Waiting for Haswell MBP Mega Thread

[adjeff8]

I'm to talking about "sales" tax. Read the fine print on your carriers bill:

• Universal service charges
• 911, LNP, and TRS Charges
• Telecommunications Relay Service
• Federal Excise Tax
• State and Local
• etc

These differ per carrier but have gone up for most. It's typically 15-20% of your bill.

Bill, the talk about these taxes have always confused me. People say that the break you get when you sign a contract is eventually roucouped in the bills. But my bill and the taxes always stay the same even when my contract is up. I have a friend who bought his phone outright, unlocked, and his bill is the same as mine. Furthermore, my plan has always been $89 per month which works out to $94 and change, and it hasn't changed in 5 years. Contract or no contract. It even went down for a few months. A $10 break that I still can't explain

 

[APPLE-FANATIC]

Can you install a hybrid drive in a cMBP? Might be an option.

Not sure

 

[mcarling]

I agree with you about the SSDs from Apple being way overpriced! I wish they would come down a little.

Apple reduced SSD prices starting last week. The range of incremental price difference for an additional 256GB of SSD in the Ivy Bridge MBP is $300 to $400. In the new Haswell iMacs, the range is $250 to $300. I expect the range in the forthcoming Haswell MBPs to also be $250 to $300 per incremental 256GB.

 

[APPLE-FANATIC]

Apple reduced SSD prices starting last week. The range of incremental price difference for an additional 256GB of SSD in the Ivy Bridge MBP is $300 to $400. In the new Haswell iMacs, the range is $250 to $300. I expect the range in the forthcoming Haswell MBPs to also be $250 to $300 per incremental 256GB.

Good to know!

 

[ohbrilliance]

We also know that the Haswell iMacs don't have Thunderbolt 2, so the Haswell MBPs probably also won't have Thunderbolt 2.

I don't see it this way. Apple may not have wanted their consumer desktop to steal the thunder from the Mac Pro. Also, it makes sense to update the Pro lines with TB2 together.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

C'mon, Apple! I want my late-2013 13" rMBP i5 8gb ram 256gb SSD!

My mom was ready to buy an ivy bridge model for me yesterday on Apple's website . Even with the student discount and my current machine basically bricked it's not worth it, IMO. I can survive a few weeks with a borrowed Lenovo.

 

[GSPice]

I don't see it this way. Apple may not have wanted their consumer desktop to steal the thunder from the Mac Pro. Also, it makes sense to update the Pro lines with TB2 together.

Pretty sure people needing Pros would not be distracted by the most thunderous iMac announcement.

 

[bmwnj]

what is the chance apple adds biometrics to the MacBook pro?

 

[GSPice]

what is the chance apple adds biometrics to the MacBook pro?

Epidermally small

 

[bmwnj]

Epidermally small

Why so?

They talked about the importance of passwords and not having to remember them at the maverick keynote.

 

[GSPice]

Why so?

They talked about the importance of passwords and not having to remember them at the maverick keynote.

There's a myriad of password-remembering solutions on the notebook already. A fingerprint sensor makes a lot more sense on an easily-stolen handheld device

It may come, but not with Haswell.

 

[The Leafs Fan]

I've seen that photo before. It doesn't show a fusion drive in that space. I've never seen a photo of a fusion drive in that space. I talked to an Apple Genius a few months ago who says he tried to fit one in and found that the space is too thin. Have you ever seen a fusion drive (or any other drive) in that space?

No, too bad iFixit never got to trying out a 7mm or 5mm super-slim drive in that space. I wonder why Apple would leave that space there without some sort of purpose.

 

[greenglue]

So chances of the new rMBP 13" w/ Haswell coming this Tuesday versus the 15th at the iPad/Mac Pro event? And would it be more of a silent launch since not much is changing besides processor and maybe thickness.

 

[B...]

Just a quick question: I may have missed it in the hullabaloo of the iMac announcement, but why is Tuesday an option (more than any random date)?

 

[powerslave12r]

Bill, the talk about these taxes have always confused me. People say that the break you get when you sign a contract is eventually roucouped in the bills. But my bill and the taxes always stay the same even when my contract is up. I have a friend who bought his phone outright, unlocked, and his bill is the same as mine. Furthermore, my plan has always been $89 per month which works out to $94 and change, and it hasn't changed in 5 years. Contract or no contract. It even went down for a few months. A $10 break that I still can't explain

And that is why how the Carriers operate encourages people to upgrade every two years if you're not going to use a cheaper/prepaid plan. (Which were and still are rather scarce in many parts of the country.)

If you're not upgrading and still pay the same amount, you're subsidizing a phone for someone else.

 

[GSPice]

So chances of the new rMBP 13" w/ Haswell coming this Tuesday versus the 15th at the iPad/Mac Pro event? And would it be more of a silent launch since not much is changing besides processor and maybe thickness.

Unknown. This has kinda been the topic of this thread for the last several hundred posts.

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Just a quick question: I may have missed it in the hullabaloo of the iMac announcement, but why is Tuesday an option (more than any random date)?

Apple does all their things on Tuesdays.

 

[B...]

Unknown. This has kinda been the topic of this thread for the last several hundred posts.

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Apple does all their things on Tuesdays.

June 10 was a Monday.

 

[mcarling]

why is Tuesday an option (more than any random date)?

Apple have a history of quietly releasing new Macs on Tuesdays.

 

[B...]

Apple have a history of quietly releasing new Macs on Tuesdays.

Have they ever done a silent release one Tuesday and then another a week later?

 

[greenglue]

Wouldn't it make sense for Apple to wait till after Mavericks is released or at the same event to announce this upgrade so it ships with 10.9 out of the box and no need to upgrade if it'll cost money?

Although they just kinda did that with the new iMacs w/ Haswell...

 

[GSPice]

Thread jà vu

 

[mcarling]

Have they ever done a silent release one Tuesday and then another a week later?

I don't specifically recall two Macs release a week apart, but I cannot think of any reason not to.

Wouldn't it make sense for Apple to wait till after Mavericks is released or at the same event to announce this upgrade so it ships with 10.9 out of the box and no need to upgrade if it'll cost money?

No. The upgrade procedure is painless.

 

[Stetrain]

June 10 was a Monday.

WWDC is generally an exception. It's a week-long conference so the opening keynote happens on a Monday.

Almost all other Apple announcements happen Tuesday through Thursday.

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No. The upgrade procedure is painless.

There is one reason for Apple to ship new notebooks with 10.9.

Since 10.9 is supposed to get all around better battery life, shipping with 10.9 would let them claim the longer battery life numbers at launch, rather than just a silent update to the tech specs page after 10.9 is released.

I don't know if that's a reason that would really cause them to hold back the hardware update, but if they could wait an extra week and claim 10 hours battery at launch instead of 9 then it might be worth it.

 

[mcarling]

There is one reason for Apple to ship new notebooks with 10.9.

Since 10.9 is supposed to get all around better battery life, shipping with 10.9 would let them claim the longer battery life numbers at launch, rather than just a silent update to the tech specs page after 10.9 is released.

Apple can claim the 10.9 Mavericks battery life from the beginning, even if they ship with 10.8, just by including a little bit of fine print.

 

[GSPice]

Apple can claim the 10.9 Mavericks battery life from the beginning, even if they ship with 10.8, just by including a little bit of fine print.

+1 gazillion.