New Macbook Pro 13inch

Does anyone have one yet? Did any of the local stores get them in stock?

 

Ordering one within the next few days, but I assume it's pretty close to the aluminum 13 macbook I sent back.

 

Thanks - but does anybody know if any of the local stores have them in stock or are getting them today?

 

I am selling my Z590 and moving to the 13inch Macbook Pro. But first I am going to take my intel X25 160GB SSD and 4 GB ram out of the Z for the Mac. Just trying to decide to order online or to try to purchase local...

 

I'd personally do online/call apple to avoid people because I'm anti social....and there are no apple stores near me.

 

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I just checked locally (non-Apple stores) and no stores have them but apparently apple stores should be receiving them as we speak.

 

I want a base mbp review (with only the 9400m). i want to see it's performance under windows. I guess it would be awesome.

 

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It will perform almost identically as the current 13" mb.

I don't really get what the big deal about the "new" 13" pro is all about. Yes an SD&FW port is nice but that ain't gonna improve performance... its still the same mb as before... if anything its just a marketing ploy to help people deal/justify the price in tough economic times... & since MS recent ads.
That said its still a great machine... I have the 2.4alu mb and its the best laptop I have ever owned by a long long margin.
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Ha ha, I should've realized your last line would be coming up. So many people that have the older model (and are craving for the new MBP, don't lie) try to make themselves feel better about their old Unibody Macbook by crapping all over the new model. Obviously you know nothing about Apple's 12" Powerbook. To me it was a glorified iBook. It had aluminum case like the 15 and 17" but it had the power, ram and GPU limitations, horrible screen and feature set of the iBook.
The new 13" Macbook Pro has nearly all the features of the 15 and 17" including the new built-in extended life battery and it has the all new high gamma screen and it accepts 8GB of ram supported, does yours? NO. In fact the only thing it doesn't share with the 15 and 17" is the dual GPU's and the 17" only has the express card slot.
If you need a "make yourself feel good about your older model" post then more power to ya but don't downplay the new 13" MBP because it deserves the title, it's not just marketing.

 

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My point was more semantics, i.e that the "upgrades" aren't that huge over the previous model. Don't get me wrong I think the 13" mb should have been called pro from the start... Am I jealous, yeah sure, but mostly for the SD card reader and reduced price ! The 8Gb is not an issue yet for me as the price of 4Gb sticks to cost prohibitive... and I think I may have got lucky with the screen on my current mb as it seems to be quite good.
But I will probably get one of the new ones to replace my wife's white mb later in the year.
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I realised most Apple fans are actually quite shallow. I own a unibody Macbook myself, but have heard so many comments from people saying how the new model is worth buying because it is now a "Pro" (thus must be better than the older model which is not a "Pro", therefore I am superior blah blah...), but it wasn't before (they have no need for any of the new features in their line of work). Apple knows this and thrives on their consumer base who they know can be exploited in this way.

This is quite different from people upgrading on a major platform refresh because then you are getting real reasonable gains, rather than minor incremental upgrades meant to hold the line up until a full refresh due end of the year.

 

Although your point might be right, don't forget that the new 13" MBP has had a significant screen upgrade over the older 13".

Contrast rate on the older one was 150:1, now it's over 500:1. (assuming the rumors are correct that it's a MBA display)

 

Zomg seriously? I think I've been seriously overestimating the technical knowledge of the average consumer.

 

Is that a typo? I didn't think that anything less than 300:1 was being made since...like...3 years ago! I think that even the CCFL MacBook screen is around 300:1.

Anyway, the 13" is now a "Pro" because of FW800, the much better battery, LCD, backlit keyboard as standard, etc.

 

No not a typo. I was talking about real life measurements, not manufacturer's specifications. There are many displays produced today that don't exceed 150:1.

9C89 display was measured around 150:1 by both Notebookjournal and Notebookcheck.

 

i meant the 15" one. the base 15"

 

it will be the same as macbook's

 

Why do you think it would be 'awesome'?

 

So is the 500:1 on the MBA based on "actual" measurements too? If not, your numbers are inconsistent and meaningless.

 

Yes. And I said over 500:1. Details: Notebookcheck.net and Notebookjournal.de.

Oh thank you. Good to know

 

OK - I just picked up my 13 inch Macbook Pro and will be changing out the drive and RAM later today. I went with the 2.26 processor - Do you all think I made a mistake? I am putting in my Intel X25 160GB SSD and 4GB of RAM (both of which I already have from my sony Z), the money I saved on the lower priced model went to pay for the Apple Care and iwork. Thoughts.

When I get everything installed later today I will comment some more on the machine. FYI - I am a PC convert for this is an experiment - another reason not to go all out. FYI - my primary tasks on the PC are surfing, banking, very lite photo work and email. OK - thanks

 

CPU is fine. You won't notice the difference.

Actually with your tasks there won't be any difference.

 

Phil - thanks for the reply. Quick question - what type of tasks would warrant the increased processor power?

 

Decoding/encoding video or audio
Applying filters in Photoshop (although Photoshop is moving to GPU accelerated jobs now)
Some jobs in programming
Math calculations

So only when the CPU is fully utilized the difference will be 10%. Meaning a job that would take 20 seconds on the 2.26Ghz would take 18 seconds on the 2.53GHz. If the CPU is not fully utlized there won't be any difference.

Most people invest too much in a CPU, while an investment in HDD or SSD would show much greater benefit.

 

Excellent and great info to know - really appreciate your quick response! Thanks!

 

Jeme,

Does the 13" Pro model have the same access doors the previous 13" unibody model had? That's the one thing that may stop me from picking up a Pro and try to find a previous version.


Thanks

 

Thanks Phil... I'm also considering the new 13" MBP and I couldn't decide between the processors. Currently, I am a ThinkPad user - 2,4GHz C2D, 4GB RAM, 320GB Scorpio Black - so I thought the 2,53GHz version would be a better choice, because I don't want the MBP to be slower than the ThinkPad (I edit/render videos on my laptop a lot - in Sony Vegas, but I will also try FinalCut, because Vegas is Windows only)... But when the performance should be cca the same, I would probably buy the 2.26GHz version (+ 2GB RAM & a faster HDD)...

 

yeah,I think you wont notice the difference that much!

 

Don't let the Pro monicker fool you, it's still a macbook.

 

I've noticed a difference in performance with Aperture between integrated and a discrete GPU, and of course RAM but not so much CPU.

 

he meant 15"

 

Ah ok. In that case, it will still be basically the same. Although I will say I like the direction Apple is taking with their "new" lineup. I'm quite fond of the white macbook and I'm glad it has it's own singularized line again, instead of the white macbook, base alumibody and the "pro" alumibody. Now the unibodies have been moved to the pro line and given an SD card slot and firewire (yay), and the price knocked down to $1199. I think that was a great move by Apple. In fact, has their ever been a macbook pro priced less than $1,599???

 

Don't forget those speakers too

 

OK - Mac convert here - Just got my MacBook Pro set up - installed my 4GB ram and !60GB SSD. Also installed Windows 7 in bootcamp - so far so good.

 

^you got 13" one?