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Who's With Me? (Sept. Update Frustrations)
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I understand where your coming from, but hey, nothings wrong with having a mac that can use windows.
Either way, ill be Dual-Booting when i get my MB or MBP depending on which they update first.
Do what you think is best, as long as your happy is all that matters.
Apple can do whatever it wants, but to be honest with there low notebook stock levels at most retailers, they're only way to capitalize on the back to school rush is to release new notebooks.
Don't baby your MacBook too much. it's a sturdy machine. I've commuted on motorbike in Thailand with mine nearly every day for 2 years. It's been tossed around quite a bit. An aluminum update won't make it more rugged - it'll just show the dents easier and have a harder time catching wifi signals
Hehe after the issues I have had with my Macbook I am babying the heck out of it lol. I have had too many issues with the case quality on my Macbook that after the first 6 months of owning it (and getting it fixed) it hasn't left my desk. Surprisingly I had 2 incidents afterwards with the casing cracking on the bottom and on the usual keyboard/trackpad area. So maybe I don't really need to baby it now that I think of it, the casing cracked while not being mobile anyhoo. Apple was great and sent me a brand new (upgraded) Macbook, the Applecare folks are great.
I am just hoping that with the aluminum casing, I won't have to deal with the cracking issue, I know dents can be a problem but any dents would be totally my fault not due to faulty plastic (feh, or maybe I just got a lemon lol). I have used my friends Macbook Pro and it seems to get pretty good wifi. I think I would be willing to give up a little wifi strength for a notebook I would feel confident won't fall apart in my bag. Oh now the waiting game... wheeee!
i do believe they updated both the ipod and the imac last year in mid august...
The MB and MBP are targeted towards the students, not the iMacs, so I can't see them changing a line-up mid BTS time.
In Late Summer/Fall 2005, iBook stock levels were terrible (I used to sell Macs back then) and some people were waiting 4 weeks to get them, and an "update" wasn't released until Spring 2006 with the new MacBook..
So stock levels can mean nothing.
Stressed out.
I don't think I can hold out any longer. I am almost ready to say forget it, and pick up a 20 inch 2.66ghz iMac.
Either refurbished (320gig) or brand new with a 750gig hard drive.
What do you guys think?
I might just do it. I'm trying to hold out but I can't stand using this piece of crap Dell Dimension 8400. It's a 4 year old PC running XP. It's goddamn slow and I think I might just give up portability for now.
I need help. I want to hold out but I don't think I can anymore.
I don't think I can hold out any longer. I am almost ready to say forget it, and pick up a 20 inch 2.66ghz iMac.
Either refurbished (320gig) or brand new with a 750gig hard drive.
What do you guys think?
I might just do it. I'm trying to hold out but I can't stand using this piece of crap Dell Dimension 8400. It's a 4 year old PC running XP. It's goddamn slow and I think I might just give up portability for now.
I need help. I want to hold out but I don't think I can anymore.
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What if the entry level model is 999 and it's better than the current blackbook? I currently own a blackbook and that would be crazy if the updated model entry level was pretty much better than the blackbook and for cheaper too though it sounds pretty much plausible. That means i guess the blackbook resale price would go way cheaper right? Does anyone think this will happen or maybe the new priced ones will still be pretty high? Because maybe I'll plan to sell the blackbook for the new one if "lower-end" ones are pretty good.
What you guys think about that?
What if the entry level model is 999 and it's better than the current blackbook? I currently own a blackbook and that would be crazy if the updated model entry level was pretty much better than the blackbook and for cheaper too though it sounds pretty much plausible. That means i guess the blackbook resale price would go way cheaper right? Does anyone think this will happen or maybe the new priced ones will still be pretty high? Because maybe I'll plan to sell the blackbook for the new one if "lower-end" ones are pretty good.
What you guys think about that?
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it's totally plausible that the upgrades will knock the 2.4GHz to the low-end or older.
How long have you had your BlackBook?
okayjustin said:
it's totally plausible that the upgrades will knock the 2.4GHz to the low-end or older.
How long have you had your BlackBook?
I don;t think they'll wait until September, certainly not to update ipods and laptops. My guess is this coming Tuesday (August 19th) for laptops, and ipods after September 15th.
Oh so the "low-end" will still be 2.4 you think? I didn't quite get it
i've had the blackbook for about 2 months now
ME!! ME!! ME!!
I'm waiting aluminum redesign, MacBook keyboard, glass trackpad, CPU bump, 320 GB HD option (up from 250 GB), better graphics! And my iBook is on its last legs too.
Completely agreed. The waiting's hard. But I'm sure that our wait will be generously rewarded!
There have been August and September Mac updates in the near past. Don't forget all the rumors pointing to September.
Ugh, I will still try. Keep in mind I am a **** hair away from buying an iMac now refurbished for sure. Since were so closed to September I will try my damndest to not cave in and buy anything.
Reading the few post since my own has helped me a little bit. Atleast for a few days.
I am sure that the new Macbook will have 2.66 ghz with 1,000 MB front side bus too. It might mirror the current 20 inch iMacs.
Just for fun, what do you guys think about having both an iMac and a Laptop?
Reading the few post since my own has helped me a little bit. Atleast for a few days.
I am sure that the new Macbook will have 2.66 ghz with 1,000 MB front side bus too. It might mirror the current 20 inch iMacs.
Just for fun, what do you guys think about having both an iMac and a Laptop?
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I currently have an iMac and am planning on gettig a MacBook. I think it's a completely reasonable thing to do. And I'm doing this on a college student budget!
Granted, I also do freelance editing, so I need a home desktop. My work G5 (a fine machine) is usually tied up in my job's editing. So having a desktop at home for freelance is awesome.
Alx9876 said:
I currently have an iMac and am planning on gettig a MacBook. I think it's a completely reasonable thing to do. And I'm doing this on a college student budget!
Granted, I also do freelance editing, so I need a home desktop. My work G5 (a fine machine) is usually tied up in my job's editing. So having a desktop at home for freelance is awesome.
See, I thought about waiting, but couldn't take it any longer...my Windows machine had to go and I had to have a new computer. I don't like adopting brand-new hardware, because I like having the bugs worked out first. I love my white MacBook and wouldn't trade it for the world...it's a great little machine and does everything I need it to. There will always be a better machine "coming soon", so if you wait, you'll always be waiting. That's just my $0.02, though.
I was going to do the opposite (have a Macbook, was going to get an iMac) since the Mac Pros are considerably more than an iMac, but opted to upgrade to a MBP and give the Macbook to the girlfriend. I already have a Sawtooth that I use as the media server and I'm much too used to the convenience of a laptop so it's more sensible to me.
I'm waiting!
Currently have a macbook 2.0 with 80HD and an imac 2.4 320HD.
The plan was to sell both and replace with the new MBP. Since I finished my degree in May I've hardly touch my gorgeous imac and only really use it for watch dvds which makes it a very expensive DVD player. So atm I use my macbook for everything but it does annoy me. The fan is constantly going and it does slow up on me when I have a few programmes open. Switching between programs takes much longer than I'd like. Which is why I wanted a MBP.
However, now I'm going to wait and see what the update brings. I start my new design job on Monday and will be taking my laptop with me most days for the long train journey.
So I want a laptop that can match the performance of my 2.4 imac, has a good screen (I don't like the colour fade on the current macbook.) Those are the reasons I wanted a MBP but I'm a tiny women and need to carry it around which makes the macbook more appealing. The graphics card advantages the MBP has isn't really realitive to me as I don't play games. I just need something that can cope with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Sarafi running at the same time with no problems. So I guess I'll wait and see what September brings.
I'll be looking at the following to make my decision:
The screen quality- would prefer to go matt to stop glare on the train and 15" would be nicer, so MBP should be better for this.
Fan noise- macbook's is just too noisy and constant, depends on what changes are made
Performance -happy with my 2.4GHZ imac, so MB should provide enough.
Weight- v important, don't really want to carry more than 5lbs, I'm sure the MB will be lighter (currently 5lbs) so it depends what apple do with the MBP (currently 5.4lbs.)
Currently have a macbook 2.0 with 80HD and an imac 2.4 320HD.
The plan was to sell both and replace with the new MBP. Since I finished my degree in May I've hardly touch my gorgeous imac and only really use it for watch dvds which makes it a very expensive DVD player. So atm I use my macbook for everything but it does annoy me. The fan is constantly going and it does slow up on me when I have a few programmes open. Switching between programs takes much longer than I'd like. Which is why I wanted a MBP.
However, now I'm going to wait and see what the update brings. I start my new design job on Monday and will be taking my laptop with me most days for the long train journey.
So I want a laptop that can match the performance of my 2.4 imac, has a good screen (I don't like the colour fade on the current macbook.) Those are the reasons I wanted a MBP but I'm a tiny women and need to carry it around which makes the macbook more appealing. The graphics card advantages the MBP has isn't really realitive to me as I don't play games. I just need something that can cope with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Sarafi running at the same time with no problems. So I guess I'll wait and see what September brings.
I'll be looking at the following to make my decision:
The screen quality- would prefer to go matt to stop glare on the train and 15" would be nicer, so MBP should be better for this.
Fan noise- macbook's is just too noisy and constant, depends on what changes are made
Performance -happy with my 2.4GHZ imac, so MB should provide enough.
Weight- v important, don't really want to carry more than 5lbs, I'm sure the MB will be lighter (currently 5lbs) so it depends what apple do with the MBP (currently 5.4lbs.)
I really can't wait...
I am getting a scholarship at the end of September and that is pretty much all going on a new Macbook. I feel fortunate that I cannot buy it any earlier because I would have already done so if I had the chance. Just holding out for multitouch and aluminium...
I have an old Pentium 4 Acer Aspire as my main machine. It is slow as. Must get OSX...
someone please put me out of my misery...
I am getting a scholarship at the end of September and that is pretty much all going on a new Macbook. I feel fortunate that I cannot buy it any earlier because I would have already done so if I had the chance. Just holding out for multitouch and aluminium...
I have an old Pentium 4 Acer Aspire as my main machine. It is slow as. Must get OSX...
someone please put me out of my misery...
Post back after your two weeks with your new baby is up, and count how many "damn","Oh Wow", "Cool","this is awesome" you say. 4GB of Ram is where I started out,maxxed. I think you will be very pleased with your new MB,and for a smart guy like yourself, there won't be much of a learning curve.
ENJOY, and welcome aboard Pilgrim
Please come out already.
I'm still waiting. It's hard as hell, but I'm here stuck. I'm telling you I might just buy the iMac instead but then it would suck to see the new Macbooks in action coming out.
I am still going to wait this out. It's killing me folks. It really is.
I'm still waiting. It's hard as hell, but I'm here stuck. I'm telling you I might just buy the iMac instead but then it would suck to see the new Macbooks in action coming out.
I am still going to wait this out. It's killing me folks. It really is.
Hmm... I doubt they would release new macs during the promotion. So they would most likely be released shortly after the 15th, or near the end of september. I would wait until October personally, to be sure. I suppose there's always Apple's 1-month new product guarantee (if you buy a product and it's updated within a month, they'll send you the new version free)
Personally, I'm definitely waiting for the next revision! I hope it's in September, but if it's in January, I guess I'll just have to wait a bit longer
That's stupid. September 15th is a Monday, and the 16th is a Tuesday. Apple could very well come out with something the day after you finish "waiting".
Just purchased my MacBook today. I'm extremely happy with it, yes it was pretty expensive, but my god, OS X is a work of art.
unless you don't open anything, then you have 2 weeks to hopefully find out about the new MB and possibly return your BTS purchase
My macbook and iPod touch arrived today was going to wait but love the MB it cold and runs great . If a new one comes out I doubt i will buy another, love this perfect MB