new macbooks to come [Archive]

aenti

07-30-2008, 07:27 PM

http://gizmodo.com/5031072/apple-tells-retailers-to-stock-up-on-current-macbooks-and-ipods-dont-buy-one-now

Anyone interested?

kokogirl

07-30-2008, 08:18 PM

I knew this would happen. Maybe hubby wants my MacBook I got this past March so that I can get a new one?

JoHnOfDaDeAd

07-30-2008, 08:43 PM

kokogirl

07-30-2008, 09:25 PM

I think I will stick with the current MBP even though my purchasing time is right around the projected release date of the rumored updated MacBooks. I expect quite a few bugs if Apple is to go all out and make some drastic updates.

ohhh. You are just trying to make me feel better! :tounge:

jUeLz23

07-30-2008, 09:30 PM

damn so that means september new macs will come?

kokogirl

07-30-2008, 09:36 PM

damn so that means september new macs will come?

Rumored. 10 characters

jUeLz23

07-30-2008, 09:41 PM

^then i think i will hold off my purchase. i was going to get a macbook next month..august that is

kokogirl

07-30-2008, 09:55 PM

^then i think i will hold off my purchase. i was going to get a macbook next month..august that is

There should be some more hot rumors over the next month if it is close to being true. I just got MacBook after a processor upgrade. I wanted to wait to see if they would come out with a MacBook with the multitouch pad, but they had just come out with the Air.

I love my MacBook, so I am not sad that I bought it. I just want the newest one, and that is not cost effective! lol!

JoHnOfDaDeAd

07-30-2008, 10:06 PM

ohhh. You are just trying to make me feel better! :tounge:

I am making myself feel better too:tounge: I am trying to look at the positives.

The thing is:

1- I will have the money around the projected release date of the new models.

2- I can choose between the current or newer ones with a possible discount on the older ones.

3- It will take a year to work out the kinks in the new model like it has been for almost every other Apple computer.

Again, think positive:wink:

Lincoln

07-30-2008, 10:09 PM

Heh, of course. Got my MacBook in June.

I won't upgrade, at least not immediately. My black MacBook is quite beautiful already and it performs exactly as I need it to.

acosmichippo

07-31-2008, 01:03 AM

Or maybe they're "strongly suggesting" they stock up for back to school promotions. This week at best buy, we're having our annual "tax exempt" weekend for back to school, and we expect to sell a LOT of macbooks... Apple is doing similar promotions too. And it's not just this weekend. In the next four weeks there are gonne be a ton of macbooks moved for back-to-school.

doesn't mean anything in my book.

JoHnOfDaDeAd

07-31-2008, 01:26 AM

I only have enought cash for the low end MBP ATM. Would saving up for the mid be worth it? Could .1 more GHz make a difference? Is the vRam in the MBP replaceable? I can easily change my hard drive for cheaper and more qaulity storage.

acosmichippo

07-31-2008, 03:05 AM

the vRAM is not upgradeable... i play a few games on mine, so i opted for the upgraded version. depends on what you're gonna be doin with it really...

JoHnOfDaDeAd

07-31-2008, 08:10 AM

So that means te video card is not upgradeable?:( I would like to game, but not a lot. Well, I was goin to stick with a low-end Macbook! I am pretty sure the low-end MBP would deliver while gaming?

aenti

07-31-2008, 12:10 PM

I think I will stick with the current MBP even though my purchasing time is right around the projected release date of the rumored updated MacBooks. I expect quite a few bugs if Apple is to go all out and make some drastic updates.

I would expect that these macbooks would be running Snow Leopard, which means they would have fewer bugs than existing OS X

JoHnOfDaDeAd

07-31-2008, 02:24 PM

projectdarkside

08-03-2008, 01:51 PM

Does anyone think that the "new" Macbooks will see an increase in price or color changes:gasp:
-Cause I've wanted the white Macbook so it could match the white iPhone, and if I remember correctly the cheapest Macbook-that being white- is/was like 1000+ dollars which is an awesome price for a guy on minimum wage:wink:

aenti

08-03-2008, 02:07 PM

I'm sure they will be more expensive, but I think they will have the same price. I don't mind as much, because I think I will end up with a MacBook for my grad gift (plus it will come with free iPod, which I can sell).

acosmichippo

08-04-2008, 09:39 PM

I'm sure they will be more expensive, but I think they will have the same price.

??????????

Lincoln

08-04-2008, 10:36 PM

I would expect that these macbooks would be running Snow Leopard, which means they would have fewer bugs than existing OS X

They won't be running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) if they're released this year or a good part of next year. Snow Leopard is not even near being fully developed yet.

acosmichippo

08-04-2008, 10:45 PM

I hope they wait until Siberian Tiger... maybe even Sabretooth Tiger.

billnye97

08-05-2008, 01:51 PM

I hope they wait until Siberian Tiger... maybe even Sabretooth Tiger.

Wasn't that one of the Power Ranger's? "Sabertooth Tiger!!" On a serious note I just bought a Macbook and what is the thinking behind naming the operating systems Tiger and Leopard?

acosmichippo

08-05-2008, 04:18 PM

i think Jobs is a Siegfried & Roy fan.

Alexander

08-05-2008, 08:01 PM

I don't get the catch of having a glass trackpad unless that means an extra screen which I highly doubt. Even if it was only for design, the prices would be higher. I am just going to get a current gen MBP. I will probably buy Snow Leapord(new release or update?).

The Glass track pad will be there for multi-touch, like the iPhone. Example being the pinching motion on the track pad to enlarge pictures on the LCD. I've been reading about them as the rumors develop as I'm extremely interested in one.