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Who's buying a current MBP after hearing the Jan Keynote?
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I am going to wait for another month or so
Like a lot of other people I logged in to Macrumors at 5pm on Tuesday (UK time) hoping for news on a new MB or MBP.
I am now quite dishearted, am going to give it to the end of Feb and then buy a base MBP with 250GB drive or perhaps may be go for a Dell. I am a new MAC user with a mini looking for a replacement for my ageing XP laptop.
Like a lot of other people I logged in to Macrumors at 5pm on Tuesday (UK time) hoping for news on a new MB or MBP.
I am now quite dishearted, am going to give it to the end of Feb and then buy a base MBP with 250GB drive or perhaps may be go for a Dell. I am a new MAC user with a mini looking for a replacement for my ageing XP laptop.
I am most likely going to buy a the current MBP within the next couple of days. Gonna go for a 15" 2.6ghz 200GB 7200RPM HDD and 4GB of RAM (thrid party of course). It should be blazing fast.
Yep same here. I wasn't actually hoping for a redesign as I really rather like the current design.
I was hoping quite unrealistically for an update similar to the one last June, a noticeable bump in the spec. Ideally penryn, 15" LED at 1680x1050 and perhaps even blu-ray.
Still we shouldn't give up hope, I'm not sure something like a specification upgrade to an existing model is something that would be announced at MSF. Rather like the previous MBP upgrade or the Mac Pro upgrade it would be announced separately. I'm still hoping that within a couple of weeks from now we've seen at least a mild upgrade in the MBP spec.
Ordered Last night
Just ordered a MBP 2.4 17" Hi-Def 160GB 7200 RPM 4GB RAM (3rd party) last night. Should have it by tomorrow or Monday at the latest.
Just ordered a MBP 2.4 17" Hi-Def 160GB 7200 RPM 4GB RAM (3rd party) last night. Should have it by tomorrow or Monday at the latest.
Me too
Now that the Air is out and is not what I hoped it would be (no complaining) I will wait for the MacBook Pro's to be updated to Penryn and purchase one. I sold my MacBook Pro Core Duo 3 months ago. I wanted something smaller.
The Air is not it (too many sacrifices for design) and the MacBook doesn't have backlit keyboard, LED screen and has shared video memory Intel GMA.
Thankfully I am not in a hurry.
Now that the Air is out and is not what I hoped it would be (no complaining) I will wait for the MacBook Pro's to be updated to Penryn and purchase one. I sold my MacBook Pro Core Duo 3 months ago. I wanted something smaller.
The Air is not it (too many sacrifices for design) and the MacBook doesn't have backlit keyboard, LED screen and has shared video memory Intel GMA.
Thankfully I am not in a hurry.
I am not in desperate need of a laptop but I do need one. I was hoping for a 12-13" Macbook PRO! and am will not get a MBA. I need a computer to perform, not just be a stylish trendy computer. Even though it has its benefits, its cons out-way them 3-1 (for my purposes). If they don't update the MBP within 2 months I will have to pull the trigger and get a current one.
I'm using a 2003 TiBook!
It doesn't suck, it's just old, considering I'm asking it to do quite heavy duty 3D it's being a total trouper. The fact that it takes two hours to do a rendering the new MacBook Pros can do in 5 minutes is tedious but the surprising thing is that it's doing it at all.
I really need a new machine though, I'm starting Studio Max soon and it will not run on a TiBook.
But tell me, is your fan starting to make scary noises some times?
Well I did it. I just ordered the base MBP. The MBA is nice, but I see it as a niche product that didn't offer what I needed.
yea I got a build to order 17 mbp on tues afternoon and it still hasn't shipped yet. Hopefully it will ship tonight
Penryn is simply the processor, right? There is no logic board redesign involved or anything. My guess is we'll see a refresh by next month. At best, we'll see the volume controls on the MBP but I wouldn't expect a total case makeover.
i was going to do that. but only out of the box machines are exchange/refundable. that is if u opt for any upgrades then u cannot return it unless it's dead on arrival. i found out and canceled my order.
Nope. I decided not to invest in a non updated MBP. Instead I bought the very stylish Dell XPS M1530 Red Crimson which has same and better specs than the MBP.
But it costs € 1.059,35
Weight: 2.62 kg.
Compared to the MBP 15 inch, which costs € 2399,- u bet I save money now and come back when the MPB is updated!
I am not gonna spend a dirty 1400 euros + to have the privilege to run OSX. I think I ll dual boot with Ubuntu which appearently seems to run nice on it.
Now try say that Apple aint at least twice as expensive....
But it costs € 1.059,35
Weight: 2.62 kg.
Compared to the MBP 15 inch, which costs € 2399,- u bet I save money now and come back when the MPB is updated!
I am not gonna spend a dirty 1400 euros + to have the privilege to run OSX. I think I ll dual boot with Ubuntu which appearently seems to run nice on it.
Now try say that Apple aint at least twice as expensive....
Nope. I decided not to invest in a non updated MBP. Instead I bought a Dell XPS M1530 Red Crimson which has same and better specs than the MBP.
But it costs 1.059,35
Weight: 2.62 kg.
Compared to the MBP 15 inch, which costs 2399,- u bet I save money now and come back when the MPB is updated!
I am not gonna spend a dirty 1400 euros + to have the privilege to run OSX. I think I ll dual boot with Ubuntu which appearently seems to run nice on it.
Now try say that Apple aint at least twice as expensive....
Nice machine, but no thanks: I'll take my MBP. I paid more, but I have superior specs and I like the MBP case over the Dell's.
No offense, but just my thoughts.
I respect MBP's very much but...
For a fact the XPS has superior specs. The only thing is the processor which is 2.4 on the MBP, but that will only differ 130 euros to make it likewise on the Dell. However the XPS 1530 has for example more memory, bigger harddisk and a cardreader...
And btw the MPB case looks is very outdated and old. The new Dell XPS M1530 however has a pretty modern and slick looking design.
Where I live, a souped-up XPS M1530 of my choice only costs about 900USD less than a similarly souped-up MBP, and that is at the lousy 1280x800 resolution (the big resolution models are not here yet) so the actual premium could be even less.
Well I am not here to promote Dell, but I Googled a bit on discount coupons and collected a 10% + 5% discount. And yes 1280x800 is not my choice either, however I do run 1280x1024 now on my main system with a dual 22 inch IIyama monitor setup. So I wonder if I can handle the 1440x900 specs I ordered on a 15.4 inch screen (u can also get a 1680x1050 which is not even possible for a MBP 15 inch).
It's okay, to each his own. I had a hands-on of the Dell (I'm currently using an XPS too) and I decided that the Mac premium was still within acceptable range. I might have taken the XPS if I were you though.