Why expecting a MacBook Pro spec bump might be a big disappointment

[Adamantoise]

I wonder how the people who bought the February 2011 MBPs feel about not having the latest and greatest.

Then again, this will always happen ;(

I bought the February 2011 13" Macbook Pro ... I honestly couldn't care less what they come out with until they have USB 3.0

 

[MVRL]

In the face!!

 

[Aldaris]

Pics or it didn't happen...

What did we learn here?

 

[stjohnswell]

Taxi for Prodo!

 

[Prodo123]

Note to self: Remember that the word "Might" means "Will" or "Must" on the internet and people will ignore whatever you say about it
OK, I guess I was wrong. 😛

 

[MVRL]

Note to self: Remember that the word "Might" means "Will" or "Must" on the internet and people will ignore whatever you say about it
OK, I guess I was wrong. 😛

Note to you: BLAH BLAH BLAH, don't make worthless speculation trying to affect others if you don't know jack ****.

Ok, I guess I was right. XD

 

[Prodo123]

Note to you: BLAH BLAH BLAH, don't make worthless speculation trying to affect others if you don't know jack ****.

Ok, I guess I was right. XD

Again, "Might" doesn't mean what it should on the internet...

 

[Bloodstar]

I wonder how the people who bought the February 2011 MBPs feel about not having the latest and greatest.

Then again, this will always happen ;(

I don't really care (and this is from someone who bought six days before the refresh) - it doesn't suddenly mean they're bad machines. (What MBPs aren't, really? Aside from maybe the 8600 ones, and even then those work well while the GPU isn't dead.) A .2ghz CPU bump and a tiny (seemingly, please correct me if I'm mistaken) GPU bump? I don't really know if it's worth the hassle of returning this current laptop and getting the new high end 15", even if mine's essentially a low-end one now.

...On the plus side, mine's got an extra 512MB VRAM. I think I can certainly live with that!

 

[Prodo123]

I don't really care (and this is from someone who bought six days before the refresh) - it doesn't suddenly mean they're bad machines. (What MBPs aren't, really? Aside from maybe the 8600 ones, and even then those work well while the GPU isn't dead.) A .2ghz CPU bump and a tiny (seemingly, please correct me if I'm mistaken) GPU bump? I don't really know if it's worth the hassle of returning this current laptop and getting the new high end 15", even if mine's essentially a low-end one now.

...On the plus side, mine's got an extra 512MB VRAM. I think I can certainly live with that!

Considering I paid less than the similarly spec'd late 2011 low-end 15" ($2200) for my early 2011 high-end 15" with hi-res screen, 8GB RAM, 1GB VRAM and Office 2011 ($2050), I'm quite satisfied too 🙂

I was just mad over how 9to5Mac attributes every single supply constraint to a refresh. Given the circumstances surrounding Apple, it was (and still is) more likely that the manufacturers are unable to deliver parts. I'd bet that supply constraint will continue for at least a month.