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I'm waiting for Jan for sure. Who knows, the default hard drive size may be increased too and then you may not need to upgrade that. 😀
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I'm waiting for Jan for sure. Who knows, the default hard drive size may be increased too and then you may not need to upgrade that. 😀
I feel a redesign
I'm in the same boat and waiting until January -- and it kills me to do so. Fortunately my old computer can tie me over until then so it isn't necessary for work.
But I feel a MBP redesign coming on. The MBP has been in its current incarnation longer than any other design of the current Macs. I just can't see Apple not coming up with something new, and with Penryn supposedly around the corner, it seems like I a good time to make a splash.
First, I think Apple wants to put their new "chiclet" style keyboard on all their computers. At the very least the new MBP will probably have the new F key functions (though what would happen to the backlighting F keys? Maybe the keyboard backlighting would be discontinued with the new keyboard, which would be a major bummer).
Second I think the redesign will bring the hard drive to a place where it can be easily accessed like the current MacBooks.
Finally, the redesigned MBPs might even get a black two-tone finish of some sort like the iMacs (but that I am much less sure of).
Anyway, if I didn't think there was a redesign coming, I wouldn't wait. Sure Penryn will be nice, but damn, these processors already do more than I need. It's the updated video card and form factor I'm holding out for.
I hope I don't wait for nothing.
I'm in the same boat and waiting until January -- and it kills me to do so. Fortunately my old computer can tie me over until then so it isn't necessary for work.
But I feel a MBP redesign coming on. The MBP has been in its current incarnation longer than any other design of the current Macs. I just can't see Apple not coming up with something new, and with Penryn supposedly around the corner, it seems like I a good time to make a splash.
First, I think Apple wants to put their new "chiclet" style keyboard on all their computers. At the very least the new MBP will probably have the new F key functions (though what would happen to the backlighting F keys? Maybe the keyboard backlighting would be discontinued with the new keyboard, which would be a major bummer).
Second I think the redesign will bring the hard drive to a place where it can be easily accessed like the current MacBooks.
Finally, the redesigned MBPs might even get a black two-tone finish of some sort like the iMacs (but that I am much less sure of).
Anyway, if I didn't think there was a redesign coming, I wouldn't wait. Sure Penryn will be nice, but damn, these processors already do more than I need. It's the updated video card and form factor I'm holding out for.
I hope I don't wait for nothing.
Screw it. I'm not waiting. I'm buying my MBP as soon as I can. I'll probably replace it with a newer model in 2 years anyway. I seem to get the itch for a new computer every couple of years. I doubt the changes will be all that dramatic - and for me, the Mac will be a tremendous upgrade anyway. So, no waiting for me. 😛
Well, I just thought I'd write to say that I'm on my new MBP right now. Very cool. I purchased a keyboard and mighty mouse to go along with it. I upgraded to Leopard. I downloaded and installed a bunch of software. I even connected to my company VPN with the Mac version of Cisco's VPN client. So, so far, so good! This is a real high quality computer! The experience has been above expectations so far. The Mac makes for a much better personal experience than a PC... 🙂
Squonk
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Congrats on the new machine Sal!! Enjoy it! (like I need to tell you that... 😛)