i think it will still have an optical drive. if they want to remove it, im not sure what they can replace it with. another harddrive would kill battery life (unless they let u turn it on and off, which would be cool!). a spare battery will make the right side heavier than the left.

unless the next mbp is going to be a major revision, with a new look n new motherboard design n such. which i doubt

haha no la, it's just that i nvr see ppl think that way apple can do that with the iphone bcuz it's a brand new product they built from the ground up. macs are open for too long. even after the mac app store launches, i doubt that they will prevent you from installing apps outside of the app store. it'd make every mac user n developer furious!

IINM, hibernate is mostly a windows term. hibernate = sleep

ya, i mean apple doesn't call it 'Hibernate', they just call it 'Sleep'



http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490

i stand corrected

most of us here dun have any design/multimedia background. im an engineering student

the notion of "macs are for graphics designers" is very2 not true. OSX is not built for design work. it's just a better OS as a whole (in my opinion lah) for doing anything

yes. that's what "i stand corrected" means. i admit i was wrong and u have corrected me not the other way round my friend

u have a few options

1) use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone ur current hdd to the new one, then swap. the new hdd will be exactly like the old one, juz bigger

2) u can Restore ur current hdd to the new hdd too, using Disk Utility but need to boot from the OSX dvd

3) *if u have a time machine backup* install the new hdd, boot from OSX dvd n restore from time machine drive

i would recommend hitachi travelstar 7k500 500gb (~rm220) or faster seagate momentus XT 500gb (~rm460) hybrid drive. i bought the latter and will be upgrading tonight using method (3) bcuz only my time machine drive has a firewire800 port

will do

have a look for urself: http://store.apple.com/my/browse/home/educ...?mco=OTY2ODQzMg

maybe u can get the older original MBPs. MAYBE lah ;p

personally i think any macbooks n macbook pros, no matter how old, are pretty good machines, except the macbooks with intel GMA

the only thing u hv to worry about the old models is the screen n battery. they might be not as bright n the battery wouldn't last as long

yes only factory can upgrade. it doesn't use ram sticks. the ram chips are soldered to the motherboard

i think he meant u can upgrade as in opt for more memory when u're customizing the MBA at the online store. not about adding ur own RAM

not sure why u need LAN

juz pair ur phone with ur MBA for bluetooth. then, click on the bluetooth icon at the top right, click on ur phone's name and Connect to Network

i dun have a nokia E series but that's how tethering works for most phones. if it doesnt work, maybe u need to enable some settings on ur nokia

what impact? juz use as normal. even for ur macbook, u never need to take out the battery what juz remember to calibrate at least once a month.

or better yet, why not juz get an imac?

only upgradable to double the size? if i was there i'd would laugh my ass off at him u wont have any problem with 500gb. rpm is up to you. the speed/vibration/noise whatever is really minimal, n the price difference will normally be around rm50 only. up to you

saw ur post at mc.net, dun sell ur MBP la bro, learn to use OSX. go here: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

1. no because no one bothers to write virus/keylogger for OSX. not because OSX is immune. keep in mind that this is an OSX thing, not macs. a Windows installed on a mac can still get virus, it just wont affect OSX
2. the weight/size is right there at the mbp specs page on apple.com. it's definitely heavier than most laptops since ur comparing aluminium vs plastic, but they feel much more sturdy
3. yes extended to 3 years. covers hardware n tech support. user damage wont be covered
4. 5 hours should not be a problem
5. MBP = performance, MBA = portability. u said u prefer MBP bcuz of hdd n price. now think...since u already have tons of hdd space on ur other machines, do u need a laptop with a lot of space? and price wise, dun forget the MBA comes with something like an SSD, n portability doesnt come cheap. it's not a netbook

if i were you, already having a powerful desktop, i'd definitely get an MBA so it's easier for me to bring my laptop around.

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

the 2008 unibody models only up to 6GB though

according to macworld ( http://www.macworld.com/article/155186/201...acbook_air.html ) the 13" MBA (rm4299) is pretty much around the performance of the basic 13" MBP (rm3899). so that's rm400 for the extra portability, not bad

if u dont really need the performance, then u may want to consider the 11". see if u like the screen size or not

well one couldn't determine if something is fragile without breaking it first. but judging from the previous MBA, it really is sturdy despite the thinness. compare to MSI wind, a thin plastic laptop. obviously u cannot sit on it lah, juz dun let the thinness fool you

i think these days more people buy notebooks than desktops

also, for imac, no one will ask about battery n casings (two most discussed topics in this thread IMO )

but no one will know if it's within Q1 or not

imagine, u wait until 29th april no update. 30th april u go buy the current MBP. 1st may they announce new model

i'd say if u're satisfied with the performance of the current model, juz get it.

between the two, i'd suggest 4gb ram instead of 128gb, since u can always store ur files on an external hdd

but then solidworks on a 11" doesnt sound comfortable, at least how i imagine it would be. dun put too much hope on gaming

u can get one from hikari85. 2.5" casing can get at any PC shop

carbon copy cloner should be good. im using superduper but it's paid. u can also juz use Disk Utility "Restore" function