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New macboook is a winner: yay or nay?
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I think the new MacBooks are impressive.
However, I was really hoping to see apple release something in the Netbook category or an entry level laptop to compete with PC's laptops in pricing. I think apple could really kill if they ever decided to release a lower priced machine.
However, I was really hoping to see apple release something in the Netbook category or an entry level laptop to compete with PC's laptops in pricing. I think apple could really kill if they ever decided to release a lower priced machine.
bout as much to buy seperatly as it is for apple to just do it for you.
But DDR3 is an impovement (apparantly)
go refurb store!
Lol, me too. I bet I can guess what you're looking at too.
It seems like a bargain now!
I think that the update was a horrible one.
First off, Apple fails to make a line between consumer and professional, and I honestly believe Apple should just drop every single notebook line and make on generic MacBook. Make a 12" notebook (thin, no optical drive), a 15", and a 17" with smaller sections in between, you could easily make a complete transition under just one simple name.
Removal of firewire and matte displays was horrible. Home users use firewire as well, not just "pros." Matte, graphic designers need it, and not even in their over priced monitors will they carry the option anymore. Horrible.
But at least we got a cool new design right? Wrong. In my opinion, it looks tacky and cheap, and no where near the beauty of the past MacBook Pro's and PowerBooks. Before, they had an extremely professional style to them, that made them seem like any true business person wouldn't be caught dead without one. Now, it looks tacky and I can't stand the multi-color look of them.
Price cuts, we have to have them if anything, correct? Wrong once again. Student discounts were cut by 50%, and the only discount was on the old White MacBook. The top end MacBook was increased by $100, rest stayed the same.
First off, Apple fails to make a line between consumer and professional, and I honestly believe Apple should just drop every single notebook line and make on generic MacBook. Make a 12" notebook (thin, no optical drive), a 15", and a 17" with smaller sections in between, you could easily make a complete transition under just one simple name.
Removal of firewire and matte displays was horrible. Home users use firewire as well, not just "pros." Matte, graphic designers need it, and not even in their over priced monitors will they carry the option anymore. Horrible.
But at least we got a cool new design right? Wrong. In my opinion, it looks tacky and cheap, and no where near the beauty of the past MacBook Pro's and PowerBooks. Before, they had an extremely professional style to them, that made them seem like any true business person wouldn't be caught dead without one. Now, it looks tacky and I can't stand the multi-color look of them.
Price cuts, we have to have them if anything, correct? Wrong once again. Student discounts were cut by 50%, and the only discount was on the old White MacBook. The top end MacBook was increased by $100, rest stayed the same.
i love it
ill be selling my mbp for a mb
woot
did anyone notice them say BACKLIT ON HIGH LEVEL MB ONLY
but... at the store, it says illuminated for the mid level as well
i checked on the MB page, and it says illuminated only for high level
i wonder if there wll be a slew of wanna-sues out there ordering the mid level and not getting the lit up keyboard and bitching
hope they change that!
ill be selling my mbp for a mb
woot
did anyone notice them say BACKLIT ON HIGH LEVEL MB ONLY
but... at the store, it says illuminated for the mid level as well
i checked on the MB page, and it says illuminated only for high level
i wonder if there wll be a slew of wanna-sues out there ordering the mid level and not getting the lit up keyboard and bitching
hope they change that!
i love that "JUST MACBOOK!" thing
ive been thinking that forever now
however.. they seem to love that 13.3
so id say just add in a 9 or 10"
is 12 - 13.3 enuf of a difference?
i only ask, cause i just dont see them abandoning the mystical 13.3
it must be a magic steve nemesis plot number
firewire isnt a big deal to me personally
as i dont use it
i had that eyeball webcam.. err.. like in 1998? which was firewire
nothing since then
tho i understand digivid cameras could use it, and that seems like something an avg macbook'er might want
could u get a fw-usb adapter? and if so, would it work well enuf to consider it?
i love glossy displays, and one of my hobbies is digital photography
am i a professional photographer... no.
if i were, id want a separate larger monitor to plug into anyways
so removing it as an option doesnt hurt me here either
however! not making a matte option for the lcd panels is... odd.
i understand the benefit of them for color work
i wonder if theyll release some whacky overlay adapter when they update the 30" ?
ive been thinking that forever now
however.. they seem to love that 13.3
so id say just add in a 9 or 10"
is 12 - 13.3 enuf of a difference?
i only ask, cause i just dont see them abandoning the mystical 13.3
it must be a magic steve nemesis plot number
firewire isnt a big deal to me personally
as i dont use it
i had that eyeball webcam.. err.. like in 1998? which was firewire
nothing since then
tho i understand digivid cameras could use it, and that seems like something an avg macbook'er might want
could u get a fw-usb adapter? and if so, would it work well enuf to consider it?
i love glossy displays, and one of my hobbies is digital photography
am i a professional photographer... no.
if i were, id want a separate larger monitor to plug into anyways
so removing it as an option doesnt hurt me here either
however! not making a matte option for the lcd panels is... odd.
i understand the benefit of them for color work
i wonder if theyll release some whacky overlay adapter when they update the 30" ?
This update is freaking hilarious.
$1299 for a 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM, and INTEGRATED GRAPHICS?
WHY are they still using INTEGRATED GRAPHICS!?
Go to nvidia's page. The 9400M "system on a chip" is based on the 9100M IGP! Which isn't anywhere near as fast as the 8400M GS (neither is the 9300M GS) that Apple should have used.
This is stupid.
Apple's product page for the MacBook is hilarious too. They take 3 games that the Intel IGPs were absolutely terrible at playing just because of the way the games were programmed and they scream "SEE! IT'S 6 TIMES FASTER!"
This update just has me laughing in disbelief. Both at the fact that Apple thinks they can get away with this kind of pricing nonsense and the fact that people will fall victim to it.
I was hoping this event today would bring some common sense into Apple's product line by including standard features, like dedicated GPUs (LMAO@256MB 9600M GT for $1999 in the MBP) but all it has done is driven home the fact that PCs are a much better deal. $1199 at HP for a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 512MB GeForce 9600M GT, 1680x1050 15.4" screen, and similar real world battery life.
$1299 for a 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM, and INTEGRATED GRAPHICS?
WHY are they still using INTEGRATED GRAPHICS!?
Go to nvidia's page. The 9400M "system on a chip" is based on the 9100M IGP! Which isn't anywhere near as fast as the 8400M GS (neither is the 9300M GS) that Apple should have used.
This is stupid.
Apple's product page for the MacBook is hilarious too. They take 3 games that the Intel IGPs were absolutely terrible at playing just because of the way the games were programmed and they scream "SEE! IT'S 6 TIMES FASTER!"
This update just has me laughing in disbelief. Both at the fact that Apple thinks they can get away with this kind of pricing nonsense and the fact that people will fall victim to it.
I was hoping this event today would bring some common sense into Apple's product line by including standard features, like dedicated GPUs (LMAO@256MB 9600M GT for $1999 in the MBP) but all it has done is driven home the fact that PCs are a much better deal. $1199 at HP for a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 512MB GeForce 9600M GT, 1680x1050 15.4" screen, and similar real world battery life.
The new "high-end" MB is a total rip-off.
Check out what you can get for $1,328.99 from HP (BTO).
dv5t series
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz)
15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
3GB RAM
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Wireless N + Bluetooth.
All for $1328.99
Apple could make the exact same machine and still turn a profit. But they're charging almost $300 more for a machine that has a WAY worse graphics card, and smaller, lower-res screen. For all that, the MB costs at least $500 more than the HP.
Check out what you can get for $1,328.99 from HP (BTO).
dv5t series
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4 GHz)
15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
3GB RAM
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Wireless N + Bluetooth.
All for $1328.99
Apple could make the exact same machine and still turn a profit. But they're charging almost $300 more for a machine that has a WAY worse graphics card, and smaller, lower-res screen. For all that, the MB costs at least $500 more than the HP.
im wondering if thats a mistake
as on the basic macbook page, it lists it seperately for the pricey one
if that is what you want, buy the HP
say goodbye to having the glass touchpad, backlit keys, killer OS, and most of all an
I was so set on gettin the new macbook whatever it was but It knocked me into disbelief, WTF its so expensive and it looks crappy compared to the old one, I dont care about its build and how recyclable it is just do something to lower the price for us poor college students, it really slapped college students in the face. In my country the price for the white macbook actually went up! and the price for the old MBP was around 1000, the new MB sells at 999 gbp. Now tell me that is ok! Seriously it seems like they are too good to go below a certain price and want to chance their luck at their sales momentum. Since I had a pc all my life and no viruses (virii?) and never a major crash just a little one that crashes firefox about once a month I think ill stay thank you. Im still in disbelief, thank you apple for f*kin up a great line.
i agree that the prices are on the high end, i am not buying now but instead waiting to see if they will react to the slowing economy.
Exactly.
The new MacBook and MacBook Pro updates are just... I don't know, I can't even think of a word for it. Terrible, hilarious, stupid, ridiculous are some words that come to mind.
This is just too funny. Whats even funnier is that people are still going to buy these and think they're getting a good system.
At least they don't have to worry about plastic cracking any more. Now they just have to worry about heat and infertility.
if that is what you want, buy the HP
say goodbye to having the glass touchpad, backlit keys, killer OS, and most of all an
So somehow a glass trackpad and backlit keys are better than a 400MHz faster CPU, graphics that are faster than those in the MacBook Pro, and other STANDARD features like memory card readers and HDMI output?
OS X is far from killer. Don't even get me started on that. The only thing "killer" about it is how it will kill you from stress with all of the problems it has (I've owned 2 MacBooks with endless problems in OS X but rock solid in Windows).
I'll take a solid HP with hardware thats spec'ed right for the money over any of these new MBs and MBPs any day.
Of Apple's entire notebook line, the ONLY one that should have integrated graphics is the MacBook Air. The $999 MacBook should be about $300 cheaper considering its specs.