New Macbook pro is on the way....

Placed my order for the new Z590 but won't be here until the end this month. Anyways, Macbook pro refreshment will be here by Oct 14, what do you guys think? worth to wait or Z590 will still stand out?

 

how do you know oct 14?

 

All are rumours at the moment, its not a good idea to have your mind set on it happening just yet. As more news feeds come in, then it'll be a safer time to predict.

But they're just throwing out numbers right now, so I'd like to throw one too, let's see if that gets any coverage . New Macs October 21st!

Also, I moved this to the Apple forum, that's where it belongs, thanks!

 

Yeah the 14th date is just rumored, Don't believe it until they send out invite's for it.

 

isn't this going to become a mac vs. pc discussion again?

if you like mac, just wait...

 

I would REALLY like it to be sooner. Anyone think there's a chance we'll get'em before Oct. 1st?

 

Sorry, I should clarify... Any chance we'll get the MP or MBP update before October 1st?

 

There could be a chance, but no one knows, if we don't hear anything about invites before the 23 of sept, then no.

 

Same as what Seshan said. Its a definite no if they dont send out invites before that date.

 

If both are getting redesigns, I expect it to warrant an event, so we'll know a week in advance or so as they send out invites to the press. If its just minor speed bumps, I don't believe they'd wait this long. So I do expect redesigns. Mac Mini may get revamped too, Apple realizes that its not a success and since they haven't discontinued it then I believe they have something much better up their sleeve.

October 14th actually is a quite reasonable date. It makes sense, to say the least. I'd wait for a few more confirmations before really believing it though!

 

Didn't anyone read what Sam said, "New Macs October 21st!"

woohoo I can't wait.

 

lol, I will be waiting for my new Sony Z to come. If the new Mac pro is that good, then the Z will be on its way back to sony within 30 days. lol BTW, the Z is more expensive than Mac pro so it's a saving for me and + 1 for Apple

 

Oct 21!? Thats like forever... End of Sept or Oct 7th (Ok maybe 14th) please...

 

New macs before the end of this year!!!!!!

 

I was just kidding around, that wasn't a guess backed by any accurate information!

 

Sam don't scare me like that!

 

haha... funny

 

Are there any other kind of MB/MBP update guesses than those not backed by accurate information right now?

 

I would say October 14th is quite likely, actually. Not yet backed by enough sources for me to consider a safe bet, but its a logical bet based on what I've been seeing.

 

ahh,i got it!Sam is not "Sam",he is disguised Steve Jobs that explains his wide knowledge

 

So Steve Jobs releases updates based on other's rumors???
Something tells me, new updates will be released Sept 16, I can just feel it in the air.

 

No nothing will happen Sept 16th, Why? for 1 it's 4 days away and they haven't sent out any invites. 2nd the whole point of doing two events is so something doesn't get lost in the media, the ipods are still buzzing around. Who ever started the Sept 16th rumor was stupid, it won't happen.

 

just soon, soon Steve, soon

 

I'm so facking drunk... :3 I'll keep getting drunk until steve announces the new portables.. ^_^;;;;;;

 

macbook will update on 09/16, end of the story.

 

No it won't. Just read my post before.

 

I am designating this thread as

iFAIL

 

iAGREE with cfoo

and i highly doubt the new redesigned macbooks are gonna be out on sept 16 for the same reasons seshan stated

 

Please read the quote and my post following it. It was a joke.

EDIT: And it was me that started the "rumor" (although it was only meant to be a joke, you guys take things so seriously).

 

It kinda bums me out that now the unofficial date is oct 14th. I was really hoping they would announce everything in one event, mainly because my parents are going away to dallas on business, and I had already made plans for them to bring me a new mbp or mb (depending on design changes) and a 32gig ipod touch, among other crap.

d@mn apple and their timing... now i will have to wait til xmas

 

Christmas is just 3.5 months away (can't believe it's already almost here!). It will be here before you know it.

 

ahh christmas <3 time of booze and partay :3

so ca 4 weeks to go until the new portables, sigh. :3

 

My brother is a DIE HARD Mac fanboy so I'll definitely inform him about the new line. He's had his current MacBook for a while now and I think it's time he upgraded it.

Personally I love my Windows but you'll never hear me deny that Mac's look sexy as hell.

I hear though that Apple is very strict though about it's software/hardware. Like REALLY strict bordering on psycho. Anyone care to elaborate?

 

hmm im really looking forward to the redesign. Especially if it comes it that sleek black look like those mockup images we saw earlier

 

Hope you're not talking about the one with the tapered edges...yuck!

 

I'm interested to see if they try to pull off the Air look/design with the tapering edges, since the MB/MBP are a full 1/4 inch or 30% thicker. They can make it look natural on the MBP, but the MB might be difficult to get that look, I think, since its got the same footprint as the MBP.

 

hmm, i think that the chance is 40/60 as they may do it on october or they may release it at macworld expo in january.

 

I'm deciding between a buying Sony VIAO Z now, or waiting for a new Macbook Pro, and hoping it is at least 4 lbs or less with a DVD player built in. I can wait a month, but not much longer. I can't imagine a Apple would release something this huge AFTER the holidays. I hope I'm right. All the rumblings I've read and heard say 10/14 is DDay.

 

I brought my Macbook in for repair and got into a fairly long conversations with one of the "geniuses" who, if possible, is just a bit too enthusiastic about his own company. In any event, he's convinced (though he wouldn't say why) we'll see new Macs by October, so I wouldn't fret about a January release.

Also, with the new development of the crumbling economy in all sectors, Apple would be gambling dangerously if they waited a few months before releasing their new product line. By January, the US will be in a serious recession and possibly on its way to depression, which means a rapidly shrinking customer base. Steve Jobs and company would be silly to wait and lose all the potential profits of those who have yet to lose their homes/careers/savings in the market collapse.

Its a matter of smart business. Hence the iPods only a month before the laptops.

 

i think thats what we call paranoia.

 

+1


Anyway what can we expect with the new MBP?

 

heh,no one knows

 

I wonder what features Apple will incorporate into their new lineup. Are the rumors of a new Nividia chipset still circulating? Any other new features? I'd expect ddr3 ram, Penryn, SDD, and Nvida 9-series graphics card to be standard upgrades... Almost all other major manufactures have updated their lineups to reflect these developments. Is apple working on something completely new and innovative? Didn't its CFO say during its last conference call that they're working on new products which may cut profit margins?

 

Intel SSD's or Samsung or another one?

My bet is on Intel and AIT gfx, that's why the wait as well as clearing stock

 

It would be cool if the MBP 2008 Fall Edition contains the following:

1. Quad-core mobile processor
2. ATI Radeon Mobile Graphics (whats the fastest Radeon IGP available now?)
3. Color options (black would be my choice, but I'd be in favor of silver and a dark blue as well)
4. ATI graphics (oh wait, that was #2)
5. Octo-core!
6. 14.1-inch MBP option
7. All that for a price under $1500

Is that too much to ask for?

 

You forgot Blu-Ray and more USP ports and better screen resolution.

 

^US B maybe?again,it is free to dream BTW,congrats on 888 posts!

 

I've been waiting for a new macbook model for 2 months.... Finally settled for a new thinkpad instead. I'll be so burned if they release a new line a few weeks after I get my thinkpad T_T

Now I should pray for OS X support on non-Mac computers.

 

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is that a sign of................

 

I too was waiting for a refreshed MBP and still am, in the mean time I purchased a Sony Z590 that I am tying on now - I got the high res screen and upgraded the ram to 4GB and the HD to 7200 RPM Seagate 320GB - so far loving this machine - we will see what the MBP has to offer soon! I just could not wait any longer - if the MBP is that much better I will sell this one. I still have to sell my SZ as well.