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    Apple MacBook Pro Updates with Intel Santa Rosa and LED Backlit screen

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andrew Baxter, Jun 5, 2007.

  1. teknerd122

    teknerd122 Notebook Evangelist

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    My GOD! Wait until next year for such-n-such update? That argument could go on indefinitely! If you have an intel Mac, then chances are you bought it within the last year and if opening the wallet to purchase this iteration is within the realm of possibility, then why not? You can obviously afford to do so again next year!
     
    teknerd122, Jun 6, 2007
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  2. katorga

    katorga Notebook Guru

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    No laptop has "everything". Example, I will only buy laptops with Nvidia graphics (Linux 3D support) which knocks a huge chunk of models out for me.
     
    katorga, Jun 6, 2007
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  3. cy007

    cy007 Notebook Deity

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    But new notebooks with ATI graphics is rather scarce don't you think? I'd say it's on the scale of 9:10.
     
    cy007, Jun 6, 2007
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    dark5 Notebook Consultant

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    Obvously that scale is going to shift, however, once AMD-ATI actually release their new lineup of notebook GPUs
     
    dark5, Jun 6, 2007
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  5. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Well, I think that a lot of the AMD notebooks, when they come in for the next chipset, will get ATI graphics cards.
     
    Redline, Jun 6, 2007
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  6. katorga

    katorga Notebook Guru

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    True, but in the previous 3 years it was the other way around. There were more ATI models than Nvidia.

    Actually both are pretty scarce. Intel GMA seems to hold the lion's share of the market.
     
    katorga, Jun 6, 2007
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  7. altimatepirate

    altimatepirate Newbie

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    does anyone think it's likely that apple will have any hardware updates in the next 3 months? like extra usb ports or something? maybe update to the bearlake chipset? and does anyone know whether or not there will be an upgrade program ,so if you buy a laptop now you'll get leopard when it comes out in october?
     
    altimatepirate, Jun 6, 2007
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  8. taelrak

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    We all know how well the Vista upgrade program worked :p

    Seriously though, I don't know. But if they do, I bet they won't show the same degree of incompetency as Microsoft's Express Upgrade program :mad:
     
    taelrak, Jun 6, 2007
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  9. teknerd122

    teknerd122 Notebook Evangelist

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    AFAIK, there is no software upgrade program that Apple offers. In any event, the OS is just $100~140 depending on whether or not you have a student discount. Also, there's just ONE self-sufficient box. They don't screw you over like Microsoft by making you fork over your first-born child for the fully-featured version of the OS, nor will they make you jump through hoops to install an 'upgrade' version of it.
     
    teknerd122, Jun 6, 2007
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  10. InlawBiker

    InlawBiker Notebook Evangelist

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    I heard that before the last release they offered a coupon for the upcoming OS if you bought the hardware. I can't confirm that, but if you search the forums at macrumors.com you'll see the same thing... but who knows if they'll do it again. No way to know.

    Greg.
     
    InlawBiker, Jun 7, 2007
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