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Unidentified Apple 'Mobile Computing' Device in Best Buy Inventory?
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Interesting point…
So "Mobile Computing" means notebook rather than handheld/tablet…From Last year (turned out to be MB/MBP If I recall it Correctly)
From Last year (turned out to be MB/MBP If I recall it Correctly)
"Inner pack quantity: 1"
correct me if im wrong but this ,means there is one box in each bigger box?
nvm this is from last year
That is also on the current one, but its impossible. Apple hasn't used square boxes since iMac G3 (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
EDIT: I'm an idiot for ever thinking its square, but it is a rather odd rectangle witch makes me think uber big keyboard or software inside (Green way of making boxes smaller)
Department = Product department not sales department (good example is that MP3 players are under the computer department but aren't sold by the computer sales team)
Class (Mobile Computing) = sub category of department, Mobile Computing could refer to a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, etc. It doesn't refer to an MP3 player or desktop as those are other classes under the Computer department.
Subclass (Apple) = The subcategory of the Class, for example: Apple, notebooks, netbooks are all subclasses under the Mobile Computing class.
It's listed under Apple as all Apple portables (notebooks) are since Apple has it's own subclass in each major class (Desktops, Monitors, MP3, etc).
The item is listed as retailing at $999.99 which means it's more than likely an update to the white macbook or possibly a new product at that price point. But the reality is that unless it's something as mundane as an update to an existing product it's unlikely that Best Buy would know about it ahead of time.
The box dimensions, weight, out of stock date could very likely all be wrong, but it is NOT a placeholder.
Class (Mobile Computing) = sub category of department, Mobile Computing could refer to a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, etc. It doesn't refer to an MP3 player or desktop as those are other classes under the Computer department.
Subclass (Apple) = The subcategory of the Class, for example: Apple, notebooks, netbooks are all subclasses under the Mobile Computing class.
It's listed under Apple as all Apple portables (notebooks) are since Apple has it's own subclass in each major class (Desktops, Monitors, MP3, etc).
The item is listed as retailing at $999.99 which means it's more than likely an update to the white macbook or possibly a new product at that price point. But the reality is that unless it's something as mundane as an update to an existing product it's unlikely that Best Buy would know about it ahead of time.
The box dimensions, weight, out of stock date could very likely all be wrong, but it is NOT a placeholder.
Updated Notebook
No event + No press invite = No tablet.
Apple wouldn't have a major release like a tablet as an "Oh, BTW..."
I'm betting that it's the unibody aluminum 13" Macbook Pro.
No event + No press invite = No tablet.
Apple wouldn't have a major release like a tablet as an "Oh, BTW..."
I'm betting that it's the unibody aluminum 13" Macbook Pro.
- 20% chance of built-in 3G.
- 25% chance M$ will film a Notebook Hunters commercial where an "ordinary" person goes into a computer store, picks up the Macbook Pro, starts licking it, says "ooh it tastes delicious, but I can't afford something so delicious."
- 100% chance that people will find some aspect of it to complain about no matter how good it is. (ie. "It's too unibody. I was hoping for something more omnibody, or at least multibody.")
ahahahaha that was awesome. Thats pretty much the avid apple fan in a nutshell
White MB 2.13GHz vs. 2GHz, 160GB HDD vs. 120GB, 800MHz DDR2 vs. 667MHZ DDR2.
The CPU type didn't change just the clock speed. I have a feeling the old MB could use 800MHz DDR2 just fine (seems confirmed already over the last few months since the earlier upgrade) and now it is just official. Should be interesting to see the actual maximum RAM in the machine. I also believe previous models could actually use 6GB so I doubt it will go above that.
The CPU type didn't change just the clock speed. I have a feeling the old MB could use 800MHz DDR2 just fine (seems confirmed already over the last few months since the earlier upgrade) and now it is just official. Should be interesting to see the actual maximum RAM in the machine. I also believe previous models could actually use 6GB so I doubt it will go above that.
And we also now know a out-of-stock date for this new MacBook 11/01/09, which means we can expect an update by then.
This makes perfect sense now
What if it's the other way around, and they're releasing a 15" MacBook NON-Pro out of left field?
Could be a timely release of a competitively priced 15" in this post-meltdown economy.
Best Buy Inventory. Its only a laptop not a phone...
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MC240LL-13-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B001P05NJC
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MC240LL-13-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B001P05NJC
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The screenshot appears to refer to a MacBook
If you google the code "MC240LL/A", you will find that it is associated with an Apple MacBook 13.3-Inch laptop. This may indicate that the Best Buy screenshot is a red herring.
If you google the code "MC240LL/A", you will find that it is associated with an Apple MacBook 13.3-Inch laptop. This may indicate that the Best Buy screenshot is a red herring.
It's just a MacBook, people
A quick google search on "apple MC240LL/A" revealed that this is an existing part number for an existing MacBook model, which is consistent with the box dimensions and weight listed in the image.
No news here. Move on.
A quick google search on "apple MC240LL/A" revealed that this is an existing part number for an existing MacBook model, which is consistent with the box dimensions and weight listed in the image.
No news here. Move on.