Deal:
New MacBook and MacBook Pro at Apple Store
It's finally here. Apple Store is stocking the new MacBook and MacBook Pros. New features include a one-piece aluminum casing, LED-backlit display, multi-touch glass trackpad (no mouse button), 0.95" thickness, and 4.5lbs (MacBook) or 5.5lbs (MacBook Pro).MacBook
They're offering a low end version with the white plastic casing for $999 with free shipping.
The higher end versions all feature the new one-piece aluminum casing, with the following price points:
MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pros have both the 9400M and the 9600M GT built-in. You can switch between the two video cards for better battery life or for better performance, respectively. They come spec'd as follows:
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#1
Lunkwill_Fook - Posted 11:16 am PDT 10/14/08 (179 Posts)
Yippie. How is this a bargain again?
#2
m0f0 - Posted 11:18 am PDT 10/14/08 (7751 Posts)
OK, THAT DOES IT! I WILL REPORT ANY ANTI-APPLE COMMENTS IN THIS THREAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
#3
dandragonrage - Posted 11:24 am PDT 10/14/08 (441 Posts)
Very underwhelming, but I expected little from Crapple anyway.
#4
mdheinzer - Posted 11:25 am PDT 10/14/08 (576 Posts)
These are nice, but they screwed up 2 things...well three if you consider the freaking price of one of these.... but the two main things are 1} no blu ray? 2} Glass screens, bad for antiglare
#5
oconnell - Posted 11:33 am PDT 10/14/08 (49 Posts)
Price so high
#6
thepod - Posted 11:33 am PDT 10/14/08 (314 Posts)
what!! no hdmi yet?
come on apple! get with 2006!
#7
Oio - Posted 11:37 am PDT 10/14/08 (1361 Posts)
HDMI is last year's tech. DisplayPort, baby!
#8
tyk - Posted 11:41 am PDT 10/14/08 (309 Posts)
will the price of the older ones without aluminum cases drop now? I really wanted a black one...
#9
silversound - Posted 11:41 am PDT 10/14/08 (346 Posts)
back to school promo was better
#10
dandragonrage - Posted 11:42 am PDT 10/14/08 (441 Posts)
#8: We're not all perfect, I guess.
#11
Lester - Posted 11:44 am PDT 10/14/08 (247 Posts)
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There's virus for apple now.
#12
silversound - Posted 11:52 am PDT 10/14/08 (346 Posts)
well, virus probably come from windows, coz you can install windows on a Mac now, so graphic solution use leonpard, causal gaming using windows on a mac.
#13
ChugokuOtaku - Posted 11:56 am PDT 10/14/08 (1438 Posts)
for $2000, I should be getting a one-piece titanium alloy casing
#14
sclones - Posted 11:56 am PDT 10/14/08 (262 Posts)
Mac S u c k s Donkey BA11S
#15
takabanana - Posted 12:02 pm PDT 10/14/08 (22 Posts)
How (exciting * 0.7). Now if they'd come down to non-Apple pricing, it'd be (exciting * 1.0) and I'd consider buying one.
Where's the docking station?
Where's the docking station?
#16
dealjunko - Posted 12:27 pm PDT 10/14/08 (97 Posts)
refurb macbook for $850
#17
david714 - Posted 12:40 pm PDT 10/14/08 (441 Posts)
The pro contians dual video chips... That's a little strange.
#18
Demodocus - Posted 12:42 pm PDT 10/14/08 (67 Posts)
No HDMI is a poor choice. Also, how is this a deal?
#19
CombatJack - Posted 12:46 pm PDT 10/14/08 (379 Posts)
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What's with Apple and the constant use of canadian b@cony-ass white plastic for their cases?
#20
muzhik - Posted 12:50 pm PDT 10/14/08 (570 Posts)
#17 - dual chips are better than single chips... or at least that's what steve thinks... 
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