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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#21
nuisance - Posted 12:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (10917 Posts)
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| #17 - dual chips are better than single chips... you f***ing moron |
Perhaps, #20, but I'd prefer they either left the 2nd one off and lower the price or just spend the extra money on 1 better graphics chip. Or couldn't they have just designed the better of the 2 chips to be easily underclocked through a simple software interface?
#22
the lawyer - Posted 1:02 pm PDT 10/14/08 (3749 Posts)
wow the nice ones are pricey and the well priced one is a huge piece of crap.
#23
oscar5453 - Posted 1:28 pm PDT 10/14/08 (731 Posts)
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WAY
too expensive.F you apple!
Thnx for the Iphone though!
#24
jughead - Posted 1:32 pm PDT 10/14/08 (351 Posts)
White (canadian b@cony-ass) MacBook is still around. Price cut to $999 or $899 for education. Mostly schools will keep buying these until they are discontinued. After that, no more plastic cases.
Jobs addressed Blu-Ray in the Q&A. Licensing is still a hassle and would drive up the cost of the laptop (thanks Sony!). You can always buy an external BD drive and use it. I say eliminate the optical drive completely. They're practically obsolete by the time you get them home.
Display port will be the new notebook standard, not HDMI.
Jobs addressed Blu-Ray in the Q&A. Licensing is still a hassle and would drive up the cost of the laptop (thanks Sony!). You can always buy an external BD drive and use it. I say eliminate the optical drive completely. They're practically obsolete by the time you get them home.
Display port will be the new notebook standard, not HDMI.
#25
thepod - Posted 1:33 pm PDT 10/14/08 (315 Posts)
DisplayPort is just another version of DVI. HDMI includes DVI *and* audio.
Apple needs to get with the times.. wtf? I guess I won't be ready for a new laptop for another few years, maybe they'll come to their senses by then.
#26
billy_bob - Posted 1:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (601 Posts)
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My Mac gives me head every night before I go to sleep, I'd like to see your Dell do that.
#27
fossil - Posted 1:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (226 Posts)
dual video chip. i wonder how fast will that drain the battery.
#28
nikko - Posted 2:08 pm PDT 10/14/08 (582 Posts)
| Quote: |
| White (canadian b@cony-ass) MacBook is still around. Price cut to $999 or $899 for education |
Actually they hacked the edu discount too.
$949 (-$50) for plastic mac, $1249 (-$50) for low-config new macbook, $1499 (-$100) for upper-config new macbook.
#29
rotorrocket - Posted 2:31 pm PDT 10/14/08 (420 Posts)
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They're offering a low end version with the white plastic casing for $999 with free shipping.
Boy, how enticing! You've got to be kidding me.
#30
rotorrocket - Posted 2:33 pm PDT 10/14/08 (420 Posts)
Jobs addressed Blu-Ray in the Q&A. Licensing is still a hassle and would drive up the cost of the laptop (thanks Sony!).
In otherwords, Jobs can't get away with a 300% markup
#31
Mangs18 - Posted 3:09 pm PDT 10/14/08 (43 Posts)
Still, this excites me. Sexually.
#32
javaski03 - Posted 3:56 pm PDT 10/14/08 (33 Posts)
Everyone is so quick to hate on these. Yes, they are expensive, but you get what you pay for: extremely light weight, .95in thick, next gen of nvidia mobile graphics, unique glass trackpad, LED backlit screen (not that common right now), and high-quality design.
Now if you don't want those thing, pay 300 less for Dell or HP.
Now if you don't want those thing, pay 300 less for Dell or HP.
#33
bradbranch - Posted 3:58 pm PDT 10/14/08 (329 Posts)
I promise I will share your DisplayPort. And your cash too.
#34
2133 - Posted 4:14 pm PDT 10/14/08 (798 Posts)
DisplayPort > HDMI for PC use.
#35
2133 - Posted 4:16 pm PDT 10/14/08 (798 Posts)
Seriously though, those prices are not in tune with this economy.
I wonder if I can pay tax-free out of my dwindling 401k.
#36
mauer - Posted 5:34 pm PDT 10/14/08 (51 Posts)
↑ Ghay
#37
paininthe - Posted 6:45 pm PDT 10/14/08 (446 Posts)
I curse Apple and all who own them!
#38
patnyc - Posted 7:01 pm PDT 10/14/08 (21 Posts)
I want one
#39
muzhik - Posted 7:35 pm PDT 10/14/08 (570 Posts)
#21 - it's a mystery... you can never figure out apple or what they will do next...
#40
Enduro - Posted 7:37 pm PDT 10/14/08 (881 Posts)
Lack of Firewire on the MacBook is a deal breaker and I'm a part-time Apple FanBoy. They pimped that tech and iMovie so hard and now they pull it? 99% of camcorders use Firewire and the others use those miniDVDs that won't work with a slot-loading drive. This is a C-.
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