Apple Macbook Pro Page

For those who have been waiting quite awhile, now your wish come true!

So now, what is the next excuse for not/delay buying a MacBook Pro? Is it to wait for the new casing design? Or OSX Leopard?

yeowzaaaa!
core 2duo!!
drooolllll

You guys notice that it's abit squarish than the previous model which is rounder around the corner... new design, seatbelt sold separately.

You're sure the design has really been revamped? I like how the processors across the board have been bumped up. Even the bottom end is now a 2.16GHz C2D. 1GB memory standard? Hell yeah. SuperDrive, harddrive.. it's all been bumped up.

I'll buy in June 2007, right before college.

Yea, I dont see any noticeable difference, so the design doesnt really blow me away.

have a questions to ask:
what chipset is MBP using it now with Core 2 Duo?

I have a MBP 1.8Ghz Core Duo and would like to know what is the speed difference in real life. I guess not much of a difference compare Core Duo and Core 2 Duo. Any comment?

The big change is that the Merom core allows for 64-bit instruction sets. Actual speed differences? If you're running synthetic benchmarks and SuperPi, you'll see that the Merom has better number-crunching performance. Nothing to work up a sweat about. The other upgrades, however, are more exciting

Well I like those upgrade although it seems minor upgrade but worth it IMO. Many peoples demanding for new case design, but I really like the current design

If there will be new case design, I hope it'll be carbon fiber case, will be very nice one IMO

damn MBP C2D coz so expensive!

can't even afford the single core duo processor one... The 17" is already going for RM11k... Too much money to pay for a laptop lah...

Apple always offer the right and correct price for it's products, if you see there's one Sony VAIO with Blue Ray Disc cost RM15-16k respectively.

Gosh, Mike. You really are firmly in the grip of Cupertino's Reality Distortion Field now aren't you....

I'm miffed that they have STILL not updated the design. Where's the ultralight 12in business notebook? The present Aluminum case has been around for TWO YEARS! Computer years being 2.5 10 times faster than Dog years would indicate that this laptop case should have died ages ago... Has Jonathan Ive retired? Has the design team been dismissed?

FireWire 800? Where are the peripherals that support this?
Core2Duo? 39% faster... I'll believe that when I see the non-Apple benchies...
Faster burner? Be still my beating heart...

The design team should get off thier collective butts and do some work soon. Praps since nobody made a fuss about the G5-MacPro case non-revision; they figured the PowerBook line could be similarly bummed.

The difference is that a LIGHTER notebook is sorely needed...

sigh.. only X1600?

I doubt they will release a 12"... more likely a 13" if they ever do release one. Also, at least it comes with single So-Dimm 1GB ram now.

How long will it takes to reach our shore??

BTW, any C2D update for the MB non-Pro lineup??

I have to agree with a couple of points that you raised. The FireWire 800 port serves little use beyond higher bandwidth for external harddrives and its practical application in video editing. Add onto that the MacBook Pro 15.4" is now down to 2 USB 2.0 ports from 3. Fair tradeoff?

The Core2Duo speed increases as reported by Apple are just marketing fluff. The C2D is more capable of number-crunching in comparison to the old CD. Nothing extraordinary, but many of us have been waiting for this upgrade.

The faster SuperDrive is always welcome. Bumped up to 6x for the 15" models. Sweet.

Other changes: Maximum internal memory has been bumped up from 2GB to 3GB.

Where's the magnetic latch that the MacBook has? Where's the new graphics card? When are we going to be seeing higher output resolutions? Adding in the option to get a screen with higher resolution would be great.

evilhomura, nothing for the MB yet. This was expected, though. The MacBook will probably be updated mid-November at the latest.

This post has been edited by yetieater: Oct 25 2006, 11:54 AM

just wanna address some points here.

1. Please get your facts straight. No MBP 15" has ever had 3 USB ports. The addition of FW800 is due to Pro users asking for it. If you dudes don't use FW800, don't knock it. The guys in the USA *do* need it.
2. Ever heard of the phrase "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" ? the AlBook (Aluminium PowerBook) is actually the best selling design for many years. No other manufacturer is able to copy the design. Why should it be changed? Also, the reason Apple is using aluminium is because it helps dissipate the heat from the G4 and now from the Core Duo and Core2 Duo. Carbon Fiber on the other hand, is bloody expensive and doesn't look as professional. Seriously, the design for Pro stuff by Apple is mostly metallic and all that. Even Nokia uses a similar aesthetic for their Communicator and 88xx series phones.
3. The magnetic latch. Hmm... no thoughts there. I don't mind either one.
4. Maximum memory is up by 1GB. That's a good thing, but 2GB chips are still very very expensive. Anyway, there's no real point in using a C2D now because the damn chipset is still 32-bit... and there's no way to get past 4GB RAM in a laptop anyway I mean, whats the point of 32-bit when none of the users actually use more than 2GB of memory anyhow
5. The DL SuperDrive... well, when Uncle Steve announced the MB Pro in January, he did say he's waiting on the optical drive industry to build a slimmer drive to put in the MB Pro... so here it is !

To all the dudes who think there'll be a 13" MacBook Pro soon... I sincerely doubt it. Don't hold your breath waiting for it... some people have been waiting since January... and still nothing.

I wonder Apple's claim of up to 39% faster factors in the fact that the whole range of processors are upgraded to a higher clock speed, comparing the lowest spec of 2.0 with the new 2.16, and thats 8% increase. AND the 1GB RAM compared to the previous 512MB. With all this in I dont think the C2D contributed much to the speed increase.

I'm consider on buying Macbook... Will the old Intel Core Duo change to Core2 Duo like the Macbook releases recently? If Core2 Duo won't be release on Macbook, sure i will get myself a Macbook asap...

This post has been edited by sukun: Oct 25 2006, 05:44 PM