, ya know...
The Aluminium design from the PowerBook and MacBook Pro stayed with us for five years and almost ten months (January 2003 till October 2008), thus a redesign is unlikely, as the current design has been public for just two years.
...because a laptop and a phone are the same thing?
I have a feeling there are a great number of iPhone/iPad users who are new to this forum, who don't know much about computers, and who think the world should migrate to what they're familiar with. It's obvious to the rest of us that computers, smart phones and tablets are completely different animals, with completely different requirements.
Apple wouldn't redesign the MBP right now since there is no new hardware ready to put inside. They definitely will not redesign before Sandy Bridge or whatever next gen of Intel they use. Black MBP is extremely unlikely even then.
Laptops get redesigned infrequently, IMO the next redesign will utilize Liquidmetal
I would love it if Apple would offer a matte black coated MBP (case still with aluminum)