If purchase Mac Notebook in US, it will come with how many plug? Only a 2-pin plug(US) or come together with another 3-pin plug?

If you can wait, I think probably better idea to wait but who knows how long it will be before the new MBP is released. Mar seems unlikely. April? Maybe even as late as June given the Cougar Point problems. Certainly the update is imminent, even the local Apple dealers aren't stocking any more MBPs.

However, having said that, I did order a CTO MBP with 2.8Ghz & HR screen on 5/2. In fact it just shipped yesterday 10/2 and according to the tracking info, it's now sitting in Pu Dong Intl, Shanghai waiting for its ride to Subang. But my situation is a bit different. I've actually had a MBP 2.66 since last year. I sold it off to a friend who needed one urgently when he couldn't find any shops with the MBP in stock. This was a week before CNY which gave me some time to decide whether to wait for the new MBP. Initially I was prepared to wait until March or even April but ultimately decided not to as my work depends too much on it.

My reasons:
1. Cougar Point problems may delay launch of MBP. I can't wait. No choice for me here.
2. Dual Core i7 only available 20/2. MBP release 1/2 mths after that?
3. Sandy Bridge i7 2.7Ghz is only slightly faster than Arrandale 2.8Ghz (but might be cheaper)
4. TDP is the same, I think, so no battery savings.
5. Skip Sandy Bridge and wait for quad-core Ivy Bridge.

Of course I'm going to kick myself if they come out with a new MBP next Wednesday.

Does anyone know about the return policies when buying from the MY online Apple Store?

Cougar Point is Intel's chipset for the new Sandy Bridge i7 CPUs. The problem I was referring to is where its last 4 SATA ports would destroy itself over time and stop working.

TDP is Thermal Design Power which specifies how much heat a design of a notebook needs to dissipate.

Any DDR3 1066 will work, check your Mac manual for the exact specs required by Apple.

I think only Apple knows about the new MBP design, if any. I personally think the design will stay the same until next year.

In the US, you can if you're not satisfied with the product, here dunno. Clicking on the Returns link in the MY Apple Store Help section results in a 404.

SSD = huge performance increase because the HD is the greatest bottleneck in any computer. You can buy your own, I'm using a Corsair 240GB.

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Added on February 12, 2011, 4:50 am
Can try to sell to PC users whose notebooks came with 2x1GB. All current Macs are now 4GB min aren't they? Won't be worth much though, 2GB sticks are only RM70 new.

So happy, I'm going to be new MBP owner for the 2nd time in 8 months. :-)

Feb 12, 2011    03:26    Hhp - HHP    Clearance processing complete - Hhp - HHP
Feb 11, 2011    17:37    Pvg - PVG    Clearance processing complete - Pvg - PVG
Feb 11, 2011    00:42    Pvg - PVG    Clearance delay - Pvg - PVG
Feb 11, 2011    00:41    Pvg - PVG    Shipment on hold - Pvg - PVG
Feb 10, 2011    18:35    Sha - SHA    Departed from facility - Sha - SHA
Feb 10, 2011    18:34    Sha - SHA    Processed - Sha - SHA
Feb 10, 2011    18:02    Sha - SHA    Shipment picked up - Sha - SHA

Does DHL deliver on a Saturday?

For those who might be interested in the online Apple Store process, here's a timeline of my order. Apple is quite efficient.
Feb 5: I ordered on the 5th. It's a CTO so Apple's website says "Ships in 3 business days". I expected delays since it's only 3rd day of CNY. Probably everyone in SG and CN still on holidays or in holiday mood.
Feb 7: Received order acknowledgement. I guessed no one worked over the weekend. So now they're preparing the MBP and, possibly, frantically searching for the last non-Sandy Bridge CPU to put into my order. Forgot to add it's an edu order, later in the afternoon, someone, probably from SG called to asked for Student ID, Uni, etc. At this point I'd like to thank my cousin in USM, PG.
Feb 9: Status changed to "Prepared for shipment".
Feb 10: Status to "Shipped". Exactly 3 business days.

Now DHL takes over and we'll see if DHL really stands for "Dua Hari Lambat" :-)

I bought mine Sep last year for RM1890. 13++ is damn good price. Which trader is this? Might want to get one more.

bro
are  u using macbook pro i5 or i7?

i see, hmm i never thought mbp can run cod and high rank games

bro, the current largest SSD is only 240GB ? or is there any for 500 GB ?

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Added on February 13, 2011, 11:53 am

hi bro, may i know how to contact your trader for the SSD?
and have u received the SSD already ? is it in good condition?

Sorry but there's no-one else to share this with at this time of the morning but looks like my MBP is coming today.
Feb 14, 2011  01:43  Kul - KUL  Arrived at delivery facility - Kul - KUL

I buy mine from eBay. Been doing so for 4 years already. So far no probs.

majority will accept paypal .. and you can use your debit card to link to your paypal account.

Yes .. paypal will do a currency conversion and charge you based on RM.

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Added on February 15, 2011, 10:40 ammore info on paypal here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/404548