It seems silly to give up all expectation for a MacBook Pro refresh. After all, isn't a spec bump for Apple's flagship laptops a
total inevitability? Still, the arduous wait has begun shake our faith, and we're happy to see even this sliver of evidence to snap us from our stupor. An internal Microcenter system is listing four new laptops with new part numbers, which, if legitimate, almost certainly harbor new Core i5 and Core i7 processors (maybe even those
NVIDIA Optimus graphics if we're lucky). According to the Microcenter employee who sent this out, a similar thing happened in November with a correct model number and price for the new MacBook. Mac Rumors claims to have been able to receive independent confirmation on the numbers, so we might really have something here. Now, as for a specific launch date, the best we have so far is that April 13th rumor, but with a tips box buzzing with rumors, we're starting almost feel confident in seeing a new MacBook Pro this century.
[Thanks, Ross W.]
posted April 10th 2010 9:40PM
They seem to be for the 15" and 17" versions. Where is the love for the 13" Macbook Pros? :(
@Benaus 13" isnt pro enough in the first place..
@Benaus The problem is probably the built in graphics on the Core chips. If Apple is going to use them, they're going to need discrete graphics as well, which they don't seem to want to do on the low end models.
Am I the only one who noticed that the "Mac system #1 Best-USA" is 2199.99 while the "Mac system #2 Best-USA" is 2299.99? Why $100 more for the #2 product compared to the #1 product?!
@Benaus
I bought my MBP 17" 3.06 W/8GB ram in July and it Is all pro. I Love it.
@Benaus
I shall not pay a penny more than a grand for a PC.
@abedinthehouse : i second that coment 100%..2000 is too much i think
@nipponJ
I agree, for the mere fact that it's mobile and the constant chance it could be damaged in transit makes that amount of money unreasonable. My philosophy has always been to pay $500-$1000 on the laptop and to put most of the money into the desktop.
Laptops are more disposable while desktops are upgradable.
@MLO "Why $100 more for the #2 product compared to the #1 product?!"
Because everyone knows that the more you pay, the better the product is. Thats why I only buy Monster cables for my Bose speakers.
@Benaus Actually there was a leaked brochure on January that suggests this macbook pro running on i5-i7 cores is for real. http://j.mp/macbook-core-series-view
The only question now is, How many grand should we shell-out?
@Ducman69
Actually I remember reading an article somewhere that tested expensive Monster Cables against a metal coat hanger, and the audiophiles couldn't tell the difference.
http://gizmodo.com/363154/audiophile-deathmatch-monster-cables-vs-a-coat-hanger
@abedinthehouse And you shell receive the same quality which hardly last a year or two.
@Nvtwist
I too own a macbook pro and IS NOT PRO.
- two usb ports / three for the 17 model (my netbook have 6!).
- 1440x900 screen (a colleague mine showed me a Sony fullHD that cost half the price).
- No docking station.
- No printer or serial port.
@Ducman69
Unfortunately, Bose is kind a joke in the mid/high end audio world for the sound you get and the price you pay. I do enjoy their design and size. You get good sound for a small package, but by no means is Bose high end. Monster cables are also very much overrated. No one can really tell the difference between monster, and standard cables in home audio, especially with just a Bose system.
Going back to topic, the two different bests may suggest a different ram setup or video cards or perhaps built in aircards. Who knows, there must be some extra option to it.
I'm going to keep my 15" mbp 2.8 GHz dualcore for the time being. it was a pain in the butt to properly calibrate and I'm not going to buy a new laptop and do it over again... unless it has a better screen.
@Benaus 13" is getting pixel overflow with modern graphics chips...
@jplumansoc WHOOOOSH
@abedinthehouse
You get what you pay for. I tend to buy Vaios for their excellent quality. I've had aweful experience with HP and Dells. Apple notebooks are the nicest hardware, but I am a PC. All my PCs are well over 1k. Least expensive device I own is an ipad.
@thatbsdguy
The 13" is not a macbook pro. It's a macbook. It is obvious that apple just put pro on it to sell more.
@MLO it's because the higher-end 15 and the 17 always have the same specifications but the 17 costs more because of it's screen size.
@magallanes
No printer or serial port.
That is not "pro".
It's the exact opposite.
@Ducman69
Everyone that knows a thing about audio will laugh at you for using Bose & Monster.
@JFH
Wow, no one got his joke, huh?
@SolidSnake I guess not. It was a good joke. Very solid. But some people don't understand wit.
@OmegaThirteen
Printer port? Serial port? OMG, is this 1997?
@MLO It's probably matte display. Since the world flipped and decided matte was the new glossy, is the new matte, Apple and other mfr's have been charging a nominal premium for matte displays, usually between $30-70. Apple, in terms of pricing, really cares more about round numbers than making price-conscious decisions, so they might increase it to $100 this time around just to make the numbers "pretty".
@SolidSnake What was his joke?
@magallanes Then sell it
@MLO My guess is that Good, Better, and Best #1 are 15" models, and Best #2 is a 17".
@MLO
heres what im lookin for in my new mb puter:
15 inch hd screen
core i7 processor
8gb memory
500 gb hard drive
512 mb graphics card
blu ray burner
$2000
@bruin2010 LOL! A "512MB Graphics Card"?
Now I know how Apple makes money...
@magallanes
I sincerely hope you don't use a serial port printer for your business. Or at least please let the matrix one go… ;)
But seriously, you should be more worried about the spindly mini-displayport connection which spits out your monitor cable if you sneeze at it. I still remember when pro equipment came with locking display-connectors that at least kept the gear safe!
@bruin2010 your last spec is a bag of hurt.
This comment section should be entertaining.
@PastorTom grrrr.. Sure.. laugh at our misery..
@thatbsdguy
LOL
I'm not laughing at you, really. I just thinks it's funny how predictable the Engadget commenters are. Every article about Apple evokes hatred, even innocent ones like this where all they do is tell us that a MBP refresh is coming.
@PastorTom
A reliable source confirmed that the new MacBok Pro would be release April 1, 2011, if and only if Steve Jobs get a heart attack otherwise it would be delay until 2012.
@PastorTom Isn't an update for the macbook pro supposed to have happened already. Core i5 and core i7s have been out for over half a year now. The funny part is that this is a featured article just because its apple.
@Skwidwerd
lol, so true. At least it's not another one of those ridiculous "sticky note" posts about the latest up-to-the-minute status of the apple store.
@PastorTom
Hopefully we will get another best of "Apps" section! By the way, why not do one for Android so I can see the upside of buying a phone with that platform on. There is one iPhone but many Android phones and I love choice!
@PastorTom Your right. I have never seen a forum like this with so much hatred for Apple and it's products. Unreal.
Two words: about time.
I hope the 13 inch and lower end 15 inch get discreet graphics too though, as Arrandale's IGP would be a downgrade from the 9400M.
@Nitesh 2 more words. Over Priced
@Edobe 3 more words. Fuckin Over Priced
@Jimbojones
4 more...
Fuckin unbelievably over priced!
@Nitesh
Actually, it's one word.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/overpriced
@Nitesh
a slight downgrade. Lets be realistic here, there isnt anything you can do with a 9400M that you cant do with Arrandale graphics.
@Edobe You should check the price of some high-end PCs. Not very far, you know. Don't just compare an MBP with some HP mini.
@Nitesh Everyone needs to bear in mind that these are still rumours. People getting pissed over no 13" update, when the update hasnt happened yet. (not aimed at you)
$1800 for the cheapest? Is this a joke?
@dhgroove
But it supports flash!!!