New Apple MacBook Pro

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:47 pm

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061024/sftu083.html?.v=79

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:53 pm

ahh, looks like they're bringing back the FW800 to the smaller models. Woohoo!! maybe i'll get one now.

.lm.

buzzcock · Post by **buzzcock** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:42 pm

mine should arrive friday (fingers crossed).

will post performance asap...

dazzer · Post by **dazzer** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:55 pm

Just noticed one thing - the 15" hasn't got a 7200 hard drive option. Didn't the first gen MBP have this option? Unless I'm missing a point, this seems like a backward step and really stupid of Apple.

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:58 pm

Get in!

See it was right to wait for the Pro espeically.

Now, i'm still waiting for this to happen on the lower Macbook 13" model, but considering the Pro was first launched on April 24 2006 and the 13" model on the 16 May, i'm hoping such an update will be a month away at tops.

I'm not suprised they updated Pro first, since it is their flagship portable.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:20 pm

I'm surprised to see it still has the little click locks for closing the lid. I would have thought they would do the magnetic thing like on the macbooks.

Do the macbook pros have right-click on the two-finger trackpad tap like macbooks?

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:23 pm

glitchrock-buddha wrote:I'm surprised to see it still has the little click locks for closing the lid. I would have thought they would do the magnetic thing like on the macbooks.

I think the case will get redesigned when the Santa Rosa chipset comes out (we're on Napa at the moment I think). Around June is my guess.

djmyke · Post by **djmyke** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:26 pm

fuck i dont lyk this feeling.......u just bot a machine couple of days... weeks.. ago then...

yey..theres a new one......

damn you apple!!!!!!! you make me crave more apple!

ill buy the next line of sliverlaptops after this core2duo!

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:28 pm

That expresscard is the only thing holding it back. The 15" really needs the faster hard drive too. If I were looking for a new lappy I'd be patient and sit it out another generation. Thank goodness the FW800 is back!

For myself, I'll be sitting it out for quite some time to come. I'm in broke-bastard mode.

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:38 pm

my order was dalayed, so i get one of those...
me lucky bastard.

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:40 pm

dazzer wrote:Just noticed one thing - the 15" hasn't got a 7200 hard drive option. Didn't the first gen MBP have this option? Unless I'm missing a point, this seems like a backward step and really stupid of Apple.

i get it with a seagate 160gb 7200rpm drive.

djmyke · Post by **djmyke** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:43 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:That expresscard is the only thing holding it back. The 15" really needs the faster hard drive too. If I were looking for a new lappy I'd be patient and sit it out another generation. Thank goodness the FW800 is back!

For myself, I'll be sitting it out for quite some time to come. I'm in broke-bastard mode.

yeah.. lets ignore this day happend... and save up... wait for another few months for the next one=)

EnemyofSilence · Post by **EnemyofSilence** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:50 pm

SubFunk wrote:
i get it with a seagate 160gb 7200rpm drive.

No such animal. The 160 is 5400, the 200 is 4200. The biggest 7200 made is 100GB.

Adonis · Post by **Adonis** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:24 pm

Adonis · Post by **Adonis** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:30 pm

FYI - the educational discount for the MacBook Pro 2.16 is $1,799.00 <--- WOW!