anyone here know where can i get this flash storage upgrade for MBA? pm me ya

http://www.9to5mac.com/32474/256gb-drive-u...its-macbook-air

Just called Apple SG for a refund of my 15 day old MBP. Sounded optimistic over the phone.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 2:35 pmThanks for the advice. Frankly, that's what I've been telling myself also but I guess I needed affirmation from someone else. I called Apple to explore the possibility of a return and the operator sounded optimistic but if I can't get a refund from Apple then I think I will follow your advice and wait till next year.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 2:47 pmYeah, I think more like 4 weeks ago already no stock. Went to Machines, Switch, MacStudio, all don't have. I guess they all knew this was coming. But if want cheaper one can ask for demo units.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 2:48 pmThanks for that. So busy checking out the new MBP, forgot to look at the MBA.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 2:53 pmUpgrade yourself, price is cheaper and you get to keep the 2x2GB ram.

Dunno what brand/controller SSD Apple is using. I think Toshiba. Might be a better idea to get your own Sandforce chipset based SSD such as the OWC or Corsair or OCZ Vertex 2. I dunno whether 128GB will be enough. Personally the min I would go to is 256gb.

Maybe put the 750GB in an external Thunderbolt case or perhaps in an optibay, in place of the Superdrive.

Depending on what you do , 4GB is quite a lot of ram already, the SSD will make a much bigger difference in speed. Just look at the MBAs, slow CPU but SSD makes it seem so fast.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Feb 25 2011, 03:02 PM

Yeap, better of getting the new ones

Update to my refund:
Apple SG called back in, like 15mins, and approved my refund. No penalties, no restocking fee, they'll even arrange for the pickup of the MBP.

Problem is now I can't decide if I should do it. That means waiting again for the new one to ship. It's 7-10 days ship time for a CTO MBP at the moment. That means 2 weeks at least before I get it. I got so much work to do.

So ppl, should I do it?

What are the cons of the new MBP?

I'm concern about battery life. Is it really less?

How fast is a 2.3GHz Sandy Bridge Quad compared to a 2.8Ghz Arrandale when only 2 cores are being used? I doubt if I will be using all 4 cores much.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Feb 25 2011, 03:10 PM

so does purchasing straight from OWC website from US be ok?
they do have a promo for the new mbp, OWC 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit (2 x 4GB matched memory modules) – $88.99 (with factory module trade-in rebate)
so this price is considered cheap right? compared to apple store's price.

u mean we can purchase a Thunderbolt case already to use it as an external HDD ?

im using it mostly for PS and LR, ya i wanna get an SSD too, but the price is still abit high, and they say that its dropping bit by bit every day, just like LCD TV.

The ram, just get locally, I'm using Corsair 2 x 4GB, only RM125 each from LYP. Easier for warranty just in case. Save on the postage from US.

Thunderbolt case, don't have yet, but I think should come out soon.

Just get the 750GB and wait for awhile for the SSD to drop.

Wow, they actually could do a refund .. that is a great news .. go for it bro.. I guess they can wait until you get the new MBP before asking you to return it..

They have implemented / adopted a new battery testing regime that reflect more accurately to the real world usage. And hence, the shorter battery life as stated on the box / website / technical sheet.

Ok bro. thanks alot for the info.

btw, have u decided whether to get the new mbp yet?

Will have to decide by Monday, that's when the Apple SG guy will call me back to confirm if I'm going to return it. Still undecided at the moment. Looking at benchmarks of the new CPUs. Hoping a review will come out over this weekend. It's more the inconvenience of not having a MBP for 2-3 weeks that's preventing me from going for the new one immediately.

how much they taking back the 15-day-old mbp for?
still no reviews over whether the SB i7 2.3GHz quadcore will outperform Arrandale i7 2.8GHz dual core?

I doubt they know, there was a shortage remember? They would normally wind down production by December, while the new ones go into production, so limited units of the older machines go into the market just in time for the new ones to come in

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Added on February 25, 2011, 7:09 pmI doubt they know, there was a shortage remember? They would normally wind down production by December, while the new ones go into production, so limited units of the older machines go into the market just in time for the new ones to come in



This post has been edited by nimrod323: Feb 25 2011, 07:09 PM

Didn't know what to expect when I called. Frankly I was surprised that they said OK. I'll have to ship it back to them first. I guess they want to check it before finalising the return. That's Apple's customer service for you which, so far and for all the times I've dealt with them, has been exceptional.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 9:16 pmOk, thanks, that alleviates one of the things that had me worried for a bit. By far, when it comes to a notebook, battery life is the main concern for me. The current MBP that I have is great, 6+ hours is just enough to get me through the day. In the past 8 months, I think I've only run out of juice once or twice before the end of a day.

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Added on February 25, 2011, 9:22 pmApple is giving me a full refund. It's actually 20 days old if you count from the date I ordered or 11 days from the date I recvd it.

Geekbench has some benchmarks. Based on those the new MBPs trumps the older ones royally. But of course, it's just an artificial benchmark.

http://www.primatelabs.ca/blog/2011/02/mac...rks-early-2011/

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Added on February 25, 2011, 9:31 pmThat's what I thought too but a few days before CNY my friend went looking for a new MBP and none of the shops had stock. However the online Apple Store had it as 24hrs Shipping which implies that Singapore has stock. So the question is, was stock so constrained that SG could not spare our shops any MBPs or was there a conscious effort on the part of our retailers not to stock even one unit of the MBPs. In any case I sold mine to him and ordered a CTO unit. That's how I ended up with a 11 day old MBP so close to the launch of the new one.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Feb 25 2011, 09:31 PM

bro, normally do you go for the ACPP when u buy a new mbp?

depends.. mostly will wait until the original 1 year warranty gonna finish i think.. but just rmb to buy before your MBP warranty expired..

hi all expert, i just bought my 13' today should be arriving by next week..

anyone suggestion on matte screen and sleeve?
where to buy cheep and good quality~

Yes but don't have to buy immediately, got 1 yr to do it. Look for cheap, but not too cheap, ones on eBay. Just got to choose the seller carefully perhaps with some advice from US forums. I think ACPP quite important as repairs to a MacBook is usually very expensive.

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Added on February 26, 2011, 12:58 ami7? Nice. Dunno about sleeves. How about a nice Crumpler bag?

Is it stock config or CTO? How long do you have to wait till it ships?

This post has been edited by soonwai: Feb 26 2011, 12:58 AM

Guys... Getting a new MBP soon..
Is it possible to take out my old Momentus XT and plug it in my new MBP?
Or should I do a fresh install?

No, don't do that. Probably won't boot up. Even if it does, things won't work. I mean, you probly don't have drivers for the new Intel graphics or Thunderbolt in there.

Fraid you'll have to back it up and do a fresh install and then transfer your stuff back in.

Oh ok, will do that...
Thanks...