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New MacBook Pros Likely to Launch on Thursday

iOS is where most of Apples focus is these days.
Every step they are taking at the moment seems to be geared towards making the Mac more iOS-like.
I just hope they don`t ruin the Mac.
 
The most expensive 13" MacBook Pro model has a delivery date of 3-5 work-days now, all others are still 24-hours. I hope they're also updating the cheapest MacBook Pro :p Would be a pain in the ass to buy a more expensive one for some significant updates, hehe :)
 
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Crosbie said:
syan48306 said:
I have probably literally used the ODD twice in almost 2 years. Once to install 10.6, once to install windows 7. I have a 15 inch mbp and I love the size of the screen. I've got an old blackbook and honestly, I can't go back to a 13 inch screen. MBA's and 13 inch MBP's just wont cut for me anymore.

In this day and age, ODD's are outdated. It is the oldest technology per size in the computer. Hell, even HDD's are increasing in data density. A DVD drive is still the 8 gigs for all that size. Go do yourself a favor and pick up a 32 or 64 gig flash drive and call it a day. If that's still not good enough, just pick up a external superdrive. That's probably what I'll do just for kicks.

EDIT: Oh and a MBA would just lock up if you tried to play games on it.

See, the issue is you have 13 inch macbook pro wannabes who complain about removal of the ODD, while true MBP 15's and 17's generally welcome the change. True I don't see the difference if a 13 inch mbp lost it's odd when compared to a mba, but it's substantial for a 15 or a 17 computer.
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That's your use case, and you're only thinking about data storage and transfer.

I use my ODD for:

  • Ripping old CDs and gifts on CD to iTunes
  • Ripping DVDs to play on my iPad
  • Getting 'Digital Copies' of movies bundled with DVDs onto my MB
  • Burning DVDs of home video to give to family
  • Burning DVDs of college video to distribute to colleagues and students
  • Burning .isos of Linux etc to install and try out on other computers
  • Burning CDs of music recorded on an 8-track which I mix in GarageBand etc, to share and sell
  • Getting OEM bundled software (with, eg, the 8-track recorder) onto my MB

And so on.

ODDs will die, but not just yet, and not for all possible uses.
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Ok listen here. It's a computer that is made to look really cooooooool. There are no wannabes just people looking for a nice computer the will last a long time.
 
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TheWarIsNotOver said:
The most expensive 13" MacBook Pro model has a delivery date of 3-5 work-days now, all others are still 24-hours. I hope they're also updating the cheapest MacBook Pro :p Would be a pain in the ass to buy a more expensive one for some significant updates, hehe :)
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That would be in the Netherlands, to be exact.
 
So guys, clarify me please.

Assume there are really new macbooks next thursday, whats now with the corrupt sandy bridge chip? Is this still an issue or is it repaired? I know, there is only one SATA chip affected, but it would be good to know.

thanks!
 
ph0o said:
So guys, clarify me please.

Assume there are really new macbooks next thursday, whats now with the corrupt sandy bridge chip? Is this still an issue or is it repaired? I know, there is only one SATA chip affected, but it would be good to know.

thanks!
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Everything is fixed.
That's why there was a two weeks delay.
 
RKpro said:
So, less than a week and no media invitations or any indication of a keynote presentation. If it's a quiet update, it'll most likely just be the upgrades to the internals, not a macbook air style redesign.
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It's a pro not an air. They'll just do a standard bump in hardware, catching up with other manufacturers already shipping this stuff. That's the Apple way.
 
BubbaMc said:
I really don't care if the enclosure is updated or not.

Here's what I'm hoping for;

13" with high res screen, 64GB SSD on logic board for OS/major apps, conventional 500GB HDD, separate audio in/out (SPDIF on both), sandy bridge CPU, internal superdrive, two Firewire 800 ports (not likely but it's just what I need).

I just sold my 13" 2010 model, so I'll be buying one regardless.
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you don't understand. unless you want average to poor intel HD graphics they cannot fit the SB cpu, internal superdrive and a decent graphics solution. if they have SB cpu then it is either ODD or good graphics, not both!
 
The expected due date keeps on getting pushed up. I'm skeptical however, since new intel cougar point chips only ship out by the 20th. Even if Apple has 'em on preorder for day one, how long does it take for Apple to prep their stores for an update? A week maybe?

Would Apple really risk shipping with known to be defective stock, even if the problem doesn't seem relevant to the laptop line at the moment that could cause further trouble down the line or are we not seeing a Sandy Bridge update for the entire laptop line? The latter can rather disappointingly make sense as Apple is typically rather slow to adopt new tech. :apple: Premium Price for the Premium Products... of yesterdecade. With a shiny metal case too! Ooh, shiny!

Better be Liquid Metal if they expect me to buy a Core 2 Duo again though. Then I could dribble my comp like a basketball! without scratching the finish!
 
ldellx3 said:
do you think it should? also should i go with iwork or microsoft office
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As others have said, it's up to you. MS Office 2011 now has a 30 day free trial and I believe iWork does as well. I personally prefer Pages over Word but can't speak for Keynote as I have never used it. It will also depend on what you need for work or school. While you can save iWork files as Office files and open Office files in iWork, the formatting sometimes gets screwy, especially when opening PowerPoint projects in Keynote. Many people seem to prefer Keynote over PowerPoint, but if you ultimately have to save it as a .ppt file, it sort of defeats the purpose. I have had no problems thus far opening Pages documents saved as Word files or opening Word files in Pages. So again, it depends on your preference and needs.
 
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