This will be my first time buying a mac, and I am wondering how much apple usually discounts their out-of-date products when an upgrade is released. This new macbook sounds amazing but I'd be down for that black one too....
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New Macbooks / Macbook Pro soon?
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Id personally wait and see if taht "aggressive price points" rumor actually has legs, and then id shop around
Yes, we are getting very close now. Old stock has virtually been purged from the system, and we should see new UPC numbers assigned shortly.
Hey,
I went to freshers fayre at uni yesterday and they had an apple stand... one guy on the stand was just rubbish when i asked him whether i should buy a macbook now or wait - he just said get one now we have a 14 day money back guaruntee anyway. Then i asked a lady who was walking around handing out apple info, and I said should I wait... she said well it depends... if I want the free nano then I should get it now, but if I am not bothered by a free nano I should definately wait. She said she had heard beginning of october rumours and end of october rumours. But she said it makes sense that it will be after the free nano for students runs out ( she said they have prob just brought this deal in now to shift stock quicker) . But i just looked at the free nano deal doesnt run out until the 31st of october! i dont think i can wait that long!
what do ya reckon?
I went to freshers fayre at uni yesterday and they had an apple stand... one guy on the stand was just rubbish when i asked him whether i should buy a macbook now or wait - he just said get one now we have a 14 day money back guaruntee anyway. Then i asked a lady who was walking around handing out apple info, and I said should I wait... she said well it depends... if I want the free nano then I should get it now, but if I am not bothered by a free nano I should definately wait. She said she had heard beginning of october rumours and end of october rumours. But she said it makes sense that it will be after the free nano for students runs out ( she said they have prob just brought this deal in now to shift stock quicker) . But i just looked at the free nano deal doesnt run out until the 31st of october! i dont think i can wait that long!
what do ya reckon?
Not in the UK, it only started a week or two ago here. It's on til 31st Oct in the UK and most EU countries as far as Im aware.
pretty sure he is because he called his university a) "a uni" and b) mentioned a freshers fair. But that's just a guess! I wish it was as bloody easy to guess when the Macbooks are actually going to come out, and what's going to happen with them.
Seriously, I need one! And refuse to pay that kind of money for outdated/defective equipment!
Seriously, I need one! And refuse to pay that kind of money for outdated/defective equipment!
Most in these threads are looking for new hardware , me included ...I'm desperate ...running a G3 here !!.
As far as "defective" , not really sure what you mean , outdated tech , maybe but that will change shortly ....defective , I don't think so , maybe a few issues with a small number of machines but ....
very true..twas just the sweeping statement made by the last guy led me to believe that he meant all Macs
Oh no, I just meant to video cards. Regardless if it hasn't happened to everyone I still think the fact it is a known serious problem would be ridiculous to spend £1200 on a MBP and then have to fork out another £200 for Applecare just to protect myself. I could justify the Applecare if it was new state of the art hardware (even then I probably wouldnt get it) but the fact it isn't would make me feel like i'm paying to protect it from the inevitable.
New MBPRO SKU at Microcenter?
Check this out!
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0260689
MBPRO 15/2.33/2G/160/SD
SKU: 696526
Mfr Part #: MA610LL/A-5
UPC:
$2,529.99
Check this out!
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0260689
MBPRO 15/2.33/2G/160/SD
SKU: 696526
Mfr Part #: MA610LL/A-5
UPC:
$2,529.99
I was under the impression that MicroCenter was a scam.
That's one of the first Core 2 models being sold for an obscene amount of money. It's nothing new by ANY stretch.
It is funny. He edited his post to make it sound like you were the "mean" one.
You are right. That store is legit.
I edited my post because I found out that it is only a previous model and not being touted as a new one by anyone other than him. Here's what was there:
"Apple's not going down in clock speed, and there aren't any CPUs that go with Montevina that are that speed, anyway.
And with 200GB standard on the current one, they're not going down in HDD size."
It'd help if you did a little research into making sure it wasn't a discontinued model being listed.
