Now this is a good, and targeted rumor. Way to "hang it out there". Exciting if it proves to be true.
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New MacBook Pros Likely to Launch on Thursday
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The last media event introducing a Mac was in late 08 introducing the Unibody MBP's.
Unless you count the "Back to the Mac" MBA intro
I feel there was no event for the iMac because it was just an evolutionary update...
The Mac Pro, spec bump...
If the MBP's were really getting a complete redesign, we would have an event.
The last media event introducing a Mac was in late 08 introducing the Unibody MBP's.
Unless you count the "Back to the Mac" MBA intro
I feel there was no event for the iMac because it was just an evolutionary update...
The Mac Pro, spec bump...
If the MBP's were really getting a complete redesign, we would have an event.
This is so awesome! I'm going to buy one of these in late March I believe.
I'm hoping along with improved performance that it'll have improved battery life also.
I'm hoping along with improved performance that it'll have improved battery life also.
mygift cards have been collecting dust since Christmas. I really hope this is the date!
you've gotten thousands of dollars worth of gift cards in 2 months?!?!
count me jealous!
OMG! 24th would be awesome!
I was actually hoping for early April at first.. then rumors started showing up for early March, which I thought was too good news and that it might not happen... and now this! Februrary!
If it really happens I will be very happy, I'm currently running an almost 7yo laptop... 266mhz memory bus, Pentium M, ... need i say more of how badly I wanna upgrade?
I was actually hoping for early April at first.. then rumors started showing up for early March, which I thought was too good news and that it might not happen... and now this! Februrary!
If it really happens I will be very happy, I'm currently running an almost 7yo laptop... 266mhz memory bus, Pentium M, ... need i say more of how badly I wanna upgrade?
I just got a new Macbook Pro 13" on 2/3/11 because my old Macbook laptop was stolen. There's no possibility that I might could go in and switch mine out for a new one on Thursday could I? LOL
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Of those we may just see SATA III. I think a SSD would be the next most likely thing to come standard.
No there won't. The Mac Pros were updated with spec yes but what was it? Nearly a year and a half since the last spec bump? And as I said the Mac Mini was totally redesigned and got no media event, I think that was launched at the same time the Mac Pro's and iMacs got spec bumps and no media event was made. So if they updated all their desktop machines with no event why do you think they will for the laptops? And Steve won't be doing it, in fact he should really retire with his health..
OH please let it be good! Not some, "heres another C2D base with a slightly better GPU...so youre welcome (now pay up)".
You know uh...they have forums for that.
Tell me about iPad 2 refresh not iMac or MacBooks
You know uh...they have forums for that.
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Macbook pro is not only due for hardware update, but it needs to be fully redesigned.
1. MBP needs to go flash for storage. MBA is beating the crap out of MBP in boot up time. Core i7 laptop is losing against 11.6 MBA with Core 2 DUO with launching apps and boot up. Go flash for storage. Screw hard drives.
2. Take out optical drive. Maybe not now, but definitely by next update. Give us super drive included though.
3. Current MBP design is awesome, but it has been around for 2 and half years. I hope apple is planning on updating it to make it thinner, lighter and go for 16:9 aspect ratio.
This update will be hardware update. I expect apple to hold press event on October/November to release brand new MBP with redesigned unibody.
Just a prediction, but I am going to hold off this one unless it has major redesign.
1. MBP needs to go flash for storage. MBA is beating the crap out of MBP in boot up time. Core i7 laptop is losing against 11.6 MBA with Core 2 DUO with launching apps and boot up. Go flash for storage. Screw hard drives.
2. Take out optical drive. Maybe not now, but definitely by next update. Give us super drive included though.
3. Current MBP design is awesome, but it has been around for 2 and half years. I hope apple is planning on updating it to make it thinner, lighter and go for 16:9 aspect ratio.
This update will be hardware update. I expect apple to hold press event on October/November to release brand new MBP with redesigned unibody.
Just a prediction, but I am going to hold off this one unless it has major redesign.
I need a new a laptop this year as my Dell 700m (awesome by the way) is now five years old. I'm perma-stuck with Windows XP. The only reason I haven't jumped and got another Windows laptop is because they all have crappy battery life. I hope at the minimum that this update bumps battery life to 12 hours.
Tell me about iPad 2 refresh not iMac or MacBooks
Apple made Macbooks, imac and Macbook pros long before those iOS devices. MACS ftw. Screw iOS devices.
I knew it was going downhill when they changed the name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc.
I forever hope that Macbooks never go 16:9. The ONLY thing they are better for is watching 16:9 formatted video. EVERYTHING else is better on a 16:10 screen.
Don't forget the removal of the optical drive, yet still Blu Ray.
No ODD and Blu Ray? Put me down for two.
Tell me about iPad 2 refresh not iMac or MacBooks
Sorry the mac rumors on macrumors.com offend you. We'll get you back to your daily i device chatter hopefully within two weeks. One pre, one post? mmkay?
that is why they are releasing new macbook pros
56...looks an awful lot like Sb, Sandy Bridge anyone? AMIRITE AMIRITE?? No?...aw...
If it does indeed happen next week I think it will be on the 22nd
Seriously...
LET'S GOOOOO already