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No One Buying Older 15" Unibodys?
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I'd venture to say that batteries will be around for longer then most people who currently own the notebooks will keep them.
I'd also venture to say that the supply of Replacement KEYBOARDS will dry up before the supply of batteries.
Besides that, if you have a device, any device that needs batteries you can always get them replaced from somebody. There are people out there who tear apart old laptop batteries and re-cell them, make them better than new.
Any Electronics Tech worth his training could rebuild a pack.
If you cut open an Apple Battery, you think there are Apple cells in there?
If you have the updated March 2009 Version of the 2.8 Macbook Pro, you should have the updated logic board which will handle 8GB of RAM like the newer Macbook Pros.
Expresscard = uselesscard for over 99% of Mac users. Saying it has more uses than the SD card slot does not make it more useful. I'd rather give up options I won't ever use than buy an SD slot adapter.
About MBP' memory capacity :
MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models which support Maximum Memory of 8.0GB:
MacBook Pro 13.3" 2.26GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 13.3" 2.53GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.53GHz model w/SD Card Slot (June 2009)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.66GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.80GHz model w/SD Card Slot (June 2009)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.93GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 3.0GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 2.66GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 2.93GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 3.06GHz (All)
MacBook and MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models with a Maximum Memory of 6.0GB:
MacBook 13.3" 2.0GHz (All)
MacBook 13.3" 2.4GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.53GHz model w/ExpressCard Slot (Late 2008)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.8GHz model w/ExpressCard Slot (Late 2008)
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3
MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models which support Maximum Memory of 8.0GB:
MacBook Pro 13.3" 2.26GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 13.3" 2.53GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.53GHz model w/SD Card Slot (June 2009)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.66GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.80GHz model w/SD Card Slot (June 2009)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.93GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 3.0GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 2.66GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 2.93GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 17" 3.06GHz (All)
MacBook and MacBook Pro 'Unibody' Models with a Maximum Memory of 6.0GB:
MacBook 13.3" 2.0GHz (All)
MacBook 13.3" 2.4GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz (All)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.53GHz model w/ExpressCard Slot (Late 2008)
MacBook Pro 15" 2.8GHz model w/ExpressCard Slot (Late 2008)
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3
I've wondered the same thing. I'm not sure that history, in the form of iBook/Powerbook batteries, etc., is a good indicator of the the future availability. Here's why, the first generation unibody MacBook/Pros were only available from October '08 to June '09, is this a big enough market for Apple or a third party to make batteries available for an extended number of years? I don't know the answer.
Has there been an official explanation as to why all models of the MacBook Pro do not support 8GB RAM? They all contain the same chipset (which would probably be the only factor to consider whether or not it would support or not) which easily supports 8GB. I probably won't see or use the 8GB but just out of curiosity.
If you have the updated March 2009 Version of the 2.8 Macbook Pro, you should have the updated logic board which will handle 8GB of RAM like the newer Macbook Pros.
How do I find this out? I bought the computer refurbished a week ago and don't know when it was manufactured, however there was a date printed on the box it shipped in that said February 9th 2009. in any case, I doubt ill ever need 8gb of ram anyway
Something must have change in march 2009 since all the models supporting 8GB have been launched starting from this date.
The "2.8ghz w/expresscard slot model" have been lauched before march 2009, so it doesn't support 8GB but 6GB ( what is already great ! )
Wrong! The defining question is:
How long will Apple keep making the defective logic boards with the 8600GT chip waiting to blow up and be replaced.
The 8600GT GPU has been done with by Apple. The new Macbooks use the new and definitely reliable 9600GT on the new MBPs. Those 8600GTs were indeed time-bombs waiting to go off.
Apple still sells the old powerbook and iBook Batteries so you could imagine how much longer we will be able to get new batteries for your macbook pro.
I'd still buy the older model, but that nice battery is very tempting.
That's the said attitude Apple has for the lack of matte displays.
And a SD slot is definitely less useful than an ExpressCard slot.
It's a good business; they make a lot of money on consumables; every manufacturer does.
If you quote something it says what font it is in the quote.
That's the said attitude Apple has for the lack of matte displays.
And a SD slot is definitely less useful than an ExpressCard slot.
It's a good business; they make a lot of money on consumables; every manufacturer does.
If you quote something it says what font it is in the quote.
They do not use the same chipset. The original uMBPs use the NVIDIA rev B2 chipset. The March 2009 and on uMBP's use the chipset that was introduced with the 17", the rev B3 chipset.
Is that really the reason after all the revision before this current model i.e. the 2.66/2.93 rev can support 8GB (unofficially) and i think they use the B2 chipset (not sure)
I just thought the main reason was active crippling by Apple for marketing purposes
I missed the boat, and all of the Late 2008 unibody Macs are sold out now.
Dang, and it's sold out everywhere today.